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Misgiving
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Noun
1) Uneasiness about the fitness of an action 2) Painful expectation 3) Doubt about someone's honesty |
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in vino veritas
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A Latin phrase suggesting that people are more likely to say what they really feel under the influence of alcohol. It means, "There is truth in wine."
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Quaint
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Adjective
1. Strange in an interesting or pleasing way 2. Very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance 3. Attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) |
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Conceited
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Adjective
1. Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
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Hoi polloi
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hoi polloi
1. The common people generally |
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Picayune
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Adjective
1. (informal terms) small and of little importance |
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Bedraggle
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Verb: bedraggle
1. Make wet and dirty, as from rain 2. To soil |
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Abut
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Verb: abut (abutted,abutting)
1. Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary |
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Garrulous
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Adjective: garrulous
1. Full of trivial conversation 2. Talkative |
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Voluble
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Adjective: voluble
1. Marked by a ready flow of speech |
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Extirpate
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Verb: extirpate
1. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots 2. Pull up by or as if by the roots 3. Surgically remove (an organ) |