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nounSharpness of perception, thought, or a sense such as vision.
Sharpness of thought
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Clear all filtersSharpness of perception, thought, or a sense such as vision.
Sharpness of thought
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Showing an exaggerated sense of one's importance or superiority.
Overconfident of superiority
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To grasp the meaning, nature, or significance of something.
Showing a sense of superiority while appearing to be helpful or polite.
To interpret a statement or action in a particular way.
Expressing or involving claims that oppose one another and cannot both hold in the same sense.
To work out the meaning of coded, unclear, or difficult material.
In this sense, an object or activity receiving excessive or obsessive attention.
About to happen, often with a sense of significance or threat.
Lacking sense, significance, or substance.
Without sense or substance
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Anger at something considered unjust or improper.
The confidence, enthusiasm, and sense of purpose of a person or group.
So clear or strong that it is readily perceived; literally, able to be touched.
Readily perceived
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To become aware of something through the senses or to understand it in a particular way.
Careful practical judgment that considers consequences.
Careful practical judgment
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Lasting displeasure or bitterness about a perceived wrong or unfair treatment.
Having or displaying an exaggerated sense of one's own significance.
Inflated sense of importance
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So unreasonable or wrong as to offend one's sense of fairness or morality.
Offending fairness or morality
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Not guided by ethical standards or a sense of right conduct.
Showing little sense or intelligence in a particular action or remark.
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