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rough and bad tempered person; rude
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not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful lax security arrangements at the airport
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bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
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feeling or revealing an overt sexual desire or interest; lecherous; lewd
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keep secret or done secretly, specially because illicit she deserved better than these clandestine meetings
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think deeply about something; meditate or reflect he stroked his beard and retired to cogitate
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act obsequiously in order to obtain forgiveness or favour Nobody grovels like a Boyle
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relating to or adapted for walking
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arousing angry or violent feelings
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precarious, full of danger or uncertainity
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resembling god in qualities such as power or beauty; divine he achieved deific status
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a thing that causes disgust or loathing what an abominable mess, supressed by abominable cruelty
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feel or express great loathing for; REVILE, DENOUNCE they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt
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timid, nervous; trembling he gave her a tremulous smile
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ignorant, lacking knowledge I ventured into the new Korean restaurant with some equally nescient companions
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without the knowledge of (someone) unbeknown to me, she made some enquiries
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10 vintage cars trundled past
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not requiring much skill and lacking prestige
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be perfect example of, embody the company epitomized the problems faced by British Industry
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feel uneasy or embarrassed he was noticeably discomfited by her tone
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say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice.
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(of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source), emerge, flow, exude "warmth emanated from the fireplace"
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the reluctant acceptance of something without protest. "in silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet"
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quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive she brought her meek little husband along"
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a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage. he was surrounded by flatterers and sycophants"
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"he became besotted with a local barmaid"
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(of a person) giving their name to something. (of a thing) named after a particular person or group. "the eponymous hero of the novel" "their eponymous debut LP"
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(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent. 2. forming a unified whole. "they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy" 2. "the arts could be systematized into one coherent body of knowledge"
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"syphilis, until recently thought to be almost under control, is now recrudescing"
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likely to happen at a future date. "a meeting to discuss prospective changes in government legislation"
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make (someone) drunk; intoxicate. "I got mildly inebriated"
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pierce and make a hole or holes in. "a perforated appendix"
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miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity. "drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements"
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owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service. synonyms: indebted, obligated, under an obligation, oblig "I don't like to be beholden to anybody"
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reproach or blame directed at oneself.
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a deep or considered thought about something
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behaviour, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress. synonyms: pretension "the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect"
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(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow. "the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens"
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unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something, stubborn
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not right or reasonable. unacceptable "the unconscionable conduct of his son"
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a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public. "I had an altercation with the ticket collector"
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impossible to rectify or repair
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dark and gloomy; questionable the sky was murky; a government minister with a murky past
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she has been chary of telling the whole truth
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the city leery of gang violence
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tending to find fault or raise petty objections
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she heard him grousing about his aasistant
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childishly sulky or bad tempered he was moody and petulant
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he assailed a group of editors for their alleged excesses
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publicly denounce, condemn, criticise they decried human rights abuses
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abusive or criticizing word the woman began to hurl racial epithets at them
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all fulminated against the new curriculum
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criticise in an abusive manner he was now reviled by the party he hoped to lead
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repulsive, extremely unpleasant a pretty odious character
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he was reproved for obscenity
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her friends reproached her for not thinking enough about her family
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the network has received plaudits for its sports coverage
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disruptive, troublemaking the government claimed we were subversives or terrorists
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pollution is the greatest problem besetting the city today
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put in a very difficult situation the board is supporting the beleaguered director
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a short, confused fight or struggle there were minor scuffles with the police
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a noisy quarrel about something trivial
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prejudiced, biased, discriminatory the government had adopted a blatantly partisan attitude
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intolerance towards those who hold different opinions from oneself he was labelled a bigot after making some offensive comments
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self-assurance, specially when in a demanding situation I will pass the test with aplomb
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composure and calmness, specially in a difficult situation she accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity
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not feeling or showing emotion
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an imperturbable tranquility
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not easily upset or excited, calm and peaceful the placid waters of a small lake
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respectable, unadventurous, sedate antynoms- frivolous, daring, informal
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impassive, phlegmatic, calm, unemotional
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nervous excitement or anxiety, tense, agitated she is too overwrought to listen to reason
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they accused him of fomenting political unrest
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to her consternation her car wouldn’t start
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a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen the men set off in fear and trepidation
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agitated or confused, unnerve, unsettle The main thing is not to get all in a fluster
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unsettle, disturb the composure of the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her
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too generous in thanking or praising somebody he was fulsome in his praise of the prime minister
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servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, OBSEQUIOUS, SYCHOPHANTIC congressmen fawn over the president
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it was an even handed assessment of her performance
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endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
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cause someone to become hostile the aim was to antagonise visiting supporters
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narrow-minded, PAROCHIAL, BLINKERED, PROVINCIAL
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the treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect, FLIPPANT disprove any display of levity
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NONCHALANT, a casual lack of concern
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