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  • 91help — help1 W1S1 [help] v [: Old English; Origin: helpan] 1.) [I and T] to make it possible or easier for someone to do something by doing part of their work or by giving them something they need ▪ If there s anything I can do to help, just give me a… …

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  • 92burke — verb 1. murder without leaving a trace on the body • Hypernyms: ↑murder, ↑slay, ↑hit, ↑dispatch, ↑bump off, ↑off, ↑polish off, ↑remove • Verb Fr …

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  • 93cast out — verb 1. expel from a community or group • Syn: ↑banish, ↑ban, ↑ostracize, ↑ostracise, ↑shun, ↑blackball • Derivationally related forms: ↑blackball ( …

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  • 94escape from — verb get rid of (Freq. 6) I couldn t shake the car that was following me • Syn: ↑shake, ↑shake off, ↑throw off • Hypernyms: ↑escape, ↑get away, ↑ …

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  • 95leave off — verb 1. come to an end, stop or cease (Freq. 2) the road leaves off at the edge of the forest leave off where you started • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue • Verb Frames: Something is ing PP 2. prevent …

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  • 96slough off — verb 1. discard as undesirable the candidate sloughed off his former campaign workers • Hypernyms: ↑get rid of, ↑remove • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion …

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  • 98Epicureanism — is a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of Epicurus ( c . 341 ndash; c . 270 BC), founded around 307 BC. Epicurus was an atomic materialist, following in the steps of Democritus. His materialism led him to a general attack on… …

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