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1. Definition: 1. located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"

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1. Definition: 1. distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal); "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?"

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1. Definition: 1. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

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1. Definition: 1. (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far; "we traveled afar"; "we could see the ship afar off"; "the Magi came from afar"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"

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1. Definition: 1. having lost freshness through passage of time;

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1. Definition: 1. not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"

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1. Definition: 1. take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

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1. Definition: 1. remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"

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1. Definition: 1. in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"

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1. Definition: 1. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

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1. Definition: 1. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"

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1. Definition: 1. not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities"

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1. Definition: 1. inaccessible and sparsely populated;

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1. Definition: 1. not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"

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1. Definition: 1. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

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1. Definition: 1. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

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1. Definition: 1. considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"

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1. Definition: 1. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

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1. Definition: 1. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"

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1. Definition: 1. very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times"

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1. Definition: 1. into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"

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1. Definition: 1. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract;

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1. Definition: 1. Somewhat cool.

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1. Definition: 1. not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"

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1. Definition: 1. relatively far from a center or middle; "outlying settlements"

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1. Definition: 1. one who lives in solitude

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1. Definition: 1. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;

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1. Definition: 1. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

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1. Definition: 1. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"

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1. Definition: 1. reluctant to draw attention to yourself

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1. Definition: 1. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

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1. Definition: 1. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"

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1. Definition: 1. prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"

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1. Definition: 1. release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

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1. Definition: 1. not connected by kinship

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1. Definition: 1. block the action of

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1. Definition: 1. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

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1. Definition: 1. go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"

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1. Definition: 1. in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties"

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1. Definition: 1. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

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1. Definition: 1. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"

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1. Definition: 1. not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"

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1. Definition: 1. having no care or interest in knowing; "she appeared totally uninterested"

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1. Definition: 1. originating outside the body

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