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amorous
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adj. Expressing love or the state of being in love.
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For whoever esteems too much of amorous affection, gives up both riches and wisdom.
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belittle
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v. To present or speak of as unimportant or of little value.
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The walls around it were so gigantic, and everything about it was on so mighty a scale that it was belittled, by contrast.
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censure
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v. To blame or find fault with.
n. A severe criticism or harsh judgment. |
The writer should seek his reward in the pleasure of his work; and, care nothing for praise or censure, failure or success.
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deem
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v. to consider; to believe.
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Jupiter issued a proclamation to all the beasts of the forest and promised a royal reward to the one whose offspring should be deemed the handsomest.
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divulge
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v. To make known something secret; to reveal.
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Perhaps it is tell-tale to divulge that for a moment Hook entranced her, and we tell on her only because her slip led to strange results.
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exorbitant
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adj. Exceeding normal bounds; greater or more than seems reasonable.
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There was food aboard, albeit at exorbitant prices, and the three of them contrived to eat a meal on one of the seats forward.
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expostulate
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v. to argue earnestly with another in an attempt to dissuade.
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His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.
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fateful
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adj. Having great or significant consequences.
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That fateful meeting of the U.N. when it declared war on North Korea.
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ingrate
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n. an ungrateful person.
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This bird was a godsend to us, and I should be an ingrate if I forgot to make honorable mention of him in these pages.
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injunction
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n. 1) an order or command.
2) a court order prohibiting someone from doing something. |
The Just Judge at once issued an injunction, and making an order for their removal to his own house, ate them himself.
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moribund
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adj. Close to death; in a dying state.
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Ongota is a moribund language of southwest Ethiopia with only 8 elderly speakers.
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motif
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n. 1) A theme or idea in a work of art or literature that is developed or repeated.
2) A figure or design repeated in the decoration of something, such as a building or textile. |
Motifs on persian rugs may come in an assortment of colors such as blue, green, yellow, orange, and lavender.
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subsidize; subsidy
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v. To support by giving financial aid. n. A grant of money, often provided by a gov't to a group or individual.
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It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile.
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sumptuous
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adj. Extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious.
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This doomed woman, dying slowly day by day, delighted in bright colors and sumptuous materials.
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voluble
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adj. Characterized by a ready flow of words; talkative.
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She always besieged the bench with voluble excuses, explanations, apologies and prayers.
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