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disingenuous collapse: not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"

disrespect collapse: a disrespectful mental attitude; an expression of lack of respect; have little or no respect for; hold in contempt; show a lack of respect for

intimate collapse: marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington; thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read; involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"; give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

impertinence collapse: inappropriate playfulness

near collapse: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"; closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"; near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"

border collapse: a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border"; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"; provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

hold in contempt collapse

hubris collapse: overbearing pride or presumption

sophistical collapse

audacity collapse: aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"; fearless daring

impudence collapse: an impudent statement

insolence collapse: an offensive disrespectful impudent act

chop collapse: a grounder that bounces high in the air; a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball; a jaw; "I'll hit him on the chops"; a small cut of meat including part of a rib; the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); "the boat headed into the chop"; hit sharply; cut with a hacking tool; cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"; strike sharply, as in some sports; move suddenly

imprudence collapse: a lack of caution in practical affairs

deride collapse: treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"

mealymouthed collapse: hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician"

dishonest collapse: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive; lacking truthfulness; "a dishonest answer"; lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable

flippancy collapse: inappropriate levity; "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy"

dare collapse: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"; to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"

insincere collapse: lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

insincerity collapse: the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

crust collapse: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties; the outer layer of the Earth; a hard outer layer that covers something; form a crust or form into a crust; "The bread crusted in the oven"

hot collapse: marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market"; charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire"; having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"; of a seeker; very near to the object sought; "you are hot"; having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel"; newly made; "a hot scent"; very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history"; used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"; extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"; recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"; having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"; newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information"; very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water"; very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"; sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants"; performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight"; being very spicy; "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot"; characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent"; wanted by the police; "a hot suspect"; (color) bold and intense; "hot pink"

beam collapse: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction; (nautical) breadth amidships; a column of light (as from a beacon); a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation; smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression; express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"

burning collapse: the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"; a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin; execution by fire; consuming fuel; used in combination; "coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves"; producing or having a painfully hot sensation; "begged for water to soothe his burning throat"

warm collapse: of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"; uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies"; characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement; "a warm debate"; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"; psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"; (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange"; make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"; get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"

casuistry collapse: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

quarter collapse: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"; piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp; a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"; an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter"; a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"; a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds); a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds); one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter"; a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"; one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"; a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"; one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"; divide by four; divide into quarters; divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"; provide housing for (military personnel)

presume collapse: take liberties or act with too much confidence; constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"

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