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take exception to
Everyone who believes it is legit will find some way to gainsay the believers.
cause to lose courage
Even the storm at its height could not daunt such furious riders.
brought low in spirit
I was bitterly cast down, crestfallen, numbed with the blow of her refusal.
Formed of various materials; mixed; as, a farraginous mountain.
In the following paper I shall explore and criticize various scholarly attempts to classify the genre of that most eclectic and farraginous work of Horace, the Ars poetica.
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
Freedom from that ugly feeling gave her the ability to speak of it lightly for the first time.
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
a bibulous fellow
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
The mother in her evidence tried hard to exculpate the father from any responsibility.
a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
Corruption of brummagem, for meaning of which see Introductory Chapter.
a sudden and violent collapse
The recent fiasco over parking charges has demonstrated their arrogance and incompetence.
any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
The words ought to have scorched him, pachyderm though he was.