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| an adherent of an ideology, especially one who is uncompromising and dogmatic. "a conservative ideologue" |
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| cognitive bias in which relatively unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability to be much higher than it really is. Dunning and Kruger attributed this bias to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their own ineptitude and evaluate their own ability accurately. |
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skill or expertise in a particular activity or field. "his prowess as a fisherman"
bravery in battle. |
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| to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner. a person soliciting custom or business, typically in an aggressive or bold manner. |
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| a repeated passage in music. |
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| wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it. drink (something) greedily or in large quantities. kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs. a large mouthful of a drink. |
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| stretch one's neck to see,” possibly alluding to the long neck of the male goose. For a synonym, see take a look at |
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| to give minor offense to; offend. petulant displeasure; ill humor. 2. a petty quarrel. |
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| wandering, unsettled/carefree life, disreputable, worthless, shiftless irregular course of direction |
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| prepare for what is to come |
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| hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed. |
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sit or stand with one leg on either side of.
"he turned the chair around and straddled it"
an act of sitting or standing with one's legs wide apart. |
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a stack of hay, corn, straw, etc, esp. built into a regular shape and thatched.
form into rick or ricks; stack.
"the nine cords of good spruce wood ricked up in the back yard"
a slight sprain or strain, especially in a person's neck or back.strain (one's neck or back) slightly. |
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a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
yes-man, bootlicker, brown-noser, toady, lickspittle, flunky, lackey, spaniel, doormat, cringer, suck, suck-up |
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| making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise. |
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| (especially of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically). "record the dulcet tones of your family and friends" |
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loud and harsh; grating.
presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way. "public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident" |
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| (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear. "the voice was mellifluous and smooth" |
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| (of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear. "this successful candidate delivers a stream of fine, euphonious phrases" |
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| (of a person's words or tone of voice) soothing, soft, and intended to please or flatter. "he wooed her with honeyed words" |
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| a characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking; a pleasant gentle accent. "he spoke with a faint but recognizable Irish lilt"; speak, sing, or sound with a lilt. |
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| a period of prolonged applause during which those in the crowd or audience rise to their feet. |
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| excellent, admirable, or attractive. "the restaurant serves bodacious grilled lobster"; audacious in a way considered admirable. "those bodacious dudes have an excellent time playing games with death" |
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| a thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination. "it really was Ross and not a figment of her overheated imagination" |
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| squat or crouch down low. "he hunkered down beside her" apply oneself seriously to a task. "students hunkered down to prepare for the examinations" |
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| feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph. |
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| make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients. create or devise (said especially of a story or plan). |
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| (especially of an old person) active; lively. |
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| (especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated. |
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| controlled descent of a vertical drop |
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| a small piece or amound of food; a mouthful |
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| purveyor/ peddler (illegal) / hawker (by shouting) |
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a person who sells or deals in particular goods. a person or group that spreads or promotes an idea, view, etc.
foment - instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action) |
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| a casual romantic or sexual relationship. brief or casual involvement with something. |
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| go to law; be a party to a lawsuit. take (a claim or a dispute) to a court of law. |
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| disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury. |
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openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
"these same companies still flout basic ethical practices" |
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| jargon that uses buzzwords, esoteric language, specialized technical terms, or technical slang that is incomprehensible to the listener. |
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a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch
habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others.
"you chose to consort with the enemy" |
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concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense.
"an attempt at dissimulation" |
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a condition of confusion or disarray.
In British game "Hazard" these were considered to be the riskiest numbers to shoot for (to "set on"), and those who tried for them were considered careless or confused. |
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isolate or hide away (someone or something).
"Tiberius was sequestered on an island
take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met.
Cut from gov spending |
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fame or recognized superiority, especially within a particular sphere or profession.
"her eminence in cinematography"
piece of rising ground.
"an eminence commanding the River Emme" |
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an old car in a dilapidated condition.
clunker, lemon, bucket of bolts, wreck, Tin Lizzie, rustbucket, heap, junker, beater, hooptie |
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ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.
"a stubbornly insular farming people"
relating to, or from an island.
"goods of insular origin |
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of or relating to a church parish.
"the parochial church council"
having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
"this worldview seems incredibly naive and parochial" |
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| a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, especially through the agency of a medium. |
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an intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding.
"a presentiment of disaster" |
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a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
"he had a pr |
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| A virago, shrew or a vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one |
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| chiefly of a person's hair) of a reddish-brown color. |
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| the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship. |
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a material for making fences, walls, etc., consisting of rods or stakes interlaced with twigs or branches.
make, enclose, or fill up with wattle. |
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the scope of the influence or concerns of something.
"within the purview of legislation"
a range of experience or thought.
"social taboos meant that little information was likely to come within the purview of women" |
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the practice of bribing someone to use their influence or position to promote a particular product or interest.
"if a record company spends enough money on payola, it can make any record a hit |
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| kind of reserve, wanting to avoid communication and not wanting to offer any more information than is necessary. |
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grayish white.
"hoary cobwebs"
Of a person, old; white hair
old and trite.
"that hoary American notion that bigger is better" |
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say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical.
"heretics were burned if they would not recant" |
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anger.
"the plans provoked the ire of conservationists" |
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type of people or things similar to those already referred to.
"the veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at" |
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the state of being tedious.
"cousins and uncles filled the tedium of winter nights with many a tall tale" |
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| a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. |
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a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.
"she was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed" |
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the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia.
an oppressive stillness of the air.
"the afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor" |
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a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.
they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism" |
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| spiritual or mental sloth; apathy. |
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a feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; fatigue.
"a sense of enervation" |
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