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Ad hominem for non persons
An ad hominem argument is typically, according to Wikipedia, "a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument ...
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The state of not knowing and/or ignoring each other
I'm looking for a word that expresses the state of not knowing and/or ignoring each other.
In a blog post, I've found the term Principle of Mutual Oblivion. This is supposed to be a rule in software ...
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Use of “eclectic” when referencing objects in a set
I have often referred to my music tastes as being eclectic, until I recently encountered a possible aspect to the definition I had not previously considered. In referencing musical tastes, there are ...
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What is the word for something being called something incorrectly, based on its appearance?
My example is a plate of food that looks like cookies, but are actually savory and tomato-basil flavored. Supposing that it's agreed that calling them "cookies" is incorrect (maybe debatable ...
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What word describes whether a number is cardinal, ordinal, or nominal?
Cardinal numbers are those which represent a quantity and generally have some unit of measurement.
Ordinal numbers represent order, such as rank on a leaderboard.
Nominal numbers are those used to ...
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What does the word "enchaliced" mean in John Ashbery's "A Wave"?
I'm reading John Ashbery's "A Wave" and the word appears in this context:
[ . . . ] and incorrect conclusions based on false premises that now / Slow you down but by that time, enchaliced, ...
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A word for "Doing the correct thing for the wrong reason" when you know the correct reason but are motivated by the wrong one
I was given a description and example of a word in high school and have always remembered the description and example but not the word.
The example given was "Wearing a helmet when riding a bike ...
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A word for someone who wrongly belittles others for using a larger vocabulary?
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Some people can wrongly accuse others of being pretentious, verbose, or wordy JUST for having larger vocabularies (even slightly).
Is there a definition for people like this?
Thanks kindly for ...
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Word that means feeling sad when one should feel happy
Originally I thought it would be melancholy, but I guess that is more of like a pensive sadness (like sitting inside watching a rainy day listen to nostalgic music). It's not quite bittersweet because ...
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can a figure in a paper be titled "questions respective [topic] ?"
I am currently writing a scientific paper in cooperation with multiple co-authors, some of them being more experienced than me. In a figure, questionnaire results are shown.
One of my more ...
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Is there such a thing as "inverse unrequited love"
Is there such a thing as inverse unrequited love where someone loves you but you don't love yourself as much as they love you?
I'm thinking about a situation where it's like you're suffering from ...
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What is it called when you mess up or fumble on simple task in front of someone you are attracted to?
For example, most adults can drive well enough it's an unconscious know how to the do's and do nots of the laws of the road. Yet when they have their crush as the passenger they almost crash because ...
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What is a word ending in -phile that means somebody who likes arguing
I'm sure there must be one. I need it for a rhyme.
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What would be a word that means pushing someone to their limit in a negative form
I'm currently writing a story about a young man who was took everything from him and that died for the causes he fought for, I'm looking for a word that means taking everything from someone and more.
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why many people think bad about "smell" word?
"fragrance" means also smell....but why many people always said when someone said that this smell is so good.. .and ..other one said that that is "fragrance"..lol.... why? tell me ...
