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Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain acti…

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Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain acti…

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of Drudge

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of Drudge

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of Engage

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of Engage

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The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into…

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The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into…

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Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.

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Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.

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of Labor

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of Labor

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of Occupy

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of Occupy

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of Toil

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of Toil

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To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.

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One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels.

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One who puts or plates.

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To talk superficially or ignorantly; to babble; to chatter.

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Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.

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Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.

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of Employ

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of Employ

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of Engage

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Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.

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of Interfere

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Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive.

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of Meddle

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To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.

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Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty.

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Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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