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facetious |
humorous |
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eponym |
derived from a name |
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abrogate |
to officially revoke, cancel or abolish (most often used in a legal & political context); overturn a law |
The controversy over the union workers abrogating their right to strike came to be known as strikegate. |
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unpreposessing |
creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression; unremarkable |
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malapropism |
confusing similar words |
In the play, Mrs. Malaprop made the audience howl with laughter every time she used the wrong word. |
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schadenfreude |
joy in other's suffering |
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peevish |
irritable |
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redress |
make reparations or amends for; correct unfairness |
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glean |
gather; collect |
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maladroit |
not quick or skillful in action or thought; clumsy |
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