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antagonist collapse: a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug; a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"

pedant collapse: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

mummer collapse

antihero collapse: a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)

soubrette collapse: a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy; a pert or flirtatious young girl

playactor collapse

villain collapse: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately; the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction

sycophancy collapse: fawning obsequiousness

evocation collapse: imaginative re-creation; stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"; calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

rectitude collapse

dishonor collapse: lacking honor or integrity; a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"; refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"; bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

Babbitt collapse: line with a Babbitt metal

conformist collapse: someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters); marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist"

shorthand collapse: a method of writing rapidly; written in abbreviated or symbolic form; "shorthand notes"

cameo collapse: engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

leading lady collapse: actress who plays the leading female role

discredit collapse: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"; damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

burgher collapse

word painting collapse

precisian collapse

details collapse: true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details"

walk on collapse

role collapse: normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"

rune collapse: any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance"

chromosome collapse: a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

recommend collapse: make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person"; push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

itemization collapse

patronage collapse: (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support; support by being a patron of

heritage collapse: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"

theatrical collapse: suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life"; of or relating to the theater

depiction collapse: representation by drawing or painting etc

voucher collapse: a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure; someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement

hieroglyphic collapse: written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols; resembling hieroglyphic writing

cipher collapse: a message written in a secret code; a secret method of writing; a person of no influence

libel collapse: the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks; a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person; print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

inheritance collapse: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property; any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"; (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents; that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

eugenics collapse: the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

actor collapse: a theatrical performer; a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

formalist collapse

particularization collapse: an individualized description of a particular instance

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