| Term | Definition |
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amplify |
to make stronger, larger, greater, louder |
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armistice |
a temporary peace, halt in fighting |
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arrogant |
haughty, too convinced of one's own importance |
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bland |
gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste |
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disclaim |
to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to |
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epoch |
a distinct period of time, era, age |
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estrange |
to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance |
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gratify |
to please, staisfy; to indulge or humor |
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infinite |
exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless; an incalculable number, the concept of infinity; a name of God |
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irascible |
easily made angry, hot tempered |
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kindred |
a person's relatives; a family relationship; related by blood; like, similar |
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naive |
innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience |
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niche |
a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing |
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obliterate |
to blot out completely, destroy utterly |
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remshackle |
appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky |
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ransack |
to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder |
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rote |
unthinking routine, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something; based on a mechanical routine |
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solvent |
able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens |
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tedious |
long and tiresome |
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vendor |
a person who sels something |