Word of the day

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[Richland123]

Fulsome

1. To overly compliment or something generous in amount

 

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Concomitant

1. Accompanied or associated with

 

[Tom Bomb]

diddle

1 to move or act slowly

even though the hurricane was fast approaching, federal and local politicians wasted precious time diddling

Synonyms for diddle

crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, delay, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag (also lallygag), mope, poke, shilly-shally, tarry

Words Related to diddle

fiddle (around), fool around, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

hang (around or out), idle, loaf, loll, lounge

amble, ease, inch, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stagger, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)

filibuster, procrastinate, stall, temporize

Phrases Synonymous with diddle

drag one's feet (also drag one's heels), drop behind, fall behind, hang fire, mark time, take one's time

Near Antonyms for diddle

bowl, breeze, dart, hump, hurtle, hustle, scramble, stampede

gallop, jog, run, sprint, trot

accelerate, quicken, speed (up)

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

Antonyms for diddle

barrel, bolt, career, course, dash, fly, hasten, hotfoot (it), hurry, race, rip, rocket, run, rush, scoot, scud, scurry, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, whiz (or whizz), zip

2 to rob by the use of trickery or threats

an unscrupulous Broadway producer diddles little old ladies by persuading them to invest in a surefire flop

Synonyms for diddle

beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize

Words Related to diddle

extort, wrench, wrest, wring

clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak

exploit, milk

deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick

rope (in)

betray, bitch, double-cross

bamboozle, fast-talk

Phrases Synonymous with diddle

sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners​

"Hi-diddle-dee-dee, an actor's life for me."
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[Richland123]

Sprachgefühl

[SHPRAK-ɡə-fool]

1. The essential character of a language

2. Intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language.

 

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Pernicious

1. Having a harmful effect

 

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Veracity

1. Accuracy or truthfulness

 

[Groove Doctor]

perfunctory

adjective

1: characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical.
2: lacking in interest, feeling or enthusiasm.

"he gave a perfunctory nod".

 

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Cogent

1. Convincing or persuasive

 

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Rescind

1. To cancel officially

 

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Personage

1. A person (often used to express their significance, importance, or elevated status)

 

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Pejorative

1. To express disapproval

 

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Soporific

1. causing or tending to cause sleep

 

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Bilk

1. To cheat or evade someone out of payment

 

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Polychromy

1. The art of painting in several colors, especially as applied to ancient pottery, sculpture, and architecture.

 

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Umbrage

1. To take offense to

 

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Entelechy

1. (Philosophy) The realization of potential.

2. The supposed vital principle that guides the development and functioning of an organism or other system or organization.