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1.To defeat and gain control of completely 2.To overcome in battle 3.To gain mastery over
1. Behaving in a rude way 2. Strange, awkward, and clumsy in a shape or appearance 3. Lacking in polish and grace
1. Something taken as food; meal
1. Healthy and strong
1. To change (something) into a different form or so that it can be used in a different way 2. To change to a different system, method 3. To exchange something of equal value
1. Very polite in a way that shows respect marked by kindness and courtesy 2. pleasing or attractive 3. Characterized by charm, good taste, and politeness
1. Something fed to domestic animals; especially: course food for cattle, horses or sheep 2. Inferior or readily available material used to supply a heavy demand
1. To strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or a hand weapon 2a. To kill or injure by smiting b. To attack or affict suddenly and harmfully 3. To affect like a sudden hard blow
1. Very good or very clever at using special knowledge or skills or at getting something done 2. showing keen understanding 3. marked by deception and trickery
1. An area along the edge of a road, path, something that borders, limits, or bounds
1 : of or relating to heathens, their religions, or their customs 2 : strange, uncivilized
1 obsolete : shelter, protection 2 : something that covers, screens, or guards: as a : one of two flanges that give peripheral support to turbine or fan bedding b : a usually fiberglass guard that protects a spacecraft from the heat of launching 3 : burial garment : winding-sheet, cerement 4 a : one of the ropes leading usually in pairs from a ship's mastheads to give lateral support to the masts b : one of the cords that suspend the harness of a parachute from the canopy
1 : of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast <feral teeth> <feral instincts> 2 a : not domesticated or cultivated : wild b : having escaped from domestication and become wild <feral cats>
1 : disposition to do good 2 a : an act of kindness b : a generous gift 3 : a compulsory levy by certain English kings with no other authority than the claim of prerogative
1 a : to encircle or bind with a flexible band (as a belt) b : to make fast (as a sword by a belt or clothing with a cord) c : surround 2 : provide, equip; especially : to invest with the sword of knighthood 3 : to prepare (oneself) for action
1 a : living near or about human habitations b : tame, domesticated <the domestic cat> 2 : of, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one's own country <domestic politics> <domestic wines> 3 : of or relating to the household or the family <domestic chores> <domestic happiness> 4 : devoted to home duties and pleasures <leading a quietly domestic life> 5 : indigenous
to ravage in search of spoils : pillage to make a raid or brief invasion <forayed into enemy territory>
1 : something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen 2 : an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future 3 archaic : prognostication 4 : warning or indication of the future
1 a : tending toward or exhibiting aggression <aggressive behavior> b : marked by combative readiness <an aggressive fighter> 2 a : marked by obtrusive energy b : marked by driving forceful energy or initiative : enterprising <an aggressive salesman> 3 : strong or emphatic in effect or intent <aggressive colors> <aggressive flavors> 4 : growing, developing, or spreading rapidly <aggressive bone tumors> 5 : more severe, intensive, or comprehensive than usual especially in dosage or extent <aggressive chemotherapy>
1. one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy
1 : the plank, stone, or piece of timber that lies under a door : sill 2 a : gate, door b (1) : end, boundary; specifically : the end of a runway (2) : the place or point of entering or beginning : outset <on the threshold of a new age> 3 a : the point at which a physiological or psychological effect begins to be produced <has a high threshold for pain> b : a level, point, or value above which something is true or will take place and below which it is not or will not
to make strong: as a : to strengthen and secure (as a town) by forts or batteries b : to give physical strength, courage, or endurance to <fortified by a hearty meal> c : to add mental or moral strength to : encourage <fortified by prayer> d : to add material to for strengthening or enriching <fortified milk>
having no pity : merciless, cruel
1 archaic : spoil, booty 2 a : an animal taken by a predator as food b : one that is helpless or unable to resist attack : victim <was prey to his own appetites> 3 : the act or habit of preying
1 : to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish 2 : to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : curb <subdued my foolish fears> 3 : to bring (land) under cultivation 4 : to reduce the intensity or degree of : tone down

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