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Word for something that must happen when it should happen and must not happen when it shouldn't
This question has been bugging me all day. My biology teacher was describing red blood cells (RBC) and said that blood clotting must occur when it should and must not occur when it should not. If the ...
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What is the word to describe pseudo-elite people who despite being wealthy have low standards of behavior? [duplicate]
What I mean is being uncultured, not necessarily evil.
This is often the case with people who have recently climbed the socio-economical ladder and newly gained huge wealth in a short amount of time, ...
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What’s the English for “democrature”, a dictatorship pretending to be a democracy through fraudulent elections?
The French term democrature (from
democratie + dictature) is defined as:
Dictature déguisée en démocratie par l’organisation d’élections non libres, contrôlées et/ou frauduleuses. Par extension, tout ...
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What is the word to describe someone that loves a person despite his/her faults? [closed]
For example, a fan that adores his/her idol no matter what the idol does. Like the idol is just literally entering the stage and the fan screams hysterically.
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How can I rephrase this sentence to emphasize the underlying statement?
What are the better ways to describe a happy person -> (meaning someone who has everything he needs)
and opposite of that misery (but not quite) -> (meaning someone who is alive but living in hell)
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What is the word for being too greedy for money? [duplicate]
I need a word that implies
a person's insatiable hunger for more than required wealth
Something like "hoard" or "more than required" but not quite
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What is the one word for loss in trade / bad deal?
What is the one word for a deal that will end in loss for sure
for example a teenager doing drugs over studies is a sure loss to him how do I say that ? He will regret is one way , but my point is to ...
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Does the phrase "shotgun wedding" have a negative connotation? [closed]
For instance, if someone says
They have a shotgun wedding.
does it carry a mocking tone?
Is there another phrase or word to politely describe someone has to get married because of unplanned ...
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A person or large groupe of people who came in my city from another city and stayed to find work or just to live but they are not really welcome [closed]
Almost like immigrants but they are not from other countries. In my language, we have a single word to describe such phenomenon, wanted to know if there is one in English.
Thanks!
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What do you call the amount of money that is added to your bill if you don't pay on time?
In Russia we have a system where if you don't pay your bills on time, the service providers will keep adding on 1/130th (or something like that) of your debt every day, as a form of punishment.
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Word/phrase to describe the kind of joy that you feel when someone you like or love shows you an act of kindness or love
In my country, we call it “kilig.” When a guy, for instance, unexpectedly smiles at a girl who happens to have feelings for him, chances are the girl will feel so jubilant she would scream inside and ...
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Sardony sarcasm, irony, satire, or what [closed]
What is the literary term or convention that best describes the following sentence:
"Socrates drank hemlock, therefore you should drink hemlock"
The term I seek is similar in form to sardony/...
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Substitution for : Spearheaded a project which was was never been done in the organization / is been done for the first time in the organization
Substitution for: Spearheaded a project which was never been done in the organization / is been done for the first time in the organization
I am looking for a substitute in the form of
Spearheaded a ...
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Can “chronological” refer to future events?
Quoting Merriam-Webster:
chronological: arranged in or according to the order of time
Quoting the Cambridge dictionary:
chronological: following the order in which a series of events happened
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Is there a word for a person who uses the thesaurus too much?
I have a friend who uses the thesaurus all. the. time. and ends up using unnecessary words and looking silly. Is there a word for this kind of person? Or a person who is constantly trying to impress ...
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