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On the lookout |
Watchful for someone or something.
I'm on the lookout for John, who is due here any minute. |
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Tentative |
Not certain or fixed; provisional. A tentative conclusion A tentative plan |
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Loom |
A vague and often exaggerated first appearance of an object seen in darkness or fog, especially at sea. The loom of the land ahead Appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening. Vehicles loomed out of the darkness US studios in talks with writers as possibility of a strike looms. The thought of the vaccination injection loomed over me and stopped me from sleeping |
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Terse |
Brief and to the point; effectively concise
A terse one-word answer. The terseness of your email made it sound specific and time-related. |
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Proclivity |
A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
A proclivity for hard work He has a proclivity to watch young girls dance naked (Split) |
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Doe |
A female deer I could tell the deer was a doe; there were no antlers or antler buds that would indicate a buck. |
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Ridicule |
The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.
He is held up as an object of ridicule Subject (someone or something) to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour. His theory was ridiculed and dismissed |
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Malevolent |
Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
It was a vicious and malevolent piece of work which was designed to smash the marriage into pieces. |
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Egregious |
Outstandingly bad; shocking.
Egregious abuses of copyright Remarkably good. I am not so egregious a mathematician as you are. |
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Hunt for |
1. to chase someone or something for sport
Frank likes to hunt for deer. 2. to look for someone or something I am hunting for someone to help me with the piano. Both sides deploy spies and hunt for them. |
