proven
- adjective established beyond doubt
proved.
- a proven liar
- a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness
- verb be shown or be found to be
turn up; turn out; prove.
- She proved to be right
- The medicine turned out to save her life
- She turned up HIV positive
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proved
- adjective established beyond doubt
proven.
- a proven liar
- a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness
- verb be shown or be found to be
turn up; turn out; prove.
- She proved to be right
- The medicine turned out to save her life
- She turned up HIV positive
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descartes
- noun French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650)
Rene Descartes.
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syndicate
- noun a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
mob; family; crime syndicate.
- noun an association of companies for some definite purpose
consortium; pool.
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wizard
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
mavin; champion; ace; genius; sensation; virtuoso; maven; adept; whiz; superstar; hotshot; star; whizz; wiz.
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
necromancer; thaumaturgist; thaumaturge; magician; sorcerer.
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closemouthed
- adjective satellite inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
close; tightlipped; closelipped; secretive.
- although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
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undependable
- adjective not worthy of reliance or trust
unreliable.
- in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable
- an undependable assistant
- adjective satellite liable to be erroneous or misleading
unreliable.
- an undependable generalization
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hume
- noun Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
David Hume.
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fickle
- adjective satellite marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
volatile.
- fickle friends
- a flirt's volatile affections
- adjective satellite liable to sudden unpredictable change
mercurial; erratic; quicksilver.
- erratic behavior
- fickle weather
- mercurial twists of temperament
- a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
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kant
- noun influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804)
Immanuel Kant.
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unreliable
- adjective satellite liable to be erroneous or misleading
undependable.
- an undependable generalization
- adjective not worthy of reliance or trust
undependable.
- in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable
- an undependable assistant
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remain
- verb stay the same; remain in a certain state
rest; stay.
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- rest assured
- stay alone
- He remained unmoved by her tears
- The bad weather continued for another week
- verb continue in a place, position, or situation
continue; stay on; stay.
- After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
- Stay with me, please
- despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
- She continued as deputy mayor for another year
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finicky
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
particular; fussy; picky; finical.
- a finicky eater
- fussy about clothes
- very particular about how her food was prepared
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remains
- noun any object that is left unused or still extant
- I threw out the remains of my dinner
- noun the dead body of a human being
clay; corpse; stiff; cadaver.
- the cadaver was intended for dissection
- the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
- the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
- honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
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picky
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
particular; fussy; finicky; finical.
- a finicky eater
- fussy about clothes
- very particular about how her food was prepared
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thatcher
- noun someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage
- noun British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
Iron Lady; Margaret Thatcher; Margaret Hilda Thatcher; Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.
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reclusive
- adjective satellite withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
recluse; withdrawn.
- lived an unsocial reclusive life
- adjective satellite providing privacy or seclusion
secluded; sequestered; cloistered.
- the cloistered academic world of books
- sat close together in the sequestered pergola
- sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree
- a secluded romantic spot
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wittgenstein
- noun British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)
Ludwig Wittgenstein; Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein.
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antiunion
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being
- noun the state or fact of existing
beingness; existence.
- a point of view gradually coming into being
- laws in existence for centuries
- noun a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
organism.
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stingy
- adjective unwilling to spend
ungenerous.
- she practices economy without being stingy
- an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds
- adjective deficient in amount or quality or extent
scrimpy; meager; meagerly; meagre.
- meager resources
- meager fare
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arc
- noun electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
discharge; spark; electric arc; electric discharge.
- noun a continuous portion of a circle
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reign
- noun a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
- he was helpless under the reign of his egotism
- noun the period during which a monarch is sovereign
- during the reign of Henry VIII
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underfunded
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carnival
- noun a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
- noun a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
circus.
- it was so funny it was a circus
- the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
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overstaffed
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become
- verb enter or assume a certain state or condition
go; get.
- He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
- It must be getting more serious
- her face went red with anger
- She went into ecstasy
- Get going!
- verb undergo a change or development
turn.
- The water turned into ice
- Her former friend became her worst enemy
- He turned traitor
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litigious
- adjective of or relating to litigation
- adjective satellite inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
disputatious; combative; contentious; disputative.
- a style described as abrasive and contentious
- a disputatious lawyer
- a litigious and acrimonious spirit
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become
- verb enter or assume a certain state or condition
go; get.
- He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
- It must be getting more serious
- her face went red with anger
- She went into ecstasy
- Get going!
- verb undergo a change or development
turn.
- The water turned into ice
- Her former friend became her worst enemy
- He turned traitor
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absentminded
- adjective satellite lost in thought; showing preoccupation
absent; scatty; abstracted.
- an absent stare
- an absentminded professor
- the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
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gang
- noun an association of criminals
mob; ring; pack.
- police tried to break up the gang
- a pack of thieves
- noun an informal body of friends
bunch; crowd; crew.
- he still hangs out with the same crowd
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understaffed
- adjective satellite inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
undermanned; short-staffed; short-handed.
- they're rather short-handed at the moment
- overcrowded and understaffed hospitals
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remain
- verb stay the same; remain in a certain state
rest; stay.
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- rest assured
- stay alone
- He remained unmoved by her tears
- The bad weather continued for another week
- verb continue in a place, position, or situation
continue; stay on; stay.
- After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
- Stay with me, please
- despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
- She continued as deputy mayor for another year
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underpowered
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aristotle
- noun one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
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hobbes
- noun English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
Thomas Hobbes.
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fractious
- adjective satellite stubbornly resistant to authority or control
refractory; recalcitrant.
- a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
- a refractory child
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
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exile
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
expatriate; expat.
- noun a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
deportee.
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imprecise
- adjective not precise
- imprecise astronomical observations
- the terms he used were imprecise and emotional
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sin
- noun estrangement from god
sinfulness; wickedness.
- noun an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
sinning.
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cantankerous
- adjective satellite stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
bloody-minded.
- unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
- adjective satellite having a difficult and contrary disposition
crotchety; ornery.
- a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
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freud
- noun Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)
Sigmund Freud.
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plato
- noun ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
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otherwise
- adjective satellite other than as supposed or expected
- the outcome was otherwise
- adverb in other respects or ways
- he is otherwise normal
- the funds are not otherwise available
- an otherwise hopeless situation
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fallible
- adjective likely to fail or make errors
- everyone is fallible to some degree
- adjective satellite wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
weak; imperfect; frail.
- I'm only a fallible human
- frail humanity
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boar
- noun Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
Sus scrofa; wild boar.
- noun an uncastrated male hog
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person
- noun a human being
someone; somebody; soul; individual; mortal.
- there was too much for one person to do
- noun a human body (usually including the clothing)
- a weapon was hidden on his person
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hegel
- noun German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831)
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
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lax
- adjective satellite lacking in rigor or strictness
slack.
- such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
- lax in attending classes
- slack in maintaining discipline
- adjective pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
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prove
- verb be shown or be found to be
turn up; turn out.
- She proved to be right
- The medicine turned out to save her life
- She turned up HIV positive
- verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
shew; demonstrate; show; establish.
- The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
- The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
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venal
- adjective satellite capable of being corrupted
bribable; purchasable; corruptible; dishonest.
- corruptible judges
- dishonest politicians
- a purchasable senator
- a venal police officer
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lock
- noun a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
- noun a strand or cluster of hair
curl; ringlet; whorl.
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antilabor
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although
Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though. Although all shall be offended, yet will no I. Mark xiv. 29.
Syn. -- Although, Though. Although, which originally was perhaps more emphatic than though, is now interchangeable with it in the sense given above. Euphonic consideration determines the choice.
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secretive
- adjective satellite inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
close; tightlipped; closelipped; closemouthed.
- although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
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still
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- he wanted some stills for a magazine ad
- noun (poetic) tranquil silence
hush; stillness.
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unselective
- adjective satellite not selective or discriminating; her choices seemed completely random"
- unselective in her reading habits
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more
- adjective (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
more than.
- more land
- more support
- more rain fell
- more than a gallon
- noun English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
Sir Thomas More; Thomas More.
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resistent
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always
- adverb at all times; all the time and on every occasion
ever; e'er.
- I will always be there to help you
- always arrives on time
- there is always some pollution in the air
- ever hoping to strike it rich
- ever busy
- adverb without variation or change, in every case
constantly; invariably.
- constantly kind and gracious
- he always arrives on time
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tricky
- adjective satellite not to be trusted
slippery.
- how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
- adjective satellite having concealed difficulty
catchy.
- a catchy question
- a tricky recipe to follow
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fail
- verb fail to do something; leave something undone
neglect.
- She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib
- The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
- verb be unsuccessful
miscarry; go wrong.
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
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slippery
- adjective causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
slippy.
- slippery sidewalks
- a slippery bar of soap
- the streets are still slippy from the rain
- adjective satellite not to be trusted
tricky.
- how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
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once
- adverb on one occasion
one time; in one case.
- adverb as soon as
- once we are home, we can rest
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untranslatable
- adjective not capable of being put into another form or style or language
- an untranslatable idiom
- untranslatable art
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so
- noun the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
soh; sol.
- adverb to a very great extent or degree
- the idea is so obvious
- never been so happy
- I love you so
- my head aches so!
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untruthful
- adjective not expressing or given to expressing the truth
- the statement given under oath was untruthful
- an untruthful person
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equally
- adverb to the same degree (often followed by `as')
every bit; as.
- they were equally beautiful
- birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly
- sang as sweetly as a nightingale
- he is every bit as mean as she is
- adverb in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
evenly.
- a class evenly divided between girls and boys
- they split their winnings equally
- deal equally with rich and poor
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clannish
- adjective satellite characteristic of a clan especially in being unified
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
cliquish; clubby; snobbish; snobby.
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course
- noun education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
course of study; course of instruction; class.
- he took a course in basket weaving
- flirting is not unknown in college classes
- noun a connected series of events or actions or developments
line.
- the government took a firm course
- historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
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inept
- adjective satellite not elegant or graceful in expression
awkward; ill-chosen; inapt; clumsy; cumbersome.
- an awkward prose style
- a clumsy apology
- his cumbersome writing style
- if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
- adjective satellite generally incompetent and ineffectual
feckless.
- feckless attempts to repair the plumbing
- inept handling of the account
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prove
- verb be shown or be found to be
turn up; turn out.
- She proved to be right
- The medicine turned out to save her life
- She turned up HIV positive
- verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
shew; demonstrate; show; establish.
- The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
- The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
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skittish
- adjective satellite unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
flighty; spooky; nervous.
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miscarriage
- noun failure of a plan
abortion.
- noun a natural loss of the products of conception
spontaneous abortion; stillbirth.
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parsimonious
- adjective satellite excessively unwilling to spend
penurious.
- parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses
- lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence
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overoptimistic
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become
- verb enter or assume a certain state or condition
go; get.
- He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
- It must be getting more serious
- her face went red with anger
- She went into ecstasy
- Get going!
- verb undergo a change or development
turn.
- The water turned into ice
- Her former friend became her worst enemy
- He turned traitor
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cagey
- adjective satellite showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
cagy; canny; clever.
- a cagey lawyer
- too clever to be sound
- adjective satellite characterized by great caution and wariness
cagy; chary.
- a cagey avoidance of a definite answer
- chary of the risks involved
- a chary investor
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somewhat
- adverb to a small degree or extent
slightly; more or less.
- his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
- the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
- adverb to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
fairly; pretty; passably; reasonably; moderately; jolly; middling.
- pretty big
- pretty bad
- jolly decent of him
- the shoes are priced reasonably
- he is fairly clever with computers
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whose
The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which. Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Gen. xxiv. 23.
The question whose solution I require. Dryden.
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reticent
- adjective satellite temperamentally disinclined to talk
untalkative.
- adjective satellite cool and formal in manner
unemotional; restrained.
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both
- adjective satellite (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two
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touchy
- adjective satellite quick to take offense
thin-skinned; huffy; feisty.
- adjective satellite difficult to handle; requiring great tact
delicate; ticklish.
- delicate negotiations with the big powers
- hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter
- a touchy subject
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differ
- verb be different
- These two tests differ in only one respect
- verb be of different opinions
dissent; disagree; take issue.
- I beg to differ!
- She disagrees with her husband on many questions
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insane
- adjective afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
- was declared insane
- insane laughter
- adjective satellite very foolish
mad; harebrained.
- harebrained ideas
- took insane risks behind the wheel
- a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains
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penurious
- adjective satellite not having enough money to pay for necessities
pinched; penniless; in straitened circumstances; impecunious; hard up.
- adjective satellite excessively unwilling to spend
parsimonious.
- parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses
- lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence
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itself
The neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. Locke.
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uncooperative
- adjective unwilling to cooperate
- adjective satellite intentionally unaccommodating
disobliging.
- the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging
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hitherto
- adverb used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
til now; so far; up to now; heretofore; thus far; until now; as yet; yet.
- So far he hasn't called
- the sun isn't up yet
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inefficient
- adjective not producing desired results; wasteful
- an inefficient campaign against drugs
- outdated and inefficient design and methods
- adjective satellite lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
ineffective.
- an ineffective administration
- inefficient workers
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man
- noun an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
adult male.
- there were two women and six men on the bus
- noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
military man; serviceman; military personnel.
- two men stood sentry duty
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xenophobic
- adjective satellite suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign
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himself
An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself. But he himself returned from the quarries. Judges iii. 19.
David hid himself in the field. 1 Sam. xx. 24.
The Lord himself shall give you a sign. Is. vii. 14.
Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. Titus ii. 14.
With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done. Denham.
✍ Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him. It comprehendeth in himself all good. Chaucer.
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promiscuous
- adjective satellite not selective of a single class or person
- Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money
- adjective satellite casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
sluttish; wanton; light; loose; easy.
- her easy virtue
- he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
- wanton behavior
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corrupt
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; debauch; deprave; vitiate; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
- verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
grease one's palms; buy; bribe.
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becoming
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; decent; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- verb enter or assume a certain state or condition
go; become; get.
- He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
- It must be getting more serious
- her face went red with anger
- She went into ecstasy
- Get going!
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profligate
- noun a dissolute man in fashionable society
rake; rip; rakehell; blood; roue.
- noun a recklessly extravagant consumer
prodigal; squanderer.
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