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CHIMERICAL
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given to wildly impossible plans, unrealistic; fantastic, impractical
SYNONYMS: imaginary, fanciful, quixotic |
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ASININE
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stupid or silly
SYNONYMS: foolish, ridiculous, absurd, inane |
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BELLWETHER
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leader
SYNONYMS: pacesetter, pacemaker, vanguard |
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LIMBO
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place or state of neglect; period awaiting change; in-between state
SYNONYMS: neglect, transition, oblivion |
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PLAGIARIZE
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use ideas and writings of another and present as one's own
SYNONYMS: copy, steal, rob, purloin |
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TITANIC
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enormous in size and strength
SYNONYMS: gigantic, huge, enormous, prodigious |
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IRONY
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expression that means the opposite of what is stated; event or result the opposite of what is expected
SYNONYMS: contradiction, mockery, sarcasm |
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EFFETE
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worn out, unproductive, barren
SYNONYMS: unproductive, exhausted, feeble, decadent |
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HYPERBOLE
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obviously exaggerated statement or assertion
SYNONYMS: overstatement; rhetorical exaggeration |
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DIABOLIC
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outrageously wicked; cruel; devilish
SYNONYMS: evil, fiendish, demonic, satanic,infernal |
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DURABLE
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lasting a long time; resisting wear and decay
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ENDURE
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exist, last; bear, put up with patiently
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DURATION
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the time something lasts or continues
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DURESS
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force or threats to make someone do something
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OBDURATE
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stubborn, unyielding, hardhearted
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