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1. Definition: 1. the creation of beautiful or significant things;

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1. Definition: 1. mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"

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1. Definition: 1. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

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1. Definition: 1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

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1. Definition: 1. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

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1. Definition: 1. plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"

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1. Definition: 1. have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"

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1. Definition: 1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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1. Definition: 1. change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

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1. Definition: 1. the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"

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1. Definition: 1. deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

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1. Definition: 1. in heraldry, a sketch of a coat of arms in outline.

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1. Definition: 1. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

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1. Definition: 1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

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1. Definition: 1. defeat someone through trickery or deceit

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1. Definition: 1. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

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1. Definition: 1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

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1. Definition: 1. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

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1. Definition: 1. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"

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1. Definition: 1. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

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1. Definition: 1. the act of deceiving

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1. Definition: 1. a plan for attaining a particular goal

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1. Definition: 1. a light touch with the hands

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1. Definition: 1. special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

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1. Definition: 1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "

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1. Definition: 1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

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1. Definition: 1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

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1. Definition: 1. adroitness in using the hands

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1. Definition: 1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

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1. Definition: 1. formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

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1. Definition: 1. avoiding detection by moving carefully

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1. Definition: 1. subtly skillful handling of a situation

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1. Definition: 1. a plan for attaining a particular goal

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1. Definition: 1. ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"

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1. Definition: 1. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

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1. Definition: 1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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1. Definition: 1. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"

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1. Definition: 1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

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1. Definition: 1. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"

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1. Definition: 1. the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"

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1. Definition: 1. the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

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1. Definition: 1. harshness of manner

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1. Definition: 1. prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"

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1. Definition: 1. an act of deliberate betrayal

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1. Definition: 1. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

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1. Definition: 1. an action aimed at evading an opponent

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1. Definition: 1. a maneuver in a game or conversation

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1. Definition: 1. serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

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1. Definition: 1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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1. Definition: 1. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

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1. Definition: 1. pretending to be another person

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1. Definition: 1. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

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1. Definition: 1. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

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1. Definition: 1. verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

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1. Definition: 1. a long and thoughtful observation

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1. Definition: 1. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

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