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of a particular sort or type

seeming to be correct, without really being so

plausible, but not actual

characterized by feasting and dancing

a strange and/or remarkable sight

a public exhibition on a grand scale

a pair of eyeglasses

the act of thinking about

gambling in stock or land values

all at once, without advance preparation or premeditation

without apparent outside cause or influence

among native north americans, a ceremony to help cure disease, plan war, etc

similar in appearance, but not in structure

any conference or gathering

to crush or squash by smashing or stamping on

to suppress or silence fully with a demoralizing effect

a crushed mass of something

the act of silencing or putting down

the sound made by walking through mud or slush

a microscopic animal

stopping or checking (especially the flow of a river by damming)

closing, plugging, or tamping a hole

removing the stem from a vegetable or piece of fruit

an assistant teacher

any drug, medication, experience, sight, etc

that temporarily stimulates or excites some organ or the central nervous system to increase activity

to have one’s legs on either side of (a chair, saddle, fence, etc

to come down on both sides of an issue

to avoid or appear to avoid committing oneself

to walk with one’s legs wide apart

to refuse to commit oneself

the act or position of straddling

chicken, turkeys, ducks, and geese, collectively

domestic fowl raised for eggs and/or meat

moving straight ahead

a person who has a great amount of power

an afterthought or supplementary information

a note added after the signature of a letter

governed by what is in one’s mind, rather than by reality

any territories ruled by another country

property or wealth

an unprincipled rogue

the ability or tendency to be able to make fine distinctions

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