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| one who has many abilities/ vocations |
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| to weaken see also attenuate/ vitiate |
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a mean phrase. mocking/ harmful
perhaps like mocking a person because that person has aspergers |
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| mean phrase. same as aspersion |
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| hairy, as in a hirsute monkey (Pronounced her-soot) |
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| a smell that creates memories. as in the fragrance was redolent of her childhood |
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| childish pranks. as in how sean connery acts on SNL Jeopardy |
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| another word for plethora |
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| opposite of include. to rule out in advance. drinking precludes thirst |
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| to minimize. as in, to pass through the mini-gate |
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| to deny or surrender. As in, releasing ego is a process of self-abnegation |
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| harmful phrase. almost vindictive |
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| open to bribery. as in: these venal and virulent vermin vouchsafing justice |
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| a dabbler in many hobbies |
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| to be late. as in: dilly-dally (thanks SG) |
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| small gossamer strands. angelic spiderwebs |
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| random, lucky, inspirational |
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| random mix. what you see in art shops in Laguna |
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| random by stylized. like this word list. also a halfway decent rapper from the early 2000s |
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| excessively emotional; over-happy |
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| excessively emotional; hysterical |
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| soothing, boring phrase. intended to placate (to calm). placid means calm. as in: a penny earned is a penny saved. |
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| another word for boring or plain. take prozac and the world becomes rather prosaic, I would imagine |
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| relating to that state right before sleep. kinda means boring: as in, the lecture was rather hpynagogic |
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| short-lived; just passing through |
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| allowing light to shine through, like a diaphanous gown. diaphoresis means sweat; how the skin lets liquid through |
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| not to be confused with censor. censor means to block out. censure means to judge |
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| intended to persuade. what a rhetorical question does; it involves the reader in a persuasive manner |
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| related to instruction; preaching from a pedastal |
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| a device that helps learning, like a diagram or a mnemonic for vocab |
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| stuck up and hard to control |
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| resisting authority. as in, a petulant child who won't leave chuck e cheeses |
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| on the outside edge. a tangential idea. similar to what you see with peripheral vision. on the periphery |
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| thrifty or poor; one who values pennies |
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| wasting money down the profit gate |
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| to be nearly equal (and hence a rival) |
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| related to the forest. arborial (trees) |
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| to beat down with a dead fish |
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| having a shapely buttocks (hey, I didn't create it) |
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| brown-noser; seeking gain by flattery |
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| obsequious manipulator. a yes-man |
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| pneumoultramicroscopicsilicovolanoconeosis |
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| longest word in english language. the medical term for black lung disease |
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| wise and keen observer, like the perspiring sage in her teepee |
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| keen and incisive; able to dig trenches through others by one's keen insight or speech |
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| related to acuity (keenness of sight) meaning how carefully one conducts oneself in business, study, sport |
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| short-sighted. only able to see what is close up; missing the big picture |
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