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trifling |
of very little importance; trivial; insignificant:of small value, cost, or amount:frivolous; shallow; light:mean; worthless.idle or frivolous conduct, talk, etc.foolish delay or waste of time. |
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fallacy |
a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument. |
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melange |
a mixture; a medley. |
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Misanthropic |
disliking humankind and avoiding human society. |
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Diatribe |
a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something. |
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Ubiquitous |
present, appearing, or found everywhere. |
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Magnanimous |
generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person. |
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Vitriolic |
filled with bitter criticism or malice. |
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Innocuous |
not harmful or offensive. |
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Marginalized |
(of a person, group, or concept) treated as insignificant or peripheral. |
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Delineation |
the action of describing or portraying something precisely. |
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Appropriation |
1.the action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.2.a sum of money or total of assets devoted to a special purpose |
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Bifurcation |
the division of something into two branches or parts. either of two branches into which something divides. |
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Ostracize |
exclude (someone) from a society or group. |
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Sobriquet |
a person's nickname. |
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Fecundity |
the ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertility. the ability to produce many new ideas. |
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Empath |
(chiefly in science fiction) a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual. |
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Zeitgeist |
the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time. |
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Truncated |
shortened by or as if by having a part cut off; cut short: (of a geometric figure or solid) having the apex, vertex, or end cut off by a plane: Prosody .(of a line of verse) lacking at the beginning or end one or more unstressed syllables needed to fill out the metrical pattern Mathematics , Computers .to shorten (a number) by dropping a digit or digits: |
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Sequester |
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude. to remove or separate; banish; exile. to keep apart from others; segregate or isolate: Law .to remove (property) temporarily from the possession of the owner; seize and hold, as the property and income of a debtor, until legal claims are satisfied.International Law .to requisition, hold, and control (enemy property). to trap (a chemical in the atmosphere or environment) and isolate it in a natural or artificial storage area: |
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Rechauffe |
a warmed-up dish of food. anything old or stale brought into service again. |
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Riposte |
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: Fencing .a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge.to make a riposte. to reply or retaliate. |
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Retrospection |
the action, process, or faculty of looking back on things past. a survey of past events or experiences. |
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Reticular |
having the form of a net; netlike. intricate or entangled. Anatomy .of or relating to a reticulum . |
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Purview |
the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc. the range of vision, insight, or understanding. Law .that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble. the purpose or scope of a statute. the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, book, etc. |
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Prudent |
wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober. careful in providing for the future; provident: |
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Pollyanna |
an excessively or blindly optimistic person. |
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Ostensible |
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended:apparent, evident, or conspicuous: |
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Nuanced |
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc. a very slight difference or variation in color or tone. |
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Mythomania |
lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree. |
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Myopic |
Ophthalmology .pertaining to or having myopia ; nearsighted. unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted. lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded. |
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Masochists |
Psychiatry .a person who has masochism , the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation. a person who is gratified by pain, degradation, etc., that is self-imposed or imposed by others. a person who finds pleasure in self-denial, submissiveness, etc. |
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Kaleidoscope |
an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other. a continually changing pattern of shapes and colors. a continually shifting pattern, scene, or the like: |
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Inflection |
modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice. |
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Homeostasis |
the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function. Psychology .a state of psychological equilibrium obtained when tension or a drive has been reduced or eliminated. Entomology .the ability of members of a colony of social insects to behave cooperatively to produce a desired result, as when bees coordinate the fanning of their wings to cool the hive. |
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Gentrified |
ADJECTIVE very or excessively refined or elegant. subjected to gentrification. VERB to alter (a deteriorated urban neighborhood) through the buying and renovation of houses and stores by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses. to conform to an upper- or middle-class lifestyle; make appealing to those with more affluent tastes: |
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Gawsy |
(of people) well-dressed and of cheerful appearance. (of things) large and handsome. |
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Euchred |
utterly done in or at the end of one's tether; exhausted. |
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Ephemeral |
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory:lasting but one day: |
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Eloquent |
having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech:characterized by forceful and appropriate expression:movingly expressive: |
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Efficacy |
capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: |
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Diminutive |
small; little; tiny:Grammar .pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix -let, in droplet from drop. nouna small thing or person. Grammar .a diminutive element or formation. Heraldry .a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual. |
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Digress |
to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc. |
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Delve |
to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate: To dig excavate |
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Dearth |
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:scarcity and dearness of food; famine. |
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Cynicism |
cynical disposition, character, or belief. a cynical remark. |
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Catharsis |
the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. |
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Caprice |
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather. a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness : |
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Calisthenics |
( used with a plural verb ) gymnastic exercises designed to develop physical health and vigor, usually performed with little or no special apparatus. ( used with a singular verb ) the art, practice, or a session of such exercises. |
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Behoove |
to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on:to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage: VERB to be needful, proper, or due: |
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Articulate |
uttered clearly in distinct syllables. capable of speech; not speechless. using language easily and fluently; having facility with words:expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness:made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts:(of ideas, form, etc.) having a meaningful relation to other parts: |
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Apprehensive |
uneasy or fearful about something that might happen:quick to learn or understand. perceptive; discerning (usually followed by of ). |
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Agnostic |
a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. a person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study. a person who holds neither of two opposing positions on a topic: |
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Affluent |
having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich:abounding in anything; abundant. flowing freely: |
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Accentuate |
to give emphasis or prominence to. to mark or pronounce with an accent . |
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Strident |
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: having a shrill, irritating quality or character: Linguistics .(in distinctive feature analysis) characterized acoustically by noise of relatively high intensity, as sibilants, labiodental and uvular fricatives, and most affricates. |
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Benign |
having a kindly disposition; gracious:showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness:favorable; propitious:(of weather) salubrious; healthful; pleasant or beneficial.Pathology .not malignant; self-limiting. |
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Egregious |
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: distinguished or eminent. |
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Peripheral |
pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery :concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question. near the surface or outside of; external. Computers .a device or unit that operates separately from the CPU but is connected to it, as a magnetic disk or tape unit or a printer. |
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Vacillate |
alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive. |
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Proponent |
a person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project. |
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Indignant |
feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment. |
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Scotoma |
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot |
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Anglophile |
a person who is friendly to or admires England or English customs, institutions, etc. |
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Unrequited |
not returned or reciprocated:not avenged or retaliated:not repaid or satisfied. |
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Pervasive |
spread throughout |
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Affirm |
to state or assert positively; maintain as true:to confirm or ratify:to assert solemnly:to express agreement with or commitment to; uphold; support:to state something solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath. to ratify and accept a voidable transaction. (of an appellate court) to determine that the action of the lower court shall stand. |
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Affirmation |
the act or an instance of affirming ; state of being affirmed .the assertion that something exists or is true.something that is affirmed ; a statement or proposition that is declared to be true.confirmation or ratification of the truth or validity of a prior judgment, decision, etc.Law .a solemn declaration accepted instead of a statement under oath. |
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Gratify |
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings:to satisfy; indulge; humor, as one's desires or appetites.Obsolete .to reward; remunerate. |
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Intuitive |
perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.perceived by, resulting from, or involving intuition:having or possessing intuition:capable of being perceived or known by intuition.easy to understand or operate without explicit instruction: |
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Derelict |
ADJECTIVE left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned:neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent. Nouna person abandoned by society, especially a person without a permanent home and means of support; vagrant; bum.Nautical .a vessel abandoned in open water by its crew without any hope or intention of returning.personal property abandoned or thrown away by the owner.one guilty of neglect of duty.Law .land left dry by a change of the water line. |
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Tentative |
not certain or fixed; provisional. |
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pejorative |
expressing contempt or disapproval. |
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maelstrom |
a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river. |
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arbitrary |
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority. (of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value. |
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Kismet |
Fate destiny |
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tangential |
pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent ; being or moving in the direction of a tangent .merely touching; slightly connected:divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration:tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely. |
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Diverge |
pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent ; being or moving in the direction of a tangent .merely touching; slightly connected:tangential information.divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration:tangential remarks.tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely. to deflect or turn aside. |
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Semantic |
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:semantic change; semantic confusion.of or relating to semantics . |
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permeate |
spread throughout (something); pervade. |
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mercurial |
(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. |
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inauspicious |
not conducive to success; unpromising. |
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poignant |
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. |
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penury |
extreme poverty; destitution |
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relegated |
consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position. |
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precipitous |
dangerously high or steep.(of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration. |
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fatuous |
silly and pointless |
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anteroom |
an antechamber, typically serving as a waiting room. |
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beguiling |
charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way. |
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milieu |
a person's social environment |
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inundate |
overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. Flood |
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deluged |
inundate with a great quantity of something |
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analogous |
comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared. |
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gregarious |
(of a person) fond of company; sociable. |
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arbitrary |
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority. (of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value. |
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Hedonis |
Hedonism is a school of thought that argues seeking pleasure and avoiding suffering are the only components of well-being. |
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eclectic |
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. |
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gratuitous |
uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted. given or done free of charge. |
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serenity |
the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled. |
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serendipitous |
occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way. |
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vainglorious |
excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain. |
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incredulous |
not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. indicating or showing unbelief |
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raucous |
harsh; strident; grating: rowdy; disorderly: |
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audacious |
extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless:extremely original; without restriction to prior ideas; highly inventive:recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent; brazen. lively; unrestrained; uninhibited |
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didactic |
intended for instruction; instructive:inclined to teach or lecture others too much:teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.didactics, ( used with a singular verb ) the art or science of teaching |
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Altruistic |
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic ).Animal Behavior .of or relating to behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, often its close relatives |
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abrogate |
to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal:to put aside; put an end to. |
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clandestine |
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: |
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surreptitious |
obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine:acting in a stealthy way. obtained by subreption; subreptitious. |
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Winnow |
to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities. to drive or blow (chaff, dirt, etc.) away by fanning. to blow upon; fan. to subject to some process of separating or distinguishing; analyze critically; sift:to separate or distinguish (valuable from worthless parts) (sometimes followed by out ):to pursue (a course) with flapping wings in flying. to fan or stir (the air) as with the wings in flying |
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buttress |
any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall. any prop or support. a thing shaped like a buttress, as a tree trunk with a widening base a bony or horny protuberance, especially on a horse's hoof. Verb to support by a buttress; prop up. to give encouragement or support to (a person, plan, etc.). |
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uproarious |
characterized by or in a state of uproar ; tumultuous. making an uproar ; confused and noisy, as an assembly, person, etc. very funny, as a person or situation.very loud, as sounds or utterances.expressed by or producing uproar . |
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tumultuous |
full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar:raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy:highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent. |
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tumult |
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar:a general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder:highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling; turbulent mental or emotional disturbance: |
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desultory |
lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful:digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: |
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evanescent |
vanishing; fading away; fleeting. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible. |
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Lothario |
a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women. |
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concerted |
jointly arranged, planned, or carried out; coordinated. (of music) arranged in several parts of equal importance. |
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foray |
a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder a quick, sudden attackan initial venture to make a raid; pillage; maraud. to invade or make one's way, as for profit or adventure to ravage in search of plunder; pillage. |
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erroneous |
ontaining error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong:straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc. |
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proclivity |
natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition |
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petulant |
moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance: |
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Ostentatious |
characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others:(of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice: |
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trifling |
of very little importance; trivial; insignificant:of small value, cost, or amount:frivolous; shallow; light:mean; worthless.idle or frivolous conduct, talk, etc.foolish delay or waste of time. |
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frivolous |
characterized by lack of seriousness or sense:self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose. (of a person) given to trifling or undue levity: of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice: |
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grandiose |
affectedly grand or important; pompous:more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown overblown grand in an imposing or impressive way. Psychiatry .having an exaggerated belief in one's importance, sometimes reaching delusional proportions, and occurring as a common symptom of mental illnesses, as manic disorder. |
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Fallacy |
a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument. |
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subvert |
to overthrow (something established or existing).to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.to undermine the principles of; corrupt. |
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grandiose |
affectedly grand or important; pompous:more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown:grand in an imposing or impressive way. Psychiatry .having an exaggerated belief in one's importance, sometimes reaching delusional proportions, and occurring as a common symptom of mental illnesses, as manic disorder |
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Incongruent |
incongruous; incompatible. |
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incongruous |
not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. |
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gradient |
an inclined part of a road or railway; a slope. an increase or decrease in the magnitude of a property (e.g. temperature, pressure, or concentration) observed in passing from one point or moment to another. |
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taciturn |
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. |
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glean |
extract (information) from various sources |
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comeuppance |
a punishment or fate that someone deserves. |
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admonish |
warn or reprimand someone firmly. |
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comeuppance |
a punishment or fate that someone deserves. |
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Opulent |
Extremely rich or superior in quality |
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hegemonic |
ruling or dominant in a political or social context. |
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tumultuous |
making a loud, confused noise; uproarious |
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fallible |
capable of making mistakes or being erroneous. |
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entails |
involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence. settle the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular group, usually one family. |
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pseudo |
not genuine; spurious or sham. |
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aplomb |
self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation. |
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opulent |
ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish. |
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effusive |
expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. (of igneous rock) poured out when molten and later solidified |
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proclivity |
a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing. |
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transmute |
change in form, nature, or substance. |
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coy |
(especially with reference to a woman) making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring. |
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progeny |
a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring. |
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metaphysical |
relating to metaphysics.of or characteristic of the metaphysical poets. |
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androgynous |
partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex. |
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discerning |
having or showing good judgment |
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dissonance |
lack of harmony among musical notes. |
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probity |
the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency. |
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extricated |
free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty. |
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acrimonious |
angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
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superlative |
a superlative adjective or adverb.an exaggerated or hyperbolical expression of praise.something or someone embodying excellence. |
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morose |
sullen and ill-tempered |
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gauche |
lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward. |
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vacuous |
having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless. |
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misnomer |
a wrong or inaccurate name or designation. A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly applied. Misnomers often arise because something was named long before its correct nature was known, or because an earlier form of something has been replaced by something to which the name no longer applies. |
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clout |
a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object.influence or power, especially in politics or business.a piece of cloth or clothing, especially one used as a patch.a target used in long-distance shooting, placed flat on the ground with a flag marking its center. |
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unobtrusive |
not conspicuous or attracting attention. |
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invalid |
a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury. |
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subluxation |
a partial dislocation. |
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succinctly |
in a brief and clearly expressed manner. |
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effaced |
erase (a mark) from a surface.make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous. |
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platitudes |
a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful. |
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tantalizing |
tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable. |
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unscrupulous |
having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair. |
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somatic |
relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind. |
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Mire |
a stretch of swampy or boggy ground. a situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself. |
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arduous |
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring. |
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dilettante |
a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge. |
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audacious |
showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks. showing an impudent lack of respect. |
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impudent |
not showing due respect for another person; impertinent. |
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pedant, pedantic |
a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning. |
It typically describes an irritating person who is eager to correct small errors others make, or who wants everyone to know just how much of an expert they are, especially in some narrow or boring subject matter. |
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menial |
(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige. |
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eponymous |
(of a person) giving their name to something. |
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abhorrence |
a feeling of repulsion; disgusted loathing. |
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ostensible |
stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so. |
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epaulettes |
an ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform. |
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frenetic |
fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way. |
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derivations |
the obtaining or developing of something from a source or origin.In generative grammar, the set of stages that link the abstract underlying structure of an expression to its surface form.The process of deducing a new formula, theorem, etc., from previously accepted statements. |
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precocious |
(of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual. |
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extemporaneous |
spoken or done without preparation. Previously planned but delivered with the help of few or no notes |
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succedaneum |
a substitute, especially for a medicine or drug. |
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prospicience |
seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing. foresight, prevision, farsightedness. knowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension. |
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anachronism |
a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned |
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frivolities |
lack of seriousness; lightheartedness. |
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theocratic |
relating to or denoting a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. |
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frugal |
sparing or economical with regard to money or food. |
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embellish |
make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features. |
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bivalves |
an aquatic mollusk that has a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell, such as oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops. |
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perambulate |
walk or travel through or around a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way. |
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melange |
a mixture; a medley. |
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sagacious |
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd. |
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berate |
scold or criticize (someone) angrily. |
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litigious |
unreasonably prone to go to law to settle disputes. |
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abdicate |
(of a monarch) renounce one's throne. fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty). |
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obscurity |
the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant. |
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puritanical |
practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior. |
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alliteration |
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
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incongruous |
not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. |
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tithe |
one tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church and clergy. |
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Elucidate |
make (something) clear; explain. |
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cromulent |
acceptable or adequate. |
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lexicon |
the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge. |
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scintillating |
sparkling or shining brightly. |
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permanence |
the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely. |
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uncouth |
(of a person or their appearance or behavior) lacking good manners, refinement, or grace. |
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unctuous |
excessively smooth, suave, or smug. |
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eclectic |
selecting or choosing from various sources. made up of what is selected from different sources. not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems. noting or pertaining to works of architecture, decoration, landscaping, etc., produced by a certain person or during a certain period, that derive from a wide range of historic styles, the style in each instance often being chosen for its fancied appropriateness to local tradition, local geography, the purpose to be served, or the cultural background of the client. |
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busker |
a person who performs music or other entertainment in the street or another public place for monetary donations. |
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verklempt |
overcome with emotion. |
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pontificate |
express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic. |
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loquacious |
tending to talk a great deal; talkative. |
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