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impoverished, needy
usage: be careful not to confuse indigent with either indigenous, meaning "native to" or indignant, meaning "irate" or "incensed" |
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| having abundance in wealth |
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| to ward off poverty or hunger |
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showing remarable originality, imagination, inventiveness or skill; clever
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| sharp in practical matter |
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| skill employed in a shrewed and sly manner |
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| exsisting as a natural or essential part of |
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| inherent, complete, total |
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| remaining within, inherent |
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something new, a change
do not use the word new to qualify innovation because the word new is redundant
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| state or quality of being novel, new, or unique |
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| a change, modification, adjustment |
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| give something a new look |
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any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts
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a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
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to sitr up, arouse or call forth
to stimulate to action |
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to give rise to, to initiate
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| to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument |
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| to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument |
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| An agent provocateur is often a police officer that encourages suspects to carry out a crime under conditions where evidence can be obtained |
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| One who brings trouble or whose appearance is a sign of coming trouble. |
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| incapable of being overcome |
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| incapable to pass over, to overcome |
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| rendering resistence futile |
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| to be able to supress upon |
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| to come between, to involve oneself in |
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to put a barrier, obstacle, etc. between or in the way of
to interfere with a conversation by putting a comment in the middle of it |
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| To look on and offer unwanted, usually meddlesome advice to others |
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| brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous |
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| brave and resolute; dauntless |
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| extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless |
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to protest bitterly to vehemently
do not confuse inveigh with inveigle, which means to obtain by flattery or deceit |
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| To attack with harsh, often insulting language |
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| to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate |
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| Strongly criticize, reprimand or disagree with someone |
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| to give someone a scolding |
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| incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens |
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to endanger
the legal expression double jeopary refers to putting a person on trial for the same crime twice. under our system of law, this is course illegal |
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| an endangering of something, such as reputition |
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| something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety. |
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having or exhibiting sound judgement
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| wise or judicious in practical affairs |
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| of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious |
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| differentiating; analytical |
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| differentiating; analytical |
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| showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding |
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| to show to be just, right, valid, or free of blame |
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| A sociologist who specializes in the problems of cities and urban life. |
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| a celebrity who has great popular appeal and is widely-known, prominent or successful in some field. |
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| A political activist who publicly opposes war, a particular war, or the proliferation of weapons; a pacifist. |
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| business or practice of marketing goods or services by telephone |
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| bankcard used to make an electronic withdrawal from funds on deposit in a bank, as in purchasing goods or obtaining cash advances. |
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| Advocacy for or work toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution |
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| A person trained to pilot, navigate, or otherwise participate as a crew member of a spacecraft |
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| having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound in a given medium, especially air. |
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| To subject to brainwashing, to manipulate according to wish |
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| Designed for or suitable to both sexes |
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| Paraprofessional is a job title given to people in various occupational fields, such as education, healthcare, and law, that have obtained a certificate by passing an exam, enabling them to perform a task requiring significant knowledge, but without having the occupational license to perform at the professional level in the field. |
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| The electronic medium of computer networks, in which online communication takes place |
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| One who writes computer programs |
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| A meal typically eaten late in the morning as a combination of a late breakfast and an early lunch |
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| An extremely distant, and thus old, celestial object whose power output is several thousand times that of our entire galaxy |
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| A computer simulation of a real or imaginary system that enables a user to perform operations on the simulated system and shows the effects in real time. |
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| an organism, or substance derived from an organism, that poses a threat to (primarily) human health |
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| An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit. |
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| A news presenter is, broadly speaking, a person that presents a news show on television, radio or the Internet |
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| One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority |
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| The evening hours, generally between 7 and 11 P.M., when the largest television audience is available. |
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| A final game or series of games played to break a tie |
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| A procession of motor vehicles, as in a parade |
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| A televised dramatic production, as of a novel or film, shown in a number of episodes. |
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| An amateur-produced magazine written for a subculture of enthusiasts devoted to a particular interest |
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| A drama, typically performed as a serial on daytime television or radio, characterized by stock characters and situations, sentimentality, and melodrama |
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| To question to obtain knowledge or intelligence gathered especially on a military mission |
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| : A lightweight, handheld video camera, especially one that records data in digital form onto a storage device such as a videotape, DVD, or hard disk. |
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| A disorderly accumulation of objects; a pile. |
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| A temporary disruption of bodily rhythms caused by high-speed travel across several time zones typically in a jet aircraft |
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| A motor vehicle with space and equipment, either in a rear compartment or in an attached trailer, for sleeping and simple housekeeping, used for camping and recreational travel. |
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