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demographic |
noun: a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.) |
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effete |
Adjective: (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual. synonyms: affected, pretentious, precious, mannered, overrefined, ineffectual, la-di-da - marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
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anomalous |
adjective deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected. "an anomalous situation" synonyms: abnormal, atypical, irregular, aberrant, exceptional, freak, freakish, odd, bizarre, peculiar, unusual, out of the ordinary, deviant, mutant, heteroclite |
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auxiliary |
adjective: furnishing added support |
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clout |
noun: special advantage or influence |
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leonine |
adjective of or resembling a lion or lions. "a handsome, leonine profile" |
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derision |
noun: contemptuous ridicule or mockery. "my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief" synonyms: mockery, ridicule, jeers, sneers, taunts, disdain, disparagement, denigration, disrespect, insults, scorn, contempt, lampooning, satire |