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verbTo formally find someone not guilty of a charge; more generally, to clear someone of blame.
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Clear all filtersTo formally find someone not guilty of a charge; more generally, to clear someone of blame.
Sharply critical or sarcastic; literally, able to burn or corrode.
Biting in tone
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A conclusion or result that follows naturally or logically from something else.
Marked by serious moral corruption or wrongdoing.
Relating to principles of right conduct or consistent with accepted moral standards.
Morally sound
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Feverish, either literally or in restless excitement.
Required as a duty or responsibility.
Required as a duty
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To formally accuse of a crime; more generally, to accuse strongly.
Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place.
Angry because of perceived injustice or improper treatment.
Present naturally from birth or from an original state.
Arising naturally without deliberate thought or conscious planning.
A person who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or patterns of behavior.
Person departing from convention
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So clear or strong that it is readily perceived; literally, able to be touched.
Readily perceived
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To prove stronger or more successful, or to be generally present.
Win or prove stronger
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Most widespread, influential, or commonly accepted at the time.
Generally supposed or claimed to be so, without certainty.
To recover strength or well-being after strain or illness.
One word family: also includes recuperation.
A person regarded as unprincipled or morally corrupt.
Generally believed or said to be a particular kind of person or thing.
Relating to scrofula; figuratively, morally corrupt or sordid.
Dirty, degraded, or morally disreputable.
Dirty and neglected
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Arising naturally or suddenly without advance planning or outside prompting.
Unnaturally formal or awkward in expression.
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