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become less intense or widespread.

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

regard with disgust and hatred.

(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree.

the action of renouncing or rejecting something.

difficult to understand; obscure.

the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions.

clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.

obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.

happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature.

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

brisk and cheerful readiness.

make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

combine or unite to form one organization or structure.

open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists.

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

active hostility or opposition.

a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

understood by few; mysterious or secret.

very old or old-fashioned.

having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

(of a person or a person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.

find (something) out for certain; make sure of.

characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence.

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

(of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells.

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

conducive to success; favorable.

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

(of a country or region) having the right or condition of self-government.

extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Harmful or destructive.

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

hostile and aggressive.

A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

well meaning and kindly.

gentle; kindly.

To leave property to someone by a will.

To scold or criticize angrily.

Deprived of or lacking something.

To ask urgently and fervently to do something.

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another.

Having or relating to two sides; affecting both sides.

Very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement.

Lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting.

A flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone.

The act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things.

(of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.

A plant disease, or a thing that spoils or damages something.

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.

support or strengthen; prop up.

High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

Rough and bad-mannered; coarse.

A sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal, or a generous gift.

A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate.

Bold and without shame.

Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently.

To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation.

Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.

truthful and straightforward; frank.

The quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness.

bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

To cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

(of a person) tending to find fault or raise petty objections.

To attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.

To complain or find fault continually, typically about trivial matters.

reprimand (someone) severely.

a person or thing that precipitates an event.

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement.

A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.

Cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something.

To rebuke or reprimand severely.

The use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.

To scold or rebuke.

Hoped for but illusory or impossible to achieve.

Bad-tempered or irritable.

Longer than the most direct way.

The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

To restrict something within limits.

Wary and unwilling to take risks.

To find a way around an obstacle or rule.

Having or exhibiting an ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

Mercy; lenience.

To come together to form one mass or whole.

Clear, logical, and convincing (of an argument or case).

To twist or bend out of its normal shape.

Goods that have been imported or exported illegally.

To do something that is not allowed by a law or rule.

Feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.

To deny the truth of something or argue against it.

Stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority.

Insolent or insulting language or treatment.

A confusing and difficult problem or question.

To come or bring together for a meeting or activity.

A way in which something is usually done; a large meeting or conference.

To come together from different directions so as eventually to meet.

Familiar with or knowledgeable about something.

Having an outline or surface curved like the exterior of a circle or sphere.

To make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.

A formal declaration of guilt by a court; a firmly held belief or opinion.

Friendly, lively, and enjoyable (of an atmosphere or person).

Extremely complex and difficult to follow.

Abundant in supply or quantity.

A woman who flirts playfully.

Warm and friendly.

A proposition that follows from one already proved; a direct consequence.

Relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit.

Fat or overweight.

To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding.

Tending to cause corrosion; destroying something gradually.

Shaped into a series of parallel ridges and grooves so as to give added rigidity and strength.

Relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth.

Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.

A small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people.

A person's face or facial expression.

To revoke an order; to declare an earlier command invalid.

A person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing in a different place or situation.

A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government; a notable or successful stroke or move.

Not openly acknowledged or displayed; secret.

To yearn to possess something, especially something belonging to another.

Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.

To crouch down in fear.

Pretending to be shy or modest in an attempt to be playful or alluring.

To trick or deceive.

Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.

Belief in or acceptance of something as true.

A statement of the beliefs or aims which guide someone's actions.

Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

A system of religious belief; a faith.

The highest point reached in a progressive increase of intensity; a gradual increase in loudness.

Sad and disappointed.

A narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall.

To bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner; to experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust.

A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.

An ugly, old woman.

Irritable and bad-tempered.

The most important or difficult part of a problem or issue.

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

To select from a large quantity; to obtain from a variety of sources.

To reach a climax or point of highest development.

Deserving blame; guilty of doing something wrong.

Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

Increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions.

Greed for money or possessions.

A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.

A bad-tempered or surly person, usually an older man.

Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

To reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.

A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest.

Delicately small and pretty.

To waste time or act playfully.

Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.

Neat and trim in dress, appearance, or bearing.

Marked with spots or rounded patches.

To make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive.

Showing fearlessness and determination.

To waste time; be slow.

A scarcity or lack of something.

A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

To reduce something in quality or value.

To make someone very weak and infirm.

Confident, stylish, and charming.

Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.

To expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth, idea, or belief.

A person's first appearance or performance in a particular capacity or role.

Moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

To gradually pour a liquid from one container into another, typically in order to separate out sediment.

To cut off the head of a person or animal.

To reduce the speed of; slow down.

Shedding its leaves annually (used of a tree or shrub).

To kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.

To convert a text written in code, or a hard-to-read signal, into normal language.

Expressing feelings or opinions in a way that is loud and forceful.

A downward slope.

Having a low neckline (used of a woman's dress or top).

The state or process of rotting; decay.

In keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.

Behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety.

A bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals.

Elderly and infirm; worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

The state of being decrepit; worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

To publicly denounce.

To arrive at a fact or a conclusion by reasoning.

Capable of being logically drawn as a conclusion from given facts.

To spoil the surface or appearance of something, for example by drawing or writing on it.

damage the good reputation of someone.

failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan.

demonstrating an expectation or acceptance of failure.

the desertion of one's country or cause in favor of an opposing one.

put off to a later time; postpone.

humble submission and respect.

showing open resistance or bold disobedience.

a lack or shortage of something.

sully, mar, or spoil.

done or reached decisively and with authority.

cause to change direction by interposing something.

remove leaves from a tree, plant, or area of land.

provide money to pay for an expense.

neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.

no longer existing or functioning.

decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.

the condition or process of degrading or being degraded.

cause to lose a large amount of water.

worship, regard, or treat someone or something as a god.

do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

remove or obliterate written or printed matter.

causing harm or damage.

done consciously and intentionally.

describe or portray something precisely.

an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders.

impose a misleading belief upon someone.

a severe flood or an overwhelming amount of something.

an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by reality.

reach inside a receptacle and search for something.

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people.

cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for.

outward behavior or bearing.

driven to behave irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement.

a person's death, or the end of an enterprise.

relating to the structure of populations.

the action or process of demolishing or being demolished.

of, like, or characteristic of a demon.

raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.

reserved, modest, and shy.

criticize unfairly; disparage.

an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place.

the literal or primary meaning of a word.

the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together.

publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.

use up the supply or resources of.

feel or express strong disapproval of.

move into position for military action or effective use.

remove from office suddenly and forcefully.

moral corruption; wickedness.

To express disapproval of.

To diminish in value over a period of time.

An act of attacking or plundering.

Mad; insane.

In a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.

To express contempt for; ridicule.

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

Imitative of the work of another person.

A medical practitioner qualified to diagnose and treat skin disorders.

Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

A melodious song or a discourse on a theme.

To catch sight of.

To treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect.

To remove the moisture from something; cause to become completely dry.

Deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

Deserving hatred and contempt.

To feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.

To steal or violently remove valuable possessions from.

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

A ruler who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.

Without the basic necessities of life.

Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.

Separate or disconnected; aloof and objective.

A water-soluble cleansing agent.

A factor which decisively affects the nature or outcome of something.

The action of causing a bomb or explosive device to explode.

A lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism.

The state of being harmed or damaged.

To depart from an established course.

Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.

To plan or invent by careful thought.

Entirely lacking or free from.

A person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something.

Having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.

Showing or having skill, especially with the hands.

Characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil.

The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.

The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions.

Light, delicate, and translucent (especially of fabric).

A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

Modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.

To spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.

A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.

In a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.

Make or become wider, larger, or more open.

Slow to act or intended to cause delay.

A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.

A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

Careful and persistent work or effort.

To make a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.

A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

A model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures, either in miniature or as a large-scale museum exhibit.

Extremely serious or urgent.

A mournful song, piece of music, or sound, typically performed at a funeral.

To persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken.

Dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control.

A state of disorganization or untidiness.

The denial of any responsibility or support for something; a rejection.

To break up or cause to break up and stop functioning as a group.

To pay out money from a fund.

Able to be seen, recognized, or understood.

Having or showing good judgement.

To refuse to acknowledge; to deny.

To make secret or new information known.

Confused and disconcerted.

To make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed.

To disturb or agitate someone.

To disturb the composure of; to unsettle.

Very sad and unable to be comforted.

Disagreement between people; lack of harmony.

Disagreeing or incongruous; harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony.

To regard a possibility or fact as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.

Written or spoken communication or debate.

To harm the good reputation of someone or something.

An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

Individually separate and distinct.

The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information.

Having or showing refined taste or good judgement.

Digressing from subject to subject.

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect.

To leave a ship, aircraft, or train.

To deprive someone of the right to vote or of a privilege.

To separate or release someone or something from that to which they are attached or connected.

To spoil the appearance of.

To pour out or discharge forcefully.