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| adj- excessively submissive to another person's wishes or ideas, often for purely self-interested reasons |
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| noun- obsequiousness, obsequy, adverb, obsequiously |
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| noun- an irrational preoccupation with an idea or feeling that usually results in severe anxiety |
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| verb- obsess, adjective obsessive |
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| to have a fixed idea or obsession that other people find odd or eccentric |
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| adj- no longer in use, outmoded |
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| nouns- obsolescence, obsoleteness, adj. obsolescent |
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| obsolete indicates that something has already become outmoded, obsolescence indicates it is still in the process of becoming antiquated |
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| adj- excessively forward in offering unwanted or unnecessary help or advie, meddlesome |
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| noun- officiousness, adverb officiously |
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adj,. authoritative, formal
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| adjective, foreshadowing evil; menacing or threatening |
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| ominousness, omen; ominously |
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| adj- suitable, appropriate or timely |
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| someone who takes advantage of events to further his or her own purposes regardless of the principles involved |
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| the policy or practice of letting circumstance rather than principle dictate a person's behavior or course of action |
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| noun- opportunity, opportunism, opportunist; adj- inopportune, opportunistic |
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| adj- apparent or professed |
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| verb- to banish or exclude from a group; to shun |
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| athens, customary to banish any citizen considered dangerous to the welfare of the state. voting decided banishment. voted on broken bits of potters kalled ostraka, b/c great numbers scattered thgouhout the agora. |
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| noun- general disorderor confusion, noise, and commotion |
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| Milton, paradise lost as a name for hell |
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noun- a). a seemingly self- contradictory statement that, on closer examination, proves worthy of belief
b). someone or something that is full of contradictions and inconsistencies |
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| adj- paradoxical, advb, paradoxically |
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verb- to restate in other words or in another form, often to clarify emaning or avoid difficulties
noun- a restatement in other words or another form |
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| adj. paraphrastic noun paraphrasis |
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| in the nature of a paraphrase |
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| circumlocutory, roundabout |
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adj a). located in, or supported by a parish
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| when used of a school or a school ystem, parochial is confined to establishments maintained by the roman Catholic church |
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noun-a). a comic imitation of the style, form or content of a serious piece of work
b). a performance that is so bad as to constitute a mockery of the thing it is supposed to represent
verb- to immitate in a mocking or unworthy way |
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| a distorted representation of a person in which a characteristic physical feature, mannerism or other peculiarity is exaggerated in order to produce a comic effect |
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| adj- immersed in deep, often melancholy thought |
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| noun- pensiveness, adverb, pensively |
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| a person who always agrees with his employer/superior |
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| someone with an obsession with grand or extravagant things, given to delusions of power and wealth |
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| a person obsessed with a single ting to the exclusion of other concerns |
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| a formerly influential/popular person whose popularity/effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline |
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| someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance his own situation, placing expediency over principle |
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| a person who conforms to current opinions, esp. for reasons of personal advantage |
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| one who has a propensity for being displeased with anything that doesnot meet high standards |
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| any public clamor, protest or alarm |
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| to act quicky ad decisively, not let an opportunity slip by |
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| innovative/pioneering esp when extremely or obviously so |
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| up to date, informed on the latest developments etc |
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| the main character, the principle performer |
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| of/relating to a sudden contraction of the muscles |
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| a person affected by a severe mental disorder |
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| a state of fatigue/sluggishness |
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| the art of using language to persuade |
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| versed in speaking many languages |
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| a splendid display of something |
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| the use of an implied comparison |
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| a piece of artwork created |
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| a split or seperation within a group or organization |
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| desecration/misuse of something secret |
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| a clergyman of high rank/power |
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| of/pertaining to the church |
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| relating to the core of souls |
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| a region administered by a bishop |
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| of/relating to monastaries or monks |
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| present in religious canon |
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| of or relating to the Christian religoius movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit |
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| study of gods/truthfulness of religion |
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| of or relating to the affairs of bishops in various Christian churches |
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| an uncontrollable urge to start fires |
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| obsession with owning many valuable books |
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| an obsession with stealing |
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| excessive vanity/pride/arrogance |
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| obsession with grandiose things/actions |
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lustful,lecherous
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-refined, modest |
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excessively flattering, oily
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irresistibly exciting/compelling
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no longer existing/functioning
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causing disruption or arrogance through unwelcome actions
-prying, nosy |
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| an event regarded as a portent of good or evil |
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happening/done at an unsuitable time
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appear to do/be something, esp. falsely
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expel/bar someone from their native country, typically for political/punitive reasons
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confusion or disorder
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ignorant or uninterested in cultures, ideas or peoples outside one's own experience
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use of humor/ridicule to expose and criticize
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of/like an omen/sign
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characterized by the examination/observation of one's own mental and emotional processes
-reflective, contemplative
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