 | Term | Definition |
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malign |
to slander |
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meddle |
to interfere, to intrude |
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mend |
to repair |
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mirth |
being merry and happy |
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nausea |
feeling of sickness |
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neglect |
pay no attention to |
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nocturnal |
of or in the night |
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obese |
very fat |
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obsolete |
no longer useful, outdated |
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perch |
take up a high position |
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pervade |
spread through every part of |
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petulant |
unreasonably impatient or irritable |
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pillage |
plunder (esp in war) |
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presumptuous |
too bold or self-confident |
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quashed |
annuled |
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quenching |
satisfy, put an end to, put out |
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refurbished |
make clean, as if like new |
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rejoicing |
happiness, joy |
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reticent |
in the habit of saying little |
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reverberate |
be sent back, again and again |
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rigor |
sternness, strictness, severe conditions |
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rotundity |
state of being round |
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salvage |
the saving of property from loss |
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scattered |
not situated together |
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shatter |
to break into many pieces |
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shunned |
avoided, kept away from |
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sketchy |
shortly, roughly, quickly |
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sporadic |
happening from time to time |
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stifled |
suppressed, kept back |
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strive |
to make great efforts, to struggle |
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subsequent |
following |
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succumb |
yield, die |
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taciturn |
unspoken, silent |
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tantalize |
raise hopes that cannot be realized |
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tentative |
uncertain, probable |
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torpid |
dull and slow |
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treacherous |
not to be trusted, perfidious |
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tremor |
thrill |
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tyro |
a beginner |
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uproar |
noise and excitement |
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vanity |
a foolish pride |
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vehemence |
forcefulness; intensity; conviction |
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vigilance |
watchfulness |
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vindicate |
prove the truth |
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voluptuous |
arousing sensual pleasures |
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wan |
looking ill, not bright |
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wile |
a trick |
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wrinkle |
make small lines (eg forehead) |
