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proletariat
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a. The class of industrial wage earners who must earn their living by selling their labor.
b. The poorest class of working people. |
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precarious
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a. Dangerously lacking in security or stability. Uncertainty.
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"Precarious footing on the ladder..."
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garrulous
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a. Talkative.
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effusive
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a. Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy.
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rigor
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a. Strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment.
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euphemisms
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a. The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.
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“Euphemisms such as ‘slumber room’... abound in the funeral business”
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neologisms
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a. A new word, expression, or usage.
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disparaged
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1. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle.
2. To reduce in esteem or rank. |
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obscure
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a. So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct.
b. Indistinctly heard; faint. |
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elude
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a. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill.
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The suspect continues to elude the police.
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lachrymose
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a. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.
b. Causing or tending to cause tears. |
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satiate
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a. To satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully.
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interminable
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a. Being or seeming to be without an end; endless or tedious.
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inimical
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a. Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse
b. Unfriendly; hostile: |
"Habits inimical to good health..."
"A cold, inimical voice." |
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indolent
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a. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy.
b. inactive, indifferent. |
"Humid, indolent weather."
"An indolent ulcer." |
