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pernicious
adjective
1. having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
"the pernicious influences of the mass media"
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harmful
damaging
destructive
injurious
hurtful
detrimental
livid
adjective
1. 1.
furiously angry.
"he was livid that Garry had escaped"
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furious
angry
infuriated
irate
fuming
raging
seething
eureka
exclamation
1. a cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something.

"The answer hit me. ‘Eureka!’ I cried"
contour
an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.

"she traced the contours of his face with her finger"
outwit
verb
1. deceive by greater ingenuity.

"Ray had outwitted many an opponent"
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outsmart
out-think
outmanoeuvre
outplay
hobble
past tense: hobbled; past participle: hobbled
1. 1.
walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.
"he was hobbling around on crutches"
demagogue
1. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and
prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.
"a gifted demagogue with particular skill in manipulating the press"
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rabble-rouser
political agitator
agitator
soapbox orator
firebrand
botched
adjective
1. (of a task) carried out badly or carelessly.

"a botched attempt to steal a car"
chutzpah
1. extreme self-confidence or audacity (usually used approvingly).

"love him or hate him, you have to admire Cohen's chutzpah"
burnish
1. polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing.
bonhomie
1. cheerful friendliness; geniality.
"he exuded good humour and bonhomie"
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geniality
congeniality
conviviality
frivolous
1. not having any serious purpose or value.

"frivolous ribbons and lacy frills"
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flippant
glib
waggish
joking
jokey
light-hearted
revere
/rɪˈvɪə/
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verb
past tense: revered; past participle: revered
1. feel deep respect or admiration for (something).

"Cézanne's still lifes were revered by his contemporaries"
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respect
admire
disparate
adjective
1. essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.

"they inhabit disparate worlds of thought"
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contrasting
different
differing
dissimilar
unlike
unalike
obviate
verb
1. remove (a need or difficulty).

"the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains"
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preclude
prevent
remove
multitude
1. a large number of people or things.

"a multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight"
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a lot
a great/large number
indictment
noun
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
"an indictment for conspiracy"
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charge
accusation
arraignment
citation
amiss
adjective
1. not quite right; inappropriate or out of place.

"there was something amiss about his calculations"
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wrong
awry
faulty
vociferous
adjective
1. expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful.

"he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover"
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vehement
outspoken
vocal
acquiesce
1. accept something reluctantly but without protest.
avid
/ˈavɪd/
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adjective
1. having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.

"an avid reader of science fiction"
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keen
eager
enthusiastic
rendezvous
/ˈrɒndɪvuː,ˈrɒndeɪvuː/
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noun
1. a meeting at an agreed time and place.

"Edward turned up late for their rendezvous"
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meeting
appointment
engagement
assignation
date
tryst
soirée
/ˈswɑːreɪ/
noun
1. an evening party or gathering, typically in a private house, for conversation or
music
procrastination
/prə(ʊ)ˌkrastɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
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noun
1. the action of delaying or postponing something.

"your first tip is to avoid procrastination"
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dithering
delaying tactics
dilatoriness
stalling
Gentrification is defined as the transformation of a city neighborhood from low value

to high value
hoist with his own petard
"Hoist with his own petard" is a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet

that has become proverbial. The phrase's meaning is literally that a bomb-maker is blown up

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pernicious

1. a cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something.

an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.

1. deceive by greater ingenuity.

1. (of a task) carried out badly or carelessly.

1. extreme self-confidence or audacity (usually used approvingly).

1. polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing.

1. not having any serious purpose or value.

past tense: revered; past participle: revered

1. feel deep respect or admiration for (something).

1. essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.

1. remove (a need or difficulty).

1. a large number of people or things.

a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.

1. not quite right; inappropriate or out of place.

1. expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful.

1. accept something reluctantly but without protest.

1. having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.

1. a meeting at an agreed time and place.

1. the action of delaying or postponing something.

Gentrification is defined as the transformation of a city neighborhood from low value

hoist with his own petard

"Hoist with his own petard" is a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet

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