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formal expression of praise;lavish tribute

Holding or sticking together; making a logical whole

To work on excessively; to thrash soundly

To avoid;shun;keep away from

Able to get and retain (may apply to material things or knowledge); concerned with acquiring wealth or property

To take or claim without right

To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

Hackneyed, trite, commonplace

A strong denunciation; that act or state of stripping or wearing of the skin

To change from liquid to solid; to thicken

Tending to find fault, especially in a naggy, ill-natured spirit; petty nagging criticism

To establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

To stall or act evasively in orger to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision

generosity in giving, lavish or bountiful contributions

Capable of being defended or held

So great or demaning it cannot be satisfied

Survey made for military purposes, any kind of inspection or careful examination preliminary to action

Relevant, appropriate, appropos

To divide and spread out like branches; to seperate into divisions

Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

Offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment; rebellion

Straying or wandering a straight or direct course or way, roundabout; done or acting in a underhanded or shifty way

In chess, an opening move that involves a risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type

Calm, peacful, happy, golden

Desirous of something to the point of greed (usually with an unfavorable connotation); urgently eager

To approach and speak to first

Deliberately setting or causing fires; one who deliberatly causes fire, rebellion.

A comment indication strong criticism or dissaproval

Solemn agreement between two or more parties

Having a salty taste and therfore unpleasant to drink

Pertaining to actors and their methods; designed to produce a desired effect.

Swiftness;rapidity of motion

Asking humbly and earnestly; one who does so

To put forward, propose, suggest for consideration

The state of being proper, appropriateness

Open, not hidden, easily recognizable

To move in waves or with a wavelike motion appearance or form

Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

An object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers

Nearsighted, lacking a broad realistic view of a situation or problem

Without delay or formality; brief, decisive manenr

Tending to make worse; expressing dissaproval or disparagement

A whirpool or great size and violence; a situation resembling such

Very much agitated or upset as a result of emotional or mental conflict

Belief, mental acceptance

Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffectual, weak; irresponsible; unreliable

To condemn, express strong dissaproval

To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words

designed to belittle or degrade

To romp or prance around exuberantly

To disguise or conceal; deliberately give a false impression

a formal statement of praise

To remove from a grace; to bring to light

To display clearly, to make evident

Green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement

Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content

Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

Nearness in place or time

Hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline

Stimulating to the taste or mind;spicy, pungent

Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Having a gelatinous or gluey quality, and thus tending to stick or adhere rather than to flow

Not usual or expected; not in character

Developed or created at the very beggining;most ancient times

Frenzied;frantic highly agitated

Disorder, confusion

wasting away of body organ or tissue

To affirm earnestly and with emphasis

Complete, perfect, of the highest quality; to bring to a state of completion or perfection

To gather something with difficulty bit by bit

Type of game bird; complain or grumble

Fortified place;stronghold

Urgeny, pressing demand

floating debris

State or agreement or harmony

Having a favorable impression; pleasing

Lying in a reclined position

To imprison

Having a bitter or penetrating quality; sarcastic in a bitter way

Cowardly, shameful, lacking in courage

A prickly or stinging plant; arouse displeasure

Scheme to outwit or decieve

Obligatory; required

Consisting or relating to money

Jolly, hummorous

Ridiculous; amusingly absurd

To portray; sketch; describe accurately, vividly

To make or set apart as hold or sacred

To free from errors

A product of the imagination

Arbitrary order or decree (gov. authority).

Intended only for a select few, private.

Keeness in senses; sharpness

To recquire as a result of effort for later use

Fruitful in offspring; intelluctually productive

To weaken or destroy strength of

Brought to state of evil or corruption

Earthly, worldly; practical or material affairs

Strong attraction or inclination

Existing everywhere

Having widespread belief or acceptance

Curse, expression of hatred and condemnation

Conceited, presumptuous

Reasoning that seems clever but is actually a fallacy

Subtle or slight variation (color, meaning, value)

Costly, rich, maginificent

Public shame and disgrace

A peculiarity that serves to indentify or distinguish

Partnership in wrongdoing

Silly, empty of meaning or value

One who believes that nothing is known about the existence of god; a doubter

Formal act of accusation

State or quality of being just or fair, or impartial

Degraded, wretched, brought to low or deplorable state

Bitter a prolonged verbal attack

Stopping and beginning again

Abandoned or neglected

Crude image of a despised person (dummy form)

Certain; not to be doubted or denied

Grotesque and ridiculing imitation

To keep watch over

Attracting attention in a course or vulgar way

Beginner in anything

Pertaining to forests; often in a literary or poetic sense

Open to dissagreement and debate; doubtful

Keen in observing and understanding

Easily irritated

Full; complete in all aspects

Principal idea or feature (literary or musical work)

Having a favorable reputation; standing high in the opinion of the general public; commanding respect