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figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol

extremely careful about details

a person who dislikes others

to calm or make less severe

lack of variation

lacking sophistication or experience

harden in feeling; resistant to persuasion

overly submissive and eager to please

stubborn, unyielding

to prevent; to make unnecessary

to stop up; to prevent the passage of

troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

public disgrace

excessive showiness

a contradiction or delemma

model of excellence or perfection

willing to betray one's trust

done in a routine way; indifferent

to penetrate

charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

able to be molded, altered or bent

excess

practical as opposed to idealistic

to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

to lie or deviate from the truth

fresh and clean; uncorrupted

lavish, wasteful

to increase in number quickly

to conciliate; to appease

correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs

wisdom, caution, or restraint

sharp and irritating to the senses

motionless

to make thinner or sparser

to reject the validity of

silent, reserved

effective writing r speaking

to satisfy fully or overindulge

causing sleep or lethargy

deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

a mark of shame or discredit

unemotional; lacking sensitivity

lofty or grand

done without using words

silent, not talkative

long, harsh speech or verbal attack

extreme mental and physical sluggishness

temporary, lasting a brief time

to sway physically; to be indecisive

to respect deeply

filled with trust and accuracy

wordy

to annoy

easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable