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  • 91Periorbital dark circles — Minor dark circles, in addition to a hint of periorbital puffiness, a combination mainly suggestive of minor sleep deprivation. Periorbital dark circles (also dark circles or raccoon attack) are dark blemishes around the eyes. There are many… …

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  • 92lighten — light|en [ˈlaıtn] v 1.) [T] to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has ≠ ↑increase lighten the load/burden/workload ▪ We should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara s workload. 2.) [I and T] to become brighter or less… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 93lighten — verb 1 (T) to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has: Maybe we should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara s workload. 2 (I) if someone s face or expression lightens, they begin to look more cheerful: His whole face… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 94fancy — n 1 Caprice, freak, whim, whimsy, conceit, vagary, crotchet 2 imagination, fantasy Antonyms: experience 3 Fancy, fantasy, phantasy, phantasm, vision, dream, daydream, nightmare are comparable when they denote a vivid idea or image, or a series of …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 95APOSTASY — APOSTASY, term applied by members of the deserted faith for the change of one faith, set of loyalties, and worship for another. The conception of apostasy could not arise in the atmosphere of polytheism practiced in antiquity before the advent of …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism