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briefness or conciseness in speech or writing |
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using few words in speking or writing |
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using few words in speech |
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brief and full of meaning and substance |
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quiet; still; inactive |
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not talking much; reserved |
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clearly and briefly stated; concise |
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silent; sparing of words; closed-mouthed |
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using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise, sometimes to the point of rudeness |
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using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others |
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speaking in circles; roundabout speech |
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pertaining to common everyday speach; conversational |
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spread out, not concise; wordy |
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to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about |
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artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings |
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talkative; loquacious |
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using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others |
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very talkative; liking to talk;garrulous |
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to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly |
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to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction |
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to talk very loudly, even wildy; rave |
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relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression |
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using too many words; wordy; long-winded |
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talking a great deal with ease; glib |
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overbearing; proud; haughty |
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one who boasts a great deal |
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lacking respect; scornful |
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full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof |
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excessively self-absorbed; very conceited |
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having great pride in oneself and dislike for others |
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boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude |
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having to do with extreme self-adoration and a feeling of superiority to everyone |
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having to do with showing off; pretentious |
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too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds |
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claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affectedly grand |
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looking down on others; proud and scornful |
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to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner |
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dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed |
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an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse |
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unoriginal; taken from something already existing |
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made commonplace by overuse; trite |
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lacking favor or taste; unexciting |
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lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring |
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commonplace; ordinary |
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quality of being dull; an ovvious remark uttered as if it were original |
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unoriginal and stale due to overuse |
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lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale |
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to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain |
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to lessen pain or discomfort |
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to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension |
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to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another's demands; to pacify |
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to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify |
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to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods; reconcile |
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to act as a go-between in setting conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides |
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to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage |
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to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent |
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to calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state |
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to make calm; to soothe |
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to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down |
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easy to talk to; easy to approach, friendly; kind; amiable |
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showing goodwill; peaceable |
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compatible; having kindred needs or tastes; sympathetic |
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sociable, outgoing in a festive way, especially when when pertaining to eating eating and drinking; fond of good company |
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warm and friendly; amiable |
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liking to be with people, joke around with them and have fun |
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lightheartedness; gaiety; carefree disposition, particularly when not appropriate |
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inclined to argue or debate; controversial |
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one who takes advantage of another, exploits or feeds on another; a strong adversary or rival |
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eager to fight; belligerent |
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of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight; warlike; belligerent |
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showing an unselfish concern for others |
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giving freely and easily to others; charitable; kind |
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generous in giving to others or spending money |
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generous in overlooking insult or injury by others; rising above pettiness |
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showing a desire to help others by giving gifts; charitable; humane |
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to spend money or time in a wasteful, uncaring fashion |
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having great economy; showing self-control when it comes to foregoing luxuries and frills; stern in manner or appearance |
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careful with money; thrifty; not prodigal or wasteful |
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greedy for self-gain; thinking only of money-making |
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careful with how money is spent; thrifty |
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overly thrifty or miserly |
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stingy; relating to great poverty, destitution |
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showing care with how money and resources are spent or used; miserly |
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great trouble or difficulty |
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a huge fire, an inferno |
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hidden; hard to understand; mysterious; obscure |
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a failure or breakdown; a collapse that is often nonsensical |
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a maze from which it is very hard to extricate or free oneself |
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dangerous or risky; uncertain |
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a difficult or troubling situation; a swampy ground, bog, mire |
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a dilemma; a confusing or puzzling situation |
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great unrest; turmoil or disorder |
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a turbulent scenario or situation; tumult |
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causing ruin; harmful; pernicious |
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harmful to one's health or overall welfare; pernicious |
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dishonest or deceptive; tricky |
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showing a lack of fairness; wicked; vicious |
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intending to hurt or harm another; spiteful |
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loathsome; evil; revolting in a disgusting way |
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pertaining to an evil omen; foreboding |
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very destructive or harmful, usually in an inconspicuous and relentless way |
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deeply hateful or spiteful; malicious |
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extremely poisonous; deadly; full of spiteful hatred |
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to rebuke or scold in a harsh tone |
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to find fault; to be critical |
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to scold or punish severely |
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to punish or scold harshly |
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to show mild disapproval |
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to ridicule or make fun of; to scoff at |
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to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable |
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to snub; to bluntly refuse |
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to reprimand or scold sharply |
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to speak to in a disapproving manner; to scold |
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to chide; to scold bitterly |
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uninterested; showing no concern; emotionally removed or distant |
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indifferent; showing no earing, interest, or concern; lacking emotion |
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lacking emotion or drive |
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apathetic; showing little or no concern or care |
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lacking interest in something, usually because of illness, fatigue, or general sadness; spiritless |
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casual and indifferent; not showing any great concern or worry about anything |
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hard to get excited or emotional; calm; slow-moving |
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lazy; not wanting to do any work |
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a weak or lifeless feeling |
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a tired feeling, usually resulting from depression or too much work |
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having little or no energy |
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having to do with sitting around a lot |
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sleep-inducing; sleepy |
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lacking movement or energy |
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lacking energy; relating to inactivity; feeling sluggish |
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gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by using flattery |
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obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner |
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slave-like; very humble and submissive |
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slave-like; overly humble; involving very hard work |
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voluntarily obeying another; humble |
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inferior; lower in rank or status |
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a self-server who tries to gain favor of others through the use of flattery or by eing overattentive |
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a flatterer; a sycophant |
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full of passion and emotion |
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showing enthusiasm; ardent |
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filled with a bubbly excitement, as if boiling over with excitement |
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lively; full of uplifted spirit; vivacious |
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overflowing with vitality and good spirits |
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full of great enthusiasm or devotion |
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filled with passion or intensity |
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filled with passionate emotion |
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lively; full of vitality |
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