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–verb (used with object),-rat·ed, -rat·ing.
to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public. |
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the act or state of compensating.
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the state of being compensated.
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something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury, suffering, lack, etc.; indemnity: The insurance company paid him $2000 as compensation for the loss of his car.
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Biology. the improvement of any defect by the excessive development or action of another structure or organ of the same structure.
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Psychology. a mechanism by which an individual attempts to make up for some real or imagined deficiency of personality or behavior by developing or stressing another aspect of the personality or by substituting a different form of behavior. |
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–adjective
showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
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to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself: to disdain replying to an insult.
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a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn. |
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–adjective
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easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
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characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness.
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shining or bright.
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clear; pellucid; transparent. |
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–verb (used with object),-cat·ed, -cat·ing.
to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry. |
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a person who plagiarizes.
plagiarism is –noun
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the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.
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something used and represented in this manner. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
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Obsolete. to show.
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to present reasons in complaint; plead in protest. |
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–adjective
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making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
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having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings.
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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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–verb (used with object),-fied, -fy·ing.
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to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
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to stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion.
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to overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish. |
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–adjective
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open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
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Linguistics. (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more structural descriptions, as the sequence Flying planes can be dangerous.
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of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: a rock of ambiguous character.
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lacking clearness or definiteness; obscure; indistinct: an ambiguous shape; an ambiguous future. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to banish (a person) from his or her native country.
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to withdraw (oneself) from residence in one's native country.
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to withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one's country. |
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–adjective
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desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
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lonely and sad; forsaken.
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expressive of hopelessness; despairing: forlorn glances.
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bereft; destitute: forlorn of comfort. |
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–verb (used with object),-nized, -niz·ing.
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to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
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Medicine/Medical. to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced direct current (distinguished from faradize).
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to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
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to coat (metal, esp. iron or steel) with zinc. |
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–adjective
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given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
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being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult.
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Law. given without receiving any return value. |
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–adjective
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lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence.
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humdrum character or routine; monotony.
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monotonous or tedious talk.
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Archaic. a dull, boring person. |
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–noun
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a journey, esp. a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
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Islam.
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the Pilgrimage, hajj.
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ʿumrah.
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any long journey, esp. one undertaken as a quest or for a votive purpose, as to pay homage: a pilgrimage to the grave of Shakespeare. |
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–adjective
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used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
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marked by or tending to use bombast.
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of, concerned with, or having the nature of rhetoric. |
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–verb (used with object),-fied, -fy·ing.
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to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
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to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, esp. by degrading or frustrating means: Menial work can stultify the mind.
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Law. to allege or prove (oneself or another) to be of unsound mind. |
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–noun
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Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
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a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it. |
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–verb (used with object)
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to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
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to persuade (a person) by such words or acts: She wheedled him into going with her.
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to obtain (something) by artful persuasions: I wheedled a new car out of my father.
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to use beguiling or artful persuasions: I always wheedle if I really need something. |
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–noun
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a hiding place, esp. one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.: She hid her jewelry in a little cache in the cellar.
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anything so hidden: The enemy never found our cache of food.
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Alaska and Northern Canada. a small shed elevated on poles above the reach of animals and used for storing food, equipment, etc.
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to put in a cache; conceal; hide. |
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–adjective
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frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
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free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward: a candid opinion.
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informal; unposed: a candid photo.
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honest; impartial: a candid mind.
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Archaic. white.
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Archaic. clear; pure. |
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–adjective
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin. |
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lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous. |
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–adjective
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incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
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monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing; incessant: I can't stand that interminable clatter.
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having no limits: an interminable desert. |
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–adjective
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of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
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guilty of larceny. |
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–noun,plural-loes, -los.
a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault. |
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–noun,plural-ries. Law.
the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry. |
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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
to steal, esp. in small quantities. |
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–noun
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a question or statement so framed as to exercise one's ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum.
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a puzzling question, problem, or matter.
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a puzzling thing or person.
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any enigmatic or dark saying or speech.
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to propound riddles; speak enigmatically. |
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–adjective,stealth·i·er, stealth·i·est.
done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps. |
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–adjective
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capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
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real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: the tangible benefits of sunshine.
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definite; not vague or elusive: no tangible grounds for suspicion.
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(of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms.
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something tangible, esp. a tangible asset. |
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