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drawled

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To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels.

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exploits

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a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act: the exploits

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hauled

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to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: to cart or transport; carryto cause to descend; lower (often fol. by down): to arrest or bring before a magistrate or other authority

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mimicking

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1. to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
2. to imitate in a servile or unthinking way; ape.
3. to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely.

–noun 4. a person who mimics, esp. a performer skilled in mimicking others.
5. a copy or imitation of something.
6. a performer in a mime.

–adjective 7. imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle.
8. apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative.


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Origin:
1580–90; < L mīmicus < Gk mīmikós. See mime, -ic

Related forms:

mim⋅ick⋅er, noun


Synonyms:
1. follow, mock; impersonate; simulate, counterfeit. 7. mock, simulated.

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recurring

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1. to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
2. to return to the mind: The idea kept recurring.
3. to come up again for consideration, as a question.
4. to have recourse.

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divert

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1. to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
2. British. to route (traffic) on a detour.
3. to draw off to a different course, purpose, etc.
4. to distract from serious occupation; entertain or amuse.

–verb (used without object) 5. to turn aside; veer: It is sad to see so much talent divert to trivial occupations.

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doggedly

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persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker

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hesitation

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1. the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
2. a state of doubt or uncertainty.
3. a halting or faltering in speech

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numbly

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1. deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
2. manifesting or resembling numbness: a numb sensation.
3. incapable of action or of feeling emotion; enervated; prostrate: numb with grief.
4. lacking or deficient in emotion or feeling; indifferent: She was numb to their pleas for mercy.

–verb (used with object) 5. to make numb.

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resemblance

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1. the state or fact of resembling; similarity.
2. a degree, kind, or point of likeness.
3. a likeness, appearance, or semblance of something.

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affectionately

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1. showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace.
2. having great affection or love; warmly attached; loving: your affectionate brother.
3. Obsolete.

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agony

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1. extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
2. a display or outburst of intense mental or emotional excitement
3. the struggle preceding natural death
4. a violent struggle.

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mortal

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1. subject to death; having a transitory life
2. of or pertaining to human beings as subject to death; human
3. belonging to this world.
4. deadly or implacable; relentless
5. severe, dire, grievous, or bitter
6. causing or liable to cause death; fatal
7. to the death
8. of or pertaining to death
9. involving spiritual death
10. long and wearisome.
11. extreme; very great
12. conceivable; possible

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stifled

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1. to quell, crush, or end by force
2. to suppress, curb, or withhold
3. to kill by impeding respiration; smother.

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superiority

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the quality or condition of being superior.

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clenched

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1. to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly.
2. to grasp firmly; grip.

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delirious

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1. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
2. wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc.

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dumbfounded

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to make speechless with amazement; astonish.

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stupor

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1. suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.
2. mental torpor; apathy; stupefaction.

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cocky

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arrogant; pertly self-assertive; conceited

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idolized

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1. to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
2. to worship as a god.

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liable

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1.legally responsible
2. subject or susceptible
3. likely or apt.

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remark

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1. to say casually, as in making a comment
2. to note; perceive; observe: I remarked a slight accent in her speech.
3. to mark distinctively

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vaguely

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1. not clearly or explicitly

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acquitted

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to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty

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corny

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a. old-fashioned, trite, or lacking in subtlety; mawkishly sentimental

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pained

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hurt; injured; showing or expressing distress, anguish, or resentment

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vast

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of very great area or extent; immense
2. of very great size or proportions; huge; enormous:
3. very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.:
4. very great in degree, intensity, etc

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veered

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verb (used without object)

1. to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc
2. (of the wind)
a. to change direction clockwise (opposed to back ).
b. Nautical. to shift to a direction more nearly astern (opposed to haul ).

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3. to alter the direction or course of; turn.
4. Nautical. to turn (a vessel) away from the wind; wear.

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5. a change of direction, position, course, etc.