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(adj) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
(s) exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant |
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(n) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
(s) innuendo, calumny, denigration |
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(adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical
(s) grotesque, fantastic, outlandish |
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(adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
(s) curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough |
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(v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or promises
(s) wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk |
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(v) to punish severely; to criticize severely
(s) chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid |
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(v) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
(s) to think up, devise, concoct, fabricate |
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(n) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
(s) undeceive, enlighten, set straight |
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(v) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
(s) undeceive, enlighten, set straight |
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(n) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
(s) languor, world-weariness, listlessness |
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(n) a chain a shackle placed on feet; anything that confines or restrains
(v) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent
(s) bond, restraint; bind, hamper |
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(adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful
(s) evil, odious, abominable |
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(adj) not subject to change, constant
(s) unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable |
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(n) one who rebels or rises against authority
(adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
(s) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous |
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(n) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc, far in excess of reality
(s) delusions of grandeur |
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(n) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
(s) "no show" job, cushy job, plum |
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(adj) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
(s) furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed |
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(v) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
(s) overstep, exceed, tresspass, err |
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(v) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
(s) transform, convert, translate, metamorphose |
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(adj) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
(s) surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand |
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