calculated
adjectiveDeliberately planned to achieve a particular result.
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Clear all filtersDeliberately planned to achieve a particular result.
The level of quality or ability of someone or something.
Showing an unfeeling disregard for other people's difficulties.
Inexperienced and immature.
Open and honest expression.
An investment objective focused on protecting the original amount invested and limiting losses.
To stop resisting and accept another side's demands.
Disposed to find petty faults or raise objections.
So appealing or interesting that it strongly holds attention.
Strongly holding attention
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Of primary or fundamental importance.
Fundamentally important
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One of the four traditional virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.
One of four traditional virtues
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A portrayal that exaggerates selected traits, often for humor or criticism.
Broad freedom or authority to act as one chooses.
To criticize or reprimand severely.
Criticize severely
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Absolute and without qualification or exception.
In an absolute and unqualified manner.
Providing a release of strong or pent-up emotions.
Sharply critical or sarcastic; literally, able to burn or corrode.
Biting in tone
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Showing a careless or dismissive attitude toward an important matter.
Continuing without stopping or interruption.
Continuing without interruption
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To express strong disapproval or issue a formal reprimand.
Intellectual and focused on thought rather than emotion.
The stopping or ending of an activity.
An obvious or misleading pretense that hides the real situation.
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