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n. antipathy
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a strong feeling of aversion or repugnance;an object of aversion.
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adj. callow
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lacking adult maturity or experience;immature
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adj. capricious
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characterized by or subject to whim or arbitariness;impulsive and unpredictable.
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v. chide
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to scold mildly so as to correct or improve;to repremand;to express disapproval.
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n. clemency
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a disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy;a merciful, kind, or lenient act;mildness, especially of weather.
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adj. hypocritical
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professing feelings or virtues one does not have.
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v. importune
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to beset with insistent or pepeated request; to entresat pressingly; to ask for urgently or repeatedly; to annoy or vex; to plead or urge irksomely, often persistently.
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adj. intrepid
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resoltely courageious;fearless; brave.
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v. peruse
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to read or examine, typically with great care.
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n. posterity
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future generations;all of a person's descendants.
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adj. precocious
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developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding what is to be expected of one's years; too forward, especially with regard to mental forwardness; ripe or mature before prober or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed.
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adj. quintessential
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of, relation to, or being the most typical or the purest.
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n. rancor
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bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will.
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adj. and a v.
sallow |
adj. of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion.
v. to make a sickly, yellowish hue or complexion, as a illness might. |
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n. scrutiny
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a close, careful examination or study; close observation; surveillance.
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adj. soporific
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inducing or tending to induce sleep; drowsy.
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adj tepid
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moderatly warm; lukewarm;lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted.
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adj. unscrupulous
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without ethics or principles; lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable.
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adj. and adv.
verbatim |
adj. using exactly the same words; corresponding word for wordL a verbatim report of the conversation.
adv. in exactly the same words;word for word. |
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n. visage
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the face or facial expression of a person;countenance;appearance;aspect.
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