suicidal
- adjective satellite dangerous to yourself or your interests
self-destructive.
- suicidal impulses
- a suicidal corporate takeover strategy
- a kamikaze pilot
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tongue-in-cheek
- adjective satellite cleverly amusing in tone
facetious; bantering.
- a bantering tone
- facetious remarks
- tongue-in-cheek advice
- adverb in a bantering fashion
banteringly.
- he spoke to her banteringly
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searing
- adjective satellite severely critical
- verb make very hot and dry
sear; scorch.
- The heat scorched the countryside
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yellow
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
yellowness.
- verb turn yellow
- The pages of the book began to yellow
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go
- noun a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn; tour; spell.
- it's my go
- a spell of work
- noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
cristal; ecstasy; XTC; Adam; X; hug drug; disco biscuit.
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worrisome
- adjective not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
unreassuring.
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
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opprobrious
- adjective satellite expressing offensive reproach
abusive; scurrilous.
- adjective satellite (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
ignominious; shameful; inglorious; black; disgraceful.
- Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson
- an ignominious retreat
- inglorious defeat
- an opprobrious monument to human greed
- a shameful display of cowardice
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self-destruct
- verb do away with oneself or itself
self-destroy.
- The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it
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humor
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; wit; humour.
- noun the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
sense of humor; sense of humour; humour.
- she didn't appreciate my humor
- you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor
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corrosive
- noun a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
- adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
erosive; vitriolic; mordant; caustic.
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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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pleasing
- noun the act of one who pleases
- verb give pleasure to or be pleasing to
delight; please.
- These colors please the senses
- a pleasing sensation
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
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waggish
- adjective satellite witty or joking
- Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper
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facetious
- adjective satellite cleverly amusing in tone
bantering; tongue-in-cheek.
- a bantering tone
- facetious remarks
- tongue-in-cheek advice
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spoof
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; charade; burlesque; parody.
- verb make a parody of
burlesque; parody.
- The students spoofed the teachers
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screaming
- noun sharp piercing cry
screech; screeching; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
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snide
- adjective satellite expressive of contempt
sneering; supercilious.
- curled his lip in a supercilious smile
- spoke in a sneering jeering manner
- makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one
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risible
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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fragile
- adjective satellite easily broken or damaged or destroyed
delicate; frail.
- a kite too delicate to fly safely
- fragile porcelain plates
- fragile old bones
- a frail craft
- adjective satellite vulnerably delicate
- she has the fragile beauty of youth
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inauspicious
- adjective not auspicious; boding ill
unfortunate.
- adjective satellite contrary to your interests or welfare
untoward; adverse.
- adverse circumstances
- made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
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invidious
- adjective satellite containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
discriminatory.
- discriminatory attitudes and practices
- invidious comparisons
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guy
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; hombre; cat.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
- noun an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
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round
- noun a charge of ammunition for a single shot
one shot; unit of ammunition.
- noun an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
rhythm; cycle.
- the never-ending cycle of the seasons
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unreliableness
- noun the trait of not being dependable or reliable
unreliability; undependability; undependableness.
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sendup
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
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preposterous
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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chanceful
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
dodgy; chancy; dicey.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
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takeoff
- noun a departure; especially of airplanes
- noun the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
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savage
- noun a member of an uncivilized people
barbarian.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; wolf; brute; wildcat.
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scupper
- noun drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- verb wait in hiding to attack
lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay; ambuscade.
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poke
- noun tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
scoke; Phytolacca americana; garget; pigeon berry.
- noun someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
dawdler; laggard; drone; lagger; trailer.
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assisted
- adjective having help; often used as a combining form
aided.
- verb give help or assistance; be of service
aid; assist; help.
- Everyone helped out during the earthquake
- Can you help me carry this table?
- She never helps around the house
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jocular
- adjective satellite characterized by jokes and good humor
jesting; joking; jocose.
- adverb with humor
jocosely.
- they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly
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vituperative
- adjective satellite marked by harshly abusive criticism
scathing.
- his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists
- her vituperative railing
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charade
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; burlesque; parody.
- noun a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
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swift
- noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
Gustavus Franklin Swift.
- noun an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
Jonathan Swift; Dean Swift.
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unsure
- adjective lacking self-confidence
shy; timid; diffident.
- stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
- problems that call for bold not timid responses
- a very unsure young man
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
incertain; uncertain.
- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
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festive
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
festal; merry; gay.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
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endanger
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
scupper; expose; peril; queer.
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suicide
- noun the act of killing yourself
self-destruction; self-annihilation.
- it is a crime to commit suicide
- noun a person who kills himself intentionally
felo-de-se.
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breakable
- noun an article that is fragile and easily broken
- pack the breakables separately
- adjective capable of being broken or damaged
- earthenware pottery is breakable
- breakable articles should be packed carefully
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ridicule
- noun language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
- noun the act of deriding or treating with contempt
derision.
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criticism
- noun disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
unfavorable judgment.
- the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
- noun a serious examination and judgment of something
critique.
- constructive criticism is always appreciated
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insolent
- adjective satellite marked by casual disrespect
snotty-nosed; impudent; flip.
- a flip answer to serious question
- the student was kept in for impudent behavior
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; bodacious; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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danger
- noun the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
- you are in no danger
- there was widespread danger of disease
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; risk.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
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moral
- noun the significance of a story or event
lesson.
- the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor
- adjective concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
- moral sense
- a moral scrutiny
- a moral lesson
- a moral quandary
- moral convictions
- a moral life
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ironical
- adjective satellite characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
ironic.
- madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker
- it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely
- adjective satellite humorously sarcastic or mocking
dry; ironic; wry.
- dry humor
- an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
- an ironic novel
- an ironical smile
- with a wry Scottish wit
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hypersensitised
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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incertain
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
unsure; uncertain.
- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
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insecurity
- noun the state of being subject to danger or injury
- noun the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
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unpleasant
- adjective disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
- an unpleasant personality
- unpleasant repercussions
- unpleasant odors
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cheeky
- adjective satellite offensively bold
brash; nervy.
- a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
- a nervy thing to say
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under_fire
- adjective satellite subjected to enemy attack or censure
under attack.
- an official under fire for mismanagement
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nonresistant
- adjective satellite (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
nonimmune; unresistant; liable.
- adjective satellite offering no resistance
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sniffy
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
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indefensible
- adjective satellite (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
untenable.
- adjective satellite not able to be protected against attack
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wicked
- adjective morally bad in principle or practice
- adjective satellite having committed unrighteous acts
sinful; unholy.
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under_attack
- adjective satellite subjected to enemy attack or censure
under fire.
- an official under fire for mismanagement
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expose
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
unmasking.
- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
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hurt
- noun any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
harm; injury; trauma.
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; distress.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
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grisly
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; ghastly; sick; gruesome; grim.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
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fictile
- adjective of or relating to the craft of pottery
- the fictile art
- fictile ware
- adjective satellite susceptible to being led or directed
pliable.
- fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda
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gruff
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
ill-humored; crusty; ill-humoured; curmudgeonly.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
- adjective satellite deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
hoarse; husky.
- gruff voices
- the dog's gruff barking
- hoarse cries
- makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
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gilbertian
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert
- adjective satellite wildly comic and improbable as in Gilbert and Sullivan operas
- a Gilbertian world people with foundlings and changelings"- T.C.Worsley
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suttee
- noun the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
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supercilious
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- adjective satellite expressive of contempt
sneering; snide.
- curled his lip in a supercilious smile
- spoke in a sneering jeering manner
- makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one
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life-threatening
- adjective satellite causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
grievous; dangerous; severe; serious; grave.
- a dangerous operation
- a grave situation
- a grave illness
- grievous bodily harm
- a serious wound
- a serious turn of events
- a severe case of pneumonia
- a life-threatening disease
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high
- noun a lofty level or position or degree
- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
- noun an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
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take_a_chance
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; hazard; take chances; chance; adventure; gamble; run a risk.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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critic
- noun a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
- noun anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
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imitation
- noun the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
- noun something copied or derived from an original
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reproachful
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonitory; admonishing; reproving.
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hypercritical
- adjective satellite inclined to judge too severely
overcritical.
- hypercritical of colloquial speech
- the overcritical teacher can discourage originality
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sharp
- noun a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
- noun a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
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rib
- noun support resembling the rib of an animal
- noun any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
costa.
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parlous
- adjective satellite fraught with danger
touch-and-go; precarious; perilous.
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
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sword
- noun a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
steel; brand; blade.
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irreverent
- adjective showing lack of due respect or veneration
- irreverent scholars mocking sacred things
- noisy irreverent tourists
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
impertinent; saucy; pert.
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
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gamble
- noun money that is risked for possible monetary gain
- noun a risky act or venture
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curmudgeonly
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
gruff; ill-humored; crusty; ill-humoured.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
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on_the_hook
- adjective satellite caught in a difficult or dangerous situation
- there I was back on the hook
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insecure
- adjective not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
- adjective lacking in security or safety
unsafe.
- his fortune was increasingly insecure
- an insecure future
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brazen
- verb face with defiance or impudence
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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unsound
- adjective not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- adjective not sound financially
- unsound banking practices
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unguarded
- adjective satellite lacking protection or a guard
- an unguarded gate
- his unguarded queen was open to attack
- adjective satellite displaying or feeling no wariness
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lay
- noun a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
ballad.
- noun a narrative poem of popular origin
ballad.
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destructive
- adjective causing destruction or much damage
- a policy that is destructive to the economy
- destructive criticism
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snotty
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
snot-nosed; bigheaded; stuck-up; persnickety; too big for one's breeches; uppish; snooty.
- a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage
- they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety
- adjective satellite dirty with nasal discharge
snot-nosed.
- a snotty nose
- a house full of snot-nosed kids
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short
- noun the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- noun accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
short circuit.
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lordly
- adjective satellite of or befitting a lord
august; grand.
- heir to a lordly fortune
- of august lineage
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; swaggering; prideful; imperious; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
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untoward
- adjective satellite not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
unbecoming; uncomely; indecorous; unseemly; indecent.
- was buried with indecent haste
- indecorous behavior
- language unbecoming to a lady
- unseemly to use profanity
- moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
- adjective satellite contrary to your interests or welfare
adverse; inauspicious.
- adverse circumstances
- made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
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nosed
- adjective having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind
- verb search or inquire in a meddlesome way
horn in; intrude; poke; pry; nose.
- This guy is always nosing around the office
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jeering
- noun showing your contempt by derision
jeer; scoffing; scoff; mockery.
- verb laugh at with contempt and derision
barrack; jeer; gibe; scoff; flout.
- The crowd jeered at the speaker
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nonsensical
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
- adjective satellite having no intelligible meaning
nonsense.
- nonsense syllables
- a nonsensical jumble of words
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se
- noun a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
selenium; atomic number 34.
- noun the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
southeast; southeastward; sou'-east.
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shaky
- adjective satellite inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
rickety; wobbly; wonky.
- a rickety table
- a wobbly chair with shaky legs
- the ladder felt a little wobbly
- the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
- adjective satellite vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
shivering; trembling.
- a quaking bog
- the quaking child asked for more
- quivering leaves of a poplar tree
- with shaking knees
- seemed shaky on her feet
- sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier
- trembling hands
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characteristic
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
feature.
- the map showed roads and other features
- generosity is one of his best characteristics
- noun a distinguishing quality
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ghastly
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; grisly; sick; gruesome; grim.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
- adjective satellite gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
sepulchral; charnel.
- a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones
- ghastly shrieks
- the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
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unfavorable
- adjective not encouraging or approving or pleasing
unfavourable.
- unfavorable conditions
- an unfavorable comparison
- unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression
- adjective (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose
unfavourable.
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cold
- noun a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
common cold.
- will they never find a cure for the common cold?
- noun the absence of heat
frigidness; coldness; frigidity; low temperature.
- the coldness made our breath visible
- come in out of the cold
- cold is a vasoconstrictor
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saucy
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
impertinent; irreverent; pert.
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
impudent; wise; overbold; impertinent; fresh; sassy; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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assailable
- adjective satellite not defended or capable of being defended
undefended; open; undefendable.
- an open city
- open to attack
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susceptible
- adjective (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
- susceptible to colds
- susceptible of proof
- adjective satellite easily impressed emotionally
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dodgy
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
chanceful; chancy; dicey.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
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insidiousness
- noun subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease)
- noun the quality of being designed to entrap
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buffoonish
- adjective satellite like a clown
clownish; zany; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
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censorious
- adjective satellite harshly critical or expressing censure
- was censorious of petty failings
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sensitized
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
- verb make sensitive or aware
sensify; sensitise; sensibilise; sensibilize; sensitize.
- He was not sensitized to her emotional needs
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wry
- adjective satellite humorously sarcastic or mocking
dry; ironic; ironical.
- dry humor
- an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
- an ironic novel
- an ironical smile
- with a wry Scottish wit
- adjective satellite bent to one side
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grievous
- adjective satellite causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
life-threatening; dangerous; severe; serious; grave.
- a dangerous operation
- a grave situation
- a grave illness
- grievous bodily harm
- a serious wound
- a serious turn of events
- a severe case of pneumonia
- a life-threatening disease
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
heartbreaking; heartrending.
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
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disrespectful
- adjective exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous
- remarks disrespectful of the law
- disrespectful in the presence of his parents
- disrespectful toward his teacher
- adjective satellite neither feeling nor showing respect
awless; aweless.
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amenable
- adjective satellite disposed or willing to comply
conformable.
- someone amenable to persuasion
- adjective satellite readily reacting to suggestions and influences
tractable.
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harakiri
- noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
seppuku; hara-kiri; harikari.
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imperil
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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barefaced
- adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
bald.
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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brazen-faced
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; barefaced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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mirthful
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund; gay; jolly; jovial; merry.
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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droll
- adjective satellite comical in an odd or whimsical manner
- a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor
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touch-and-go
- adjective satellite fraught with danger
precarious; parlous; perilous.
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
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roast
- noun a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
joint.
- noun negative criticism
knock.
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put-on
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
- noun something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
humbug; fraud; hoax; fraudulence; dupery.
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shocking
- adjective satellite glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
lurid.
- lurid details of the accident
- verb surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
take aback; shock; ball over; blow out of the water; floor.
- I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
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erratic
- adjective satellite liable to sudden unpredictable change
mercurial; fickle; quicksilver.
- erratic behavior
- fickle weather
- mercurial twists of temperament
- a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
- adjective satellite having no fixed course
planetary; wandering.
- an erratic comet
- his life followed a wandering course
- a planetary vagabond
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dour
- adjective satellite stubbornly unyielding
tenacious; dogged; persistent; unyielding; pertinacious.
- dogged persistence
- dour determination
- the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics
- a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot
- men tenacious of opinion
- adjective satellite harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
forbidding; grim.
- a dour, self-sacrificing life
- a forbidding scowl
- a grim man loving duty more than humanity
- undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie
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put_on_the_line
- verb expose to a chance of loss or damage
lay on the line; risk.
- We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
- Why risk your life?
- She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong
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knockout
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
sweetheart; peach; beauty; lulu; smasher; stunner; ravisher; mantrap; dish; looker.
- noun a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
kayo; KO.
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hard
- adjective not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
difficult.
- a difficult task
- nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
- difficult times
- why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
- adjective dispassionate;
- took a hard look
- a hard bargainer
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treacherous
- adjective satellite dangerously unstable and unpredictable
unreliable.
- treacherous winding roads
- an unreliable trestle
- adjective satellite tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
punic; perfidious.
- Punic faith
- the perfidious Judas
- the fiercest and most treacherous of foes
- treacherous intrigues
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static
- noun a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
atmospherics; atmospheric static.
- noun angry criticism
- they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial
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caustic
- noun any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acerbic; acrid; vitriolic; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; sulfurous; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
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tragicomic
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy
- a playwright specializing in tragicomic drama
- adjective satellite manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
tragicomical.
- the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman
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undefended
- adjective satellite not defended or capable of being defended
open; assailable; undefendable.
- an open city
- open to attack
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harikari
- noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
harakiri; seppuku; hara-kiri.
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supersensitized
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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open
- noun a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
clear.
- finally broke out of the forest into the open
- noun where the air is unconfined
out-of-doors; open air; outdoors.
- he wanted to get outdoors a little
- the concert was held in the open air
- camping in the open
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irony
- noun witty language used to convey insults or scorn
sarcasm; satire; caustic remark.
- he used sarcasm to upset his opponent
- irony is wasted on the stupid
- Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
- noun incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
- the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated
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crucial
- adjective of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
important.
- a crucial moment in his career
- a crucial election
- a crucial issue for women
- adjective satellite having crucial relevance
- crucial to the case
- relevant testimony
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jolly
- noun a happy party
- noun a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
jolly boat.
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health
- noun a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
wellness.
- physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients
- noun the general condition of body and mind
- his delicate health
- in poor health
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hilarious
- adjective satellite marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
screaming; uproarious.
- hilarious broad comedy
- a screaming farce
- uproarious stories
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aweless
- adjective satellite devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence
awless.
- adjective satellite neither feeling nor showing respect
awless; disrespectful.
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withering
- noun any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
atrophy.
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrivel; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
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threatened
- adjective satellite (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
- the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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clownlike
- adjective satellite like a clown
clownish; zany; buffoonish.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
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hazard
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; risk.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
chance; fortune; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
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dire
- adjective satellite fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
desperate.
- a desperate illness
- on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall
- a dire emergency
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; horrendous; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
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put
- noun the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
put option.
- verb put into a certain place or abstract location
set; pose; place; lay; position.
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
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laughable
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; mirthful; amusing; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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terrible
- adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; dread; dire; horrendous; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
- adjective satellite exceptionally bad or displeasing
dreadful; atrocious; unspeakable; awful; abominable; painful.
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
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overweening
- adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
extravagant; excessive; exuberant.
- extravagant praise
- exuberant compliments
- overweening ambition
- overweening greed
- adjective satellite presumptuously arrogant
uppity.
- had a witty but overweening manner
- no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet
- getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
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threat
- noun something that is a source of danger
menace.
- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
- noun a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
- they were under threat of arrest
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mortal
- noun a human being
someone; somebody; soul; person; individual.
- there was too much for one person to do
- adjective subject to death
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biting
- adjective satellite capable of wounding
barbed; pungent; nipping; mordacious.
- a barbed compliment
- a biting aphorism
- pungent satire
- verb to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
bite; seize with teeth.
- Gunny invariably tried to bite her
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adventure
- noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
risky venture; escapade; dangerous undertaking.
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; take a chance; hazard; take chances; chance; gamble; run a risk.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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hook
- noun a catch for locking a door
- noun a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
crotchet.
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humourous
- adjective full of or characterized by humor
humorous.
- humorous stories
- humorous cartoons
- in a humorous vein
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comic
- noun a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
comedian.
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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quality
- noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
- the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
- noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth
caliber; calibre.
- the quality of students has risen
- an executive of low caliber
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scathing
- adjective satellite marked by harshly abusive criticism
vituperative.
- his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists
- her vituperative railing
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lampoon
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
- verb ridicule with satire
satirize; satirise.
- The writer satirized the politician's proposal
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sarcasm
- noun witty language used to convey insults or scorn
irony; satire; caustic remark.
- he used sarcasm to upset his opponent
- irony is wasted on the stupid
- Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
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bite
- noun a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- noun a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
bit; morsel.
- all they had left was a bit of bread
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threatening
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
minatory; minacious; sinister; forbidding; baleful; ominous; menacing.
- a baleful look
- forbidding thunderclouds
- his tone became menacing
- ominous rumblings of discontent
- sinister storm clouds
- a sinister smile
- his threatening behavior
- ugly black clouds
- the situation became ugly
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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attack
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
onset; onrush; onslaught.
- noun an offensive move in a sport or game
- they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
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immodest
- adjective having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc
- adjective offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance
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overbold
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
saucy; impudent; wise; impertinent; fresh; sassy; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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badness
- noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
bad.
- take the bad with the good
- noun used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
severity; severeness.
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grimness
- noun the quality of being ghastly
gruesomeness; ghastliness; luridness.
- noun something hard to endure
hardship; rigourousness; severeness; rigor; rigorousness; rigour; asperity; severity.
- the asperity of northern winters
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uproarious
- adjective satellite uncontrollably noisy
rackety; rip-roaring.
- adjective satellite marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
screaming; hilarious.
- hilarious broad comedy
- a screaming farce
- uproarious stories
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burlesque
- noun a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; parody.
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ridiculous
- adjective satellite inspiring scornful pity
silly; pathetic.
- how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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eyed
- adjective having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
- a peacock's eyed feathers
- red-eyed
- verb look at
eyeball; eye.
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gruesome
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; grisly; ghastly; sick; grim.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
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blackguard
- noun someone who is morally reprehensible
bounder; dog; hound; heel; cad.
- verb subject to laughter or ridicule
laugh at; make fun; ridicule; poke fun; roast; guy; rib; jest at.
- The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
- The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
- His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
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peril
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; risk; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a state of danger involving risk
riskiness.
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brusque
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
curt; short; brusk.
- try to cultivate a less brusque manner
- a curt reply
- the salesgirl was very short with him
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annihilation
- noun destruction by annihilating something
obliteration.
- noun total destruction
disintegration.
- bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll
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venture
- noun any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
- noun an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
speculation.
- he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it
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allergic
- adjective characterized by or caused by allergy
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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risky
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; hazardous.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; high-risk.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
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jeopardise
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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satiric
- adjective satellite exposing human folly to ridicule
satirical.
- a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine
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speculative
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
bad; high-risk; risky.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
- adjective satellite not based on fact or investigation
notional.
- a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
- speculative knowledge
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make_fun
- verb subject to laughter or ridicule
laugh at; ridicule; blackguard; poke fun; roast; guy; rib; jest at.
- The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
- The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
- His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
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dryness
- noun the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
waterlessness; xerotes.
- noun moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
sobriety.
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vulnerable
- adjective susceptible to attack
- adjective satellite susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
- vulnerable to bribery
- an argument vulnerable to refutation
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pasquinade
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
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speculativeness
- noun financial risk
- he rejected stocks that didn't pay dividends because of their speculativeness
- noun the quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation
- her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence
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juvenal
- noun Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
Decimus Junius Juvenalis.
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jeopardize
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb put at risk
stake; hazard; venture; adventure.
- I will stake my good reputation for this
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endangered
- adjective satellite (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
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amusing
- adjective satellite providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
diverting; amusive.
- an amusing speaker
- a diverting story
- verb occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
disport; amuse; divert.
- The play amused the ladies
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frail
- noun the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- noun a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
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destroy
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destruct.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
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ill-humored
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
gruff; crusty; ill-humoured; curmudgeonly.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
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unsecured
- adjective satellite not firmly fastened or secured
unbarred; unlatched; unlocked; unbolted.
- an unbarred door
- went through the unlatched gate into the street
- an unlocked room
- adjective satellite without financial security
unguaranteed.
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frangible
- adjective satellite capable of being broken
- the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases
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self-destroy
- verb do away with oneself or itself
self-destruct.
- The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it
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grave
- noun death of a person
- he went to his grave without forgiving me
- from cradle to grave
- noun a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
tomb.
- he put flowers on his mother's grave
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pliable
- adjective satellite susceptible to being led or directed
fictile.
- fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda
- adjective satellite capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
ductile; malleable; tensile; pliant; tractile.
- ductile copper
- malleable metals such as gold
- they soaked the leather to made it pliable
- pliant molten glass
- made of highly tensile steel alloy
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unsealed
- adjective not established or confirmed
uncertain.
- his doom is as yet unsealed
- verb break the seal of
unseal.
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devastating
- adjective satellite making light of
withering; annihilating.
- afire with annihilating invective
- a devastating portrait of human folly
- to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
- verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
desolate; devastate; scourge; lay waste to; ravage; waste.
- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
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destruct
- verb destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
- The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destroy.
- The fire destroyed the house
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reproving
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonitory; admonishing; reproachful.
- verb take to task
admonish; reprove.
- He admonished the child for his bad behavior
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self-destructive
- adjective satellite dangerous to yourself or your interests
suicidal.
- suicidal impulses
- a suicidal corporate takeover strategy
- a kamikaze pilot
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satirical
- adjective satellite exposing human folly to ridicule
satiric.
- a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine
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absurd
- noun a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
the absurd.
- The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
- adjective satellite inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
- the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
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alarming
- adjective frightening because of an awareness of danger
- verb fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
horrify; dismay; alarm; appall; appal.
- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
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supersensitised
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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jeopardy
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; peril; risk; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
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wild
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
natural state; state of nature.
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild
- noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
wilderness.
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
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festal
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
merry; gay; festive.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
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chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
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precarious
- adjective satellite affording no ease or reassurance
unstable.
- adjective satellite fraught with danger
touch-and-go; parlous; perilous.
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
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deprecative
- adjective satellite tending to diminish or disparage
deprecatory; belittling; deprecating; depreciatory; depreciative; slighting.
- belittling comments
- managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
- deprecatory remarks about the book
- a slighting remark
- adjective satellite given to expressing disapproval
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felo-de-se
- noun a person who kills himself intentionally
suicide.
- noun an act of deliberate self destruction
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discourteous
- adjective showing no courtesy; rude
- a distant and at times discourteous young
- adjective satellite lacking social graces
ungracious.
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queer
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; pouf; faggot; fag.
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
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distressing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
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powder_keg
- noun a potentially explosive state
- noun keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder
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bust
- noun a complete failure
flop; fizzle.
- the play was a dismal flop
- noun the chest of a woman
female chest.
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sensitised
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
- verb cause to sense; make sensitive
sensitise; sensitize.
- She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society
- My tongue became sensitized to good wine
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black
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
inkiness; blackness.
- noun total absence of light
lightlessness; pitch blackness; blackness; total darkness.
- they fumbled around in total darkness
- in the black of night
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travesty
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
farce; farce comedy.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
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uppity
- adjective satellite presumptuously arrogant
overweening.
- had a witty but overweening manner
- no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet
- getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
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distressful
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
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severeness
- noun used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
badness; severity.
- noun something hard to endure
hardship; rigourousness; rigor; rigorousness; rigour; asperity; grimness; severity.
- the asperity of northern winters
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de
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Diamond State; Delaware; First State.
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sassy
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
saucy; impudent; wise; overbold; impertinent; fresh; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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defenseless
- adjective satellite lacking protection or support
defenceless.
- adjective satellite having no protecting or concealing cover
naked.
- naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
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overcritical
- adjective satellite inclined to judge too severely
hypercritical.
- hypercritical of colloquial speech
- the overcritical teacher can discourage originality
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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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damocles
- noun the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
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imperious
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; swaggering; prideful; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
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idiotic
- adjective satellite insanely irresponsible
crackbrained.
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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naked
- adjective satellite completely unclothed
au naturel; bare; nude.
- bare bodies
- naked from the waist up
- a nude model
- adjective satellite having no protecting or concealing cover
defenseless.
- naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
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bad
- noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
badness.
- take the bad with the good
- adjective having undesirable or negative qualities
- a bad report card
- his sloppy appearance made a bad impression
- a bad little boy
- clothes in bad shape
- a bad cut
- bad luck
- the news was very bad
- the reviews were bad
- the pay is bad
- it was a bad light for reading
- the movie was a bad choice
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undefendable
- adjective satellite not defended or capable of being defended
undefended; open; assailable.
- an open city
- open to attack
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liable
- adjective satellite at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
apt.
- he is apt to lose
- she is liable to forget
- adjective satellite subject to legal action
- liable to criminal charges
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worrying
- noun the act of harassing someone
bedevilment; torment; badgering.
- noun the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
- vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
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predisposed
- adjective satellite made susceptible
- because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease
- verb make susceptible
predispose.
- This illness predisposes you to gain weight
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disapproving
- adjective satellite expressing or manifesting disapproval
- verb consider bad or wrong
disapprove.
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run_a_risk
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; take a chance; hazard; take chances; chance; adventure; gamble.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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individual
- noun a human being
someone; somebody; soul; person; mortal.
- there was too much for one person to do
- noun a single organism
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powder
- noun a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
pulverisation; pulverization.
- noun a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
gunpowder.
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desperate
- noun a person who is frightened and in need of help
- they prey on the hopes of the desperate
- adjective satellite arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
despairing.
- a despairing view of the world situation
- the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
- a desperate cry for help
- helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
- her desperate screams
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disturbing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; troubling; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
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subject
- noun the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
topic; theme.
- he didn't want to discuss that subject
- it was a very sensitive topic
- his letters were always on the theme of love
- noun something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
content; depicted object.
- a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
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tragicomical
- adjective satellite manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
tragicomic.
- the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman
- adjective satellite having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics
tragicomic.
- her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--Joseph Conrad
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insulting
- adjective satellite expressing extreme contempt
scornful; disdainful; contemptuous.
- verb treat, mention, or speak to rudely
diss; affront; insult.
- He insulted her with his rude remarks
- the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
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jocose
- adjective satellite characterized by jokes and good humor
jesting; jocular; joking.
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taunting
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
twit; taunt.
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; taunt; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
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snotty-nosed
- adjective satellite marked by casual disrespect
insolent; impudent; flip.
- a flip answer to serious question
- the student was kept in for impudent behavior
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keg
- noun the quantity contained in a keg
kegful.
- noun small cask or barrel
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killing
- noun an event that causes someone to die
violent death.
- noun the act of terminating a life
kill; putting to death.
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blame
- noun an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
incrimination; inculpation.
- his incrimination was based on my testimony
- the police laid the blame on the driver
- noun a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
rap.
- he took the blame for it
- it was a bum rap
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disdainful
- adjective satellite expressing extreme contempt
scornful; insulting; contemptuous.
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
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merry
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund; gay; mirthful; jolly; jovial.
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
festal; gay; festive.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
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jest_at
- verb subject to laughter or ridicule
laugh at; make fun; ridicule; blackguard; poke fun; roast; guy; rib.
- The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
- The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
- His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
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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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haughty
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
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faced
- adjective having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
- verb deal with (something unpleasant) head on
confront; face up; face.
- You must confront your problems
- He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
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farcical
- adjective satellite broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
ridiculous; ludicrous.
- the wild farcical exuberance of a clown
- ludicrous green hair
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tractable
- adjective easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
manipulable.
- tractable young minds
- the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler
- adjective satellite readily reacting to suggestions and influences
amenable.
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ill
- noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
complaint; ailment.
- adjective affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
sick.
- ill from the monotony of his suffering
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unresistant
- adjective satellite (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
nonresistant; nonimmune; liable.
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bald-faced
- adjective satellite (of animals) having white markings on the face
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; brazen; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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jovial
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund; gay; mirthful; jolly; merry.
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
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and
A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence. (a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, "there are women and women," that is, two very different sorts of women. (b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by and; as, "the tediousness and process of my travel," that is, the tedious process, etc.; "thy fair and outward character," that is, thy outwardly fair character, Schmidt's Shak. Lex.
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compromising
- adjective making or willing to make concessions
flexible; conciliatory.
- loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
- verb make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; we all must compromise"
compromise.
- nobody will get everything he wants
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tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
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swaggering
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- verb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
sashay; ruffle; tittup; strut; prance; swagger; cock.
- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
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irresponsible
- adjective showing lack of care for consequences
- behaved like an irresponsible idiot
- hasty and irresponsible action
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teasing
- noun the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
tantalization; ribbing; tease.
- he ignored their teases
- his ribbing was gentle but persistent
- noun playful vexation
- the parody was just a form of teasing
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admonishing
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonitory; reproachful; reproving.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
warn; 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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nipping
- adjective satellite capable of wounding
biting; barbed; pungent; mordacious.
- a barbed compliment
- a biting aphorism
- pungent satire
- verb squeeze tightly between the fingers
twitch; pinch; tweet; twinge; nip; squeeze.
- He pinched her behind
- She squeezed the bottle
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laugh
- noun the sound of laughing
laughter.
- noun a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
- his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
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comical
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comic.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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brassy
- adjective resembling the sound of a brass instrument
brasslike.
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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capable
- adjective (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
- capable of winning
- capable of hard work
- capable of walking on two feet
- adjective satellite possibly accepting or permitting
subject; open.
- a passage capable of misinterpretation
- open to interpretation
- an issue open to question
- the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
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satire
- noun witty language used to convey insults or scorn
sarcasm; irony; caustic remark.
- he used sarcasm to upset his opponent
- irony is wasted on the stupid
- Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
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submarine
- noun a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
U-boat; sub; pigboat.
- noun a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
wedge; bomber; hero; sub; hero sandwich; poor boy; zep; Cuban sandwich; grinder; torpedo; hoagie; Italian sandwich; hoagy; submarine sandwich.
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threaten
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
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annihilating
- adjective satellite wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
withering; devastating; annihilative.
- possessing annihilative power
- a devastating hurricane
- the guns opened a withering fire
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; decimate; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
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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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life
- noun a characteristic state or mode of living
- social life
- city life
- real life
- noun the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
living.
- he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
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gay
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
homo; homosexual; homophile.
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
cheery; sunny.
- a cheery hello
- a gay sunny room
- a sunny smile
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fire
- noun the event of something burning (often destructive)
- they lost everything in the fire
- noun the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
firing.
- hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
- they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
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sepulchral
- adjective of or relating to a sepulchre
- sepulchral inscriptions
- sepulchral monuments in churches
- adjective satellite gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
charnel; ghastly.
- a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones
- ghastly shrieks
- the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
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precariousness
- noun extreme dangerousness
- noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
uncertainty; uncertainness.
- the uncertainty of the outcome
- the precariousness of his income
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mocking
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
derisive; gibelike; taunting; jeering.
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
- verb treat with contempt
bemock; mock.
- The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
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unfavorable_judgment
- noun disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
criticism.
- the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
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uncertain
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
incertain; unsure.
- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
- adjective not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
- an uncertain future
- a manuscript of uncertain origin
- plans are still uncertain
- changes of great if uncertain consequences
- without further evidence his story must remain uncertain
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profane
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; misdirect; subvert; debauch; deprave; vitiate; corrupt; 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 violate the sacred character of a place or language
outrage; desecrate; violate.
- desecrate a cemetery
- violate the sanctity of the church
- profane the name of God
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sardonic
- adjective satellite disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
- his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner
- a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman
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pungent
- adjective satellite strong and sharp
acrid.
- the pungent taste of radishes
- the acrid smell of burning rubber
- adjective satellite capable of wounding
biting; barbed; nipping; mordacious.
- a barbed compliment
- a biting aphorism
- pungent satire
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abrupt
- adjective satellite marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
disconnected.
- adjective satellite exceedingly sudden and unexpected
- came to an abrupt stop
- an abrupt change in the weather
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fun
- noun activities that are enjoyable or amusing
merriment; playfulness.
- I do it for the fun of it
- he is fun to have around
- noun verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
play; sport.
- he became a figure of fun
- he said it in sport
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mordant
- noun a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
- adjective satellite harshly ironic or sinister
black; grim.
- black humor
- a grim joke
- grim laughter
- fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit
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vulnerability
- noun the state of being vulnerable or exposed
exposure.
- his vulnerability to litigation
- his exposure to ridicule
- noun susceptibility to injury or attack
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ill-humoured
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
gruff; ill-humored; crusty; curmudgeonly.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
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derisory
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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sting
- noun a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
stinging.
- the sting of death
- he felt the stinging of nettles
- noun a mental pain or distress
pang.
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penetrable
- adjective admitting of penetration or passage into or through
- a penetrable wall
- penetrable defenses
- adjective satellite capable of being penetrated
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jest
- noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
gag; joke; laugh; jape.
- he told a very funny joke
- he knows a million gags
- thanks for the laugh
- he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
- even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
- noun activity characterized by good humor
jocularity; joke.
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in
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
inch.
- noun a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
indium; atomic number 49.
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ironic
- adjective satellite humorously sarcastic or mocking
dry; ironical; wry.
- dry humor
- an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
- an ironic novel
- an ironical smile
- with a wry Scottish wit
- adjective satellite characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
ironical.
- madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker
- it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely
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poke_fun
- verb subject to laughter or ridicule
laugh at; make fun; ridicule; blackguard; roast; guy; rib; jest at.
- The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
- The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
- His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
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funny
- noun an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
funny story; funny remark; good story.
- she told a funny story
- she made a funny
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
risible; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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severity
- noun used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
badness; severeness.
- noun something hard to endure
hardship; rigourousness; severeness; rigor; rigorousness; rigour; asperity; grimness.
- the asperity of northern winters
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blasphemous
- adjective satellite grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
sacrilegious; profane.
- blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath
- profane utterances against the Church
- it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on
- adjective satellite characterized by profanity or cursing
blue; profane.
- foul-mouthed and blasphemous
- blue language
- profane words
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make
- noun a recognizable kind
brand.
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
- what make of car is that?
- noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly
shuffle; shuffling.
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wound
- noun an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
lesion.
- noun a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
injury; combat injury.
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adverse
- adjective satellite contrary to your interests or welfare
untoward; inauspicious.
- adverse circumstances
- made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
- adjective satellite in an opposing direction
contrary.
- adverse currents
- a contrary wind
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impious
- adjective lacking piety or reverence for a god
- adjective satellite lacking due respect or dutifulness
undutiful.
- impious toward one's parents
- an undutiful son
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jocund
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
gay; mirthful; jolly; jovial; merry.
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
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barbed
- adjective satellite capable of wounding
biting; pungent; nipping; mordacious.
- a barbed compliment
- a biting aphorism
- pungent satire
- verb provide with barbs
barb.
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mockery
- noun showing your contempt by derision
jeer; scoffing; scoff; jeering.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
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dispassionateness
- noun objectivity and detachment
dispassion; dryness.
- her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone
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bald
- verb grow bald; lose hair on one's head
- adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
barefaced.
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delicate
- adjective exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
- a delicate violin passage
- delicate china
- a delicate flavor
- the delicate wing of a butterfly
- adjective satellite marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
- a surgeon's delicate touch
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judgment
- noun an opinion formed by judging something
judgement; mind.
- he was reluctant to make his judgment known
- she changed her mind
- noun the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
judgement; assessment.
- they criticized my judgment of the contestants
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destruction
- noun the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
devastation.
- noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
wipeout; demolition.
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cheek
- noun either side of the face below the eyes
- noun an impudent statement
impudence; impertinence.
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severe
- adjective satellite intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
terrible; wicked.
- severe pain
- a severe case of flu
- a terrible cough
- under wicked fire from the enemy's guns
- a wicked cough
- adjective satellite very strong or vigorous
knockout; hard.
- strong winds
- a hard left to the chin
- a knockout punch
- a severe blow
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impertinent
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
saucy; irreverent; pert.
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
- adjective satellite not pertinent to the matter under consideration
orthogonal; extraneous; immaterial.
- an issue extraneous to the debate
- the price was immaterial
- mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
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self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
ego.
- noun a person considered as a unique individual
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temperamental
- adjective relating to or caused by temperament
- temperamental indifference to neatness
- temperamental peculiarities
- adjective satellite subject to sharply varying moods
moody.
- a temperamental opera singer
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parody
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque.
- noun humorous or satirical mimicry
mockery; takeoff.
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high-risk
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; risky.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
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ludicrous
- adjective satellite broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
ridiculous; farcical.
- the wild farcical exuberance of a clown
- ludicrous green hair
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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violent
- adjective acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
- a violent attack
- a violent person
- violent feelings
- a violent rage
- felt a violent dislike
- adjective satellite effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
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humour
- noun a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
humor; temper; mood.
- whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
- he was in a bad humor
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; wit; humor.
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touch
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
touching.
- he longed for the touch of her hand
- the cooling touch of the night air
- noun the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
sense of touch; touch modality; skin senses; cutaneous senses.
- only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us
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take_chances
- verb take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
risk; take a chance; hazard; chance; adventure; gamble; run a risk.
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
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perilous
- adjective satellite fraught with danger
touch-and-go; precarious; parlous.
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
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unceremonious
- adjective satellite without ceremony or formality
unceremonial.
- adjective satellite without due formalities
- unceremonious dismissal from office
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cut
- noun a share of the profits
- everyone got a cut of the earnings
- noun (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
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nonimmune
- adjective satellite (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
nonresistant; unresistant; liable.
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seriocomic
- adjective satellite mixing the serious with the comic with comic predominating
seriocomical.
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smart
- noun a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
smartness; smarting.
- verb be the source of pain
ache; hurt.
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take
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return; yield; takings; issue; proceeds; payoff.
- the average return was about 5%
- noun the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
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crusty
- adjective satellite having a hardened crust as a covering
crusted; encrusted; crustlike.
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
gruff; ill-humored; ill-humoured; curmudgeonly.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
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lay_on_the_line
- verb expose to a chance of loss or damage
put on the line; risk.
- We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
- Why risk your life?
- She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong
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cold-eyed
- adjective satellite unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
dispassionate.
- a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact
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big
- adjective above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
large.
- a large city
- set out for the big city
- a large sum
- a big (or large) barn
- a large family
- big businesses
- a big expenditure
- a large number of newspapers
- a big group of scientists
- large areas of the world
- adjective satellite significant
- graduation was a big day in his life
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discriminatory
- adjective being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
prejudiced.
- adjective satellite containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
invidious.
- discriminatory attitudes and practices
- invidious comparisons
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hypersensitive
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; supersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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grim
- adjective satellite not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
unrelenting; inexorable; unappeasable; relentless; stern; unforgiving.
- grim determination
- grim necessity
- Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
- relentless persecution
- the stern demands of parenthood
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; grisly; ghastly; sick; gruesome.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
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sensational
- adjective causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
- adjective satellite commanding attention
arresting; stunning.
- an arresting drawing of people turning into animals
- a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten
- a stunning performance
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acute
- noun a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
ague; acute accent.
- adjective having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
- acute appendicitis
- the acute phase of the illness
- acute patients
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charnel
- noun a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
charnel house.
- adjective satellite gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
sepulchral; ghastly.
- a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones
- ghastly shrieks
- the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
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assisted_suicide
- noun suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
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irreproducibility
- noun the quality of being unreproducible
- he could not explain the irreproducibility of the results of his experiment
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unstable
- adjective lacking stability or fixity or firmness
- unstable political conditions
- the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind
- an unstable world economy
- adjective satellite highly or violently reactive
- sensitive and highly unstable compounds
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captious
- adjective satellite tending to find and call attention to faults
faultfinding.
- a captious pedant
- an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor
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joking
- adjective satellite characterized by jokes and good humor
jesting; jocular; jocose.
- verb tell a joke; speak humorously
joke; jest.
- He often jokes even when he appears serious
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exposed
- adjective satellite with no protection or shield
open.
- the exposed northeast frontier
- open to the weather
- an open wound
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
expose.
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
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macabre
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
grisly; ghastly; sick; gruesome; grim.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
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crapshoot
- noun a risky and uncertain venture
- getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot
- noun playing craps
crap game; crap shooting.
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supersensitive
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; sensitised; hypersensitized; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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rabelais
- noun author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)
Francois Rabelais.
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endangerment
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
jeopardy; peril; risk; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
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gibelike
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
derisive; taunting; jeering; mocking.
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
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faultfinding
- noun persistent petty and unjustified criticism
carping.
- adjective satellite tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions
- a counselor tries not to be faultfinding
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defenceless
- adjective satellite lacking protection or support
defenseless.
- adjective satellite lacking weapons for self-defense
defenseless.
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sacrilegious
- adjective satellite grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
blasphemous; profane.
- blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath
- profane utterances against the Church
- it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on
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witty
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent
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critical
- adjective marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
- adjective at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
- a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure
- critical mass
- go critical
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slapstick
- noun a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
- noun acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone
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clownish
- adjective satellite like a clown
zany; buffoonish; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
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overbearing
- adjective satellite expecting unquestioning obedience
authoritarian; dictatorial.
- the timid child of authoritarian parents
- insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
- verb overcome
overbear.
- overbear criticism, protest, or arguments
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run
- noun a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
tally.
- the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th
- their first tally came in the 3rd inning
- noun the act of testing something
test; trial.
- in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
- he called each flip of the coin a new trial
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bodacious
- adjective satellite incorrigible
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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mordancy
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dicey
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
dodgy; chanceful; chancy.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
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on
- adjective in operation or operational
- left the oven on
- the switch is in the on position
- adjective (of events) planned or scheduled
- the picnic is on, rain or shine
- we have nothing on for Friday night
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seriousness
- noun an earnest and sincere feeling
earnestness; sincerity.
- noun the quality of arousing fear or distress
distressfulness.
- he learned the seriousness of his illness
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have
- noun a person who possesses great material wealth
rich person; wealthy person.
- verb have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
hold; have got.
- She has $1,000 in the bank
- He has got two beautiful daughters
- She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
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scornful
- adjective satellite expressing extreme contempt
disdainful; insulting; contemptuous.
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tongue
- noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
clapper; lingua; glossa.
- noun a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
natural language.
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laugh_at
- verb subject to laughter or ridicule
make fun; ridicule; blackguard; poke fun; roast; guy; rib; jest at.
- The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
- The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
- His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
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pungency
- noun wit having a sharp and caustic quality
bite.
- he commented with typical pungency
- the bite of satire
- noun a strong odor or taste property
bite; sharpness; raciness.
- the pungency of mustard
- the sulfurous bite of garlic
- the sharpness of strange spices
- the raciness of the wine
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unfavourable
- adjective not encouraging or approving or pleasing
unfavorable.
- unfavorable conditions
- an unfavorable comparison
- unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression
- adjective (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose
unfavorable.
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prideful
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; swaggering; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- adjective satellite joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
triumphal; rejoicing; triumphant; exulting; exultant; jubilant.
- rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day
- a triumphal success
- a triumphant shout
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abusive
- adjective satellite expressing offensive reproach
opprobrious; scurrilous.
- adjective satellite characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
- abusive punishment
- argued...that foster homes are abusive
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perturbing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
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sneering
- adjective satellite expressive of contempt
snide; supercilious.
- curled his lip in a supercilious smile
- spoke in a sneering jeering manner
- makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one
- verb express through a scornful smile
sneer.
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brusk
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
brusque; curt; short.
- try to cultivate a less brusque manner
- a curt reply
- the salesgirl was very short with him
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conquerable
- adjective subject to being conquered or overcome
- knew her fears were ultimately conquerable
- adjective satellite capable of being surmounted or excelled
superable.
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nervy
- adjective satellite being in a tense state
jumpy; highly strung; edgy; uptight; high-strung; jittery; restive; overstrung.
- adjective satellite showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
- the nervy feats of mountaineers
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mordacious
- adjective satellite capable of wounding
biting; barbed; pungent; nipping.
- a barbed compliment
- a biting aphorism
- pungent satire
- adjective satellite biting or given to biting
- they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount
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dispassion
- noun objectivity and detachment
dispassionateness; dryness.
- her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone
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humorous
- adjective full of or characterized by humor
humourous.
- humorous stories
- humorous cartoons
- in a humorous vein
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unreliability
- noun the trait of not being dependable or reliable
unreliableness; undependability; undependableness.
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bantering
- adjective satellite cleverly amusing in tone
facetious; tongue-in-cheek.
- a bantering tone
- facetious remarks
- tongue-in-cheek advice
- verb be silly or tease one another
banter; chaff; josh; jolly; kid.
- After we relaxed, we just kidded around
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troubling
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
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lurid
- adjective satellite horrible in fierceness or savagery
- lurid crimes
- a lurid life
- adjective satellite glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
shocking.
- lurid details of the accident
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impudent
- adjective satellite marked by casual disrespect
insolent; snotty-nosed; flip.
- a flip answer to serious question
- the student was kept in for impudent behavior
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
saucy; wise; overbold; impertinent; fresh; sassy; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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hazardous
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; risky.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
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audacious
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
brave; dauntless; fearless; hardy; intrepid; unfearing.
- audacious explorers
- fearless reporters and photographers
- intrepid pioneers
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; brazen; bald-faced; barefaced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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awless
- adjective satellite devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence
aweless.
- adjective satellite neither feeling nor showing respect
aweless; disrespectful.
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suasible
- adjective satellite being susceptible to persuasion
persuasible; convincible; persuadable.
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forbidding
- noun an official prohibition or edict against something
ban; forbiddance; banning.
- verb command against
prohibit; forbid; proscribe; disallow; veto; nix; interdict.
- I forbid you to call me late at night
- Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
- Dad nixed our plans
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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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line
- noun a formation of people or things one beside another
- the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed
- they were arrayed in line of battle
- the cast stood in line for the curtain call
- noun a mark that is long relative to its width
- He drew a line on the chart
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moral_hazard
- noun (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)
- insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest
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wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
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dangerous
- adjective involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
unsafe.
- a dangerous criminal
- a dangerous bridge
- unemployment reached dangerous proportions
- adjective satellite causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
grievous; life-threatening; severe; serious; grave.
- a dangerous operation
- a grave situation
- a grave illness
- grievous bodily harm
- a serious wound
- a serious turn of events
- a severe case of pneumonia
- a life-threatening disease
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flip
- noun an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
summersault; somersault; summerset; somerset; somersaulting.
- noun hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
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luridness
- noun the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
sensationalism.
- the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
- noun unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
pallor; lividity; achromasia; wanness; paleness; pallidness; lividness.
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undutiful
- adjective satellite lacking due respect or dutifulness
impious.
- impious toward one's parents
- an undutiful son
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curt
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
brusque; short; brusk.
- try to cultivate a less brusque manner
- a curt reply
- the salesgirl was very short with him
- adjective satellite brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'"
laconic; terse; crisp.
- a crisp retort
- a response so curt as to be almost rude
- the laconic reply
- short and terse and easy to understand
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seppuku
- noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
harakiri; hara-kiri; harikari.
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unsafe
- adjective lacking in security or safety
insecure.
- his fortune was increasingly insecure
- an insecure future
- adjective involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
dangerous.
- a dangerous criminal
- a dangerous bridge
- unemployment reached dangerous proportions
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saturnine
- adjective satellite bitter or scornful
- the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
- adjective satellite showing a brooding ill humor
dour; morose; sour; dark; glum; glowering; sullen; moody.
- a dark scowl
- the proverbially dour New England Puritan
- a glum, hopeless shrug
- he sat in moody silence
- a morose and unsociable manner
- a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven
- a sour temper
- a sullen crowd
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cockeyed
- adjective satellite turned or twisted toward one side
skew-whiff; lopsided; wonky; askew; awry.
- a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
- his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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at
- noun a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
atomic number 85; astatine.
- noun 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
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admonitory
- adjective satellite serving to warn
warning; exemplary; cautionary; monitory.
- shook a monitory finger at him
- an exemplary jail sentence
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonishing; reproachful; reproving.
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self-destruction
- noun the act of killing yourself
self-annihilation; suicide.
- it is a crime to commit suicide
- noun the act of destroying yourself
- his insistence was pure self-destruction
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stake
- noun (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
interest.
- they have interests all over the world
- a stake in the company's future
- noun a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
post.
- a pair of posts marked the goal
- the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
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offensive
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
offense; offence.
- adjective satellite violating or tending to violate or offend against
violative.
- violative of the principles of liberty
- considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
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satirise
- verb ridicule with satire
lampoon; satirize.
- The writer satirized the politician's proposal
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kiri
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zany
- noun a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; cuckoo; fathead; goose; bozo; twat; jackass; goofball.
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sick
- noun people who are sick
- they devote their lives to caring for the sick
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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jesting
- adjective satellite characterized by jokes and good humor
jocular; joking; jocose.
- verb tell a joke; speak humorously
joke; jest.
- He often jokes even when he appears serious
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brash
- adjective satellite offensively bold
cheeky; nervy.
- a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
- a nervy thing to say
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derisive
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
gibelike; taunting; jeering; mocking.
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
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hara-kiri
- noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
harakiri; seppuku; harikari.
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chancy
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
dodgy; chanceful; dicey.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
- adjective satellite subject to accident or chance or change
iffy; flukey; fluky.
- a chancy appeal at best
- getting that job was definitely fluky
- a fluky wind
- an iffy proposition
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felo
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chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
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important
- adjective of great significance or value
of import.
- important people
- the important questions of the day
- adjective important in effect or meaning
significant.
- a significant change in tax laws
- a significant change in the Constitution
- a significant contribution
- significant details
- statistically significant
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serious
- adjective concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
- a serious student of history
- a serious attempt to learn to ski
- gave me a serious look
- a serious young man
- are you serious or joking?
- Don't be so serious!
- adjective satellite of great consequence
- marriage is a serious matter
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hypersensitized
- adjective satellite having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
supersensitized; hypersensitive; supersensitive; sensitised; sensitized; supersensitised; hypersensitised; allergic.
- allergic children
- hypersensitive to pollen
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dispassionate
- adjective satellite unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
cold-eyed.
- a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact
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satirize
- verb ridicule with satire
lampoon; satirise.
- The writer satirized the politician's proposal
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fresh
- adjective recently made, produced, or harvested
- fresh bread
- a fresh scent
- fresh lettuce
- adjective satellite (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
- a fresh start
- fresh ideas
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menace
- noun something that is a source of danger
threat.
- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
- noun a threat or the act of threatening
- he spoke with desperate menace
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