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berk
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n 1: a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
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berserk
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adj 1: frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was
completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk
worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, amok,
berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)]
n 1: one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working
themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with
reckless savagery and insane fury [syn: berserker,
berserk]
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cirque
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n 1: a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may
contain a lake [syn: cirque, corrie, cwm]
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clerk
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n 1: an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records
or accounts)
2: a salesperson in a store [syn: salesclerk, shop clerk,
clerk, shop assistant]
v 1: work as a clerk, as in the legal business
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dirk
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n 1: a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
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irk
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v 1: irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" [syn:
gall, irk]
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jerk
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n 1: a dull stupid fatuous person [syn: jerk, dork]
2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: jerk, jerking, jolt,
saccade]
3: (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
4: meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
[syn: jerky, jerked meat, jerk]
5: raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by
straightening the arms
6: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: tug, jerk]
v 1: pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle
and jerked the door open" [syn: yank, jerk]
2: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The
patient's legs were jerkings" [syn: jerk, twitch]
3: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is
twitching" [syn: twitch, jerk]
4: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung
filly bucked" [syn: buck, jerk, hitch]
5: throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper
across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: jerk, flick]
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lurk
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v 1: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and
secretive manner [syn: lurk, skulk]
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the
department?" [syn: loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag,
loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry,
linger, lurk, mill about, mill around]
3: wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper,
bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait]
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murk
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n 1: an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a
cloud of some substance [syn: fog, fogginess, murk,
murkiness]
v 1: make dark, dim, or gloomy
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overwork
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n 1: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill
from overwork" [syn: overwork, overworking]
v 1: use too much; "This play has been overworked"
2: work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" [syn:
overwork, exploit]
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perk
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n 1: an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of
employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a
limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" [syn:
fringe benefit, perquisite, perk]
v 1: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn:
perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor]
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quirk
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n 1: a strange attitude or habit [syn: oddity, queerness,
quirk, quirkiness, crotchet]
2: a narrow groove beside a beading
v 1: twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a
peculiar way"
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rework
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v 1: use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" [syn:
rework, make over, retread]
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shirk
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v 1: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier
shirked his duties" [syn: fiddle, shirk, shrink from,
goldbrick]
2: avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"
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smirk
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n 1: a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
v 1: smile affectedly or derisively [syn: smirk, simper]
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burk
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n 1: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the
Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn:
Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke,
Calamity Jane]
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burke
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n 1: British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause
of the American colonists in British Parliament and
defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) [syn:
Burke, Edmund Burke]
2: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild
West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: Burk,
Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity
Jane]
v 1: murder without leaving a trace on the body
2: get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"
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turk
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n 1: a native or inhabitant of Turkey
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berch
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berke
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birk
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bjerke
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bourke
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burck
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clerc
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clercq
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erk
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klerk
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merck
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merk
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murch
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perc
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declerck
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declercq
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declerk
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declerque
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magouirk
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