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Adv characterized by being cold, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating cold

v. to mask the true nature of: give a deceptively attractive appearance to

n. pretentious nonsense

n. a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline: a particular procedure or set of procedures

Adj an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions

Adj not embarrassed or ashamed

Adj subordinate, subsidiary

n. the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating

v. to make; invent; fabricate

Adj affected with partial or total inability to distinguish one or more chromatic colors

n. a proposition inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof

v. to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive

n. a generic name for a dog

Adj of, relating to, or involving cognition or understanding especially in relation to immediate sensory experience

n. the study of the development of human consciousness and self-awareness as a preface to or a part of philosophy

n. a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable

n. an open, often paved area connected to a house or an apartment house and serving as an outdoor living area; deck

Adj unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them

n. loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like

n. the power or ability to attract, interest, amuse, or stimulate the mind or emotion (n. an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.-Primary Definition-)

v. to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve

n. an article in a newspaper or other periodical presenting the opinion of the publisher, editor, or editors

v. to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate

n. the giving or delegation of power or authority; authorization

n. the point at which all elements or aspects converge; center of activity or attention

n. a cause of distress felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance

v. to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling; to make angry

v. to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend

n. making exclusive or proprietary claims or pretensions

n. some object or source of terror or dread

Adj of, relating to, or located near a surface

Adj involved in a struggle

Adj acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually

n. a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Adj characterized or marked by dignity of aspect or manner; stately; decorous

n. the fact of coming or occurring earlier in time

n. something assumed or taken for granted

v. something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety

v. open or unqualified contempt; disdain

Adj lying beneath or below

n. promptness in response

n. the act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity

Adv operating as if having no fixed course

v. to make more violent, or severe

n. irritation; extreme annoyance

Adj exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size

v. to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk

Adj that cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible

n. one who lessens (for others) in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderator

n. attack, assault

n. a retaliatory accusation

Adj giving rise to excitement

n. comfort in grief

v. to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash

Adj to be or become unable to breathe easily

Adj to turn or twist out of or as if out of shape; especially: to twist or bend out of a plane

n. one having or affecting sensitivity to the beautiful especially in art

Adj governed or characterized by unpredictability

n. the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment

n. an artistic print made from a metal or wood plate on which an artist has cut a design with a graver or a small chisel

v. a formally drawn request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit

n. a stage in a process of change or development

n. one who takes a practical approach to problems and affairs

n. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason

n. mutual exchange

n. articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods

n. the act of making greater, or increasing

n. relics or monuments of ancient times

Adv showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful

n. one who attempts to put into effect an abstract doctrine or theory with little or no regard for practical difficulties

n. an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak

n. a cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping

n. a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal

v. to treat with contemptuous disregard

Adj clothed in bright, vivid colors

Adj not harmonious, incompatible

Adj something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality

v. to deny the existence or truth of

v. to outdo; surpass; excel

n. heaven, as the final abode of the righteous

Adj resembling a picture, suggesting a painted scene

Adj easily bent; flexible; supple

n. an allegation of doubtful value

Adj having or emitting a sharp high-pitched tone or sound

n. a natural or legal person to whom property is legally committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary

Adj poised and serene especially in the face of setbacks or confusion

n. keeness and depth of perception

v. to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee

Adj difficult or irritating to deal with

v. to engage in a physical conflict or contest, as in a game or a battle

n. ornamentation; adornment

n. a person who supports with money, gifts, efforts, or endorsement an artist, writer, museum, cause, charity, institution, special event, or the like

n. a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn

Adj full of malice; malicious; malevolent; venomous

v. to enter in or form into a table or list

Adj constructing or tending to construct; helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement

n. a separate piece of something

Adj living or lasting only a little while

v. to give emphasis or prominence to

Adj having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable

n. behavior toward others

Adj uttered with or marked by emphasis

Adj marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability; given to erratic changeableness

Adj suggestive of ice

Adj full of or covered with dirt, soot, or filth; dirty

inconsequential

Adj of no significance

n. a motive or consideration that leads one to action or to additional or more effective actions

Adj characterized by easy flexibility and grace

Adj belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind; not easily described

n. obtainment; acquisition

n. a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund

n. a formal temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence especially of death

Adj to rescue or save especially from wreckage or ruin

v. to examine closely and minutely

Adj shaking, or quivering

n. a hole or excavation in the ground made by an animal (as a rabbit) for shelter and habitation

n. the science of designing electric or electronic paths through which an electric current can flow

v. to seek the affections of; especially, to seek to win a pledge of marriage from

n. any of usually large deciduous north temperate-zone trees with alternate stipulate leaves and fruit that is a samara

v. to give a sudden or brisk motion to

Adj sparkle with reflected light

Adv characterized by being known or perceived by direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process

n. to separate or change into ions

v. to cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

n. a dam built in a stream to raise the water level sufficiently for it to turn a millwheel

Adj having a sullen and gloomy disposition

Adj serenely free of interruption or disturbance

Adj having no small bag, pouch, or case for carrying money

v. to make a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed

n. a handgun having a revolving chambered cylinder for holding a number of cartridges, which may be discharged in succession without reloading

v. to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance

n. an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling

n. a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice

Adj alike in meaning or significance

Adj of, relating to or produced by chemical or biochemical synthesis; especially: produced artificially

n. growing trees or their wood

v. to be displaced from a country or traditional habitat

n. any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals

Adj of, relating to, or characteristic of winter

v. to reach an agreement; make an arrangement

n. the state of being restricted or limited

n. to have an inward conviction of (as coming ill or misfortune)

n. any place of shelter and safety; refuge; asylum

let down defense

v. to allow the expression of emotion to be felt freely

v. to have an earnest or strong desire or craving; yearn

v. to diffuse through or penetrate something

n. the part of a whole allotted to or belonging to a person or group; share

n. severity of living conditions; hardship; austerity

n. the position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing

v. to complete, add to, or extend by a something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole

n. a tender or urgent longing

v. to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed

v. to bring into harmony

v. to feel or express ill will at

v. to show contempt by derisive acts or language

n. married person

Adj producing no injury

n. the quality or state of being unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.

n. unyielding or stubborn adherence to one's purpose, opinion, etc

v. to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of

v. to spend or use (money, time, etc) extravagantly or wastefully

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