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1. Definition: 1. start suddenly, as from fright

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1. Definition: 1. a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"

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1. Definition: 1. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"

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1. Definition: 1. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

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1. Definition: 1. being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"

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1. Definition: 1. create a short circuit in

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1. Definition: 1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

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1. Definition: 1. affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"

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1. Definition: 1. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

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1. Definition: 1. not often; "we rarely met"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"

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1. Definition: 1. unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

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1. Definition: 1. containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"

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1. Definition: 1. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

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1. Definition: 1. highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"

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1. Definition: 1. short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

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1. Definition: 1. deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

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1. Definition: 1. deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

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1. Definition: 1. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

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1. Definition: 1. being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"

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1. Definition: 1. not commonly encountered; "two-career families are no longer unusual"

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1. Definition: 1. public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"

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1. Definition: 1. recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"

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1. Definition: 1. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"

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1. Definition: 1. the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

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1. Definition: 1. tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"

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1. Definition: 1. only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

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1. Definition: 1. obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"

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1. Definition: 1. very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

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1. Definition: 1. deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence; "special educational provisions for exceptional children"

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1. Definition: 1. such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"

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1. Definition: 1. (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary"

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