| peruse |
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to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
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2. |
a period or state of little or no growth or decline; upland; table |
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altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes. |
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to cause similar vibrations of (light waves or the like) to move in one plane or direction. |
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a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Cf."aerial perspective, linear perspective."; lookout |
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of, pertaining to, or serving as a pivot; overriding; overruling |
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of little or no importance or consequence; casual |
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to spread or be present everywhere in; permeate; percolate; saturate; impenetrate |
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deeply touching; arousing strong emotion, esp. sadness or sympathy; piercing; penetrating; spicy; zesty; snappy |
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the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc. |
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to cause great confusion in; derange; bother; disquiet |
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worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family; piousness; fealty; fidelity |
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of, concerning, or connected to a subject; relevant; ad |
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keenly perceptive or understanding; discerning; savvy; cagey; heady |
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stubbornly directed toward wickedness or evil; corrupt or sinful; vicious; villainous |
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too great an amount; overabundance; overflow; overplus; surplus |
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showing or inclined to show an exaggerated air of dignity or importance; puffy; proud 1; stuffy |
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seeming to be truthful or reasonable; credible; believable; colorable |
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to last or endure tenaciously; persevere; carry; hang on |
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the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc; capsheaf; climax; peak |
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pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed; stilly; untroubled |
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a usu. long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place. |
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exactly and concisely appropriate; effective; forceful; marrowy; epigrammatic |
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expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sorrowful; dolesome |
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the number of ballots cast in an election; turnout; conk; noodle; belfry |