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archpriest
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n 1: a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: archpriest,
hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate]
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artiste
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n 1: a public performer (a dancer or singer)
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batiste
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n 1: a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts
or dresses
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beast
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n 1: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature,
fauna]
2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: beast, wolf, savage,
brute, wildcat]
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deceased
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adj 1: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn:
asleep(p), at peace(p), at rest(p), deceased,
departed, gone]
n 1: someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead
person would have done" [syn: dead person, dead soul,
deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed]
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decreased
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adj 1: made less in size or amount or degree [syn: decreased,
reduced] [ant: increased]
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east
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adv 1: to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for
several miles"; "located east of Rome"
adj 1: situated in or facing or moving toward the east [ant:
west]
n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn:
east, due east, eastward, E]
2: the countries of Asia [syn: East, Orient]
3: the region of the United States lying to the north of the
Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River [syn:
East, eastern United States]
4: the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass
point
5: a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city
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feast
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n 1: a ceremonial dinner party for many people [syn: banquet,
feast]
2: something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the
eyes"
3: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet
for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they
put out quite a spread" [syn: banquet, feast, spread]
4: an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: fete, feast,
fiesta]
v 1: partake in a feast or banquet [syn: feast, banquet,
junket]
2: provide a feast or banquet for [syn: feast, banquet,
junket]
3: gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" [syn: feed,
feast]
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greased
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adj 1: smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction [syn:
lubricated, greased] [ant: ungreased,
unlubricated]
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increased
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adj 1: made greater in size or amount or degree [ant:
decreased, reduced]
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leased
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adj 1: hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of
travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses
arrived on time" [syn: chartered, hired, leased]
[ant: unchartered]
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least
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adv 1: used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the
least dangerous snake" [syn: least, to the lowest
degree] [ant: most, to the highest degree]
adj 1: the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass
nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier
meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree; "didn't
care the least bit"; "he has the least talent of anyone"
[ant: most(a)]
n 1: something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can
do"; "that is the least of my concerns"
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northeast
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adv 1: to, toward, or in the northeast [syn: northeast,
north-east, nor'-east]
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northeast; "the
northeasterly part of the island" [syn: northeastern,
northeasterly, northeast]
2: coming from the northeast; "northeasterly winds" [syn:
northeasterly, northeast]
n 1: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45
degrees [syn: northeast, nor'-east, northeastward,
NE]
2: the northeastern region of the United States [syn:
Northeast, northeastern United States]
3: the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass
point
4: a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or
city
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past
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adv 1: so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes
past" [syn: by, past]
adj 1: earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time
past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the
past year" [ant: future, present(a)]
2: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or
office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: past(a),
preceding(a), retiring(a)]
n 1: the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" [syn: past,
past times, yesteryear] [ant: future, futurity,
hereafter, time to come]
2: a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they
have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the
candidate's past"
3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
[syn: past, past tense]
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piste
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n 1: a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts
2: a ski run densely packed with snow
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priest
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n 1: a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to
perform or administer various religious rites; one of the
Holy Orders
2: a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a
non-Christian religion [syn: priest, non-Christian
priest]
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southeast
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adv 1: to, toward, or in the southeast [syn: southeast,
south-east, sou'-east]
adj 1: coming from the southeast; "southeasterly breezes" [syn:
southeasterly, southeast]
2: situated in or oriented toward the southeast [syn:
southeast, southeastern, southeasterly]
n 1: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135
degrees [syn: southeast, sou'-east, southeastward,
SE]
2: the southeastern region of the United States [syn:
Southeast, southeastern United States]
3: the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass
point
4: a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or
city
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yeast
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n 1: a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used
to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer
or whiskey [syn: yeast, barm]
2: any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually
by budding or division
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ne
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n 1: a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow
in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in
the air in small amounts [syn: neon, Ne, atomic number
10]
2: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45
degrees [syn: northeast, nor'-east, northeastward,
NE]
3: a midwestern state on the Great Plains [syn: Nebraska,
Cornhusker State, NE]
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se
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n 1: a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and
tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable
grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the
light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in
sulfide ores (as pyrite) [syn: selenium, Se, atomic
number 34]
2: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135
degrees [syn: southeast, sou'-east, southeastward,
SE]
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mideast
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n 1: the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to
northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such
ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt
and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam;
had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th
century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western
civilization" [syn: Middle East, Mideast, Near East]
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beanfeast
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n 1: an annual dinner party given by an employer for the
employees
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modiste
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n 1: someone who makes and sells hats [syn: hatmaker,
hatter, milliner, modiste]
2: someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: dressmaker,
modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress]
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ceased
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creased
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fleeced
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pieced
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policed
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released
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bankeast
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dupriest
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triste
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