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1. Definition: 1. swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

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1. Definition: 1. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"

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

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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. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

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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. make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

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1. Definition: 1. an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"

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

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1. Definition: 1. breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"

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1. Definition: 1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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1. Definition: 1. have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"

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1. Definition: 1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

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1. Definition: 1. Slang term for prison, in UK

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1. Definition: 1. go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"

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1. Definition: 1. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"

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1. Definition: 1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

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1. Definition: 1. exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"

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1. Definition: 1. place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"

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1. Definition: 1. a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"

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1. Definition: 1. prolong or extend; "spin out a visit"

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1. Definition: 1. having an oblique or slanting direction or position; "the picture was skew"

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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. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"

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1. Definition: 1. (nautical) the act of changing tack

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1. Definition: 1. shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"

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1. Definition: 1. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

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1. Definition: 1. live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"

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1. Definition: 1. place under a spell

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1. Definition: 1. drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

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1. Definition: 1. be a social swinger; socialize a lot

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1. Definition: 1. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

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1. Definition: 1. general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"

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1. Definition: 1. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

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1. Definition: 1. in heraldry, a sketch of a coat of arms in outline.

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1. Definition: 1. present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

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1. Definition: 1. a prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"

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1. Definition: 1. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

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1. Definition: 1. a garment worn on the upper half of the body

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1. Definition: 1. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful"

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1. Definition: 1. so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"

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1. Definition: 1. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group;

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1. Definition: 1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

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1. Definition: 1. transfer to another track, of trains

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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. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

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1. Definition: 1. the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

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1. Definition: 1. the act of moving back and forth

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1. Definition: 1. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

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1. Definition: 1. move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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1. Definition: 1. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

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1. Definition: 1. the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

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1. Definition: 1. a plan for attaining a particular goal

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1. Definition: 1. a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"

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1. Definition: 1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry

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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. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

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1. Definition: 1. send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

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1. Definition: 1. a shelter from danger or hardship

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1. Definition: 1. the act of wiggling

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1. Definition: 1. the act of turning aside suddenly

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

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1. Definition: 1. spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

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

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1. Definition: 1. a light touch with the hands

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1. Definition: 1. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"

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1. Definition: 1. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"

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1. Definition: 1. a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";

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1. Definition: 1. the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"

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1. Definition: 1. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

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1. Definition: 1. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"

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1. Definition: 1. return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"

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1. Definition: 1. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"

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1. Definition: 1. degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness"

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1. Definition: 1. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

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1. Definition: 1. move unsteadily; "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street"

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1. Definition: 1. in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; "birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"

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1. Definition: 1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

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1. Definition: 1. in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"

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1. Definition: 1. move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table"

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1. Definition: 1. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

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1. Definition: 1. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

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1. Definition: 1. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

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1. Definition: 1. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

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1. Definition: 1. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"

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1. Definition: 1. dismissal from office

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1. Definition: 1. move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"

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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. adroitness in using the hands

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1. Definition: 1. divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

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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. bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"

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

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1. Definition: 1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

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

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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. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"

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1. Definition: 1. declare void;

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

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1. Definition: 1. noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"

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1. Definition: 1. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

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1. Definition: 1. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

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1. Definition: 1. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"

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1. Definition: 1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

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1. Definition: 1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

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1. Definition: 1. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes;

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1. Definition: 1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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1. Definition: 1. the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"

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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. disturbance usually in protest

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1. Definition: 1. move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"

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1. Definition: 1. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"

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1. Definition: 1. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

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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. 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. of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"

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1. Definition: 1. alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"

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1. Definition: 1. a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

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1. Definition: 1. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

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1. Definition: 1. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

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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. the act of reducing complexity

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1. Definition: 1. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

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1. Definition: 1. a maneuver in a game or conversation

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1. Definition: 1. change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"

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1. Definition: 1. an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

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1. Definition: 1. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"

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1. Definition: 1. acquisition of property by descent or by will

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1. Definition: 1. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

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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. transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

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1. Definition: 1. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

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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. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

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1. Definition: 1. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

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1. Definition: 1. In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner.

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1. Definition: 1. change

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