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estrange
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(v) arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

(v) remove from customary environment or associations; "Her busy schedule removed her from her duties as a mother"

spat
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(n) a young oyster or other bivalve

(n) a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles

(n) a quarrel about petty points

(v) clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"

(v) spawn; "oysters spat"

(v) engage in a brief and petty quarrel

(v) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

(v) strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"

(v) become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"

(v) come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"

warble
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(n) a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly

(v) sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"

(v) sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

mien
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(n) dignified manner or conduct

sate
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(v) fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"

patrician
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(n) a member of the aristocracy

(n) a person of refined upbringing and manners

(a) of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire

(s) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the

parry
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(n) a return punch (especially by a boxer)

(v) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

(v) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"

practitioner
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(n) someone who practices a learned profession

ravel
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(n) a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"

(n) French composer and exponent of Impressionsim (1875-1937)

(v) tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"

(v) disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn"

infest
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(v) invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"

(v) live on or in a host, as of parasites

(v) occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

actuate
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(v) put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

(v) give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

surly
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(s) inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"

convalesce
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(v) get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

demoralize
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(v) confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"

(v) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

(v) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

devolve
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(v) grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

(v) be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"

(v) pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"

alacrity
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(n) liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"

waive
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(v) lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

(v) do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

unwonted
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(s) out of the ordinary; "an unwonted softness in her face"

seethe
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(v) boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"

(v) foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid"

(v) be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"

(v) be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"

scrutinize
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(v) of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify

(v) to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

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