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indignant |
adiective feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment: he was indignant at being the object of suspicion. |
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obituary |
a notice of a death, especially in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased person: his obituary of Samuel Beckett | [as modifier]: an obituary notice | figurative : it is premature to write the obituary of British science. |
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Test Strip |
a strip of material used in testing, especially (in photography) a strip of sensitized material, sections of which are exposed for varying lengths of time to assess its response. نوار تست، شریتی تلقی کردنەوە |
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twinge |
noun a sudden, sharp localized pain: he felt a twinge in his knee. • a brief experience of an emotion, typically an unpleasant one: Kate felt a twinge of guilt. verb (twinges, twingeing or twinging, twinged) [no object] (of a part of the body) suffer a sudden, sharp localized pain: stop the exercises if the tummy twinges.
bite, sting, fang, prickle, nip, |
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Adjuvant |
, helper, collaborator, assistant, aid, adjutant assistant, lozenge, rhomb |
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forbear |
politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain. "he modestly forbears to include his own work" |
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debacle |
a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco: the only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle. |
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fiasco |
a complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one: his plans turned into a fiasco. |
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hover |
verb [no object, with adverbial] remain in one place in the air: Army helicopters hovered overhead. • remain poised uncertainly in one place or between two states: her hand hovered over the console | his expression hovered between cynicism and puzzlement. • linger close at hand in an uncertain manner: she hovered anxiously in the background. • remain at or near a particular level: inflation will hover around the 4 per cent mark. • Computing use a mouse or other device to position the cursor over a particular area of a computer screen so as to cause a program to respond (typically by displaying additional information or options), without clicking a button on the device: if you hover over the video, it will play a preview with sound | [with object]: you can hover your cursor over any button to see an explanation. noun Lin singular] an act of hovering: keep the model in a stable hover. |
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ignominious |
deserving or causing public disgrace or shame: no other party risked ignominious defeat. |
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unhinged |
adjective mentally unbalanced; deranged: the violent acts of unhinged minds. unhinge | An'hIn(d)3| verb (unhinges, unhinging, unhinged) [with object] 1 make (someone) mentally unbalanced: the loneliness had nearly unhinged him. • deprive of stability; throw into disorder: a chain of events unhinges the structure of his family. 2 take (a door) off its hinges. |
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statutory |
adiective required, permitted, or enacted by statute: statutory controls over prices. • having come to be required or expected through being done or made regularly: the statutory Christmas phone call to his mother. |
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Foul |
adiective 1 offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty: a foul odour I his foul breath. • informal very disagreeable or unpleasant: the news had put Michelle in a foul mood. 2 wicked or immoral: murder most foul. • (of language) obscene: foul oaths foul language. done contrary to the rules of a sport: a foul tackle. 3 containing or full of noxious matter; polluted: foul, swampy water. • (foul with) clogged or choked with: the land was foul with weeds. • Nautical (of a rope or anchor) entangled. • (of a ship's bottom) overgrown with weed, barnacles, or similar matter. 4 (of the weather) wet and stormy: he walked in fair and foul weather I the weather turned foul. • Sailing (of wind or tide) opposed to one's desired course: it sometimes becomes advantageous to anchor during the periods of foul tide. |
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insinuation |
noun an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad: /'ve done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations | [mass noun]: a piece of filthy insinuation. |
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Sly |
adjective (slyer, slyest) having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature: a sly, manipulative woman. • showing in an insinuating way that one has some secret knowledge that may be harmful or embarrassing: he gave a sly grin. • (of an action) surreptitious: a sly sip of water. PHRASES on the sly sly. in a secretive fashion: she was drinking on the sly |
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refrain |
verb [no object] stop oneself from doing something: she refrained from comment. |
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extenuating |
ADJECTIVE (of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offence. extenuate Ik'stenjueit|sk'stenjoeit| VERB 1 cause (an offence) to seem less serious. 2 (literary) make (someone) thin. |
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aggregation |
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creep |
move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed. "he crept downstairs, hardly making any noise" |
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conspicuous |
clearly visible: he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam's apple. • attracting notice or attention: he showed conspicuous bravery. |
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unobtrusively |
adverb in a way that is not conspicuous or attracting attention: he slipped unobtrusively out of the flat | he practised his faith quietly and unobtrusively. |
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Slink |
come or go unobtrusively or furtively. "all the staff have slunk off home" |
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Slink |
come or go unobtrusively or furtively. "all the staff have slunk off home" |
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surreptitious |
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of: low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen. |
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stealthy |
adjective (stealthier, stealthiest) behaving or done in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard: stealthy footsteps. |
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furtive |
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive: they spent a furtive day together he stole a furtive glance at her. • suggestive of guilty nervousness: the look in his eyes became furtive. |
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tiptoe |
walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet. "Liz tiptoed out of the room" |
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tiptoe |
walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet. "Liz tiptoed out of the room" |
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Slip |
go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice. "we slipped out by a back door" |
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writhe |
make twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body. "he writhed in agony on the ground" |
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wriggle |
twist and turn with quick writhing movements. "the puppy wriggled in his arms" |
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squirm |
wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort. "he looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair" |
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slither |
slide or slip unsteadily on a loose or slippery surface. "we slithered down a snowy mountain track" |
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rumination |
1 a deep or considered thought about something: philosophical ruminations about life and humanitv. • [mass noun] the action or process of thinking deeply about something: this film stuck out, demanding attention and rumination. 2 [mass nounl the action of chewing the cud: cows slow down their rumination. |
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apprehension |
1 anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen: he felt sick with apprehension | [count noun]: she had some apprehensions about the filming. 2 understanding; grasp: his first apprehension of such large issues. 3 the action of arresting someone: they acted with intent to prevent lawful apprehension. |
