fawn
- noun a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
greyish brown; dun; grayish brown.
- noun a young deer
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gatekeeper
- noun someone who controls access to something
- there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief
- noun someone who guards an entrance
ostiary; door guard; doorkeeper; doorman; porter; hall porter.
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walk-in
- noun person who walks in without having an appointment
- the emergency room was overrun with walk-ins
- noun an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum
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pardon
- noun the act of excusing a mistake or offense
forgiveness.
- noun a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
amnesty.
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expostulation
- noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
objection; remonstration; remonstrance.
- noun an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
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saver
- noun someone who saves something from danger or violence
recoverer; rescuer.
- noun someone who saves (especially money)
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playing_period
- noun (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
play; period of play.
- rain stopped play in the 4th inning
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obstruction
- noun any structure that makes progress difficult
impedimenta; impediment; obstructor; obstructer.
- noun the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
blockage.
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preoccupancy
- noun the mental state of being preoccupied by something
absorption; engrossment; preoccupation.
- noun the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
preoccupation.
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controversial
- adjective marked by or capable of arousing controversy
- the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial
- Rushdie's controversial book
- a controversial decision on affirmative action
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hate
- noun the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
hatred.
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
detest.
- I hate Mexican food
- She detests politicians
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aggression
- noun a disposition to behave aggressively
- noun a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
aggressiveness.
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pedro
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scholastic
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
pedant; bookworm.
- noun a Scholastic philosopher or theologian
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paris
(Bot.) A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic. ✍ It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.
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mate
- noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship
first mate.
- noun a fellow member of a team
teammate.
- it was his first start against his former teammates
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under
- adjective satellite located below or beneath something else
nether.
- nether garments
- the under parts of a machine
- adjective satellite lower in rank, power, or authority
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postmortem
- noun discussion of an event after it has occurred
post-mortem.
- noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
postmortem examination; post-mortem; necropsy; post-mortem examination; autopsy; PM.
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rightist
- noun a member of a right wing political party
right-winger.
- adjective satellite believing in or supporting tenets of the political right
right-wing.
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missionizing
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divergent
- adjective satellite diverging from another or from a standard
- adjective tending to move apart in different directions
diverging.
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blanket
- noun bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
cover.
- he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep
- noun anything that covers
mantle.
- there was a blanket of snow
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epistle
- noun a specially long, formal letter
- noun a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
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intercessor
- noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
intermediator; go-between; intermediary; mediator.
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woman
- noun an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
adult female.
- the woman kept house while the man hunted
- noun a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
- he was faithful to his woman
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jack
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; squat; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; diddly; diddley; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- noun a man who serves as a sailor
Jack-tar; tar; old salt; sea dog; seaman; gob; seafarer; mariner.
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persona_non_grata
- noun a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent
- noun a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
unwelcome person.
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encounter
- noun a minor short-term fight
skirmish; brush; clash.
- noun a casual or unexpected convergence
meeting.
- he still remembers their meeting in Paris
- there was a brief encounter in the hallway
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philosopher
- noun a specialist in philosophy
- noun a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity
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poissy
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protest
- noun a formal and solemn declaration of objection
protestation.
- they finished the game under protest to the league president
- the senator rose to register his protest
- the many protestations did not stay the execution
- noun the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
objection; dissent.
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final_decision
- noun a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
final judgment.
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nigger
- noun (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person
nigga; nigra; jigaboo; coon; spade.
- only a Black can call another Black a nigga
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freedom_fighter
- noun a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
insurgent; rebel; insurrectionist.
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hesse
- noun Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
Hermann Hesse.
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paperback
- noun a book with paper covers
paper-back book; paperback book; soft-cover book; softback book; soft-cover; softback.
- adjective satellite (of books) having a flexible binding
paperbacked.
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force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
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ingenue
- noun an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
- noun an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
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second
- noun 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
sec; s.
- noun an indefinitely short time
moment; bit; mo; minute.
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
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street
- noun a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
- they walked the streets of the small town
- he lives on Nassau Street
- noun the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel
- be careful crossing the street
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self-justification
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
excuse; exculpation; alibi.
- he kept finding excuses to stay
- every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
- his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
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akbar
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incompatible
- adjective not compatible
- incompatible personalities
- incompatible colors
- adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
antagonistic.
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christ
- noun any expected deliverer
messiah.
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
the Nazarene; Jesus of Nazareth; Good Shepherd; Jesus; Saviour; Redeemer; Savior; Deliverer; Jesus Christ.
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religious
- noun a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
- adjective satellite concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
spiritual.
- religious texts
- a member of a religious order
- lords temporal and spiritual
- spiritual leaders
- spiritual songs
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pragmatist
- noun an adherent of philosophical pragmatism
- noun a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions
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chitchat
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wag; chit-chat; chin-wagging; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; natter; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
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unskilled
- adjective not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
- unskilled in the art of rhetoric
- an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber
- unskilled labor
- workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities
- unskilled workmanship
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
amateurish; amateur; inexpert.
- a very amateurish job
- inexpert but conscientious efforts
- an unskilled painting
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pragmatism
- noun (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value
- noun the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
realism.
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crown_of_thorns
- noun any affliction that causes great suffering
cross.
- that is his cross to bear
- he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
- noun somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
Christ plant; Christ thorn; Euphorbia milii.
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beater
- noun a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
- noun an implement for beating
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millenarian
- noun a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
millenarist; chiliast.
- adjective relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness
chiliastic.
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jaundice
- noun yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
icterus.
- noun a rough and bitter manner
acrimony; tartness; bitterness; acerbity; thorniness.
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hero
- noun a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
- RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain
- noun the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
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retrieval
- noun (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
- noun the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
- my retrieval of people's names is very poor
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rhegius
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active
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
active agent.
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
active voice.
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
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noncompliant
- noun a person who refuses to comply
balker; baulker.
- adjective boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
defiant.
- brought up to be aggressive and defiant
- a defiant attitude
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dry
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
prohibitionist.
- verb remove the moisture from and make dry
dry out.
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substance
- noun the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- DNA is the substance of our genes
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; center; centre; nitty-gritty; essence; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
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alchemist
- noun one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone
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study
- noun a detailed critical inspection
survey.
- noun applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
work.
- mastering a second language requires a lot of work
- no schools offer graduate study in interior design
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envoy
- noun a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
envoy extraordinary; minister plenipotentiary.
- noun someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
emissary.
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controversy
- noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
contestation; contention; arguing; tilt; argument; disputation; disceptation.
- they were involved in a violent argument
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yield
- noun production of a certain amount
output.
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return; takings; take; issue; proceeds; payoff.
- the average return was about 5%
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abolition
- noun the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
abolishment.
- the abolition of capital punishment
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military
- noun the military forces of a nation
armed forces; armed services; military machine; war machine.
- their military is the largest in the region
- the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker
- adjective of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
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fleer
- noun someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
fugitive; runaway.
- fugitives from the sweatshops
- noun contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words
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cancellation
- noun the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
- noun the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void
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musing
- noun a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
contemplation; reflection; reflexion; rumination; thoughtfulness.
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
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attractor
- noun an entertainer who attracts large audiences
attraction; draw; drawing card; attracter.
- he was the biggest drawing card they had
- noun (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
attracter.
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reflectivity
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
reflectance; coefficient of reflection; reflection factor.
- noun the ability to reflect beams or rays
reflexion; reflection.
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campaign
- noun a race between candidates for elective office
run; political campaign.
- I managed his campaign for governor
- he is raising money for a Senate run
- noun a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
cause; drive; crusade; effort; movement.
- he supported populist campaigns
- they worked in the cause of world peace
- the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
- the movement to end slavery
- contributed to the war effort
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ix
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
niner; Nina from Carolina; nine; ennead; 9.
- adjective satellite denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten
9; nine.
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furore
- noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
rage; fad; cult; furor; craze.
- he always follows the latest fads
- it was all the rage that season
- noun a sudden outburst (as of protest)
furor.
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summons
- noun a request to be present
bidding.
- noun an order to appear in person at a given place and time
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county
- noun (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
- the county has a population of 12,345 people
- noun (United States) the largest administrative district within a state
- the county plans to build a new road
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reckoner
- noun an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
calculator; estimator; computer; figurer.
- noun a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation
ready reckoner.
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stand
- noun a support or foundation
pedestal; base.
- noun the position where a thing or person stands
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litigiousness
- noun a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits
- charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury
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regicide
- noun someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
- noun the act of killing a king
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rationalist
- noun someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
positivist.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism
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plow
- noun a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
plough.
- verb to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
turn; plough.
- Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
- turn the earth in the Spring
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sweater
- noun a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
jumper.
- noun a person who perspires
perspirer.
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gloss
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
rubric.
- noun an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
glossary.
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rationalise
- verb structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
rationalize.
- We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits
- verb defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
rationalize; apologise; excuse; apologize; justify.
- rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
- he rationalized his lack of success
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call
- noun a telephone connection
telephone call; phone call.
- she reported several anonymous calls
- he placed a phone call to London
- he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call
- noun a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
- he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call
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strike
- noun a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
work stoppage.
- the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled
- noun an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
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antithesis
- noun exact opposite
- his theory is the antithesis of mine
- noun the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
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negativism
- noun characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
negativeness; negativity.
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eristical
- adjective satellite given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments
eristic.
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speaking
- noun the utterance of intelligible speech
speech production.
- noun delivering an address to a public audience
speechmaking; oral presentation; public speaking.
- people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
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holy
- noun a sacred place of pilgrimage
sanctum; holy place.
- adjective belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
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withholder
- noun a person who refrains from granting
- noun a person who restrains or checks or holds back
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giovanni
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muse
- noun the source of an artist's inspiration
- noun in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
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unraveler
- noun a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state
disentangler; unraveller.
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warn
- verb notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- The director warned him that he might be fired
- The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
admonish; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
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dogma
- noun a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
tenet.
- noun a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
- he believed all the Marxist dogma
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adult
- noun a fully developed person from maturity onward
grownup.
- noun any mature animal
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boomer
- noun a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
baby boomer.
- they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers
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ward
- noun a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
- noun a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
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hold
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clutch; clench; grasp; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
grasp; appreciation.
- he has a good grasp of accounting practices
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join
- noun the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
juncture; joint; junction; articulation.
- noun a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
union; sum.
- let C be the union of the sets A and B
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battleful
- adjective satellite having or showing a ready disposition to fight
combative; bellicose.
- bellicose young officers
- a combative impulse
- a contentious nature
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right
- noun an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; it is something that nobody can take away"
- they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
- Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt
- a right is not something that somebody gives you
- noun location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
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presentation
- noun the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
- she gave the trophy but he made the presentation
- noun a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
demonstration; presentment.
- the presentation of new data
- he gave the customer a demonstration
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original_sin
- noun a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam
- Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden
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worm
- noun any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
- noun a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
dirt ball; insect; louse.
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stigmatist
- noun a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ)
stigmatic.
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suggestive
- adjective satellite tending to suggest or imply
implicative.
- artifacts suggestive of an ancient society
- an implicative statement
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
significative; indicatory; revelatory; indicative.
- actions indicative of fear
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archaist
- noun a person who archaizes
- noun an expert or collector of antiquities
antiquary; antiquarian.
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era
- noun a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
epoch.
- noun a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
geological era.
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revenant
- noun a person who returns after a lengthy absence
- noun someone who has returned from the dead
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plunger
- noun someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
speculator.
- noun someone who dives (into water)
diver.
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ascetic
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
abstainer.
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
ascetical.
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foodie
- noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
gourmet; gastronome; epicurean; bon vivant; epicure.
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give
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
spring; springiness.
- verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- She gave him a black eye
- The draft gave me a cold
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play_off
- verb set into opposition or rivalry
oppose; pit; match.
- let them match their best athletes against ours
- pit a chess player against the Russian champion
- He plays his two children off against each other
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hebrew
An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew. There came one that had escaped and told Abram the Hebrew. Gen. xiv. 13.
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nonresident
- noun someone who does not live in a particular place
- described by an admiring nonresident as a green and pleasant land
- adjective not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents
- nonresident students who commute to classes
- nonresident real estate
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socialiser
socializer.
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