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Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.

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Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

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Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

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To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

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To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

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Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

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Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

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A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

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A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

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Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.

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Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.

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Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

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Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

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of Sober

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of Sober

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Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.

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Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.

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Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.

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Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.

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The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.

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The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.

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Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement.

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Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement.

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The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.

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Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

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Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.

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Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.

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Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

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Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument.

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Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument.

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