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ambivalent |
characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes |
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eccentric |
a person with an unusual or odd personality |
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disdain |
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
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deference |
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others |
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frivolous |
not serious in content or attitude or behavior |
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dogmatic |
characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles |
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condescend |
debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way |
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grave |
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm, a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) |
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erratic |
liable to sudden unpredictable change |
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heresy |
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion |
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fallacious |
false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument |
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flagrant |
extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable |
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compromise |
an accommodation in which both sides make concessions |
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retro- |
backward |
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super- |
above |
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sub- |
under, less than |
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-ward |
1. (noun) a division or district of a city, hospital, or town 2. (Law) a person who is under the protection or legal control of another |
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-ish |
origin, nature, resembling |
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-some |
like, apt, tending to |
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intangible |
lacking substance or reality |
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static |
a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference |
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temper |
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger |
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elusive |
be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind |
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dubious |
fraught with uncertainty or doubt |
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compatible |
having similar disposition and tastes |
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arrogant |
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride |
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censure |
harsh criticism or disapproval |
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expedite |
process fast and efficiently |
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antagonism |
an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility |
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indulgent |
tolerant or lenient |
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advocate |
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
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ambi- |
around, both |
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bene- |
well, good |
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poly- |
many, much |
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tele- |
far |
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-less |
without |
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-most |
most, nearest to |
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-scope |
instrument used to visualize |
