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Is there a term that describes an always-newbie person?
I'm trying to find a term which describes a person that, although he/she is constantly learning through life, is aware of his/her own ignorance the more the person knows.
Does it exist?
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Synonym for a “help-seeker”
Imagine this scenario:
Someone claims to have been blessed with unspecified special powers by
God or something similar (a self-proclaimed prophet, a fortune-teller,
a psychic) . A ...
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What is an adjective for genuinely thinking oneself as skillful or knowing a lot about a particular subject but is actually inexperienced?
What is an adjective for genuinely thinking oneself as skillful or knowing a lot about a particular subject but is actually inexperienced?
Example:
Jack thought knew a lot in this area, but he ...
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Help with a good word to describe a personality [closed]
I am a member of a maker space in a large city. It is something of a club where people work on different projects together. Recently I encountered several individuals who were being obnoxious and not ...
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Which adjective best describes a person who seeks complex ways of solving a simple problem?
What adjective would best describe someone who seeks complex solutions to simple problems? For example, one who would design the tree-swing in any other of the ways described below except the last one....
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Someone whose sole aim is to make another person’s life difficult [duplicate]
What are some good words that have the meaning of doing something only to make another’s life difficult?
My ex is suing me for my car. He bought it for me and now wants it back. I am in a different ...
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Word for one who does not see flaw/fault in oneself?
I have been digging for a word that English seems to have a hard time representing. If I were to describe the spirit of what I'm trying to convey, it would be one who does not look inward for fault ...
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What is an eloquent word for a disrespectful, impertinent child?
I’m looking for a word that denotes a child (either a young one or a fully grown one) who acts disrespectfully and spitefully toward their parents.
For instance, if you see your friend being ...
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Another word for someone who says everything is theirs [closed]
What is a word for someone who says everything is his unless you pay half of it. My bf and I have been together for 3 years and I always sleep on one side of the bed and so I call it my side and he ...
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Is there a name for the relationship between a movement and a follower of that movement?
Movements and philosophies often have a specific term that is used to describe followers of it. For example, Islam and Muslims, the Society of Jesus and Jesuits, Communism and Communists, and even ...
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Is there a word for a person who frequently contemplates about how things might be in the future?
I used to think 'futurist' is the word to describe such a person, but then I realized, 'futurists' are highly experienced people who are usually given the title 'futurist', after they prove themselves ...
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Person who suffers from unrequited love
I'm looking for a noun that describes a person A, who loves person B, but person B doesn't reciprocate. Person A suffers because he or she can't have person B and is not interested in relationships ...
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Someone who uses too many descriptive words to deceptively seem intelligent [duplicate]
What is a word in the English language to describe someone who purposely and excessively uses too many complex words, usually looking them up in a thesaurus, to seem more intelligent in their writings?...
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Is the word biased or two faced?
Let's say someone fails at a task and gets berated by another person. That person also fails at that same task but it's ok for them to fail. What is the word to describe this person?
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What is the equivalent of "workholic" for the family-obsessed?
Is there an equivalent of "workaholic" (a person who feels compelled to work excessively) to describe a person who feels compelled to identify with raising a family in a similarly excessive ...
