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of or relating to the movement of physical objects
ex: the loft district is the locus of the city's kinetic arts scene |
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a place that has many confusing paths or passages
ex: The cockpit was a labyrinth of instruments and controls. |
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a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end
ex: incredibly complicated machinations to assassinate the president that inevitably failed |
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4.Narcissism (n.)
a. Narcissus (n.)
b. Narcissus (n.)
c. Narcissistic (adj.)
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egocentrism or admiration of ones self
a. greek myth person who died out of vanity
b. the flower that grew near the person's death
c. vain
d. someone who in vain
ex: My friend Koby is quit the narcissist. |
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refusing to do what other people want : not willing to change your opinion or the way you do something
ex: He is known for his obdurate determination |
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to cause (someone who is angry or upset) to become calm or quiet
ex: She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers |
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1. to modify
2. to restrict
exa: restated it, its this but its really this
exb: qualify for states is restricting the level of play you can go into |
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something that is the result or consequence of an action, decision, etc.
ex: the ramifications of the decision were interesting.
the ramifications of being tired is playing video games all night and not sleeping |
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falsely sweet
ex: the movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after |
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expressed or understood without being directly stated
ex: There was a tacit agreement that he would pay off the loan. |
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