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1. Definition: 1. a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages

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1. Definition: 1. be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

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1. Definition: 1. British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

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1. Definition: 1. marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"

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1. Definition: 1. a small pond of standing water

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1. Definition: 1. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

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1. Definition: 1. socially incorrect in behavior;

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1. Definition: 1. develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"

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1. Definition: 1. evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"

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1. Definition: 1. suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"

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1. Definition: 1. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

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1. Definition: 1. showing fear and lack of confidence

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1. Definition: 1. cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience"

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1. Definition: 1. the absence of sound;

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1. Definition: 1. a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

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1. Definition: 1. not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"

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1. Definition: 1. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);

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1. Definition: 1. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

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1. Definition: 1. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

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1. Definition: 1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

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1. Definition: 1. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

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1. Definition: 1. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"

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1. Definition: 1. limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

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1. Definition: 1. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

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1. Definition: 1. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

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1. Definition: 1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

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1. Definition: 1. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"

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1. Definition: 1. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

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1. Definition: 1. convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil

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1. Definition: 1. easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"

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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. (logic) the first term of a proposition

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1. Definition: 1. have an effect upon;

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1. Definition: 1. being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor"

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1. Definition: 1. submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

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1. Definition: 1. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

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1. Definition: 1. correct by punishment or discipline

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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. the act of puncturing or perforating

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1. Definition: 1. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

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1. Definition: 1. showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"

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1. Definition: 1. showing a sense of shame

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1. Definition: 1. showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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1. Definition: 1. toned down

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1. Definition: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

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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. accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"

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1. Definition: 1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

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1. Definition: 1. not cleaned with or as if with soap and water; "a sink full of unwashed dishes"

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1. Definition: 1. mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"

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1. Definition: 1. render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"

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1. Definition: 1. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

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1. Definition: 1. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

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1. Definition: 1. inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

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1. Definition: 1. Having little desire for success or achievement - unambitious, ambitionless.

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1. Definition: 1. not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"

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1. Definition: 1. not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable; "a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial"

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1. Definition: 1. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

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1. Definition: 1. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"

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1. Definition: 1. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team; "a second-string pitcher"

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1. Definition: 1. not complaining; "uncomplaining courage"

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1. Definition: 1. not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance"

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