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perfection, spotlessness, cleanness, cleanliness, clarity; healthfulness, wholesomeness, salubrity; innocuousness, harmlessness: The purity of the drinking-water has been affected by the nearby chemical plant. 2 chastity, chasteness, virginity, virtuousness, virtue, morality, propriety, honesty, integrity, rectitude, properness, innocence, guilelessness, decency, decorousness, modesty, blamelessness, sinlessness: We never had any reason to doubt the purity of their character. purpose n. 1 object, intention, intent, end, goal, ambition, objective, target, aim, principle, point, rationale, reason; scheme, plan, design, motive, motivation, view: What purpose was served by her confession? If your purpose in inviting me was to insult me, I shall leave now. I fail to understand Laura's purpose in warning me against David. 2 resolution, firmness, determination, persistence, drive, single-mindedness, deliberation, deliberateness, purposefulness, steadfastness, tenacity, doggedness, will, resolve, resoluteness, perseverance, stubbornness: She admired the strong purpose behind his refusal to compromise with quality. 3 use, practicality, avail, effect, utility, usefulness, outcome, result; advantage, profit, gain, good, benefit: To what purpose are you planning to put this knowledge? I cannot see the purpose in pursuing this line of questioning. 4 on purpose. a purposely, intentionally, deliberately, wilfully, by design, consciously, knowingly, designedly, wittingly: That was no accident: you kicked me on purpose! b especially, specially, expressly, exactly, precisely, specifically, in particular: He kicked me on purpose, Mum, just to make me cry! --v. 5 plan, intend, design, resolve, mean, aim, have in mind or view, have a mind, propose, consider, contemplate, aspire, long, yearn: They purpose to open an office of their own. purposeful adj. intentional, intended, planned, deliberate, resolved, settled, determined, resolute, decided, confirmed, affirmed, sure, certain, positive, definite, staunch, steadfast, persistent, strong-willed, dogged, tenacious, pertinacious, unfailing, unfaltering, firm, fixed: Her purposeful manner inclines other people to defer to her. purposeless
adj. pointless, bootless, meaningless, empty, vacuous, senseless, aimless, rambling, discursive, wandering, disorganized, unorganized: He made what we thought was a purposeless trip to the branch office, but it ultimately proved invaluable. purse n. 1 pouch, (money-)bag, wallet, pocket, Dialect poke, Highland dress sporran, US and Canadian (woman's) handbag, pocketbook, bag: The money goes out so fast I think there is a hole in my purse. 2 money, wealth, resources, funds, finances, exchequer, treasury, capital, revenue, income, means, cash, riches; pounds, shillings, and pence, L.S.D., dollars, shekels, Derogatory Mammon, pelf, (filthy) lucre, US almighty dollar, Slang Brit ready or readies, lolly, dosh, loot, dough, US and Canadian bucks, scratch: The spread of capitalism shows that the power of a man's purse can transcend his political idealism. 3 prize, reward, award, present, gift: The purse for the next race will be 5,000 guineas. --v. 4 pucker (up), contract, wrinkle, compress, press together: Robert pursed his lips thoughtfully. pursue v. 1 follow, chase, go or run after, hunt (after or down or for or up), trace, trail, track, run down, take off after, dog, stalk, shadow, Brit chivvy or chivy or chevy, Colloq tail: The police pursued the escaped convicts across the moor. 2 follow (up or on with), trace, carry on with, continue, conduct, devote or dedicate oneself to, cultivate, undertake, practise, persist or persevere in, maintain, exercise, proceed with, adhere to, stay with, apply oneself to, Colloq stick with: If you pursue such a course, you are certain to land in jail. 3 aspire to, aim for, work for or toward(s), try or strive for, purpose, seek, search for, go in search of, quest after or for, be intent on, be bent upon or on: Jonathan is pursuing a doctorate in history at <strong>Oxford</strong>. 4 woo, (pay) court (to), seek the hand of, set (one's) cap for, Formal press (one's) suit with, pay suit or court or (one's) addresses to, Colloq set one's cap for, Slang chase (after): Jack is pursuing Jacquelyn with matrimony in mind. pursuit n. 1 pursuing, chasing, following, hunting, hunt, going or running after, tracing, trailing, tracking, running down, dogging, stalking, shadowing, Brit chivvy or chivy or chevy,
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literal uses and figures of speech,
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encountered in ordinary, everyday E
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above. 6. Spelling and other varian
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to the supermarket, land abutting t
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frequently used and not, necessaril
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amoral, wicked, sinful, evil, corru
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able adj. 1 capable, qualified, com
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Armada. about-turn n. reversal, rev
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wool-gathering: The absent-minded p
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abuse v. 1 misuse, misemploy, perve
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your request for a hearing. 3 assum
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attend; usher, squire: Allow me to
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accountability n. answerability, re
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performance, functioning, reaction:
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prosecute: It is the responsibility
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adore v. 1 esteem, honour, respect,
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amateurish, unprofessional, unskill
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amiable adj. friendly, well-dispose
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eguilement: The boys in my class us
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irritant, bore, Colloq pain, pain i
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form; mien, air, demeanour; bearing
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ecognize, perceive, know, be aware
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exact. --v. 2 near, approach, come
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say, assert, hold, maintain, reason
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of their money. artificial adj. 1 u
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women were assaulted in that neighb
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associate v. 1 associate (with). a
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aura n. air, atmosphere, feeling, a
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enevolence n. 1 charity, kindness,
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when he's with his friends. 10 succ
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article has blackened my reputation
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opening the door. 3 machine screw:
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coffer, caddy, chest: She keeps her
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intrepidity, intrepidness, pluck, d
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explicit, pronounced, direct, uncon
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telephone. 6 fault, error, mistake,
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millstone, cross, albatross: The ol
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auction. 5 Also, good buy. bargain,
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cabinet n. 1 cupboard, bureau, chif
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temple accordingly. calculated adj.
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among beasts. --v. 4 defend, protec
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cheaply, easily, reasonably, for a
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neonate, infant, baby, babe, toddle
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chitter, chirr: The canary gave two
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influential, authoritative, serious
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sharp-witted, adept, able, Colloq b
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parsimonious, penurious, penny-pinc
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combat between father and son. 3 op
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performed them. commence v. 1 begin
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conception n. 1 birth, beginning, g
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order, fitness, shape, form, fettle
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circumstance(s); ambience or ambian
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intelligent conversationalist for a
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outside my room. corrupt adj. 1 dis
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for, comprise, extend over, contain
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for inspiration. creator n. 1 origi
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custody n. 1 care, custodianship, s
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edited, curtailed: The magazine pub
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will be appointed managing director
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polite, affable, obliging, pleasant
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decrepitude n. 1 feebleness, weakne
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world. delicate adj. 1 fragile, bre
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substantiation; manifestation, exhi
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off or away or out, take to the roa
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derivation n. origin, descent, extr
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imprudence, heedlessness: Penniless
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of, bring to an end, bring or put a
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complete, inclusive, particularized
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gimmick, Colloq contraption, widget
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diary, the date we dined was the ls
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differ v. 1 diverge, deviate, be se
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expression. --v. 3 spread, circulat
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that dilapidated barn if we expect
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disagreement between the results of
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unorganized, disorderly: His speech
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commotion, clamour, turbulence, tur
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dispense v. 1 distribute, give out,
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disrepair n. decay, ruin, collapse,
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offensive, unpleasing, unpleasant,
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worried, bothered, agitated, anxiou
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partition, segregate, subdivide; di
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domestic adj. 1 home, private, fami
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dope n. 1 See dolt. 2 narcotic, dru
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are people of doubtful reputation.
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the coals, Brit tear (someone) off
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function, role, part, bit, charge:
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without a hitch, hands down, withou
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society, anyone who isn't a carbon
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informative, instructive, enlighten
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efficiency n. 1 effectiveness, effi
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elaborate adj. 1 detailed, painstak
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electioneer v. campaign, canvass, s
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help, assist, abet, foster, forward
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struggle, exert oneself, undertake;
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support of charities. enigma n. puz
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efore (someone), make (someone's) b
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entirety n. 1 completeness, unity,
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n. ecologist, conservationist, natu
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equable adj. 1 even-tempered, easyg
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evidence n. 1 proof, ground(s), fac
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fastidious, scrupulous, thorough, p
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enchmark, norm, criterion: You shou
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excursion n. 1 trip, tour, outing,
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expedite v. 1 hasten, rush, hurry,
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examination, experimentation, resea
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positive, absolute, final, perempto
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outstanding, superlative, excellent
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dated, outmoded, old-fashioned, ant
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their search for food. extricate v.
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assemble, fashion, form, make, manu
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authorization, dispensation, sancti
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false adj. 1 untrue, unfactual, unt
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sensible, usable, realistic: The wo
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n. 1 companionship, camaraderie, co
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fiasco n. failure, disaster, muddle
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competition, competitors, players,
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figure n. 1 physique, build, shape,
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exhaust, consume, eat or drink (up)
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fitý n. 1 attack, seizure, convuls
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flair n. 1 talent, ability, aptitud
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flare out. spread (out or outwards)
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lowland(s), plain(s), tundra, stepp
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cleft, split, slit, cut, gash, rent
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outpouring, torrent, tide, tidal wa
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spurt, squirt, spew, flood, cascade
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indefinite, unsettled: The situatio
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for the postman. --n. 4 fluttering,
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lecture? 9 watch, be a fan or afici
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andrew, farceur, joker, jokester, d
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treatment of, as a remedy for, agai
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presentiment, omen, sign, portent,
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swore to be true for ever. 2 consta
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lugubrious, glum, despondent, disma
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composition: We met to discuss the
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grit, determination, will-power, Co
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denunciatory or denunciative, deris
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fountain of wisdom on the subject o
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disposition: I am not in the right
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traumatic: Relations between the tw
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non-interference, discretion, margi
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newfangled, unusual, unconventional
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n. 1 amity, congeniality, sociabili
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frivolous adj. 1 trifling, inconseq
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provident, saving, conservative, co
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well supplied, crowded, stuffed; go
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furniture n. 1 furnishings, househo
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detailed, Byzantine: The style is a
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colourfully, flashily, flamboyantly
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attentive, gentlemanly, noble, grac
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ecord. 2 difference, divergence, di
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chintzy: The carnival stands were p
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that she should resign. We demanded
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come or go by, travel or journey by
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onto, embark, entrain, emplane or e
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gewgaw n. trinket, bauble, gimcrack
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gifted adj. talented, able, skilled
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make, prompt, move, dispose: I was
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glance v. 1 glimpse, peek, peep, sc
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chairman's conviction for insider t
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glory n. 1 honour, fame, repute, re
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feeling rather glum. glut n. 1 exce
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food was gone. 17 go to the toilet
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go together, Brit walk out, US date
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crust of bread. 2 atheistic, nullif
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Canadian notch: Water runs in this
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ope. grace n. 1 elegance, gracefuln
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tittle), dab, soup‡on, taste, Col
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then, even the outer islands had fa
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gravity of the situation. 3 solemni
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preservationist: The greens are opp
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ub the grime from the old oil lamp.
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--n. 3 moan, sigh, murmur, wail, wh
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groundwork n. basis, spadework, pre
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guarantee n. 1 guaranty, warranty,
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feloniousness, wrongdoing, miscondu
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to gale force overnight. gusto n. e
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ingrained, frequent, persistent, co
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hale adj. healthy, hearty, fit (as
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find hands for the farm. 5 pointer,
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clever, useful, helpful, practical:
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circumstance, chance, episode, phen
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penetrating, searching, hard-headed
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harmless adj. benign, innocuous, in
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incautiously: This is a trick quest
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caterers come at noon. 10 had bette
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in the Brit arse or US ass: The bal
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merciless, pitiless, ruthless, cold
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unearthly, other-worldly, ultramund
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slovenly, Brit out at elbows, US ou
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neighbourly, friendly, benevolent:
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solitary, stylite: He has retired f
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too much of a hidebound disciplinar
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vivacity, exhilaration: Thurgood di
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experience, information, biography,
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impede, trammel: As hobbled horses
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on or upon. lecture (on), declaim,
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empty, futile, costly, Pyrrhic, wor
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tranquil: I like staying here for t
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honorary adj. nominal, titular, in
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dance: Here comes Peter Cottontail,
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antipathy, hostility, animosity, an
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lubricious, sensual, concupiscent,
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sensitive equipment in a dust-proof
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monumental, Brobdingnagian, titanic
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He found army discipline a humbling
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hunt v. 1 chase, pursue, dog, hound
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prejudicial, disadvantageous, damag
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hypocrite n. deceiver, double-deale
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pattern, example, epitome: She rega
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Colloq at leisure, at liberty, betw
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ush-off or go-by, cut, turn one's n
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furtive, clandestine, back-door, Co
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effigy, figure, portrait, simulacru
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example of immaculate scholarship.
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ash, arrogant, insolent, presumptuo
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the dark. impale v. spear, stab, pi
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undetectable, obscure, vague, ill-d
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unreasonable: He told an implausibl
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others. 2 interrupt, interfere, int
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impregnate v. 1 fertilize, insemina
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shocking. 4 slip, blunder, mistake,
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impurity n. 1 pollution, contaminat
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unthinking, unwitting, chance; unco
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incandescent filament. incapable ad
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inclement adj. extreme, intemperate
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adj. beyond compare, unequalled, ma
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forlorn, despairing, miserable, wre
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good, virtuous, honest, straightfor
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always a lot of complaints about in
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independence n. 1 freedom, liberty,
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indicator n. pointer, needle; gauge
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that I was fired. 2 secondary, inci
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individual words. 2 singular, speci
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indulgent parents. industrious adj.
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3 sluggish, slow, torpid, dull, ina
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their users. 2 unfailing, dependabl
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infest v. invade, plague, beset, ov
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inflated adj. 1 exaggerated, concei
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stool-pigeon, snitch, squealer, wea
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locate in, populate, people; coloni
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date for initiation of the new syst
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innuendo n. insinuation, imputation
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worried, anxious, disconcerted, app
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insist v. 1 demand, require, call f
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This is an instant soup - just add
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instrument n. 1 implement, tool, de
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integral adj. 1 basic, elementary,
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impulsive, Colloq uptight: I apprec
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captivate, hold, fascinate, intrigu
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intermittent adj. irregular, discon
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cosy, informal, snug, friendly, war
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knew about the intrigue he was carr
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invent v. 1 create, devise, contriv
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in: I didn't know that Annette was
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undependable, untrustworthy, weak,
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take up with the mayor. 4 Usually,
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one-weary, dog-tired, fatigued, ene
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jaundiced adj. 1 coloured, tainted,
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like that. Jiggle the key up and do
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joint in Soho, looking for some act
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2 way, passage, passing, transit, t
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critical, analytical, discriminatin
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junior adj. secondary, lesser, lowe
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astringent, biting, acrid, acrimoni
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your car keys again? You will need
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killjoy n. spoilsport, damper, damp
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that had to be ironed out before th
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with: He was only knocking about wi
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adeptness, proficiency: Has he any
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--v. 5 work, toil, travail, drudge,
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ladylike way. lag v. 1 fall behind,
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homeland, native land: The land of
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him. large adj. 1 big, great, broad
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to date: What was the subject of hi
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scoff (at), scorn, Colloq Brit take
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and gazed at the sky. lawyer n. cou
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lead v. 1 conduct, escort, usher, g
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foremost, paramount, primary: A lea
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leap I was on the other side. 6 jum
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telling-off, Slang Brit wigging, US
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legal adj. 1 lawful, licit, statuto
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extent: They were stretched out at
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lethargic adj. 1 lethargical, slugg
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levity n. light-heartedness, lightn
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not as conservatives. liberalize v.
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est, repose, be, reside, dwell, abi
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lighter, spill, taper, fire, flame,
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(to), correspondent (to), close (to
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pleasure, fancy, preference: The ch
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postcard, letter, US postal card: D
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link n. 1 tie, bond, coupling, conn
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closely; thus, sic: Generally cordo
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end, conclude, finish: He lived out
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ecoil from, shudder at: I love broc
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chapter: He belongs to the Manchest
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look after your house while you're
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loose around here lately. 7 wanton,
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are in place to stem the loss of pa
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from beneath his beetled brow. lous
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awdy, scurrilous, smutty, pornograp
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ludicrous adj. ridiculous, laughabl
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lunge n. 1 thrust, jab,, strike: He
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exuberant, lush, abounding, plenteo
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machination n. plotting, scheming,
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madman n. madwoman; lunatic, psycho
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maid n. 1 girl, maiden, lass, miss,
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kingly, queenly, princely: With maj
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(a course) for, proceed towards, be
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man n. 1 gentleman, male, fellow, C
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craving, desire, cacoethes, Colloq
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lobe. manoeuvre n. 1 move, stratage
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ocean-going, sea: Marine commerce h
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We had no suspicion of their martia
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men and take captive all the women
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(with), tie, measure up (to), compe
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adj. marital, marriage, wedding, co
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mayhap, Archaic peradventure: We co
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to achieve the mean between the two
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Colloq Brit mingy: 'Nouvelle cuisin
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meat n. 1 flesh; food, nourishment,
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milieu: The air serves as a medium
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pleasant, cheerful, happy, jovial,
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menace v. 1 threaten, intimidate, d
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--n. 3 hireling, legionnaire, soldi
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good spirits, mirth, mirthfulness,
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analogous, figurative, symbolic, re
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sturdy, brawny, burly, well-built,
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He's been through the mill and know
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work done. 19 never mind. ignore, d
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aid, help, assist, support: In his
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her hair. 2 reflection, reproductio
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destruction, misfortune, evil: He d
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trial, tribulation, adversity, burd
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increase in value. mismatched adj.
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move, trip, stumble, slip: One miss
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difference, dissension, controversy
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moan n. 1 complaint, lament, lament
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in bronze using the cire perdue pro
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modest enough. modicum n. bit, trif
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monetary adj. pecuniary, cash, mone
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colourless, unexciting, run-of-the-
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very moody. 3 fickle, volatile, cap
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downcast: With Charley again in one
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aspen appear to be in constant moti
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--v. 2 climb (up), go up, ascend, s
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dejected, despondent, sad, sorrowfu
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growing movement towards religious
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mug n. 1 jug, tankard, stein, toby
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murderer n. murderess, killer, slay
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modifying, transformation, transfor
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mystique n. mystery, magic, charism
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trusting, trustful, gullible, artle
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narrate v. relate, tell, recount, r
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ather nasty videos that I don't wan
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esult: He treated her badly, so, na
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any encouragement from a naysayer l
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nebulous adj. vague, hazy, clouded,
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adversative, antagonistic, antipath
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participate in the fˆte at Long No
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neurotic adj. psychoneurotic, unsta
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nightly adj. 1 every night, each ni
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--n. 2 nonentity, unknown, zero, ci
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happy-go-lucky, casual, relaxed, at
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approach to drug trafficking. nonpa
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normal adj. 1 standard, regular, av
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epute, reputation, renown: People o
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notoriety n. notoriousness, disrepu
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nub n. 1 projection, protuberance,
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sure you eat a nutritious breakfast
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you a few questions. --v. 4 protest
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eliminate, write off: After the sca
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obsequious adj. low, cringing, toad
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out, on the decline, going or passi
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(mentally) retarded, boneheaded, lu
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Mongols. 3 conquest, seizure, appro
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anomaly, idiosyncrasy, eccentricity
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Colloq miff, put (someone's) back u
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officer n. 1 (public) official, dig
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Caliban; brute, sadist, villain, ca
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old-fashioned adj. antiquated, anti
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equal, at one, harmonious, in uniso
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impermeability, impenetrability: Th
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opens in Manchester next week. 21 u
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who always gets what he goes after.
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drawn, in deadly embrace: Although
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Cassandra, Nostradamus; authority,
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order again. --v. 14 direct, comman
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composition, arrangement, constitut
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word go, from day one: Originally,
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situation, on the other hand: I lea
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corporation; party, set, group; Col
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n. effusion, outflow, flow, outburs
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outset n. beginning, start, inaugur
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outwardly adv. externally, apparent
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--adj. 2 beaten, defeated, overwhel
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pink, in seventh heaven, on cloud n
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overshadow v. 1 dominate, outshine,
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that awaited our return. overwhelmi
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of, drive off or away, order off or
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--v. 2 announce, summon (forth), se
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duo, dyad, twins, double, doublet;
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pall covered the coffin. 2 gloomy o
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--v. 2 be terrified or alarmed or f
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season. b ill, sickly, unhealthy, u
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paralyse v. 1 immobilize, inactivat
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origin, pedigree, stock, birth, str
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dressed as Madame Pompadour Melissa
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partiality for emeralds. partially
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--adj. 3 one-sided, factional, bias
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elieve she would pass chemistry, bu
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so: I thought the play passable, bu
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teenage girl. 5 Usually, Passion. p
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--n. 4 idyll, eclogue, georgic: Fla
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Brit footway: A little kitten was s
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condescendingly, talk down to, trea
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eat. 2 venture, stake, risk, gamble
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the Second World War, Europe has en
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characterized by, natural to, sympt
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--n. 2 chirp, tweet, cheep, squeak,
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from a rock. peltý n. skin, hide,
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out, dig, Brit suss out: Will we ev
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family, kith and kin; ancestors, fo
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waiting for the vole to appear from
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Colloq picky, nit-picking: She take
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was in peril. perilous adj. dangero
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non-stop, continuously, endlessly,
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eferences to the author's personal
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his demands for justice. The inspec
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persuasion n. 1 inducement, inducin
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accused of perverting young girls.
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panic-stricken, frightened, afraid,
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phenomenal adj. outstanding, remark
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phlegmatic adj. 1 phlegmatical, sto
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specialist, diplomate, Brit navy su
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images are amazingly pictorial. 2 i
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it, inchmeal, gradually, by degrees
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collision, Colloq smash-up: Thirty
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to pin down what is wrong with her.
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quieter, quieten down, make less no
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pitched adj. organized, planned, de
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cannot go, would you go in place of
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pampas, campo, llano, savannah or s
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cutlery is wearing thin. 5 illustra
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apple-polish, Taboo slang brown-nos
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very pleasant taste. 2 friendly, af
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pliable adj. 1 flexible, pliant, el
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--adv. 3 vertically, perpendicularl
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ply n. layer, leaf, thickness, fold
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tally, score: She made her point an
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cliff. poised adj. 1 composed, cont
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police officer n. officer, policema
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--v. 3 sample, survey, question, ca
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slipshod, below or under par, Collo
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adj. obscene, lewd, offensive, inde
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imitate, mimic; attitudinize, postu
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thoroughgoing; egregious, glaring,
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held up the roof. --v. 2 advertise,
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corporation, beer belly, spare tyre
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It poured all night. 4 stream, swar
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practical adj. 1 pragmatic, useful,
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prattle v. 1 prate, babble, blather
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War of American Independence a prec
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slap, on the nose, Brit bang on, sp
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predicament. predict v. foretell, p
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evening's speaker? prefer v. 1 favo
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premature adj. 1 immature, undevelo
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tomorrow. 2 fitness, readiness, rea
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thorough grounding in mathematics i
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scratch, OK or okay, up to snuff: W
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leader-writers, US editorial writer
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presumptive adj. 1 likely, reasonab
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ecome pretty fat since we last saw
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sometime, erstwhile, preceding, Lit
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4 stick, jab, prick: The child's ha
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first-rate, first-class, choice, se
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sentiment, belief, credo, creed, id
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elationship should be kept private
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probable adj. (most) likely, apt, (
Page 1316 and 1317: feat, accomplishment: Grace Darling
Page 1318 and 1319: improvident, reckless: If the gover
Page 1320 and 1321: n. 1 producing, manufacture, manufa
Page 1322 and 1323: efficient, skilful, masterly, thoro
Page 1324 and 1325: profligate adj. 1 debauched, vice-r
Page 1326 and 1327: progenitors of some of today's mach
Page 1328 and 1329: left-winger: Once a conservative, h
Page 1330 and 1331: prolong v. extend, lengthen, elonga
Page 1332 and 1333: promptly. Make him pay for the dama
Page 1334 and 1335: pronounce v. 1 declare, utter, say,
Page 1336 and 1337: propel v. drive, impel, move, actua
Page 1338 and 1339: fortunate, happy, providential, fav
Page 1340 and 1341: observes the proprieties when he wa
Page 1342 and 1343: lady of the night or US also evenin
Page 1344 and 1345: protection n. 1 defence, screen, sh
Page 1346 and 1347: proud adj. 1 Often, proud of. pleas
Page 1348 and 1349: man, he will always be poor. provid
Page 1350 and 1351: outburst? 2 insult, offence, taunt,
Page 1352 and 1353: prudish adj. priggish, puritanical,
Page 1354 and 1355: pub n. public house, alehouse, tave
Page 1356 and 1357: puff n. 1 blow, breath, wind, whiff
Page 1358 and 1359: take into custody, Colloq pinch, na
Page 1360 and 1361: inflate, blow up; dilate, swell, bl
Page 1362 and 1363: exhausting, tiring, wearying, fatig
Page 1364 and 1365: 5 grip, hold, support, toe-hold, fo
Page 1368 and 1369: Colloq tailing: We all joined in th
Page 1370 and 1371: his actions. 4 express, word, phras
Page 1372 and 1373: clothes to come to your party. b as
Page 1374 and 1375: perplex, nonplus, stymie, stump: I
Page 1376 and 1377: eminence, prominence, importance, e
Page 1378 and 1379: quarterly, in advance. quash v. 1 a
Page 1380 and 1381: grumbling, peevish, testy, touchy,
Page 1382 and 1383: --n. 2 quibbling, equivocation, hai
Page 1384 and 1385: peaceably, meekly, mildly: When the
Page 1386 and 1387: Colloq cut: Each shareholder is all
Page 1388 and 1389: persecute, anguish, beleaguer, plag
Page 1390 and 1391: promises radical reform. 3 extremis
Page 1392 and 1393: imperfect, shabby, messy, disordere
Page 1394 and 1395: quicken, encourage, develop: The ne
Page 1396 and 1397: on), rattle on, Colloq Brit witter
Page 1398 and 1399: lood: Owing to the rancour between
Page 1400 and 1401: ankest literature. 4 offensive, loa
Page 1402 and 1403: advantage of: The defendant raped t
Page 1404 and 1405: arely adv. seldom, infrequently, on
Page 1406 and 1407: authenticate, guarantee, warrant, c
Page 1408 and 1409: scratchy, discordant, dissonant, ja
Page 1410 and 1411: nude, in the nude, Brit starkers, C
Page 1412 and 1413: 3 legible, decipherable, distinct:
Page 1414 and 1415: sane, hard-headed, business-like, n
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equality of opportunity was proving
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adj. 1 insubordinate, defiant, muti
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--n. 4 memory, recollection, rememb
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ecipe n. 1 formula, prescription: E
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hermitic, anchoritic, monastic, clo
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econnaissance showed that the enemy
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ecreation is building model aeropla
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convert; break down or up, grind, r
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efined use of metaphor. These new d
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supposed to join in. refresh v. 1 e
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full regalia with mitre and crook.
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like my book, but his contempt for
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n. 1 consistency, constancy, unifor
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obtain, be or become rampant, be or
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coordinate: Volta first enabled us
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What do you think about the propose
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listering heat. Contributions for t
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emaining adj. 1 left (over), extant
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excuse, exemption, acquittal: As we
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carry away or off, shift; transfer:
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enew v. 1 restore, refresh, rejuven
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adv. again and again, over again, o
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imitation, carbon copy, photocopy,
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adj. 1 symbolic, typical, character
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eproduce v. 1 duplicate, copy, repl
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equirement n. 1 requisite, prerequi
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agitation, upset, anxiety, ill will
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(oneself) (to), acclimatize or accl
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for a much better resolution. resol
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showed up. Climbing Annapurna, thou
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acket: Those old guns were too heav
Page 1478 and 1479:
was restrained for two months. rest
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guerrillas retaliated by destroying
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etrieve v. 1 bring or get (back), f
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--v. 2 avenge, get even for, take r
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play received rave reviews from alm
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evolutionary adj. 1 mutinous, rebel
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unanswerable, not literal: The ques
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appropriately, fittingly, condignly
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ifle v. 1 rob, loot, ransack, plund
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settle, Colloq get even for: Langdo
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to ring the base with a gold band.
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ipen v. develop, mature, age, seaso
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isk n. 1 danger, peril, jeopardy, h
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snarl, growl: A train roared by. Th
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The building rocked so during the e
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evel in, wallow in, savour, bask in
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oot° n. 1 base, basis, foundation,
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years. --n. 3 decay, decomposition,
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jarring, strident, raucous, rasping
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spell, period, run, spate, bout, ou
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mincemeat of, ride roughshod over,
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peerage, Colloq Brit royals: It is
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photographs. 4 crude, rough, clumsy
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chiefly Brit make a balls-up of: I
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take flight, take to one's heels, b
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un out of milk - can you nip down t
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peaked, fatigued, enervated, tired,
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ustic adj. 1 See rural, 1, above. 2
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sacrifice n. 1 immolation, surrende
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--adv. 6 safely, securely: I won't
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trading; trade, exchange, transacti
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identical dresses. That's the same
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cubby-hole: After dinner Roger goes
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satellite n. 1 moon, spacecraft, Ol
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traipse: An oddly dressed man saunt
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in particularly savoury society. --
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thumb or leaf through: I didn't hav
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cave as fast as I could. 2 scare up
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nullifidian, agnostic, scoffer, cyn
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fellowship, Brit exhibition, Chiefl
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account, bring (someone) to book, l
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seducing, Slang make out, get laid:
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of evidence to link him with the cr
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to drink. scrawl n. 1 scribble, Col
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it old-fashioned. --v. 3 inscribe,
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scurrilous adj. foul-mouthed, thers
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high and low but couldn't find my k
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second° adj. 1 subsequent, followi
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herd aphids for the substance they
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protect, shelter, shield, defend, g
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glom: I saw him buy a bottle of whi
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seem v. appear, look (as if or non-
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engine stalled. seizure n. 1 seizin
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Facetious US won't-power: Can I exe
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self-respect despite the accusation
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off, exude, grow: The object sent f
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illogical, irrational, incongruous,
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sensuous adj. sensory, sybaritic, e
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dismemberment, taking or keeping ap
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eptilian, devilish, wily, cunning,
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tractor will still be serviceable.
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propound, state, offer, submit, sug
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some camomile tea to settle his ner
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over the top of her pince-nez. 4 st
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mean, stingy, ungenerous, niggardly
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part of his shadowy past. 3 spectra
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trivial, unimportant, slight, frivo
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shopping mall began to take shape.
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don't sharpen it periodically? shar
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got a copy of the sheet that publis
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vacillate, waver, alternate, fluctu
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--n. 2 trauma, stupor, paralysis, p
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precluding, excepting, except for,
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some excellent action shots using s
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showing there tomorrow? 10 grant, a
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shrank because you washed it in hot
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shuttle v. commute, alternate: He s
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--adj. 8 secondary, incidental, sub
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sightseer n. tourist, traveller, gl
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elieve they committed. silence n. 1
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silver tones of the muezzin echoed
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simultaneous adj. coincident, coinc
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single-handed adj. 1 solo, lone, so
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doleful, mournful, forlorn, woeful,
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footage, volume, mass, weight; huge
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skipper n. captain, master, command
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slant n. 1 angle, viewpoint, (point
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slabber: The wolf opened its slaver
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scallop, escalope, scaloppine (pl.
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clammy, mushy, US squushy or squoos
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love Word '. slope v. 1 incline, de
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ho-hum, dead, Brit dead-and-alive:
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puny, negligible, minor, trifling,
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that perfume I knew that Nicole had
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fester, Colloq get hot under the co
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temperament. 2 curt, short, abrupt,
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2 sneeze at. See sneer, 2, above. -
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tippler, toper, sot, Slang sponge,
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compressible, squashy, squashable,
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soldier n. 1 serviceman, servicewom
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steady, stable, stalwart, dependabl
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one of the funniest men I've ever m
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adj. 1 cultivated, cultured, refine
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What a sorrowful life some of those
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soundý adj. 1 undamaged, uninjured
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spark n. 1 scintilla, flicker, glim
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the whole staff when he expresses w
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Each part has its specific function
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n. 1 conjecture, guess, hypothesis,
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her spell. 2 incantation, formula,
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goings-on in Hollywood. spike n. 1
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liveliness, vivacity, vivaciousness
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splendid adj. 1 splendorous, magnif
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--v. 2 Often, splurge on. squander
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sporty adj. informal, casual; styli
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--n. 2 shower, sprinkling, drizzle,
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expense(s) of: If you go to a place
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spied him getting into a yellow con
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(someone's) arm, US put the arm on:
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stack n. 1 pile, heap, mound, mass,
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composed, quiet, restrained, solemn
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(someone) the run-around: He manage
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stance was that she must protect th
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system has become the standard in m
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Marital and financial problems are
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year? 15 beginning(s), founding, fo
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statue n. sculpture, figure, figuri
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editor. --adv. 7 firmly, solidly: H
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she's angry. --n. 3 Usually, bum st
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esign, abdicate, quit, bow out, ret
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entangled or enmired or bogged down
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his wife is as stiff as a poker. 8
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inspire, encourage, spur, quicken,
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together. 2 move, rise, arise, get
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defeat after another with increasin
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oomstick served as a stopgap mast f
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valiant, brave, undaunted, dauntles
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catch a glimpse of the prince. They
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stratum n. 1 layer, level, stratifi
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ackbone, stamina, tenacity, tenacio
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constricting, constrictive, rigid,
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marvellous, extraordinary, magnific
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stroke n. 1 blow, rap, tap, thump,
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craggy, rough, weather-beaten: She
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her studious pursuits. study v. 1 l
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nonplus, bring up short: I am compl
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indomitable: One must admire her st
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of complaint. 4 participant, case,
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oot-licking, Taboo slang brown-nosi
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oard, nourishment, nutriment, alime
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concealed, hidden, shadowy, nebulou
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property is via her first-born. 2 s
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suffrage n. (right to) vote, voting
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depressing, depressed, churlish, il
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elow-ground, settled, lowered: The
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Alan has been appointed superintend
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supplement n. 1 addendum, addition,
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supportable adj. 1 tolerable, beara
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incomparability, inimitability: Col
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obstreperous: I see no reason to sh
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surveillance n. observation, watch,
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suspicious about his behaviour. 2 m
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throng with, teem with, burst with,
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scope, swing, span: The Hubbell spa
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prominence, bulge, lump, excrescenc
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things after a long holiday? 6 in f
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their time and their parents' money
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the symptoms. symptomatic adj. Ofte
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up, propose: The bill will be table
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seen Graham tackle a roast turkey.
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measure: He would not wear anything
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What takes you to M laga in August?
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history, narration, recital, anecdo
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gossip, claptrap, prattle, prattlin
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tangential adj. divergent, digressi
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tardy adj. 1 late, unpunctual, behi
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meretricious, cheap, flashy, unrefi
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teach v. instruct (in), inform (abo
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teem° v. Usually teem with. prolif
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tellý n. tumulus, mound, barrow, h
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Yiddish shul or schul: Temples to g
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stubbornness, obduracy, inflexibili
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theme, thread, implication, inferen
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--n. 3 terminus, (terminal) station
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adj. alarming, frightening, scary,
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text n. 1 wording, words, content,
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theorem n. 1 hypothesis, propositio
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halfwitted, block-headed, doltish,
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quirk, fixation, preoccupation, obs
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thorny adj. 1 prickly, barbed, spin
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inadvertent, inattentive: How thoug
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galvanizing, enlivening, stirring,
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expel, eject, force out, evict, Col
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at her. thunderous adj. roaring, bo
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will tie me up till Tuesday. b use,
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till° v. plough or US also plow, c
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to arrive five minutes apart. 23 sc
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tipý v. 1 Often, tip over. upset,
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most awful jokes at which his staff
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--n. 2 ring, ringing, peal, pealing
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gold-stamped. top n. 1 summit, apex
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outpouring, spate, inundation, flow
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touching the freshly painted wall.
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mystifying, knotty, irksome, diffic
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toy n. 1 plaything: Whenever he vis
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trade n. 1 commerce, business, traf
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following, escort, guard, attendant
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sultry summer days of his youth. Ho
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disobey, misbehave, go wrong or ast
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forward, dispatch or despatch; post
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'Not Wanted on Voyage': There was m
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treatment n. 1 Often, treatment of.
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ill, runnel, runlet, streamlet, Sco
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incidental, negligible, commonplace
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trivialities, unable to see what is
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would be required to visit the scho
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certainty, sureness, positiveness,
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--n. 4 fall, slip, stumble, Colloq
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any way we can turn this situation
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--n. 26 revolution, rotation, cycle
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twee adj. precious, sweet, sentimen
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green and brown. twist v. 1 plait,
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type n. 1 class, category, classifi
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gumboil, eruption, carbuncle, infla
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unable adj. not able, powerless, un
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autonomous, self-reliant, self-sust
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fickle, erratic, fitful, unsteady,
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underflow: Caught in the undercurre
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percipience, sagacity, sageness, sa
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epugnant, unfit, unbecoming, unsuit
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explicitly, clearly, obviously, inc
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adj. 1 unlucky, luckless; cursed, o
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people with respiratory disorders.
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uninhibited adj. wild, unchecked, u
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comprehensive: Renaissance man was
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unburden: We unloaded the cargo at
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unofficial adj. informal, unauthori
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pointless, purposeless, unavailing,
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incompatible, inappropriate, foreig
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individual. unselfish adj. generous
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complained that he had been unsucce
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inopportune, unpromising, bleak, in
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unwholesome adj. 1 unhealthy, unhea
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poverty-stricken, Colloq broke: Sta
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--adj. 6 capsized, overturned, upsi
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usage n. 1 use, custom, habit, prac
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usual adj. same, customary, habitua
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vagabond ways and settle down? vagu
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2 disagreement, misunderstanding, d
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vehicle n. 1 conveyance: The police
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pharmaceuticals. 2 malice, maliciou
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veritable adj. real, true, virtual,
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suspicion, sign, evidence, mark, to
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they said terribly vicious things t
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emain vigilant, they will never be
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violated her. violation n. 1 infrin
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high-principled, upright, righteous
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life-or-death, pivotal, paramount,
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vogue n. 1 fashion, mode, style, lo
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oomy, loose, ample, big, ample, bul
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her vulgar behaviour at the dinner
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that tailors were like storks - kno
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streets nightly. 4 walk out. a leav
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wangle v. scheme, plot, work out, c
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warehouse n. storehouse, store, sto
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caution: You did warn me against in
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--n. 11 washing, cleaning, cleansin
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year. 2 idler, layabout, malingerer
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watery adj. 1 weak, dilute(d), wate
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After years of use, the paint has w
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mingling, intermingling, comminglin
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weirdo n. eccentric, madman, madwom
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eyes when she saw the broken doll.
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sopping, wringing, dripping, sodden
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2 Nautical seizing, binding, tying,
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all things considered, all in all,
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wide adj. 1 spacious, roomy, ample,
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--n. 10 Usually, wilds. wasteland,
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win v. 1 come (in or out) first, ca
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windy adj. 1 blustery, blowing, blo
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wised Meg up to the fact that Tom n
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withdrawn adj. 1 reserved, detached
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woman or lady, maidservant, chamber
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contract is too wordy and could be
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tabletops. works n.pl. 1 plant, fac
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to worsen. worship v. 1 venerate, r
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wreak v. inflict, exercise, exert,
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wrinkleý n. dodge, gimmick, device
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wry adj. 1 distorted, contorted, tw
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nevertheless, regardless, in spite
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