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apparel |
clothing that which serves as dress or decoration; to put clothes on, dress up |
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besiege |
to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
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compress |
to press together; to reduce in size or volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to injury |
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denounce |
to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
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dispatch |
to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; an official message; promptness speed; the act of killing |
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douse |
to plunge into a liquid; drench; to put out quickly, extinguish |
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expressly |
plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
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famished |
suffering severly from hunger or from lack of something |
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forsake |
to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
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gainful |
profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
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immense |
very lage or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
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inept |
totally without skill or approprianteness |
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ingenious |
showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
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instantaneous |
done in an instant; immediate |
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irk |
to annou, trouble, make weary |
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libel |
a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the perosn about whom it is made; to write or publish such a statement |
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misgiving |
a feeling of fear, doublt, or uncertainty |
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oaf |
a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
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recede |
to go or move backward; to become more distant |
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repast |
a meal, food |
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adverse |
unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile |
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arid |
extremely dry; uninteresting, dull |
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assailant |
a person who attacks violently ( with blows or words) |
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billow |
a large wave; to rise or swell like a wave |
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confront |
to meet face to face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with |
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constrain |
to force, compet; tp restrain, hold back |
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contemporary |
belonging to the same period of time as oneself; a person of the same time |
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depict |
to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture |
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disinterested |
fair- minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent |
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encompass |
to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose;to include with a certain group or class |
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groundless |
without any good reason or cause. unjustified |
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hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she is; a two- faced person |
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incomprehensible |
impossible to understand |
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manipulate |
to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for a personal gain or advantage |
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maximum |
the greatest possible amount of degree; reaching the greatest possible amount or degree |
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mimic |
a person who does imitations; to imitate; to make fun of |
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ruffle |
to wrinkle, make uneven, to annoy, upset; to flip through; a gathered strip of materia used for trimming edges; a ripple; a low drumbeat |
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serene |
peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand |
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sheepish |
embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meedness, timid |
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stamina |
the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power` |
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barrage |
a rapid, large- scale outpouring of something |
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bigot |
an intolerant, prejudiced, or biased person |
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designate |
to indicate, point out; to appoint; selected but not yet installed |
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diversity |
difference, variety; a condition of having many different types or forms |
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enigma |
someone or something that is extremely puzzling; that which cannot be understood or explained |
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