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Defunct
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No longer existing or functioning
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Enviably
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So desirable as to arouse envy
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Emphatically
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In a forceful way. Without doubt; clearly
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Unhinged
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Make (someone) mentally unbalanced, Deprive of stability or fixity; throw into disorder.
"I thought she must be unhinged by grief". |
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Indignity
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Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity
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Fob
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Deceitfully attempt to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior.
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Mustering
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Assemble (troops), esp. for inspection or in preparation for battle.
(of troops) Come together in this way |
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surmise
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a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture.
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Imperiousness
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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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Avidity
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Extreme eagerness or enthusiasm
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Addled
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Make unable to think clearly; confuse
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Implicit
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Implied though not plainly expressed: "implicit criticism". Essentially or very closely connected with; always to be found in: "the values implicit in the school ethos”
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Vexed
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(of a problem or issue) Difficult and much debated; problematic.
Annoyed, frustrated, or worried. |
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Ostentatiously
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Characterized by or given to ostentation; pretentious
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Refuse
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anything thrown away; waste; rubbish
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Proliferated
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Increase rapidly in numbers; multiply
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Maven
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An expert or connoisseur
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Jingoist
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chauvinist: an extreme bellicose nationalist
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Waifs
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A homeless and helpless person, esp. a neglected or abandoned child: "various waifs and strays". An abandoned pet animal.
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Biddable
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Meekly ready to accept and follow instructions; docile and obedient.
Strong enough to justify a bid. |
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Providence
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a looking to, or preparation for, the future; provision
skill or wisdom in management; prudence The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power. God or nature as providing such care. |
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Daemon
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(in ancient Greek belief) A divinity or supernatural being of a nature between gods and humans.
A background process that handles requests for services such as print spooling and is dormant when not required. |
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Syncopated
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Displace the beats or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa: "syncopated dance music".
Shorten (a word) by dropping sounds or letters in the middle, as in symbology for symbolology |
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Disabuse
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Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken
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Rueful
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Expressing sorrow or regret
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Haughtiness
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arrogance: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
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Stolid
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Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation
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Prudent
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Acting with or showing care and thought for the future
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Pragmatism
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An approach that assesses the truth of meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application. A pragmatic attitude or policy: "ideology was tempered with pragmatism".
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Enigmatic
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Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
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