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1. Definition: 1. situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"

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1. Definition: 1. to make a mistake or be incorrect

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1. Definition: 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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1. Definition: 1. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

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1. Definition: 1. make an opening or gap in

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1. Definition: 1. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

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1. Definition: 1. take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth; "She dropped acid when she was a teenager"

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1. Definition: 1. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

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1. Definition: 1. (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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1. Definition: 1. be cast down; "his eyes fell"

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1. Definition: 1. be at rest

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1. Definition: 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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1. Definition: 1. a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"

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1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

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1. Definition: 1. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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1. Definition: 1. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

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1. Definition: 1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

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1. Definition: 1. be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"

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1. Definition: 1. move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"

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1. Definition: 1. in constant change; "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry"

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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. be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"

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1. Definition: 1. any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

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1. Definition: 1. not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs"

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1. Definition: 1. a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

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1. Definition: 1. fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

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1. Definition: 1. Mistake

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1. Definition: 1. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

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1. Definition: 1. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"

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1. Definition: 1. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"

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1. Definition: 1. pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"

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1. Definition: 1. getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"

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1. Definition: 1. undergo reversion, as in a mutation

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1. Definition: 1. expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

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1. Definition: 1. flog with or as if with a flexible rod

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1. Definition: 1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

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1. Definition: 1. walk slovenly

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1. Definition: 1. close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

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1. Definition: 1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

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1. Definition: 1. become faint or more distant;

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1. Definition: 1. Gaffe, faux pas

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1. Definition: 1. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

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1. Definition: 1. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

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1. Definition: 1. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

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1. Definition: 1. a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

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1. Definition: 1. a failure to maintain a higher state

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1. Definition: 1. the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"

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1. Definition: 1. an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of entering again

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1. Definition: 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

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1. Definition: 1. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

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1. Definition: 1. filling again by supplying what has been used up

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1. Definition: 1. go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

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1. Definition: 1. a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips

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1. Definition: 1. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

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1. Definition: 1. a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

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1. Definition: 1. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

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1. Definition: 1. failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"

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1. Definition: 1. having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch"

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1. Definition: 1. doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"

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1. Definition: 1. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

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1. Definition: 1. the act of slowing down or falling behind

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1. Definition: 1. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

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1. Definition: 1. any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

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1. Definition: 1. pass by; "three years elapsed"

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1. Definition: 1. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of making something legally void

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1. Definition: 1. a socially awkward or tactless act

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1. Definition: 1. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

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1. Definition: 1. intense aversion

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1. Definition: 1. the act of reducing complexity

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1. Definition: 1. To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor.

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1. Definition: 1. a failure to maintain a higher state

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1. Definition: 1. a mistake resulting from inattention

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1. Definition: 1. a small concavity

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1. Definition: 1. the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

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1. Definition: 1. a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)

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1. Definition: 1. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma

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1. Definition: 1. pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

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1. Definition: 1. a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.

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1. Definition: 1. the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"

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1. Definition: 1. change

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1. Definition: 1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

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