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of noun tawdry "silk necktie for women" (1610s), shortened from tawdry lace (1540s), an alteration of St. Audrey's lace, a necktie or ribbon sold at the annual fair at Ely on Oct. 17 commemorating St. Audrey (queen of Northumbria, died 679). Her association with cheap lace necklaces is that she supposedly died of a throat tumor, which she considered God's punishment for her youthful fondness for showy necklaces [Bede]. |
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lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: theephemeral joys of childhood.
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arrogant, pompous language
- And during that decade, no bluster or bombast was necessary.
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
Epicouros (341-270 B.C.E.), Athenian philosopher who taught that pleasure is the highest good and identified virtue as the greatest pleasure; the first lesson recalled, the second forgotten, and the name used pejoratively for "one who gives himself up to sensual pleasure" (1560s), especially "glutton, sybarite" (1774). Epicurus' school opposed by stoics, who first gave his name a reproachful sense. Non-pejorative meaning "one who cultivates refined taste in food and drink" is from 1580s. |
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causing debate or argument
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- Sadly much of science is funded by politically inspired largess.
- In practice, presidential disaster declarations can be overt acts ofpolitical largess or electioneering.
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generous bestowal of gifts.
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resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
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- Contemporary avian and mammalian scavengers aren't exclusively torpidand slow.
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no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning: adefunct law; a defunct organization.
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officious interference.
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having no money
- Princes and impecunious students stood on terms of perfect equality.
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- Statutory heirs may recover funeral and burial expenses only if theestate is impecunious.
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favorable to or promoting health; healthful.
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- In the testing of unctuous materials that adhere readily to the skin, meshwire screen may be employed instead of the sleeve.
- Dinner specials are described by waiters in the tones of unctuouscoroners announcing the results of autopsies.
- When bitten, they collapsed with an unctuous squelch.
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characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor,especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave,or smug.
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of the nature of or characteristic of an unguent or ointment;oily; greasy.
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having an oily or soapy feel, as certain minerals.
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- The findings support the swiftness or celerity element of deterrencetheory.
- The kinematic wave celerity, c k, is interpreted as the velocity at whicha disturbance travels through the channel network.
- For deep water waves, the wave height is virtually unaffected by thedepth and the wave celerity is unaffected by the bottom.
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cure-all
1540s, from L. panacea, an all-healing herb (variously identified), from Gk. panakeia"cure-all," from panakes "all-healing," from pan- "all" + akos "cure," from iasthai "to heal." Earlier in English as panace |
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- Yet, despite the bragging, it seemed to me a diffident and unconfidentperformance.
- He is diffident but correct in his mannerisms, and his final revolt is ingood, quiet taste.
- He is a better speaker now than the stiff, diffident figure who threemonths ago announced his candidacy.
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- In the process he made an indelible mark for himself in the history ofthe state.
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- But to the half-dozen photographers and reporters who watched thehelicopters depart, the details are indelible.
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wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
cautious or careful; wary: He was chary of investing in oilwells.
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the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of thedisagreement was a new bylaw.
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changeable; unstable
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unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial paradise.
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producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit,vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful: fecundparents; fecund farmland.
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very productive or creative intellectually: the fecund years ofthe Italian Renaissance.
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equality, as in amount, status, or character.
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equivalence; correspondence; similarity; analogy.
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equivalence in value in the currency of another country.
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equivalence in value at a fixed ratio between moneys ofdifferent metals.
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a property of a wave function, expressed as +1 or −1and noting the relation of the given function to thefunction formed when each variable is replaced by itsnegative, +1 indicating that the functions are identicaland −1 that the second function is the negative of thefirst.
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Also called intrinsic parity. a number +1 or −1 assignedto each kind of elementary particle in such a way thatthe product of the parities of the particles in a systemof particles multiplied by the parity of the wave functiondescribing the system is unchanged when particles arecreated or annihilated.
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well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, orexpression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitousanecdote set everyone at ease.
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having a special ability for suitable manner or expression, asa person.
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- The beneficiaries of the new parsimony are, unsurprisingly, firms thatoffer low prices.
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having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects oractions beyond the range of natural vision: Not beingclairvoyant, I did not foresee the danger of ignoring her advice.Synonyms: psychic, telepathic, prescient, second-sighted,visionary; intuitive, empathic; predictive, prophetic.
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of, by, or pertaining to clairvoyance: Unlike more talentedwitches, I had to make do with love potions and occasionalclairvoyant visions.
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multicolored; speckled
- Grows in sun or shade, but variegated types show better color in full sun.
- Gone are the traditionally diverse and variegated placards.
- But office-holding is not the only kind of experience relevant to the taskof leading a wildly variegated nation.
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noun, plural in·gé·nues [-nooz, -nyooz; Fr. -ny] Show IPA.
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the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or youngwoman, especially as represented on the stage.
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willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe;open to bribery; mercenary: a venal judge.
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able to be purchased, as by a bribe: venal acquittals.
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associated with or characterized by bribery: a venaladministration; venal agreements.
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adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: aclimate inimical to health.
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- But his mistakes are venial, outweighed by his vivid, visceral prose.
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- Her staunch self-reliance in the face of her husband's and then her owndecline is remarkable.
- With staunch academic discipline they've plunged headlong into thefundamental physics of ram acceleration.
- As a result, their bodies are unable to staunch bleeding, and injuriesleave them at risk of fatal blood loss.
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plotting and planning
a secret agreement, especially for fraudulent or treacherouspurposes; conspiracy: Some of his employees were acting incollusion to rob him.
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to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, orvalue: to attenuate desire.
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- Donating the proceeds of his first novel, which exploited his perfidy forprofit, would be a start.
- And the figures hint at why journalists are more fascinated by perfidyamong our own than civilians are.
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actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
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Bacteriology . causing clinical symptoms.
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violently or spitefully hostile.
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intensely bitter, spiteful, or malicious: a virulent attack.
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( initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to Aristotle, whotaught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum of ancientAthens.
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( initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the Aristotelianschool of philosophy.
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related to vidrio (glass). current meaning derived from fact that heated vitriol was very corrosive
vitriolic criticism.
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to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to dosomething specified (usually followed by at ): He balked atmaking the speech.
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(of a horse, mule, etc.) to stop short and stubbornly refuseto go on.
to place an obstacle in the way of; hinder; thwart: a suddenreversal that balked her hopes.
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calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense;hateful: invidious remarks.
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offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious: invidiouscomparisons.
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- But mobile phones pose the biggest risk, for research shows that thesegadgets distract in a more pernicious way.
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- Many of these illegal traders operated in the fur-rich region near the effigymounds.
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- The effigy is either a taxidermic mount of a vulture or a commerciallyavailable artificial likeness.
a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on amonument.
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to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followedby of ): to be beguiled of money.
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to charm or divert: a multitude of attractions to beguile thetourist.
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The many pests and diseases that beleaguer commercial growers arenot likely to plague home gardeners.
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the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosedplace.
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the right or permission to go out.
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to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied hiscalm voice.
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affected with or colored by or as if by jaundice: jaundicedskin.
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having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
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odorous or smelling (usually followed by of ): redolent ofgarlic.
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not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic;sluggish.
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self-possessed, calm, or composed.
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of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.
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lover of luxury
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concerned with the sense of taste
- We think the antennae are one of the keys but there are also gustatoryreceptors in the mouth and legs.
- It started with catering to gustatory whims, and then moved up intotrouble.
- The defining traits of a fungus are gustatory and architectural.
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- The courts must abjure unnecessary mental gymnastics which give theterms of the policy a forced or distorted construction.
- But even whilst they deny and abjure, they are yet compelled to serve,that power which is seated on the throne of their own soul.
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words used to coax or flatter [blandish (v)]
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alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
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based on pretense, deception, or insincerity.
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pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute.
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prediction, looking for omens [auger (v)]
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hardened; habituated
- The countless dead and dying as a result of the earthquake have inuredresidents of this city to something as petty as homicide.
- And there is the possibility of issuing so many alerts that peoplebecome inured to the danger.
- But there must be a better way than the flailing and failing to which allhave become inured.
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mettle (n.) [image]1580s, variant spelling of metal, both forms used interchangeably (by Shakespeare and others) in the literal sense and in the figurative one of "stuff of which a person is made" |
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power
- It seems that the unadorned lie no longer has its old puissance.
- One can imagine what his puissance might be at the present ghostlystage.
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obscure
dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subjectmatter: a recondite treatise.
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beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric:recondite principles.
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little known; obscure: a recondite fact.
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a social blunder; faux pas.
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encouraging; exhorting
urging to some course of conduct or action; exhorting;encouraging: a hortatory speech.
- These provisions are hortatory and provide no rights or duties beyondthose already contained in other regulations.
- It is bland, vague, hortatory and lacking in substance.
- There is nothing dated about the author's hortatory message.
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expressing great scorn [opprobrium (n)]
conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or aspeaker: opprobrious invectives.
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outrageously disgraceful or shameful: opprobrious conduct.
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guilt [culpable = blameworthy]
- Pending further investigations, legal culpability was uncertain.
- Their culpability comes from promoting counter-insurgency.
- They have influenced the courts to achieve the same rights as people,with none of the culpability or responsibility.
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praise
- Examples of her poetry and an encomium of it will be found elsewhere.
- In its reprint version, the encomium runs to sixteen pages.
- Excessive praise is even worse when it is unwanted praise, or whatspecialists refer to as dissonant encomium.
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by thePresident greeted the returning hero. |
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accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outside
- The gradual accretion of knowledge is the way to go.
- Accretion of coincidences, stockpile of random events climaxes intointelligent fact.
- We have to do, not with the slow processes of growth by deposit oraccretion, but with violent and volcanic dislocation.
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daring; audacity (has a negative connotation)
shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: Shehad the effrontery to ask for two free samples.
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an act or instance of this.
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interval between reigns or governments
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electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal
- Equally tasteful use of anodized aluminum trim brightens theatmosphere.
- The anodized material is next sealed and colored by immersion insolutions of inorganic or organic colorants.
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challenged; called into question
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kindly; expressing care and concern
anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., ora clause): solicitous about a person's health.
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anxiously desirous: solicitous of the esteem of others.
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eager (usually followed by an infinitive): He was alwayssolicitous to please.
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careful or particular: a solicitous housekeeper.
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join; consolidate [amalgamation (n)]
to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite;combine: to amalgamate two companies.
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Metallurgy . to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.
verb (used without object)
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to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce: The three schoolsdecided to amalgamate.
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to blend with another metal, as mercury.
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undeveloped; nascent
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not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
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just begun; incipient.
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not organized; lacking order: an inchoate mass of ideas on thesubject.
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dissolute person; prodigal
a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially adissolute man; a profligate; rake.
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a freethinker in religious matters.
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a person freed from slavery in ancient Rome.
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of or related to stars
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to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate.
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to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up: to extirpate anunwanted hair.
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peaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer weather)
calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
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rich; wealthy; prosperous: halcyon times of peace.
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happy; joyful; carefree: halcyon days of youth.
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of or pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
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a mythical bird, usually identified with the kingfisher, said tobreed about the time of the winter solstice in a nest floatingon the sea, and to have the power of charming winds andwaves into calmness.
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glowing; radiant
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lying flat on one’s back
lying on the back, face or front upward.
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unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forcedhim into bankruptcy.
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sad; gloomy
- At last the waxen image is again deposited in the church, and the samelugubrious chants echo anew.
- His lugubrious conduct was doubtless intended to soften the heart ofthe court.
- The rest of the movie is even heavier and more lugubrious.
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confused
- Even the geekiest types can be nonplussed when they are presentedwith data but no purpose.
- They were nonplussed at the level of her dishonesty, sometimesbreaking into laughter at the absurdity of it.
- As he stood in the doorway with his revolver tightly clutched in his handthe mob for a minute was nonplussed.
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not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech;intricate; circuitous: tortuous negotiations lasting for months.
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emerging; newly formed
beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic.
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quirk; minor weakness
- Her decision seems to have been tolerated as a personal foible and amatter for gossip.
- Both fly-fishing and writing abound with foible and reward.
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true [veracity (n)]
- If your legs have a lot of moles, scars or veracious veins, stockings willdiminish their appearance.
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using harsh or critical tone
harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner;severity; acrimony: The cause of her anger did notwarrant such asperity.
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vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases orconditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs: Theyremained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years. |
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With thecaprice of a despotic king, he alternated between kindness andcruelty. |
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not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable;stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
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(of things) hard to shape or work with: an intractable metal.
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eminent person
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- Gainsay that your rule of law argument is sophistry.
- To gainsay that is to ignore what made this city the vibrant metropolis oftoday.
- The gentleman said that he should sink into insignificance if he dared notgainsay the principles of these resolutions.
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wordiness [prolix (a)]
prol --> related to prolong
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so...so drunk they just keep blabbing
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long burst of gunfire
- Not necessarily swans, even crows, even the evening fusillade of bats.
- With the first phase of research finally finished, the group has decided tolaunch a fusillade of papers to scientific journals.
- Innkeepers think the bans themselves are illegal, and have fired afusillade of legal challenges.
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short, witty saying
epigrammatic expression: Oscar Wilde had a genius forepigram.
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a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a singlesubject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn ofthought.
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lack of energy; weariness
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weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate,etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
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dabbling esp. in the arts [dilettante (n) = person who dabbles]
dil-i-tahnt
- But to pull it off, he needed a secret weapon-an expert in this arena toprove he wasn't some digital dilettante.
- Such a conjunction of the dilettante and the practical is nowhere elseknown on the footstool.
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that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident andprepossessing young man.
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insincere talk
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasmfor high ideals, goodness, or piety.
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the private language of the underworld.
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the phraseology peculiar to a particular class, party,profession, etc.: the cant of the fashion industry.
And yet, lurking underneath the anti-spending, pro-tax-cutting cant isone idea that might truly have merit. |
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gap; missing part [plural = lacunae]
- Either way, it suggests a profound lacuna in biologists' understanding ofthe world.
- As discussed above, note how the lacuna is subdivided into the hiatusand degradation vacuity.
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- Employer approval also is not required when intermittent or reducedschedule leave is necessary due to a qualifying exigency.
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adjective Also, pic·a·yun·ish. Informal .
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Spanish: Fomentar --> to promote, foster support for
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote thegrowth or development of: to foment trouble; to fomentdiscontent.
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to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc., to(the surface of the body).
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to examine or analyze: to assay a situation; to assay an event.
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Pharmacology . to subject (a drug) to an analysis for thedetermination of its potency or composition.
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to judge the quality of; assess; evaluate: to assay someone'sefforts.
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to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal thetruth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence inbusiness.
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- He could make his case by providing an apposite quotation.
- After apposite stimulations the egg cell would grow to form a mammothembryo.
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- The steep decline in state capabilities amounts, on its own, to anotherimportant element in the incubus of terrorism.
- It shall be one of my cherished objects to remove this incubus of ourprosperity.
- It is, however, an incubus for some three dozen of the world's poorestcountries.
an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend uponsleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexualintercourse with women during their sleep. Comparesuccubus ( def. 1 ) .
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clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air: Wecould see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.
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free from obscurity; lucid; clear: a limpid style; limpid prose.
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completely calm; without distress or worry: a limpid,emotionless existence.
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ordinary; commonplace: paintings of no more than quotidianartistry.
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sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent;irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: acrid smoke from burningrubber.
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of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespreadexistence, activity, or use: Crime is rife in the slum areas of ourcities.
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current in speech or report: Rumors are rife that thegovernment is in financial difficulty.
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- They don't proscribe all modern acquisitions as part of a system ofbelief.
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to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of(someone): She begrudged her friend the award.
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given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge orpayment; free; voluntary.
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being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: agratuitous insult.
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quality of being difficult to comprehend [inscrutable (a)]
in (not) + scrutinate (study closely)...can't study closely to understand it.
not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable: aninscrutable smile.
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decry; criticize; belittle
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- But this particular story was too outsize to ignore, and the quest tocorroborate it took on a life of its own.
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to demand; extort
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mockery [deride (v)]
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to make a mockery to laugh at...de ri sion (the ri is related to reir in Spanish)
The inept performance elicited derision fromthe audience.
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over-insistent on matters of book-learning [pedant (n)]
ostentatious in one's learning.
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united in purpose; forming a single unit
made of only one stone: a monolithic column.
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consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken: a boat with amonolithic hull.
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constructed of monoliths or huge blocks of stone: themonolithic monuments of the New Stone Age.
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- The idea was that by raising animals that met such standards, smalllocal farmers might stanch the loss of ancestral lands.
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parody; ridiculous error
- Most educators find the decreased attention to social studies atravesty.
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temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let's hold thatproblem in abeyance for a while.
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challenge; question someone’s honor etc.
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a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with aperson or thing and often used in place of an actual name,title, or the like, as “man's best friend” for “dog.”
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an uncomfortably full or crapulous feeling due to excessiveeating or drinking.
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general disgust caused by excess or satiety.
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retired because of age or infirmity.
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readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
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Psychoanalysis . of or pertaining to conscious feelings, ideas, and impulses that contain repressed psychic material: the manifest content of a dream as opposed to the latent content that it conceals.
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of or pertaining to money: pecuniary difficulties.
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a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine.
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a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
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to remove the entrails from; disembowel: to eviscerate a chicken.
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a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
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a medicine that relieves or allays pain.
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anything that relieves distress or pain: The music was an anodyne to his grief. |
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presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
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to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts.
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natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous: endemic folkways; countries where high unemployment is endemic.
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prominent or conspicuous: salient traits.
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( often initial capital letter ) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
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any similarly grotesque monster having disparate parts, especially as depicted in decorative art.
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a horrible or unreal creature of the imagination; a vain or idle fancy: He is far different from the chimera your fears have made of him.
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attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity: an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures.
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| not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year. |
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| opposite of to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner. |
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without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
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juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
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lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house.
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deficient or lacking in nutritive value: a jejune diet. |
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| free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant. |
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| acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment. |
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foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements.
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of or like an ass: asinine obstinacy; asinine features. |
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a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
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a forefather or ancestor. |
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to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.
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to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance.
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to avoid or shun. |
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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
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to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands. |
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to elevate in character; sublimate.
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to make (the mind, senses, etc.) keen or discerning; sharpen.
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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
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to make thin, rare, or more fluid or volatile; refine. |
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| the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination. |
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modern; new; recent.
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a new or modern writer, thinker, etc. |
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Astronomy . the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth. Compare perigee.
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the highest or most distant point; climax. |
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| low point the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth. |
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to laugh loudly or immoderately.
related to cackle
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| to smile in a silly, self-conscious way. |
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| to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about ): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say. |
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vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
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a railing accusation; vituperation.
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an insulting or abusive word or expression. |
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an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion.
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a saying; maxim. |
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| not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled. |
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| mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium. |
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| irritable; peevish; spiteful. |
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| incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation. |
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natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous: endemic folkways; countries where high unemployment is endemic.
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belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place: a fever endemic to the tropics. |
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prominent or conspicuous: salient traits.
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projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle.
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leaping or jumping: a salient animal.
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Heraldry . (of a beast) represented as leaping: a lion salient. |
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| incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny. |
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( often initial capital letter ) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
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any similarly grotesque monster having disparate parts, especially as depicted in decorative art.
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a horrible or unreal creature of the imagination; a vain or idle fancy: He is far different from the chimera your fears have made of him.
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Genetics . an organism composed of two or more genetically distinct tissues, as an organism that is partly male and partly female, or an artificially produced individual having tissues of several species. |
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attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity: an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures.
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breaking or destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration. |
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| not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year. |
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| opposite of to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner. |
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without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
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juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
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lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house.
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deficient or lacking in nutritive value: a jejune diet. |
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| free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant. |
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| acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment. |
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foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements.
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of or like an ass: asinine obstinacy; asinine features. |
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a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
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a forefather or ancestor. |
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to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.
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to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance.
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to avoid or shun. |
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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
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to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands. |
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to elevate in character; sublimate.
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to make (the mind, senses, etc.) keen or discerning; sharpen.
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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
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to make thin, rare, or more fluid or volatile; refine. |
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| the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination. |
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modern; new; recent.
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a new or modern writer, thinker, etc. |
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Astronomy . the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth. Compare perigee.
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the highest or most distant point; climax. |
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| low point the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth. |
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to laugh loudly or immoderately.
related to cackle
Kak-in-ate |
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| to smile in a silly, self-conscious way. |
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| to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about ): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say. |
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vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
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a railing accusation; vituperation.
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an insulting or abusive word or expression. |
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an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion.
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a saying; maxim. |
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| not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled. |
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settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
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firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic. |
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to regard or treat as of little value or account.
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to vilify; depreciate. |
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causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
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having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh.
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pertaining to or connected with laughing. |
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disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
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shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this. |
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showing or indicating very small differences; minutely accurate, as instruments: a job that requires nice measurements.
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minute, fine, or subtle: a nice distinction. |
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