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  • 31dirty — dirtily, adv. dirtiness, n. /derr tee/, adj., dirtier, dirtiest, v., dirtied, dirtying, adv. adj. 1. soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry. 2. spreading or imparting dirt; soiling: dirty smoke. 3. vile; mean; sordid; contemptible: to… …

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  • 32international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 33mangy — mangily, adv. manginess, n. /mayn jee/, adj., mangier, mangiest. 1. having, caused by, or like the mange. 2. contemptible; mean: a mangy trick. 3. squalid; shabby: a mangy little suburb. Also, mangey. [1520 30; MANGE + Y1] …

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  • 34token — Synonyms and related words: account, adumbration, affect, agent, allegory, alternate, alternative, analogy, annals, aroma, attribute, augur, augury, auspice, backup, badge, baggage check, basis for belief, betoken, betokening, betokenment,… …

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  • 35lowdown — 1. adjective a lowdown trick Syn: unfair, mean, despicable, reprehensible, contemptible, lamentable, disgusting, shameful, low, cheap, underhanded, foul, unworthy, shabby, base, dishonorable, unprincipled, sordid; informal rotten …

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  • 36mean — I verb 1) flashing lights mean the road is blocked Syn: signify, convey, denote, designate, indicate, connote, show, express, spell out; stand for, represent, symbolize; imply, suggest, intimate, hint at, insinuate …

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  • 37mean — I verb 1) flashing lights mean the road is blocked Syn: signify, denote, indicate, show, express, spell out, stand for, represent, symbolize, imply, suggest, intimate 2) she didn t mean to break it Syn …

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  • 38gel-1 —     gel 1     English meaning: “to curl; round, *gland, growth, ball, fathom, arm”     Deutsche Übersetzung: “ballen, sich ballen; Gerundetes, Kugeliges” etc     Material: evidence for the unadjusted root form are seldom and partly very doubtful …

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  • 39shod|dy — «SHOD ee», adjective, di|er, di|est, noun, plural dies. –adj. 1. pretending to be better than it is; of inferior quality; poorly made or designed: »a shoddy necklace, shoddy merchandise. It [painting] was all false, insincere, shoddy (W. Somerset …

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