2007-Definitions

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n.
1. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions.
2. One who destroys sacred religious images.

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iconoclast

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n.
1. the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.
2. a cause or object of such disgrace or reproach.

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Opprobrium

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devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite

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Banal

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1. A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt. See Synonyms at penitence.
2. A sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing. See Synonyms at qualm.

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compunction

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1. to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity
2. to make (something) an object of honor or veneration; hallow:
3. to devote or dedicate to some purpose:

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consecrate

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1. unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child.
2. prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc.
3. of or pertaining to premature development.

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Precocious

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1. a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
2. a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality;

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caprice

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–noun
1. the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness.
2. the period during which one is ________

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convalescent

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noun.
1. leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
2. leadership; predominance.

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hegemony

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noun
knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.

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prescience

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–noun
1. pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.

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sanctimony

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–adjective
1. disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant.
2. out of harmony; incongruous; at variance.

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dissonant

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–adjective
1. wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
2. careful in providing for the future; provident:

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prudent

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–adjective
1. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
2. proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit.

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pusillanimous

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–verb (used with object)
1. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
2. to make less severe

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mitigate

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–noun
strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.

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indignation

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–adjective
1. showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
2. persistently and silently ill-humored; morose.
3. indicative of gloomy ill humor.
4. gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound.
5. sluggish, as a stream.

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sullen

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adjective
1. understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest
2. belonging to the select few.
3. private; secret; confidential.

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esoteric

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1. pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.
2. Archaic. the act of showing or exhibiting; display.

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ostentation

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1. a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
2. a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered before a public gathering.
3. any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing lecture or discourse.

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harangue

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2. a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel.
3. a hemorrhage into an organ cavity or tissue.

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apoplexy

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1. intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil

2. inappropriate, incongruous, or absurd.

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impertinent

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1. seeking victory by delay and harassment rather than by a decisive battle as in the manner, as in a ___(1) society

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(1) Fabian

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1. an ill-bred man, esp. one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.

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cad

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hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.

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misanthropy

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1. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness

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sanctimonious

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a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack.

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charlatan

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theories on the nature of being or reality.

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metaphysics

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–noun
a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.
OR
the philosophical study of knowledge

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epistemology

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ephemeral

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1. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
2. lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.
–noun
3. anything short-lived, as certain insects.

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a blonde with long hair

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una rubia de pelo largo

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a little milk

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un poco de leche