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Sanctimonious

Holier-than-thou: Making an exaggerated show of holiness or moral superiority.
Sanctimonious like to act as if they're holy.
by Jafje April 15, 2007
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Immobile

1. Motionless: without moving.

2. Incapable of motion: Unable to move or be moved.
He stood perfectly immobile for a few seconds.
by Jafje April 5, 2007
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Tuition

1. A fee charged for instruction at a school or university.

2. Teaching: instruction, especially when given individually or in a small group.
Like private schools or home teaching, tuition is charged. It isn't for free.
by Jafje April 26, 2007
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Selfrightious

A person who thinks he's always right, even if he is not. Often very arrogant and commonly hated or despised by many people.
I don't like him, he's selfrightious.
by Jafje June 29, 2007
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Gnat

A small two-winged biting fly, e.g. a black fly or a midge.
by Jafje September 30, 2007
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Abandon

VERB:

1. To leave somebody or something behind for others to look after, especially somebody or something meant to be a personal responsibility.

2. To leave a place or vehicle, especially for reasons of safety and without intending to return soon.

3. To renounce or reject something previously done or used

4. To surrender control of something completely to somebody else.

5. To stop doing something before it is completed, usually because of difficulty or danger.

6. To abandon yourself: To give yourself over to a powerful emotion.

NOUN:

*Complete lack of inhibition or self-restraint.
VERB:

1. Pets abandoned by their owners.
2. They had to abandon their vehicles in the snow.
3. The practice was abandoned long ago.
4. As troops closed in the town was abandoned to its fate.
5. Abandoning the rescue attempt.
6. He abandoned himself to his grief.

NOUN:

*French "abandoner" -> "under control".
by Jafje May 3, 2007
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Colony

A country which is run by the government of another country. Officials and many inhabitants often come from the "mother country".
The mother country is the country that governs the colony.
by Jafje May 25, 2007
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