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A word to describe a person who loves anything related to celebrities/gossips/trends and is easily affected by them
I'd like to know a word to describe a person who loves celebrities, gossips, trends or anything that is popular and is
easily affected by them.
She said she had moved to Paris because she loved "...
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What terms describe humorous acceptance of a compliment?
My wife complimented a chef on his delicate fish cookery last night.
Reply: "They're great, these boil-in-the-bag dishes."
I complimented a violinist on his performance recently and ...
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What does it mean for something to be "so-called"? [closed]
What does it mean if someone says,
This is the so-called [noun]
or
This is the so-called "[noun]"
What is the purpose of the addition of so-called? Are these sentences neutral or has ...
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Trying to help but ending up causing more harm than good [duplicate]
I'm writing a paper on Romeo and Juliet and how Frair Lawrence and the Nurse are to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths and I'm looking for a word. I've looked at other posts but I just see the same ...
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Is there a word or fixed phrase / idiom for a vicious circle of obtuseness? [duplicate]
I recently told my father-in-law that I thought he was being obtuse, and he then acted as if he didn’t understand the concept of being obtuse. I feel like there’s a word for this. What would we call ...
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Is there a word I can use to replace textual "finger quotes" instead of 'per se'?
When it comes to writing, I don't like to use the phrase per se, as it's hard to fit into what I'm trying to explain sometimes, but I don't like using quotes to mean per se (what I'm referring to as ...
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What is the word for someone who doesn’t follow the laws and governmental powers of their country [duplicate]
I’m currently trying to find the word one would describe a person that does not follow the governmental structure and laws of their country.
My example is the views some native maori people of NZ have ...
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What is a good adjective that describes the quality of "having a growth mindset"?
I'm struggling to find a single word that conveys what is shared in the following statements
Have a growth mindset
Be a lifelong learner
Be a student of the game
Is there a good single adjective ...
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Overwhelm someone with work/‚evidence‘
(Remark: after thinking a bit more about it, I arrived at „flooding with information“.)
I‘m looking for a word (maybe an expression or phrase), where one party „B“ hands in so much information/„...
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i will visit him by early next week or i will visit him by earlier next week?
Could anyone do the favor of sharing their thoughts on the following?
Which is correct? -
"I will visit him by earlier next week"
or
"I will visit him by early next week".
which is ...
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Is there a word that can describe someone who says a lot but takes no action? [duplicate]
I know that "doer" is used to describe a person who does things rather than thinking or talking about them. Is there any word opposite to "doer" that can describe someone who ...
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An expression for section of leg just above the ankle
Correct me If I'm wrong - As far as I understand, the ankle is the region where the foot and the leg meet or the bone/bump right above the heel.
Is there a single word or a simple expression for a ...
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Word for "under the support/help and protection of"
"Homes of a particular community vandalized by the goons under the support and protection of police."
How can I say this in a better way? The police was with the goons. Goons got full support and ...
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A word or words to describe the relationship between humanity and the natural world
It's a bit of a hard one to describe but i'll try my best, and give a little context too:
So my project is about the way that humans 'use' nature for their own gains. It's more about the feeling that ...
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A word(?) on giving something a different name on media to make it more acceptable? [duplicate]
Is there a word or a phrase that has to do with renaming an act (that is deemed morally questionable) so that it may seem more neutral and therefore acceptable to the general public? It has nothing to ...
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