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n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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

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n. 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

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a. generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility

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a. all of the same or similar kind or nature

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n. overbearing pride or presumption, excessive pride or self-confidence

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n. the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

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a. necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny or disprove

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n. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

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a. relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith