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to aspire; to cease to aspire is to die. — Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms;<br />

replete deplete<br />

• (replete)- abundantly supplied or provided; filled, ( ; ); The<br />

movie star’s memoir(autobiography, biography) was replete with juicy details<br />

about the love life of half of Hollywood;<br />

• (deplete)- to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of,<br />

( ; / ; ); When the building<br />

materials deplete, the beavers move on to another location;<br />

swill = guzzle = quaff : tipple : lap<br />

• (swill)- to drink greedily or excessively, ( ; ); This<br />

he loved to hear sung to the accompaniment of the harp as he swilled down<br />

his red wine. — German Culture Past and Present;<br />

• (guzzle)- to drink, or sometimes eat, greedily, frequently, or plentifully,<br />

( ); I know people who can guzzle a bottle of wine<br />

and still walk a straight line;<br />

• (quaff)- to drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with<br />

hearty enjoyment; If the juice of that fruit is quaffed, it conduces to peace of<br />

mind. — The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6<br />

and 7;<br />

• (tipple)- to drink intoxicating liquor, esp. habitually or to some excess,<br />

( ; ); They amused themselves freely on the<br />

Lord's day; they patronized games and plays; and they tippled and — William<br />

Penn;<br />

• (lap)- to take in (liquid) with the tongue; lick in, (<br />

); The kitten neatly lapped up her milk. The waves softly lapped against<br />

the pier;<br />

• to fold over or around something; wrap or wind around something, (<br />

•<br />

); to lap a bandage around one's finger;<br />

regale {treat} : fete = celebration = feast = fiesta = festival<br />

• (regale)- to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight, ( ,<br />

/ ); This tenderness, this sweetness, this regale is nothing<br />

else but the Presence of God in the praying soul. — Santa Teresa an<br />

Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings;<br />

• (treat)- to provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense;<br />

The ride out there was a great treat, and very much enjoyed by us all. — Life<br />

in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal;<br />

• to act or behave in a specified manner toward;

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