 | Term | Definition |
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eke out |
to supplement, to make a supply last, to make a living by difficult and uncertain means |
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indefatigable |
capable of working a long time without tiring |
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resonate |
to reosund; to ring out |
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self-determinism |
the act or pwoer of deciding things for oneself |
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dogmatic |
dictatorial; unwilling to change |
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patriarchal |
having to do with a venerabel male influecned society |
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de facto |
being in effet though no formerly recognized |
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fortuitous |
occurring by chance; accidental |
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obeisance |
a movement of body made as a sign of repsect; a bow; homage |
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consternation |
amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
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acrid |
sharp and harsh; unpleasantly pungent in speech, taste, or odor; caustic in speech or writing |
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unctuous |
oily; full of smoothness and insincerity in speech |
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importuning |
begging; pressing, annoying with troublesome persistance |
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distraught |
agitated with doubt or mental conflict |
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ardent |
firey; hot; impassioned |
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imperturable |
marked by extreme calm; serene |
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hindermost |
farthrest to the rear |
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guffaw |
to laugh loudly |
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harangue |
to bother, to speak on and on |
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reprove |
to down dress, to reprimand |
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