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Credulity |
a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true زود باوری، خوش باوری، ساده لوحی gullibility. |
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Slovenly |
(especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty."he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance scruffy, untidy, messy, unkempt, ill-groomed, slatternly, disheveled,bedraggled, tousled, rumpled, frowzy; More(especially of a person or action) careless; excessively casual. |
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Seethe |
(of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger."inwardly he was seething at the slight to his authority" synonyms:be angry, be furious, be enraged, be incensed, be beside oneself, boil,simmer, rage, rant, rave, storm, fume, smolder; More Debra: I am seething |
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Leery |
cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions."a city leery of gang violence"synonyms:wary, cautious, careful, guarded, chary, suspicious, distrustful; ۱- (مهجور) آگاه، واقف ۲- مواظب، مترقب، هشیار، مظنون |
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l'udicrous |
خنده آور (از شدت پوچی یا بیهودگی یا بدی و غیره)، مسخره آمیز،مضحک، مزخرفwhat a ludicrous suggestion!چه پیشنهاد مضحکی! so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous |
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Square with |
make compatible; reconcile."I'm able to square my profession with my religious beliefs"be compatible."do those announcements really square with the facts?" تسویه کردن، برابر کردن، ترتیب دادن، مساوی شدن یا کردن،تطبیق کردن، مطابق کردن، سربه سرکردن، وفق دادن |
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Impinge |
۲- (با: on یا upon) دست‌اندازی کردن (به حقوق یا مال دیگران)،تجاوز کردن، دست‌درازی کردن، دست یازیدنimpinging on other people's rightsتجاوز به حقوق دیگران |
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Pervasive |
پخش شونده (در درون)، فراگیر، درون گستر، نافذ، فراگستر،گسترنده، مستولی شوندهa pervasive odor that clings stubbornly to clothesبوی نافذی که مدتها در لباس می‌ماندa pervasive mood of pessimismحالت بدبینی همه جانبه spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people."ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society" |
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Misconstrue |
بدتعبیر کردن، اشتباه فهمیدن، کژ برداشت کردنdon't misconstrue my intentionمنظور مرا سو تعبیر نکن. |
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Abrasive |
- آزردگی‌آور، خشم‌انگیز، دلخوری‌آور، خشن، ناهنجار،رنجش‌آورhis abrasive remarksحرف‌های دلخور کننده‌ی او showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh."her abrasive and arrogant personal style won her few friends"synonyms:caustic, cutting, biting, acerbic; More |
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Sanhedrin |
was an assembly of twenty-three to seventy-one men appointed in every city in the Land of Israel. The Mishnah[2]arrives at the number twenty-three based on an exegetical derivation: It must be possible for a "community" to vote for both conviction and exoneration (Numbers 35:24-5). The minimum size of a "community" is 10 men[3] (10 vs 10). One more is required to achieve a majority (11 vs 10), but a simple majority cannot convict (Exodus 23:2), and so an additional judge is required (12 vs 10). Finally, a court should not have an even number of judges to prevent deadlocks; thus 23 (12 vs 10 and 1). This court dealt with only religious matters. |
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Shirk |
Sam Harris: Shirk our own responsibility |
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Hurl |
hurl themselves off the roof tops of factories |
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Bungle |
This injustice bungles the mind |
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fallacious |
based on a mistaken belief."fallacious arguments" |
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queasy |
The religious people get queasy. |
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Vain |
in a vain attempt |
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Host desecration |
Host desecration is a form of sacrilege in Christianity (most frequently identified as such in the traditions of Anglicanism, Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, and Catholicism) involving the mistreatment or malicious use of a consecrated host—the sacred bread used in the Eucharistic service or Mass. |
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Transubstantiation |
Transubstantiation (in Latin, transsubstantiatio, in Greek μετουσίωσις metousiosis) is the change whereby, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, the bread and the wine used in the sacrament of the Eucharist become, not merely as by a sign or a figure, but also in actual reality the body and blood of Christ. ۱- قلب ماهیت، استحاله، ترا گهری، تراگهر سازی ۲- (کلیسایارتدکس) این باور که نان و شراب عشای ربانی جسم و خون عیسیاست |
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Jainism |
Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/[1] or /ˈdʒaɪnɪzəm/[2]), traditionally known as Jin Sashana or Jain dharma (Sanskrit: जैन धर्म),[3]is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of nonviolence (ahimsa) towards all living beings. Practitioners believe that nonviolence and self-control are the means by which they can obtain liberation. The three main principles of Jainism are non-violence (ahimsa), non-absolutism (anekantavada) and non-possessiveness (aparigraha). Followers of Jainism take 5 major vows: non-violence, non-lying, non-stealing, chastity, and non-attachment. Asceticism is thus a major focus of the Jain faith.Jainism is derived from the word Jina (conqueror) referring to a human being who has conquered inner enemies like attachment, desire, anger, pride, greed, etc. and possesses infinite knowledge (Kevala Jnana). Followers of the path shown by Jinas are known as Jains.[3]Jainism is one of the oldest religions in the world.[4] Jains trace their history through a succession of twenty-four teachers and revivers of Jain teachings known as tirthankaras with Rishabha as the first and Mahāvīra as the last of the current era. |
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Book of Deuteronomy |
The Book of Deuteronomy (from Greek Δευτερονόμιον, Deuteronomion, "second law"; Hebrew: דְּבָרִים, Devarim, "[spoken] words") is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible, and of the Jewish Torah. The Hebrew title is taken from the opening phrase Eleh ha-devarim, "These are the words..."; the English title is from a Greek mis-translation of the Hebrew phrase mishneh ha-torah ha-zoth, "a copy of this law", in Deuteronomy 17:18, as to deuteronomion touto – "this second law".[1]The book consists of three sermons or speeches delivered to the Israelites by Moses on the plains of Moab, shortly before they enter the Promised Land. The first sermon recapitulates the forty years of wilderness wanderings which have led to this moment, and ends with an exhortation to observe the law (or teachings), later referred to as the Law of Moses; the second reminds the Israelites of the need for exclusive allegiance to one God and observance of the laws (or teachings) he has given them, on which their possession of the land depends; and the third offers the comfort that even should Israel prove unfaithful and so lose the land, with repentance all can be restored.[2]Traditionally seen as the words of Moses delivered before the conquest of Canaan, modern scholarship sees its origins in traditions from Israel (the northern kingdom) brought south to the Kingdom of Judah in the wake of the Assyrian destruction of Samaria (8th century BC) and then adapted to a program of nationalist reform in the time of King Josiah(late 7th century), with the final form of the modern book emerging in the milieu of the return from the Babylonian exileduring the late 6th century.[3]One of its most significant verses is Deuteronomy 6:4, the Shema, which has become the definitive statement of Jewish identity: "Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one." Verses 6:4–5 were also quoted by Jesus in Mark 12:28–34 as part of the Great Commandment. |
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Unsavory |
disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at.synonyms:unpalatable, unappetizing, distasteful, disagreeable, unappealing,repugnant, off-putting, unattractive; Moredisagreeable and unpleasant because morally disreputable."an unsavory reputation" ۱- (در اصل) بی مزه، بی‌طعم ۲- ناخوشایند، نامطبوع، ناباب،نادلپسند، نادلچسبhe hangs around with unsavory charactersاو با اشخاص ناباب رفت و آمد دارد.۳- ناشایست، زشت، بد، زننده |
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Scruple |
Sam Harris: Morale scruples محذور اخلاقی، تردید (بهویژه درباره‌ی درستی عمل یا روش بخصوص)، ندای وجدان، دودلی،اندید، شک، اباmoral scruplesمحذورهای اخلاقیwithout the slightest scruple, he ordered their executionبدون کمترین تردید دستور اعدام آنها را داد.she had no scruples about opening and reading others' lettersاز بازکردن و خواندن نامه‌های دیگران ابا نداشت. |
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Poseidon |
Poseidon (/pɵˈsaɪdən/; Greek: Ποσειδῶν, pronounced [pose͜edɔ́͜ɔn]) is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheonin Greek mythology. His main domain is the ocean, and he is called the "God of the Sea". Additionally, he is referred to as "Earth-Shaker"[1] due to his role in causing earthquakes, and has been called the "tamer of horses".[2] He is usually depicted as an older male with curly hair and beard.The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology; both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon. Linear B tablets show that Poseidon was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in pre-OlympianBronze Age Greece as a chief deity, but he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades.[2]According to some folklore, he was saved by his mother Rhea, who concealed him among a flock of lambs and pretended to have given birth to a colt, which was devoured by Cronos.[3]There is a Homeric hymn to Poseidon, who was the protector of many Hellenic cities, although he lost the contest forAthens to Athena. According to the references from Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias, the island of Atlantiswas the chosen domain of Poseidon.[4][5][6][7] |
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Contrition |
The state of being remorseful |
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Lobotomy |
a surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness. |
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Hone in |
To pay attention:concentrate, focus, listen... Lauren: |
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Look up |
How much Peter looks up to you Raymond |
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Kickback |
I and others agreed to accept bribes and kickbacks in conjunction with the broadcast and other rights t |
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Valedictorian |
Valedictorian is an academic title used in the USA, Canada, Costa Rica and the Philippines for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony (called a valedictory). The chosen valedictorian is usually the student with the highest ranking among his/her graduating class. |
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Firm up the plan |
arrange firmly; "firm up one's plans"arrange, fix up - make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" |
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Rein |
Thanks Kai for taking the rein |
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Dark Horse |
a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. |
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The language gives some wiggle room |
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Receiving side payments |
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Financial inducement to the director of general partn |
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acrimonious dispute |
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Chalk up |
blame someone for something I will have to chalkanother fault up against Fred. She chalked up a mark against Dave. |
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Solvent |
having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts."interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies"synonyms:financially sound, debt-free, in the black, in credit, creditworthy, solid,secure, profit-making; unleveraged"after years in debt, he finally knew what it meant to be solvent"2.able to dissolve other substances."osmotic, chemical, or solvent action" |
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Does anybody smell a rat about that |
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That does not seem out of whack at all |
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It is hard for me to pin down what he says in this case |
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They are tying that all together |
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Supplant
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supersede and replace."another discovery could supplant the original finding"synonyms:replace, supersede, displace, take over from, substitute for, overrideMore |
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They follow the template like the French. |
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You sat on your rights |
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Ederer was a good lawyer by all intense and purposes |
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Let me tag along for this event |
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Authors ramble on |
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Cutting through the obfuscation |
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Acrimonious war |
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Each of us was free to behave differently in the past like becoming fireman and policeman OR We are the con source of our source and actions: You feel you want to move and you move |
We will live in a world of cause and effect Will product of chance, or some combination of chance or long cause and effect. Murderer: These events precede, he could have declined the impulse. |
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You are a man of substance |
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I just preface with the recent argument |
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harboring hatchet in the heart |
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pass judgment |
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underpinning |
1.a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.2.Often, underpinnings. a foundation or basis:to uncover the emotional underpinnings of an illness.3.underpinnings, Informal.underwear, especially women's underwear.the legs. |
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Pig in a poke |
The idioms pig in a poke and sell a pup (or buy a pup) refer to a confidence trick originating in the Late Middle Ages, when meat was scarce, but cats and dogs were not.[1][2][3] The idiom pig in a poke can also simply refer to someone buying a low-quality pig in a bag because he or she did not carefully check what was in the bag.[4] |
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en·trench |
establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely."ageism is entrenched in our society"synonyms:establish, settle, lodge, set, root, install, plant, embed, seat; More2.archaicencroach or trespass upon. |
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poison pill |
The poison pill is a defensive strategy used against corporate takeovers. Popularly known as corporate raiding, takeoversare hostile mergers intended to acquire a corporation. A takeover begins when a so-called aggressor tries to buy sufficientstock in another corporation, known as the target, to seize control of it. Target corporations use a wide range of legaloptions to deter takeovers, among which is the poison pill: a change in the company's stock plan or financial condition thatis intended to make the corporation unattractive to the buyer. Despite its fanciful name, the poison pill does not destroy thetarget company. It is intended to affect the aggressor, which will be burdened with costs if it succeeds in its takeover. Thestrategy was widely adopted in the 1980s.The poison pill is unique among anti-takeover strategies. At the simplest level, takeovers are about buying stock. Corporateraiders offer shareholders an inflated price for their shares. They try to buy the company for more than its stock is worth.Although this idea seems paradoxical, raiders can reap profits from their overpriced acquisition by selling off its divisionsand assets. Some anti-takeover strategies try to deter the aggressor by selling off prize assets first, making a counter offerto shareholders, or stipulating that the current executives will receive huge payoffs after a takeover when they are fired.These strategies can injure the company or simply benefit executives. But the poison pill involves a kind of doomsdayscenario for the aggressor. If the takeover is successful, it will end up paying enormous dividends to the company's currentstockholders.Essential to the use of such a strategy is that it is first established in the corporation's charter. Among other details, thesecharters specify shareholders' rights. They specify that companies can issue preferred stock—shares that give specialdividends, or payments—to their holders. When a takeover bid begins, the company's board of directors issues thispreferred stock to its current shareholders. The stock is essentially worthless and is intended to scare away the aggressor.If the takeover succeeds, the stock becomes quite valuable. It can then be redeemed for a very good price or it can beconverted into stock of the new controlling company—namely, the aggressor's. Both scenarios leave the aggressor with thechoice of either buying the stock at a high price or paying huge dividends on it. This is the pill's poison.Poison pill defenses are popular but somewhat controversial. The majority of large U.S. companies had adopted them bythe 1990s. Part of this popularity comes from their effectiveness in delaying a corporate takeover, during which time atarget company may marshal other defenses as well. Another reason is that courts have upheld their legality. One of thefirst important cases in this area reached the Delaware courts in 1985 (Moran v. Household International, Inc., 500 A.2d1346). However, some critics have argued that the strategy gives company directors power at the expense of shareholders.They maintain that it can limit shareholders' wealth by thwarting potentially beneficial takeovers and allowing bad corporatemanagers to entrench themselves. In the 1990s such arguments spurred some investors to attempt to repeal poison pillprovisions in corporate charters. |
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Sarbanes–Oxley Act |
The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 (Pub.L. 107–204, 116 Stat. 745, enacted July 30, 2002), also known as the "Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act" (in the Senate) and "Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act" (in the House) and more commonly calledSarbanes–Oxley, Sarbox or SOX, is a United States federal law that set new or expanded requirements for all U.S. public company boards, management and public accounting firms. There are also a number of provisions of the Act that also apply to privately held companies, for example the willful destruction of evidence to impede a Federal investigation.The bill, which contains eleven sections, was enacted as a reaction to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals, including Enron and Worldcom. The sections of the bill cover responsibilities of a public corporation’s board of directors, adds criminal penalties for certain misconduct, and required theSecurities and Exchange Commission to create regulations to define how public corporations are to comply with the law. |
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SLeuth |
a detective.synonyms:(private) detective, (private) investigator; Moreverbverb: sleuth; 3rd person present: sleuths; past tense: sleuthed; past participle:sleuthed; gerund or present participle: sleuthing1.carry out a search or investigation in the manner of a detective."scientists began their genetic sleuthing for honey mushrooms four years ago"datedinvestigate (someone or something). |
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Monkey Around |
monkey around - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old ladyis usually mucking about in her little house"muck about, muck around, potter, mess around, tinker, monkey, putterpuddle - mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling inpaint"work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard toimprove my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
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it's sleazy |
Something that is sleazy is low and nasty. It’s a perfect word to describe characters like the sleazy door-to-door con men who cheat old ladies into selling them their jewelry at a deep discount.Sleazy originally meant flimsy, but nowadays it’s only used to describe morally degraded people or places. Usually it refers to sexual behavior, but it is often associated with people trying to swindle others as well. It’s not as bad as perverse or criminal, which suggest that a line has been crossed. But sleazy people make you feel uncomfortable, for sure. |
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CEO cannot disport themselves |
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Chary |
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Bloviation |
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Interplay |
Interplay between the two statutes |
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Pew Poll |
The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C., that provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world. |
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ad nauseam |
If someone discusses something ad nauseam, they talk about it so much that it becomes very boring:He talks ad nauseam about how clever his children are. |
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allegory |
a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concreteor material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guiseof another.2.a symbolical narrative: the allegory ofPiers Plowman.3.emblem (def 3). |
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ad hominem |
appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests ratherthan to one's intellect or reason.2.attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument. |
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Denude |
Denudes the wife of certain rights |
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Contravene |
Contravene the DP |
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Protract |
Protracted discussion |
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Outright |
Outright gift |
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Improvidence |
Improvidence of Husband |
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Solecism
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Tout |
Tout your record |
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Pandering |
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Getting arms around the bucket |
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Tag along |
My brother always tag along when we wanna go out |
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Bunn yBoiler |
a woman who acts vengefully after having been spurned by her lover. |
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spurn |
reject with disdain or contempt."he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned"synonyms:reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise; More |
