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Heretic |
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church. |
Skeptic, dissenter, apostate, schismatic |
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Dissenter |
1. a person who dissents, as from an established church, political party, or majority opinion. |
Protester, heretic, rebel, dissident, nonconformist |
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Dissident |
1. a person who dissents. 2. (Adj.) disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude. |
1. Protester, rebel, separatist 2. Disagreeing, differing, discordant |
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Dissent |
1. to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from). |
1. (Verb) Disagree, differ, demur 2. (Noun) disagreement, disapproval, objection. |
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Nonplussed |
1. completely puzzled or perplexed by something unexpected. |
1. Confused, perplexed, befuddled, bewildered, perturbed, baffled |
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Iftar |
1. the meal that Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan to break the day’s fast. |
Muslim food **** |
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Homonym |
1. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air. |
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Propriety |
1. conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners. 2. appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability.3. rightness or justness. |
Suitableness, morality, legitimacy, respectability, good manners |
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Capricious |
1. subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic. |
Unpredictable, erractic, wayward, whimsical, unstable, arbitrary |
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Wayward |
1. turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient. 2. swayed or prompted by caprice; capricious. 3. turning or changing irregularly; irregular. |
Delinquent, capricious, erractic, rebellious, unruly, headstrong |
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Riveting |
1. absolutely fascinating; enthralling. |
Fascinating, mesmerizing, intriguing, engaging |
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Irreverent |
not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect. If you describe someone as irreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected. |
Disrespectful, rude, profane, flippant, derisive. |
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Flippant |
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity. |
Glib, disrespectful, irreverent, rude, offhand |
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Sapiosexual |
a person who finds intelligence to be a sexually attractive quality in others. |
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Imupdent |
1. If you describe someone as impudent, you mean they are rude or disrespectful, or do something they have no right to do. |
Bold, shameless, brazen, cheeky |
