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friction
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rubbing
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friction causes abrasion (abrade)
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sterility
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unproductive, unfruitful
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opposite: fertile
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laceration
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a jagged wound or cut, the process or act of tearing tissue
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listless
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having or showing little or no interest in anything, spiritless, lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort
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indifferent, inert
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stuffy
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close, poorly ventilated, oppressive from the lack of freshness, dull or tedious, self important
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opposite: airy, clean
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brag
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boast (pride)
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opposite: be modest, quiet, downplay
opposite of pride: deprecation (to express earnest disapproval of, to urge against, to depricate: belittle), shame |
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industrious
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hard working
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opposite: indolent (having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion: vigorous action or effort, execise), lazy
think: industry |
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elation
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happiness
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opposite: depression, misery, sadness, unhappiness
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ultimatum
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a final proposal or statement of conditions, a final statement of terms made by one party to another esp. in diplomatic negotiations
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coerce
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to compel by force, to dominate or control
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coersion
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bigot
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a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief or opinion
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intolerance: unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, incapacity or indisposition to bear or endure
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repugnance
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strong dislike or objection, contradictoriness, or inconsistency
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abhorence, aversion, loathing, abomination, execration (a thing held in abomination), detestation (abhorrence, hatreed)
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humility
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the quality or condition of being humble, modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance or rank
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apathetic
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disinterested
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opposite: caring, concerned, interested, passionate
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centriguge
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radiating, deviating, diffusive, divergent, radial, spiral, spreading
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torque
opposite: centralizing, centripetal, consolidating |
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, lack of energy
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listlessness
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ardor
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great warmth of feeling, passion, intense devotion, eagerness or enthusiasm, burning heat
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zealot, fervor, reverent, devout
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agony
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extreme and generally prolonged pain, intense physical or mental suffering, the struggle preceding natural death, intense mental or emotional excitment
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hoard
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a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation and future use
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related to: miser, thrift
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thrift
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economical management, vigorous growth
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servile
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being in slavery, oppressed, characteristics of slaves
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sycophantic, mendicant, obsequious, slavish, menial, cringing (to shrink, bend, or crouch)
opposite: exalted (to raise in rank, honor, power, character quality) |
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frenetic
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widly excited or active
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frantic, frenzied
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invaluable
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beyond calculable or appraisable value, of inestimable worht, priceless
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venerable
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sonnet
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a poem, lyric, poetry, rhyme
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stanza: one of the divisions of a poem, composed of two or more lines characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme and number of lines
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vigor
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active strength or force, healthy physical or mental energy, energetic, activity
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flag: to lose vigor, to slow down
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drawl
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to say or speak in a slow manner
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spurt
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erupt, brust, emerge, flow, shoot
eruption, explosion, outburst, stream |
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expel
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discharge, throw out, to drive or force out or away, to cut off from membership or relations
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foster
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care for, promote
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scintillate
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to emit sparks, to sparkle
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pare
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to cut off the outer coating or layer, to remove, to reduce
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trim
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to put in a neat orderly condition,to remove by or as if by cutting, to cut down
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saunter
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a lesiurely walk or ramble
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lumber, stagger
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judicious
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using or showing judgment to action, having or exercising good or discriminating judgment, wise, sensible, well advised
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arbiter
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dispersive
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distribute, to drive or send in different directions, to spread widely
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opposite: assemble, collect, gather, congregate
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strident
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making or having a harsh sound, having an irritating quality or character
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discordant, cacophony
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discharge
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free, dismiss, detonate, pour, unload, carry out, payment
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bed
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an area where plants grow, the bottom of a lake or a river
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pandemonium
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wild uproar or unrested disorder
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scrutinize
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to examine in detail, with careful or critical attention
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posthumous
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arising, occurring or continuing after one's death, published after the death of the author, born after the death of the father
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malinger
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to pretend illness esp. in order to shrink one's duties, avoid work
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noisome
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offensive, disgusting as an odor, harmful or injurious to health
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noxious
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reassurance
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to restore to assurance or confidence, to reinsure
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instigation
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an incentive, a reward offered to increase productivity
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ornateness
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elaborately, often excessively or showily, embellished (to beautify as if by ornamentation, to enhance) with rhetoric
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undue
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excessive, inappropriate
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filigree
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delicate, ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, anything very delicate or fanciful
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diaphanous
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remorse
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deep and painful regret for wrong doing
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contrite, contrition, penitent
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lamentation
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the act of expressing grief
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elegy, eulogy
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articulate
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using language easily and fluently, having facility with words, expressed, formulated or presented with clarity and effectiveness
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eloquent
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coquette
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a woman who flirts with men to win their admiration and affection
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flirtatious: inclined to flirtation
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benefactor
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a person who confers (present a gift) a benefit, kindly helper, a person who makes a bequest (a disposition in will) or endowment
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cordial
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couteous, gracious, sincere, heartfelt, friendly, warm
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beseeching
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to beg eagerly for
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supplicant, mendicant
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soliciting
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to seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty or formal application, to petition persistently
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earnest
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serious in intention, purpose or effort
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confine
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to shut or keep in, prevent from leaving a place, to enclose within bounds
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exuberant
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almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic
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uninhibitedly: not restrained by social converntion
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unanimous
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in complete agreement
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ananymous
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without any name acknowledged
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orator
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a person who delivers an oration, a public speaker esp. one with great eloquence
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pertain
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to have reference or relation, to relate, to be connected
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doctrine
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a particular principle, position or policy taught or advocated
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dissension
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strong disagreement, a contention or quarrel, discord
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discordant, distinct, contentious, polemical
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soliloquy
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an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself, the act of talking while or as if alone
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courtesy
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excellence of manners or social conduct, polite behavior
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decorum
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discernment
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judgment, penetration, insight
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idle
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unused, lazy, ineffective
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apprehension
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suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil, perception on a direct and immediate level, receptivity of information without passing judgment on its validity, often without complete comprehension
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venture
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endanger, jeopardize
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think: adventure
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foul
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offensive to sense, dirty, unfavorable
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sordid, squalor
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grime
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dirty or filthy matter, to cover with dirt
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wreteched
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very unfortunate in condition or circumstances, misery and sorrow, poor
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splendor
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brilliant or goreous appearance, coloring
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think: splendid
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insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied or appeased
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pursuit
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chase, hunt, search, activity, preoccupation, inclination
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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fringes
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a marginal, peripheral or secondary part
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epistemology
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a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, limits of human knowledge
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resiliency
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the power or ability to return to original form
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rituals
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a ceremonial act or a serious of such acts
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steep
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sloping very sharply often to the extent of being almost vertical
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precipitous
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mill
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flour making factory, processing plant (a building or group of buildings used for processing raw materials and manufactoring a product such as paper or fabric), small device for grinding grains
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millstone: grain grinding stone, burdensome responsibility
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score
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printed music (a written or printed copy of a musical composition), music composed for a movie, play or musical
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consolidate
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unite business activities, strengthen position; to increase the strength, stability or depth of your success or poistion, combine separate items or scattered material into a single whole or mass
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ignominious
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shameful; involving a total loss of dignity and self respect and make somebody appear shamefully weak and ineffective, despicable; deserving condemnation and contempt
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pillar
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column used for support or decoration (a vertical part of a building or other structure and can be either a support or decoration), something that is tall and slender (narrow) like a pillar, central figure (a mainstay of an organization or society)
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mysticism
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a system of religious belief or practice that people follow to achieve personal communication or union with the divine, vague or unsubstantiated thought or speculation about something
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guile
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cunning and deceitfulness
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exemplary
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so good or admirable that others would do well to copy it, serving as an example, giving example
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bliss
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complete happiness, spiritual joy
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brittle
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hard and likely to break or crack, sharp sounding (describes a voice that has a sharp, unnerving quality), not friendly, tense, irritable and lacking personal warmth
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unnerve: cause someone to lose nerve, make somebody nervous
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raze
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complelely destroy or level a building or settlement, scrape or shave something off something else
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scrape: rub surface, take something off, scratch something
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sprint
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a short race run or cycled at a very high speed, a burst of fast running or cycling during the last part of a longer race, a sudden burst of activity or speed
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concede
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reluctantly accept something to be true, grant rights to somebody, give something away, to admit or accept defeat in debate, election or fight often without waiting for the final result
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abet
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help somebody, to assist somebody to do something esp. something illegal
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inscribe
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to write, print or engrave words or letters on a surface, add a name to a list or book, write dedication on something often when presenting it as a gift
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resolute
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possessing determination and purposefulness, motivated by or displaying determination and purposefulness
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shinto
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japanese religion in which devotees worship and make offerings to numerous gods and spirits associated with the natural world
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gambit
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a maneuver or stratagem used to secure an advantage
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a scheme, a ploy (deceptive tactic)
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