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clad
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(a) wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses"

(s) having an outer covering especially of thin metal; "steel-clad"; "armor-clad"

partisan
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(n) a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

(n) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

(n) a fervent and even militant proponent of something

(a) devoted to a cause or party

(s) adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; "denominational prejudice"

faction
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(n) a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

(n) a dissenting clique

contrived
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(s) artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"

(s) showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending"

venerable
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(s) profoundly honored; "revered holy men"

(s) impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

restrained
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(s) prudent; "guarded optimism"

(s) cool and formal in manner

(s) free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room"

(s) not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"

(a) under restraint

(s) marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"

besiege
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(v) harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"

(v) surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"

(v) cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

manifestation
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(n) a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"

(n) a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease"

(n) expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"

(n) an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

(n) a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"

rebuke
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(n) an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

(v) censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

insurgent
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(n) a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

(n) a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

(s) in opposition to a civil authority or government

rhetoric
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(n) study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

(n) loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"

(n) high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

(n) using language effectively to please or persuade

scrupulous
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(s) characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

(a) having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance"

ratify
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(v) approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

discreet
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(a) marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint; "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace"

(s) heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

(s) unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence"

imposing
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(s) used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"

(s) impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"

wistful
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(s) showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

(s) full of longing or unfulfilled desire; "those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds"

mortify
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(v) undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"

(v) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

(v) hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"

(v) practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

ripple
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(n) a small wave on the surface of a liquid

(n) (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value

(v) stir up (water) so as to form ripples

(v) flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"

premise
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(n) a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"

(v) take something as preexisting and given

(v) furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

(v) set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

subside
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(v) wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

(v) descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"

(v) sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

(v) sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"

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