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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. prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

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1. Definition: 1. (football) a deceptive move made by a football player

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1. Definition: 1. a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

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1. Definition: 1. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"

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1. Definition: 1. adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"

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1. Definition: 1. something of sentimental value

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1. Definition: 1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"

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1. Definition: 1. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

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

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1. Definition: 1. a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

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1. Definition: 1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

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1. Definition: 1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

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1. Definition: 1. woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

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1. Definition: 1. having some resemblance; "a quasi success"; "a quasi contract"

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

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1. Definition: 1. a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

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1. Definition: 1. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

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1. Definition: 1. a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem

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1. Definition: 1. interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"

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1. Definition: 1. (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"

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1. Definition: 1. (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg

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1. Definition: 1. reclaimed wool fiber

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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. Not genuine

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1. Definition: 1. (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of; "a pseudo esthete"; "pseudoclassic"

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1. Definition: 1. used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture; "the floors were warped and cracked"

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1. Definition: 1. an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation

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1. Definition: 1. a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

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

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1. Definition: 1. the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of stealing

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1. Definition: 1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

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1. Definition: 1. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"

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1. Definition: 1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

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1. Definition: 1. form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"

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1. Definition: 1. a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

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

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1. Definition: 1. intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art"

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1. Definition: 1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

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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. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

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1. Definition: 1. a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

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1. Definition: 1. state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"

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1. Definition: 1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

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1. Definition: 1. lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

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1. Definition: 1. speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

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1. Definition: 1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

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1. Definition: 1. a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

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1. Definition: 1. doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"

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1. Definition: 1. suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; "vicarious atonement"

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1. Definition: 1. be an understudy or alternate for a role

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1. Definition: 1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

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1. Definition: 1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

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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. a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor"

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1. Definition: 1. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

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