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  • 111oinker — Australian Slang 1. pig; 2. ugly person; person with piggish habits; 3. policeman …

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  • 112pig — I Australian Slang 1. person or animal of piggish character or habit, especially one who eats too much, or eats messily; 2. someone who does not share things out evenly; hog; 3. (derogatory and offensive) police officer; 4. (Rugby Union) forward; …

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  • 113beastly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bestial, brutish; hateful. See malevolence. Ant., noble, generous. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Bestial] Syn. brutal, savage, cruel, coarse, swinish, repulsive, gluttonous, obscene, piggish, hoggish,… …

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  • 114desire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Craving Nouns 1. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need (see necessity). 2. desirability, appeal, magnetism, attraction. 3. inclination, mind, devices, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection;… …

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  • 115intemperance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of moderation Nouns 1. intemperance, indulgence, overindulgence, high living, self indulgence; voluptuousness; epicurism, epicureanism, sybaritism (see gluttony); drunkenness, drinking; prodigality… …

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  • 116ravenous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rapacious, hungry, greedy, voracious, gluttonous. See desire, gluttony. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. voracious, omnivorous, starved; see hungry , rapacious 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …

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  • 117uncleanness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dirtiness Nouns 1. uncleanness, impurity; filth, defilement, contamination, soilure; abomination; taint; malodorousness; decay, putrescence, putrefaction; corruption, mold, must, mildew, dry rot;… …

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  • 118voracious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ravenous, omnivorous; rapacious; starving, famished, hungry; gluttonous, edacious. See gluttony, desire. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. insatiable, gross, ravening; see greedy 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 119avaricious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. greedy, grasping, covetous, mercenary; see greedy 1 . See Synonym Study at greedy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [AV ur ISH us] greedy. He was after her money; he was avaricious. SYN.: greedy,… …

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  • 120hoggish — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Squalid] Syn. smelly, foul, unclean; see dirty 1 , squalid . 2. [Greedy] Syn. grasping, rapacious, gluttonous; see greedy 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably… …

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