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  • 41comport — v. (formal) (P; refl.) to comport oneself with dignity; to comport oneself well * * * [ kɒmpɔːt] to comport oneself well (formal) (P; refl.) to comport oneself with dignity …

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  • 42behave — verb 1) she behaved badly Syn: act, conduct oneself, acquit oneself 2) the children behaved themselves Syn: act correctly, be good, be well behaved, conduct oneself well • Ant: mi …

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  • 43demean — I. /dəˈmin / (say duh meen) verb (t) 1. to lower in dignity or standing; debase: *Women in our formative times … clustered into low status, demeaning occupations –miriam dixson, 1984. –phrase 2. demean oneself, to lose one s dignity and the… …

  • 44justice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Conformity to moral principles Nouns 1. justice, justness, fairness, fair treatment, impartiality, equity, equitableness; poetic justice, rough justice, deserts; nemesis (see punishment); scales of… …

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  • 45acquit — /əˈkwɪt / (say uh kwit) verb (t) (acquitted, acquitting) 1. (sometimes followed by of) to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; pronounce not guilty. 2. to release or discharge (a person) from an obligation. 3. to settle (a debt, obligation,… …

  • 46deport — I v. (formal) ( to behave ) 1)(d; refl.) to deport like (he deported himself like a gentleman) 2) (P; refl.) to deport oneself well II v. (D; tr.) ( to send out of the country ) to deport from; to * * * [dɪ pɔːt] to (D;tr.) ( to send out of the… …

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  • 47account — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. report, relate, narrate. See description. v. t. attribute. See cause. n. report, recital, narrative, description, story, tale, history, chronicle, statement; accounting. on account on account of II …

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  • 48account — /əˈkaʊnt / (say uh kownt) noun 1. a verbal or written recital of particular transactions and events; narrative: an account of everything as it happened. 2. an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior. 3. a statement of reasons, causes,… …

  • 49behave — verb /bɪˈheɪv/ a) To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way. You need to behave yourself, young lady. b) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; He behaves like a child whenever shes around. See Also: behavior, behavioral, behavioris …

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  • 50Preen — Preen, v. i. To dress up neatly and smartly; to make oneself well groomed and well dressed. [PJC] 2. To feel proud of one s achievement; to swell or gloat. [PJC] …

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