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Hubris |
Arrogance Excessive pride or self confidence |
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Flabbergasted |
Astonished Greatly surprised (Informal word) "this news has left me totally flabbergasted" |
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Nemesis |
1. the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall. "injury, consistently his nemesis, struck him down during the match" 2. a long-standing rival; an arch-enemy. "will Harry Potter finally defeat his nemesis, Voldemort?" |
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Trodden Path
The phrase "trodden path" is an idiom that refers to a course of action that has been taken by many people before. |
The politician chose to follow the trodden path and run for president. The artist decided to take a risk and not follow the trodden path. The students were tired of the trodden path of learning and wanted to try something new.
The phrase "trodden path" is an idiom that refers to a course of action that has been taken by many people before. It is often used to describe a conventional or traditional approach to something, or to suggest that someone is not taking any risks or being creative. The word "trodden" means "walked on many times," so a trodden path is literally a path that has been worn down by the footsteps of many people. This suggests that it is a well-known and well-traveled path, and that it is likely to be easy to follow. |
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Coy |
Shy |
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Ancillary Peripheral |
Additional Outer extra Outlying |
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Untenable |
Indefensible, unarguably, undefendable Not able to be maintained or defended against attack
The argument is clearly untenable |
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Precarious |
Weak, insecure, unreliable, dangerous, dodgy (British English) |
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Incinerate |
Burn Destroy |
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Aberration |
Anomaly Deviation Irregularity Edge case |
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in-situ |
In original place |
