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What is the meaning of sobriety?

love of darkness
a shelter from danger or hardship
to run away from a debt
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
What is the meaning of requisition?

unrestrained by convention or propriety
large in the amount that can be contained
rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
an authoritative request or demand
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
What is the meaning of quaint?

characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
surrender under agreed condition
imposing or depending on or containing an assumption
attractively old-fashioned
work together on a common enterprise or project
What is the meaning of philanthropic?

harmful to living things
the act of coming closer
of or relating to charitable giving
a message that departs from the main subject
a difficult problem
What is the meaning of ostracism?

understanding and entering into another's feelings
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
tending to move apart in different directions
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
What is the meaning of hegemony?

the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
worthy of imitation
causing weakness or debilitation
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
What is the meaning of fetter?

avoiding waste
incapable of being avoided or prevented
filled with or attended with
a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
a shackle for the ankles or feet
What is the meaning of ephemeral?

the property of having lived for a considerable time
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
found in the ordinary course of events
marked by casual unconcern or indifference
intended to attract notice and impress others
What is the meaning of debauch?

the condition of having good fortune
serving or tending to excite or stimulate
postpone doing what one should be doing
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking
lacking wit or imagination
What is the meaning of abrogate?

the ability to understand and discriminate between relations
examine carefully for accuracy
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
the act of improving by renewing and restoring
revoke formally
What is the meaning of trite?

lasting a very short time
profoundly honored
of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
What is the meaning of evince?

attribute or credit to
reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
show to be right by providing justification or proof
marked by sound judgment
What is the meaning of beguile?

just begun and so not fully formed or developed
charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way
too simple, naive; dull, lacking nourishment
very noisy or difficult to control
deserving to be feared and respected
What is the meaning of alacrity?

liveliness and eagerness
exceptional, outstanding
seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time
knowing or appearing to know about things before they happen
cognitive, relating to learning, or involving knowledge
What is the meaning of grandiloquent?

not able to manage things properly or look after oneself, not responsible enough
incapable of being appeased or mitigated
to steal money by falsifying records
pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner
pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have.
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