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afflict
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(v) cause bodily suffering to

(v) cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement"

(v) cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

flourish
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(n) (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"

(n) the act of waving

(n) a display of ornamental speech or language

(n) a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"

(n) an ornamental embellishment in writing

(v) grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

(v) move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

(v) gain in wealth

ordain
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(v) issue an order

(v) appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"

(v) invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"

(v) order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"

pious
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(a) having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"

(s) devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken

vex
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(v) be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

(v) subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

(v) change the arrangement or position of

(v) disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"

(v) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

suspended
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(s) temporarily inactive

(s) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; "suspended matter such as silt or mud..."; "dust particles suspended in the air"; "droplets in suspension in a gas"

conspicuous
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(a) obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

(s) without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

jet
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(n) an artificially produced flow of water

(n) an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

(n) street names for ketamine

(n) the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

(n) a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation

(v) issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

(v) fly a jet plane

(s) of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

bolt
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(n) a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

(n) the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

(n) a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

(n) the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

(n) a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

(n) a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

(n) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

(v) make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"

(v) eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

(v) swallow hastily

(v) secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door"

(v) move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"

(v) leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

(v) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

(r) in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright"

(r) directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"

assent
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(n) agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

(v) to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

purse
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(n) a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"

(n) a small bag for carrying money

(n) a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"

(n) a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"

(v) contract one's lips into a rounded shape

(v) gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"

plus
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(n) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"

(n) a useful or valuable quality

(s) involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"

(a) on the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus"

proceeding
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(n) (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

exalt
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(v) raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

(v) praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

(v) fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

(v) heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

siege
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(n) the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

malice
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(n) the quality of threatening evil

(n) feeling a need to see others suffer

extravagant
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(s) unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

(s) recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"

venerate
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(v) regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

assail
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(v) attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

(v) launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

(v) attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

sublime
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(v) vaporize and then condense right back again

(v) change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"

(s) lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton

(s) inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"

(s) worthy of adoration or reverence

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