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Abstract |
Considered part of material or specific instances; existing as a concept; not concrete |
Not concrete |
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Acronym |
Word from from first letter(s) of other words |
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Articulate |
Capable of speech |
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Cliché |
Overused expression, trite phrase |
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Diatribe |
Bitterly spoken or written attack; angry criticism |
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Epithet |
Word/phrase used to negatively characterise a person or thing |
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Maxim |
Concisely expressed statement of truth or rule of conduct |
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Oxymoron |
Figure of speech that combines contradictory terms |
Jumbo Shrimp |
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Palindrome |
Any word, phrase or sentence that reads backwards and forwards |
Racecar |
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Pejorative |
Having derogatory meaning or effect. Downgrading |
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Hold candle to |
Compare favorably with |
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Hold water |
Remain sound, logical or consistent |
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Play the devil's advocate |
Uphold wrong side of argument for sale of argument |
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Red herring |
Sometime used to distract attention for real issue |
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Roll out the red carpet |
Show courtesy and hospitality |
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Genuflect |
Bend the knee as in reverence or worship; kneel |
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Gustatory |
Having to do with taste or tasting |
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Olfactory |
Concerned with sense of smell |
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Prone |
1. Lying face downward 2. Having a inclination |
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Tactile |
Having to do with touch |
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Obstreperous |
Excessively noisy, boisterous, unruly |
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Parsimonious |
Extremely frugal, miserly, stingy |
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Sanguine |
Confidently optimistic, hopeful |
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Skeptical |
Disbelieving, doubting, not easily convinced |
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Vindictive |
Inclined to seek vengeance, unforgiving, spiteful |
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Altruistic |
Unselfishly concerned for welfare of others, unselfish |
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Contrite |
Sorrowful for a misdeed that one has committed |
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Gregarious |
Seeking or enjoying company of others. Sociable |
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Impetuous |
Acting suddenly without forethought. Rash, imlulsive |
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Indolent |
Inclined to avoid work, lazy |
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Congregate |
Gather into a crowd; assemble |
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Exodus |
Going out; mass departure |
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Labyrinth |
Place with confusing interconnecting passages and blind alleys; maze; intricate and perplexing |
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Obsolecent |
Going out of use; becoming obsolete |
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Bellicose |
Inclined to fight; pugnacious; warlike |
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Equivocate |
He deliberately ambiguous; use misleading terms to not commit oneself |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent and simple; artless; naive |
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Pusillanimous |
Lacking courage; cowardly; timid |
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Boycott |
Join with others to refuse to use, buy or deal with |
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Machiavellian |
Crafty; deceitful; cunning |
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Odyssey |
Long, wandering journey |
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Sadistic |
Deriving pleasure by inflicting pain on others; deliberately cruel |
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Conciseness |
Brevity and compactness in expression due to avoiding of needless words and unnecessary detail |
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Dissect |
Cut apart piece by piece for study; analyze closely |
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Incisive |
Sharp; keen; penetrating |
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Intersect |
Cut across each other; cross |
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