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1. Definition: 1. provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"

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1. Definition: 1. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance;

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1. Definition: 1. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

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1. Definition: 1. well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"

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1. Definition: 1. a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"

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1. Definition: 1. of hair that resembles wire in stiffness; "wiry red hair"

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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. a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"

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1. Definition: 1. (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance"

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1. Definition: 1. not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"

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1. Definition: 1. pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"

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1. Definition: 1. people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); "only the very rich benefit from this legislation"

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1. Definition: 1. abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"

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1. Definition: 1. capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons"

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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. providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"

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1. Definition: 1. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

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1. Definition: 1. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

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1. Definition: 1. travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest; "a vapid conversation"; "a vapid smile"; "a bunch of vapid schoolgirls"

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1. Definition: 1. characterized by dignity and propriety

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1. Definition: 1. having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

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1. Definition: 1. not yet payable; "an undue loan"

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1. Definition: 1. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

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1. Definition: 1. a cruel and brutal fellow

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1. Definition: 1. of the brown color of rust

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1. Definition: 1. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

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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. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"

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1. Definition: 1. incapable of or resistant to bending;

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1. Definition: 1. excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party"

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1. Definition: 1. the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

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1. Definition: 1. having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"

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1. Definition: 1. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"

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1. Definition: 1. extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

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1. Definition: 1. strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

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1. Definition: 1. characterized by dignity and propriety

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1. Definition: 1. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"

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1. Definition: 1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

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1. Definition: 1. lacking ease or grace; "the actor's performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"

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1. Definition: 1. resembling steel in hardness

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1. Definition: 1. poor and often mischievous city child

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1. Definition: 1. one who is absent from school without permission

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1. Definition: 1. having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

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1. Definition: 1. A man who collects, or deals in, rags.

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1. Definition: 1. under the influence of narcotics

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1. Definition: 1. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

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1. Definition: 1. characteristic of or befitting a person in authority; "formal duties"; "an official banquet"

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1. Definition: 1. excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party"

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1. Definition: 1. someone you feel sorry for

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1. Definition: 1. sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae

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1. Definition: 1. not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"

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1. Definition: 1. made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"

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1. Definition: 1. one who works strenuously

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1. Definition: 1. something of sentimental value

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1. Definition: 1. an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work

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1. Definition: 1. using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

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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. consisting of or containing string or strings

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1. Definition: 1. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

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1. Definition: 1. a tool for rounding corners or edges

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1. Definition: 1. deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"

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1. Definition: 1. having the sticky properties of an adhesive

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1. Definition: 1. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

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1. Definition: 1. Uadorned

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1. Definition: 1. a soldier in the regular army

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1. Definition: 1. an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

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1. Definition: 1. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

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1. Definition: 1. rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"

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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. someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently

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1. Definition: 1. stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

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1. Definition: 1. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"

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1. Definition: 1. being in the original position; not having been moved; "the archeologists could date the vase because it was in-situ"; "an in-situ investigator"

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1. Definition: 1. the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

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1. Definition: 1. the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking grace in movement or posture;

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1. Definition: 1. To detach the limber from; as, to unlimber a gun.

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1. Definition: 1. lacking grace in movement or posture;

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1. Definition: 1. one who is playfully mischievous

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1. Definition: 1. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;

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1. Definition: 1. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

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1. Definition: 1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

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1. Definition: 1. anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea"

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1. Definition: 1. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

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1. Definition: 1. act physically on; have an effect upon;

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1. Definition: 1. stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"

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1. Definition: 1. incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"

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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. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

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1. Definition: 1. not elastic; "economists speak of an inelastic price structure"

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1. Definition: 1. release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

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1. Definition: 1. a drink taken at sundown

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1. Definition: 1. sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"

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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. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking aesthetic or social taste

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1. Definition: 1. never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"

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1. Definition: 1. a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

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1. Definition: 1. without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument"

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1. Definition: 1. a water-resistant coat

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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. characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"

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1. Definition: 1. a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!"

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1. Definition: 1. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"

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1. Definition: 1. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

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1. Definition: 1. remaining the same for indefinitely long times

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1. Definition: 1. harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter"

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1. Definition: 1. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

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1. Definition: 1. excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior; "self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"

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1. Definition: 1. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms"

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