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gullible
- Adjective:Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
- Synonyms:credulous - naive - trustful
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gossamer
- Noun:A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, which is seen esp. in autumn.
- Adjective:Made of or resembling gossamer.
- Synonyms:noun. cobweb - gauzeadjective. fine - thin - slight - subtle - gossamery
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pigtail
- Noun:A braid or gathered hank of hair hanging from the back of the head, or either of a pair at the sides.A short length of flexible braided wire connecting a stationary part to a moving part in an electrical device.
- Synonyms:braid - plait - queue - tress
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hoax
- Noun:A humorous or malicious deception.
- Verb:Deceive with a hoax.
- Synonyms:noun. fraud - trick - deception - deceit - spoofverb. cheat - swindle - bamboozle - deceive - fool - spoof
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holler
- Verb:(of a person) Give a loud shout or cry.
- Noun:A loud cry or shout.
- Synonyms:verb. shout - cry - yell - whoop - exclaim - bawl - callnoun. shout - cry - yell
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deranged
Cause (someone) to become insane: "a deranged man".Throw (something) into confusion; cause to act irregularly: "stress deranges the immune system".
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gaunt
- Adjective:(of a person) Lean and haggard, esp. because of suffering, hunger, or age.
- Synonyms:lean - scrawny - skinny - thin - meager - scraggy
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streak
- Noun:A long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings: "a streak of oil".
- Verb:Cover (a surface) with streaks: "tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up".
- Synonyms:noun. stripe - line - stripverb. stripe
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banter
- Noun:The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
- Verb:Talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way: "the men bantered with the waitresses"; "a bantering tone".
- Synonyms:noun. jest - joke - raillery - pleasantry - badinageverb. joke - jest - chaff - lark - tease - jape - mock
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tatter
rag: a small piece of cloth or paper.
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hurl
Throw (an object) with great force: "rioters hurled a brick through the windshield of a car".
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eeriness
strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear.
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desolate
- Adjective:(of a place) Deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
- Verb:Make (a place) bleakly and depressingly empty or bare.
- Synonyms:adjective. forlorn - lonely - solitary - desert - desertedverb. devastate - ravage
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murky
- Adjective:Dark and gloomy, esp. due to thick mist.(of liquid) Dark and dirty; not clear.
- Synonyms:dark - gloomy - obscure - somber - murk - sombre - dim
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whiff
- Noun:A smell that is only smelled briefly or faintly: "I caught a whiff of perfume".
- Verb:Get a brief or faint smell of: "he whiffed Limburger".
- Synonyms:noun. puff - breath - waftverb. smell - sniff - puff
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famished
- Adjective:Extremely hungry.
- Synonyms:hungry - ravenous - starved - starveling - sharp-set
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filthy
- Adjective:Disgustingly dirty.
- Adverb:To an extreme and often disgusting extent: "he is filthy rich".
- Synonyms:foul - nasty - sordid - unclean - smutty - squalid
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sagged
- Verb:Sink or subside gradually under weight or pressure or through lack of strength: "he sagged against the wall".
- Hang down loosely or unevenly.
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gringo
A white person from an English-speaking country (used in Spanish-speaking regions, chiefly Latin America).
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scour
- Verb:Clean
- or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically
- with an abrasive or detergent: "he scoured the bathtub".Subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something.
- Noun:The action of scouring or the state of being scoured, esp. by swift-flowing water.
- Synonyms:verb. clean - scrub - rub - washnoun. scrub
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paragon
- Noun:A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.A person or thing viewed as a model of excellence.
- Synonyms:model - pattern - example
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vying
Verb:Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
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fester
- Verb:(of a wound or sore) Become septic; suppurate.(of food or garbage) Become rotten and offensive to the senses.
- Synonyms:suppurate - rankle - maturate - putrefy
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pell-mell
In a jumbled, confused manner; helter-skelter. 2. In frantic disorderly haste; headlong
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permeate
Verb:Spread throughout (something); pervade.Synonyms:penetrate - pervade - pierce - percolate - infiltrate
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impervious
- Adjective:Not allowing something to pass through; not penetrable.Unable to be affected by: "impervious to the heat".
- Synonyms:impermeable - impenetrable
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retribution
- Noun:Punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved.
- Synonyms:requital - retaliation - punishment - reward - penalty
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precarious
- Adjective:Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.Dependent on chance; uncertain.
- Synonyms:uncertain - insecure - dubious - doubtful - unsafe
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multifarious
- Adjective:Many and of various types.Having many varied parts or aspects.
- Synonyms:manifold - various - varied - diverse - miscellaneous
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aegis
- Noun:The
- protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization:
- "negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN".(in classical art and mythology) An attribute of Zeus and Athena usually represented as a goatskin shield.
- Synonyms:egis - protection - shield - defence - defense
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mutiny
- Noun:An open rebellion against the proper authorities, esp. by soldiers or sailors against their officers.
- Verb:Refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority.
- Synonyms:noun. rebellion - revolt - insurrection - riot - uprisingverb. rebel - revolt - riot - rise
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vacillate
- Verb:Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
- Synonyms:waver - wobble - hesitate - oscillate - fluctuate
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hobble
- Verb:Walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.
- Noun:An awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury.
- Synonyms:verb. limp - haltnoun. limp
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mercenary
- Adjective:(of a person or their behavior) Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
- Noun:A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
- Synonyms:adjective. venalnoun. hireling - soldier of fortune
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strident
- Adjective:Loud and harsh; grating.Presenting a point of view, esp. a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way.
- Synonyms:sharp - grating
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cleansing
- Verb:Make (something, esp. the skin) thoroughly clean: "this preparation will cleanse and tighten the skin"; "a cleansing cream".Rid
- (a person, place, or thing) of something seen as unpleasant, unwanted,
- or defiling: "the mission to cleanse the nation of subversives".
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clairvoyant
- Noun:A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.
- Adjective:Having or exhibiting such an ability.
- Synonyms:noun. seeradjective. clear-sighted - discerning - farsighted
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splinter
- Noun:A small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece: "a splinter of ice".
- Verb:Break or cause to break into small sharp fragments: "the crash splintered the wooden barricade".
- Synonyms:noun. chip - sliver - fragment - shiver - splintverb. split - cleave - shatter
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apprehensive
- Adjective:Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.Of or relating to perception or understanding.
- Synonyms:anxious - fearful - afraid
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hulking
- Adjective:(of a person or object) Large, heavy, or clumsy: "a hulking young man".
- Synonyms:clumsy - unwieldy - awkward - ungainly - heavy - bulky
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promulgate
- Verb:Promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).Put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation.
- Synonyms:proclaim - publish - declare - announce - give out
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internecine
- Adjective:Destructive to both sides in a conflict: "savage internecine warfare".
- Synonyms:murderous - homicidal - deadly
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veil
- Noun:A piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face: "a white bridal veil".
- Verb:Cover with or as though with a veil.
- Synonyms:noun. cover - shroud - curtain - cloak - pall - veiling - maskverb. cover - mask - conceal - cloak - hide - disguise - shroud
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fleeter
Adjective:Fast and nimble in movement: "a man of advancing years, but fleet of foot".
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lingering
- Adjective:Lasting for a long time or slow to end.
- Synonyms:long - slow - prolonged - protracted
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swindle
- Verb:Use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.
- Noun:A fraudulent scheme or action.
- Synonyms:verb. cheat - deceive - defraud - trick - beguile - gull - dupenoun. fraud - cheat - imposture - humbug - deceit - deception
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ruffle
- Verb:Disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it: "he ruffled her hair affectionately".
- Noun:An ornamental gathered or goffered frill of lace or other cloth on a garment, esp. around the wrist or neck.
- Synonyms:verb. rumplenoun. frill - ripple
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quash
- Verb:Reject as invalid, esp. by legal procedure: "his conviction was quashed on appeal".Put an end to; suppress: "a hospital executive quashed rumors that nursing staff will lose jobs".
- Synonyms:annul - cancel - rescind - nullify - abrogate - repeal
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strife
- Noun:Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
- Synonyms:quarrel - contention - dispute - fight - conflict
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sliver
- Noun:A small, thin, narrow piece of something cut or split off a larger piece.
- Verb:Cut or break (something) into small, thin, narrow pieces.
- Synonyms:noun. splinter - chip - shiververb. split - splinter
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bolster
- Noun:A long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support.
- Verb:Support or strengthen; prop up: "the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence".
- Synonyms:noun. pad - pillow - cushionverb. support - uphold - back
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rigged
Verb:Make (a sailing ship or boat) ready for sailing by providing it with sails and rigging.Manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to produce an advantageous result.
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bungle
- Verb:Carry
- out (a task) clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an
- unsatisfactory outcome: "she had bungled every attempt to help".
- Noun:A mistake or failure.
- Synonyms:verb. botchnoun. botch
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treason
- Noun:The crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.The action of betraying someone or something.
- Synonyms:treachery - betrayal - perfidy - disloyalty - sellout
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upheaval
- Noun:A violent or sudden change or disruption to something.An upward displacement of part of the earth's crust.
- Synonyms:cataclysm - revolution - shift
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topple
- Verb:Overbalance or become unsteady and fall slowly.Cause to fall in such a way: "disagreement had threatened to topple the government".
- Synonyms:overturn - tumble - overthrow - fall - upset
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allotment
- Noun:The amount of something allocated to a particular person.The action of allotting.
- Synonyms:allocation - assignment - share - distribution - quota
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dole out
distribute: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present";
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insignia
- Noun:A badge or distinguishing mark of military rank, office, or membership of an organization; an official emblem.
- Synonyms:badge - ensign
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