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What is the meaning of sobriety?

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

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What is the meaning of requisition?

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

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What is the meaning of quaint?

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

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What is the meaning of philanthropic?

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

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What is the meaning of ostracism?

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

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What is the meaning of hegemony?

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

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What is the meaning of fetter?

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

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What is the meaning of ephemeral?

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

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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
lacking wit or imagination
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking

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What is the meaning of abrogate?

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

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What is the meaning of trite?

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

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What is the meaning of evince?

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

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What is the meaning of beguile?

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

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What is the meaning of alacrity?

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

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What is the meaning of grandiloquent?

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