premeditated
adjectivePlanned or considered in advance, especially before a wrongful act.
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Clear all filtersPlanned or considered in advance, especially before a wrongful act.
An attempt or claim to seem more important, skilled, or impressive than warranted.
Unwarranted display of importance
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Competent and skilled in a particular activity.
Exceptional skill or ability in a particular activity.
Willing to listen to, consider, or accept ideas and suggestions.
Cowardly or disloyal, especially in abandoning a duty.
Cowardly
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To recover strength or well-being after strain or illness.
The process of recovering strength or condition after illness, strain, or difficulty.
Hesitant or unwilling to do something.
To restore a supply that has been used up.
Lasting displeasure or bitterness about a perceived wrong or unfair treatment.
Firm determination to carry out a purpose.
Dazzlingly bright, rich, or impressive in appearance.
Reluctant to speak freely or reveal one's thoughts.
The art of effective expression; also language criticized as impressive but lacking substance.
Effective expression
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An outward appearance or limited likeness that may not reflect the full reality.
Able to read and write only at a limited or elementary level.
A state of calm and peacefulness.
A lack of movement, growth, or development.
Outstanding or exceptionally good; also relating to stars.
Exceptionally good
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Lower in rank, importance, or authority.
Excessively obedient or willing to put oneself below others.
Secondary or supporting rather than principal.
Secondary and supporting
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A point or level at which something begins or changes; also the entrance to a place.
Point of beginning or change
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