oppressed
adjectiveBurdened or subjected to harsh and unjust control.
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Clear all filtersBurdened or subjected to harsh and unjust control.
Strong public criticism or disgrace.
Richly luxurious or displaying great wealth.
Richly luxurious
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Elaborately decorated or detailed.
Conforming to established beliefs, practices, or methods.
Following accepted practice
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To move or vary repeatedly between positions or states.
Presented as the reason or appearance, though the reality may differ.
Designed to attract notice through a show of wealth or importance.
To exclude someone from a group or shared activities.
A visible exposure of rock at the earth's surface.
A visible exposure of rock at the earth's surface
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Expressing opinions openly and directly.
Open in expressing views
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To move ahead of or exceed someone or something in progress, achievement, or extent.
Exceed or move ahead
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To defeat or gain an advantage over someone through greater cleverness.
An amount that is greater than needed or useful.
Trying to dominate others in an excessively forceful or arrogant way.
Excessively domineering
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Exaggerated, inflated, or more grandiose than the subject warrants.
Excessively inflated
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More certain of one's ability or judgment than the evidence or circumstances justify.
A thorough examination and substantial repair, revision, or improvement.
Thorough revision or repair
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Excessive satisfaction of a desire or appetite.
More important than other competing concerns or considerations.
To reject or reverse a decision through superior authority.
Openly observable rather than hidden or concealed.
An additional suggestion or feeling accompanying the main meaning of words or an action.
A combination of words whose meanings seem contradictory.
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