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| (n.) - A complete failure. |
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| Sudden downfall, rout, or collapse. |
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| To go over like a lead balloon - |
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| Something that brings someone success or honor. |
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| Come off with flying colors - |
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| To completely succeed or go over very well. |
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| Likely to change for no apparent reason.; Inconsistent |
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| Impulsive or unpredictable. |
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| Characterized by rapid or unpredictable change. |
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| Having irregular, erratic, or intermittent character. |
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| Not capable of or susceptible to change. |
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| Constantly changing weather. |
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| Constantly changing fortune. |
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| Constantly changing affections. |
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| To steal slyly, especially little things |
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| To steal stealthily in small amounts (often over and over again.) |
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| To steal often in a violation of trust. |
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| To steal in a small or stealthy manner. |
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| To steal by fraud or cheating. |
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| To commit and armed robbery. |
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| To steal in a sweeping motion. |
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| Skill, delicacy, or subtlety in doing something or handling a situation. |
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| The quality of being sly, crafty, or cunning in deception |
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| The quality of being sly, crafty, or cunning; sly; deception |
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| The quality of being sly and cunning; deception |
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| The quality of being resourceful or skillful. Positive |
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| The quality of being manually skilled. |
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| Readiness or ease due to skill from practice. |
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| The knowledge of what to do in any given situation. |
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| To accomplish by subtle or skillful maneuvering. |
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| To manage with skill or adroitness. |
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To achieve something by guile or trickery.
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| To manage or influence skillfully (normally unfairly.) |
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| Extremely and deliberately conspicuous; glaring. |
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| Causing intense horror or disgust. |
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| Highly offensive, disgusting, or vulgar; foul; spoiled |
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| Wicked, horrible, vial Hay nous |
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| Shockingly bad or tasteless. |
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| Disgraceful, shameful, or shocking. |
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| Shameful or dishonorable. |
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| Extraordinary in a bad way. |
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| So unimportant that it can be disregarded. |
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| In the very act of committing an offense. |
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| To show off in a conspicuous or offensive way. |
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| To make something seem less important than it is. |
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| To downplay an idea or fact. To make an idea or fact seem less important than it actually is. |
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| To place emphasis elsewhere so as to downplay. |
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| To treat openly with scorn or contempt. |
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| To speak or shout derisively or rudely. |
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| To laugh at in scorn or contempt. |
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| To depreciate or belittle. |
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| To regard with respect or admiration. |
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| To regard with reverence. |
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| Laugh up one’s sleeve at - |
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| To be secretly amused, contemptuously. |
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| To be indecisive or irresolute. |
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| A minor, often amusing, fault or weakness in character. |
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| A moral weakness to temptation. |
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| A characteristic peculiar to an individual. |
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| An oddity or peculiarity in conduct. |
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| An odd fancy or whimsical notion. |
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| Somethings in which one excels. |
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| One’s most highly developed characteristic or talent. |
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| Something in which one excels |
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| - To secure an advantage or prevent a loss by previous action. |
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| To prevent the occurrence of. |
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| To anticipate and prevent. |
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| Arousing fear or admiration because of the unusual size or superiority of the thing involved. Difficult to do because of the size of the job involved. |
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| Commanding or evoking respect, reverence, or fear. |
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| Emotionally or psychologically overwhelming because of impressiveness or superiority. |
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| Ridiculously or insultingly small. |
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| So unimportant that it can be disregarded. |
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| Occurring by chance or accident. |
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| Happening by chance or unplanned. |
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| Happening by chance or without intention. |
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| Something associated with chance rather than being an integral part. |
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| Thrifty or economical in the use of money. Involving little expense; meager. |
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| Careful in providing for the future. |
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| Showing foresight in carefully providing for the future. |
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| Lacking in size or fullness. |
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| Utterly worthless due to small size. |
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| Extremely stingy or miserly. |
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| Reluctant to give or spend. |
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| Stingy or not willing to spend. |
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| Occurring in profusion or to the extent of indulgence. |
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Spending more than is necessary or wise.
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| Wastefully or recklessly extravagant. |
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| Neglecting to provide for future needs. |
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| Excessive and, for that reason, offensive to good taste and obviously insecure. |
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| Exceeding reasonable limits to extremity. |
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| Highly offensive, repugnant, or disgusting. |
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| Causing feeling of disgust or repulsion. |
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| Without refinement or delicacy. |
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| Free from ostentation or extravagance. |
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| Restrained or low-key in presentation. |
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| Repressed, controlled, or quiet. |
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| Done to the point of nausea. |
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| Ineffectual or unsuccessful. |
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| Without results or success. |
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| Meaningless or senselessly in vain. |
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| Without satisfactory or decisive effect. |
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| Without result, gain, or advantage. |
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| Without force, meaning, or relevance. |
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| Producing the intended result. |
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| Producing the intended result. |
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| Producing the intended result. |
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| The trunk of the human body. |
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| An intricate, perplexing state of affairs. |
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| In a low voice so as not to be overheard. |
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| A prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, or contention. |
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| A rate, rhythm, or pattern of work or activity. |
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| A spoiled, temperamental person. |
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| A booklet containing the words or lyrics of an opera or play. |
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| A sentence, phrase, or word expressing the spirit or purpose of a person or organization. |
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| A simultaneous or successive discharge of bombs or artillery (especially in salute or honor.) |
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| A public declaration of opinions, objectives, morals, or motives. |
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| A far-reaching mental view. |
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| A significant national decline in financial activity lasting longer than a few months. |
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| The rate at which the prices for general goods is rising and, subsequently, at which purchasing power is falling. |
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| A decrease of goods prices and, subsequently, an increase in purchasing power. |
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| A period in which sales and financial activity increases significantly. |
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| A resource that has economic value that someone owns for future benefit. |
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| Gross National Product (n.) - |
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| A measure of a country’s economic performance. |
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| Pretty much when you have more than you need. Good thing. Opposite of deficit. |
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| The actions of a central bank or someone that determine the rate and growth of the money supply. |
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| A system where economic decisions are based on the aggregate interactions of citizens with the businesses. |
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| The general state of affairs economically. |
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| An area of a nation’s economy under private control rather than governmental. |
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| An economic and political doctrine stating that an economy can regulate itself through supply an demand with limited government interference. |
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| Medium of Exchange (n.) - |
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| An intermediary instrument used to facilitate a sale, purchase, or exchange between two parties. |
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| Having less than you need. You’re screwed. |
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| A situation in which a single company or group owns nearly all the market for a given service. |
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| A financial market in which prices are rising and expected to continue to rise. |
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| A type of income that was very sudden and unexpected. |
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| A legal debt or obligation coming from accepting a deal. |
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| Prime Interest Rate (n.) - |
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| The minimum interest rate charged by commercial banks. |
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| [Baseball] To stand in for someone if he or she is absent for some reason. |
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| Put on a Full-Court Press (v.) - |
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| [Basketball] To exhaust all resources in an attempt to stop something. |
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| [Chess] An opening move meant to gain advantage. |
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| Have an Ace Up One’s Sleeve (v.) - |
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| [Cards] To have a final trick hidden until it is needed. |
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| Kick Off a Campaign (v.) - |
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| [Football] To start a campaign. |
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| A Monday Morning Quarterback (n.) - |
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| [Football] One who second-guesses. |
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| [Football] A last ditch effort utilizing all available resources to defend something. |
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| [Golf] Stumped or blocked. |
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| [Baseball] Showing off ostentatiously. |
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| [Chess] A point at which both sides have no options available to them due to the fact that the other side will be able to stump any move made. |
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| Start Out with Two Strikes Against You (v.) - |
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| [Baseball] To begin something with a deficiency. |
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| Practical knowledge; something you learn from experience |
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