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represent falsely, be in contradiction with

a blood-red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful

shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point

weaken mentally or morally, disturb the composure of

represent falsely, be in contradiction with

harmful to living things, causing harm or damage

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy, expressive of contempt

showing modest reserve, lacking self-confidence

having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

represent falsely, be in contradiction with

harmful to living things, causing harm or damage

not involving or relating to different religious sects or political groups

showing modest reserve, lacking self-confidence

overbearing pride or presumption, excessive pride or self-confidence

(logic) a statement that is necessarily true, useless repetition

weaken mentally or morally, disturb the composure of

either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length

a powerful circular current of water, the shape of something rotating rapidly

involving trust, referring to paper currency depending on securities for its value

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy, expressive of contempt

weaken mentally or morally, disturb the composure of

divide unfairly and to one's advantage, of voting districts

necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny or disprove

sparing in consumption of especially food and drink, marked by temperance in indulgence

necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny or disprove

take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells are suspended

a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

a powerful circular current of water, the shape of something rotating rapidly

a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

excessively mournful, looking or sounding sad and dismal

practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships

either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length

overbearing pride or presumption, excessive pride or self-confidence

an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts

compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors, compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury

involving trust, referring to paper currency depending on securities for its value