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adhere
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v 1: be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to
the rules"
2: follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They
adhered to their plan"
3: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and
resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label
stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn:
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere]
4: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this
village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her
principles" [syn: adhere, stick]
5: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble";
"The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: stand
by, stick by, stick, adhere]
6: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
[syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick
to]
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appear
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v 1: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;
"She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very
difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They
appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long
time" [syn: look, appear, seem]
2: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the
wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" [ant:
disappear, go away, vanish]
3: be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?";
"The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" [syn:
appear, come out]
4: seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is
very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is
very bad" [syn: appear, seem]
5: come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then
the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens
appeared millions of years ago" [syn: appear, come along]
[ant: disappear, vanish]
6: appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.;
"Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in
`Hamlet' on the London stage"
7: present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority;
"He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on
several charges of theft"
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austere
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adj 1: severely simple; "a stark interior" [syn: austere,
severe, stark, stern]
2: of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in
aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" [syn:
austere, stern]
3: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically
ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you
would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's
austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" [syn:
ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan]
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bandoleer
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n 1: a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
[syn: bandoleer, bandolier]
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bandolier
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n 1: a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
[syn: bandoleer, bandolier]
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cavalier
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adj 1: given to haughty disregard of others [syn: cavalier,
high-handed]
n 1: a gallant or courtly gentleman [syn: cavalier,
chevalier]
2: a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil
War [syn: Cavalier, Royalist]
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chandelier
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n 1: branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the
ceiling [syn: chandelier, pendant, pendent]
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chevalier
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n 1: French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) [syn:
Chevalier, Maurice Chevalier]
2: a gallant or courtly gentleman [syn: cavalier, chevalier]
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fusilier
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n 1: (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light
flintlock musket
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gondolier
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n 1: a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola [syn:
gondolier, gondoliere]
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leer
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n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip
curls [syn: sneer, leer]
2: a suggestive or sneering look or grin
v 1: look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly,
immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the
young women on the beach"
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arrear
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