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metaphor
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a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance,
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simile
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a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”
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elegy
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a song for the dead
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descant
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counter melody
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palisades
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a row of cliffs
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evasive or evade
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to get around by trickery: to evade rules.
3.to avoid doing or fulfilling: to evade an obligation. |
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diminutive
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very small
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emphatic
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uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
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immense
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very large; huge
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decorous
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In keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.
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ailing
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sick; unhealthy
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querulous
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Given to complaining; peevish.
2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling |
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belligerent
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Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
2. Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare |
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trivial
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Of little significance or value.
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reverential/reverent
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Expressing reverence; reverent.
2. Inspiring profound respect. |
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mooring
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any device used to hold secure an object by means of cables, anchors, or lines
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sullen
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Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.
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inevitable
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unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary:
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rankled
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to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
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prospering
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successful and fortunate especially financially
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begrudge
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to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of others
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necessity
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requisite
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aggravating
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something that causes an increase in intensity, degree, or severity.
4. annoyance; exasperation |
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squandered
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to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
2. to scatter. |
