impediment
nounSomething that obstructs or makes progress difficult.
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Clear all filtersSomething that obstructs or makes progress difficult.
Domineering and expecting immediate obedience.
Acting hastily on impulse without enough consideration.
Understood or suggested without being stated directly.
To challenge the truth, integrity, or validity of something.
Unintentional or resulting from inattention.
Beginning to emerge or develop.
Clear, sharp, and perceptive in thought or expression.
Sharply perceptive
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Not readily corrected or reformed; persistently fixed in a habit.
Angry because of perceived injustice or improper treatment.
Inclined to avoid work or exertion.
One word family: also includes indolence.
Innocent, candid, and free from artifice, sometimes naively so.
Candid and artless
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Present naturally from birth or from an original state.
Developing subtly or gradually in a harmful way.
Showing careful thought and sound judgment.
A particular point in time, especially one requiring a decision.
Lacking energy or moving with relaxed slowness.
Deserving praise.
Not sufficiently strict, careful, or attentive.
Lacking energy or alertness.
Lightness of manner, especially when greater seriousness is expected.
Clearly expressed and readily understood.
One word family: also includes lucidity.
Producing substantial financial gain.
So unreasonable or absurd as to invite ridicule.
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