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v. -ing to attack, assault
Synonyms: beset, storm, strike |
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v. -ing -ed to approach and speak to someone, often in an aggressive manner
Synonyms: bother, address, confront |
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v. -ing, -ed to devise, plan, or manage; to form in an artistic manner
Synonyms: concoct, scheme; create, design |
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n. a breaking of a moral code
Synonyms: sin, misdeed, wrongdoing |
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n. a slight degree or small amount
Synonyms: bit, speck, fraction, trace, dash |
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| Incoherency (in-koh-HEHR-uhn-see) |
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n. the inability to think or express one's thoughts in a clear or orderly manner
Synonyms: unintelligibility, confusion, disarray |
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| Disquietude (diss-KWIGH-uh-tood) |
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n. anxiety, lack of peace or tranquility
Synonyms: bewilderment, distraction, disorientation |
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| Unimpressionable (uhn-im-PRE-shuh-nuh-buhl) |
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adj. not easily influenced or impressed
Synonyms: unusually, oddly, rarely, uniquely |
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| Conveyancing (kuhn-VAY-ehn-sing) |
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n. the legal transferring of property titles between people.
Synonyms: transfer, imparting. |
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| Pedantically (pi-DAN-tik-lee) |
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adv. academically, precisely
Synonyms: scholarly, bookishly, particularly |
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