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Emoji
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#6540
🧪
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pesticide
/ˈpɛstɪsaɪd/
noun
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A chemical substance used to kill pests, especially insects harmful to crops.
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Farmers use pesticide to protect their crops from insects. |
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insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, poison, chemical
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fertilizer, nutrient
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pesticide use, pesticide residue, pesticide exposure, pesticide control
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#6541
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phantasmagorical
/ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒrɪkəl/
adjective
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Having a fantastic, dreamlike, or surreal appearance, often shifting or illusory.
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The movie created a phantasmagorical vision of another world. |
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fantastic, surreal, dreamlike, illusory, visionary
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realistic, ordinary, mundane
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phantasmagorical vision, phantasmagorical scene, phantasmagorical imagery
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#6542
🛡️
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phalanx
/ˈfeɪlæŋks/
noun
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A group of people or things arranged in a compact, close formation; also an ancient Greek military formation.
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A phalanx of reporters waited outside the courthouse. |
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formation, column, group, mass
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scattering, dispersal
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phalanx of soldiers, phalanx of reporters, tight phalanx
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#6543
😤
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petulant
/ˈpɛtjʊlənt/
adjective
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Childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
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The child became petulant when denied more candy. |
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irritable, cranky, sulky, moody
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cheerful, patient, calm
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petulant child, petulant response, petulant tone
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#6544
😠
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petulance
/ˈpɛtjʊləns/
noun
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The quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
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His petulance during the meeting annoyed everyone. |
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irritability, peevishness, bad temper, sulkiness
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good humor, patience, calmness
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display petulance, show petulance, petulance of youth
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#6545
🪙
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petty
/ˈpɛti/
adjective
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Of little importance or trivial; also describes a person overly concerned with small or unimportant matters.
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She often gets upset over the most petty things. |
petty crime |
A minor or insignificant crime, such as theft of small items.
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trivial, insignificant, minor, small, unimportant
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important, significant, major
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petty crime, petty details, petty argument, petty jealousies
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#6546
⚖️
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pettifog
/ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡ/
verb
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pettifogged
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pettifogged
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pettifogs
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pettifogging
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to argue or quibble over trivial matters; to engage in petty, dishonest practices
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The lawyer was accused of trying to pettifog instead of addressing the real issue. |
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quibble, bicker, nitpick, squabble
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clarify, resolve, simplify
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pettifog over details, pettifog in arguments, petty pettifogging
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#6547
🪨
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petrograph
/ˈpɛtrəˌɡræf/
noun
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a description or representation of rocks, especially in detailed scientific writing
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The scientist studied the petrograph to understand the rock composition. |
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rock description, geological record, stone chart
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ignorance, blank
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detailed petrograph, study petrograph, petrograph analysis
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#6548
😱
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petrify
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
verb
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petrified
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petrified
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petrifies
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petrifying
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to make someone so frightened that they are unable to move or think; to turn into stone
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The loud noise petrified the little child. |
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terrify, horrify, stun, paralyze, immobilize
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comfort, reassure
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petrify with fear, absolutely petrified, petrify someone
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#6549
📝
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petition
/pəˈtɪʃən/
noun
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a formal written request, typically signed by many people, appealing to authority about a cause
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They signed a petition to improve road safety in the area. |
sign a petition |
to officially support a request by adding your signature
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request, appeal, plea, application, demand
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order, command
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sign a petition, file a petition, submit a petition, online petition
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#6550
📉
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peter
/ˈpiːtər/
verb
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petered
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petered
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peters
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petering
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to diminish gradually and come to an end; to fade or dwindle away
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The excitement of the event began to peter out after a few hours. |
peter out |
to gradually decrease and come to an end
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diminish, fade, dwindle, decline, subside
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grow, increase, rise
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peter out, peter away, excitement peter, enthusiasm peter
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#6551
🪨
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pestle
/ˈpɛsəl/
noun
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A heavy tool with a rounded end used for crushing or grinding substances in a mortar.
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She used a pestle to grind the spices. |
mortar and pestle |
A traditional tool used for grinding and mixing substances.
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grinder, crusher, pounder, masher
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blender, mixer
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mortar and pestle, grind with pestle, use pestle
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#6552
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pestilential
/ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃəl/
adjective
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Relating to or causing pestilence; very harmful, troublesome, or dangerous.
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The pestilential smell of the garbage filled the street. |
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plague-ridden, harmful, noxious, dangerous, virulent
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safe, healthy, harmless
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pestilential disease, pestilential influence, pestilential odor
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#6553
💀
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pestilent
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adjective
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Causing or tending to cause death or destruction; harmful or pernicious.
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The pestilent atmosphere of the swamp made people sick. |
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harmful, deadly, noxious, poisonous, destructive
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harmless, beneficial, safe
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pestilent disease, pestilent influence, pestilent air
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#6554
☣️
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pestilence
/ˈpɛstɪləns/
noun
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A deadly or virulent epidemic disease that spreads rapidly.
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The medieval city was devastated by a pestilence. |
spread like a pestilence |
To spread very quickly and destructively.
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plague, epidemic, contagion, outbreak, disease
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health, wellness
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deadly pestilence, pestilence outbreak, pestilence spread
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#6555
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pertinacity
/ˌpɜːrtɪˈnæsɪti/
noun
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The quality of being stubbornly persistent or resolute in purpose.
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Her pertinacity in pursuing justice inspired everyone around her. |
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stubbornness, persistence, determination, tenacity, resolve
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indecision, hesitation, weakness
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remarkable pertinacity, show pertinacity, display pertinacity, pertinacity of purpose
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#6556
☁️
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pessimism
/ˈpesɪˌmɪzəm/
noun
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A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe the worst will happen.
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Her constant pessimism made it hard to stay optimistic. |
glass half empty |
A metaphor for a pessimistic outlook.
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gloom, negativity, hopelessness, cynicism
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optimism, hopefulness, positivity
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constant pessimism, sense of pessimism, pessimism about future
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#6557
💧
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pervious
/ˈpɜːrviəs/
adjective
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Allowing water, air, or other substances to pass through; permeable.
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The soil here is pervious to rainwater. |
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permeable, porous, penetrable, absorbent
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impervious, impermeable, resistant
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pervious soil, pervious surface, pervious rock
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#6558
🚫
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pervert
/pərˈvɜːrt/
verb/noun
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perverted
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perverted
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perverts
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perverting
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As a verb: to distort the meaning or purpose of something; as a noun: a person with abnormal or immoral sexual behavior.
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He tried to pervert the truth to escape punishment. |
pervert the course of justice |
To interfere with legal processes unfairly or unlawfully.
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distort, corrupt, mislead, deviant, degenerate
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purify, clarify, uphold
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pervert the truth, sexual pervert, moral pervert, pervert justice
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#6559
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perversity
/pərˈvɜːrsəti/
noun
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A deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way.
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Out of sheer perversity, he refused to follow the simple instructions. |
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obstinacy, stubbornness, contrariness, willfulness
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obedience, compliance, agreement
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sheer perversity, human perversity, perversity of fate
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#6560
⚠️
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perversion
/pərˈvɜːrʒən/
noun
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The act of distorting or corrupting the original meaning, purpose, or state of something.
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The regime’s censorship was seen as a perversion of free speech. |
perversion of justice |
A miscarriage or corruption of justice where fairness is undermined.
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distortion, corruption, debasement, misrepresentation, depravity
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purity, integrity, fairness
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perversion of justice, moral perversion, sexual perversion, perversion of truth
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#6561
😈
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perverse
/pərˈvɜːrs/
adjective
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showing a deliberate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or unacceptable
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He took a perverse pleasure in upsetting his colleagues. |
perverse pleasure |
a strange satisfaction in doing something wrong or harmful
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contrary, obstinate, stubborn, unreasonable, willful
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agreeable, cooperative, compliant
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perverse behavior, perverse decision, perverse pleasure, perverse sense
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#6562
🌍
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pervasive
/pərˈveɪsɪv/
adjective
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spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
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The pervasive influence of technology is seen in every aspect of life. |
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widespread, prevalent, extensive, universal, omnipresent
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limited, narrow, rare
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pervasive influence, pervasive effect, pervasive culture, pervasive problem
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#6563
🌐
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pervasion
/pəˈveɪʒən/
noun
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the act of spreading through or being present everywhere in something
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There was a pervasion of hope throughout the community. |
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spread, diffusion, permeation, infiltration
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absence, emptiness
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pervasion of fear, pervasion of hope, pervasion of influence, pervasion of culture
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#6564
🌸
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pervade
/pəˈveɪd/
verb
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pervaded
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pervaded
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pervades
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pervading
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to spread through and be present in every part of something
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The smell of fresh flowers pervaded the entire room. |
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penetrate, permeate, infuse, fill, saturate
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withdraw, vanish
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pervade the air, pervade the atmosphere, pervade the mind, pervade the culture
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#6565
📖
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peruse
/pəˈruːz/
verb
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perused
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perused
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peruses
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perusing
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to read something carefully and thoroughly; sometimes used to mean to browse casually
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She sat down to peruse the contract before signing it. |
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read, examine, study, inspect, browse
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ignore, neglect
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peruse a book, peruse the document, peruse the contract, peruse the menu
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#6566
📖
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perusal
/pəˈruːzl/
noun
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The action of reading or examining something carefully.
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The contract was given to the lawyer for perusal. |
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reading, examination, inspection, review, scrutiny
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neglect, ignorance
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careful perusal, for perusal, detailed perusal, documents for perusal
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#6567
🌪️
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perturbation
/ˌpɜːrtərˈbeɪʃn/
noun
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A state of anxiety, disturbance, or disorder.
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The announcement caused a perturbation in the financial markets. |
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disturbance, unrest, anxiety, disorder, agitation
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calm, tranquility, stability
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slight perturbation, social perturbation, economic perturbation, cause perturbation
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#6568
😟
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perturb
/pərˈtɜːrb/
verb
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perturbed
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perturbed
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perturbs
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perturbing
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To disturb or unsettle greatly in mind.
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The sudden noise perturbed the students during the exam. |
perturb the balance |
to upset stability or harmony
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disturb, unsettle, agitate, upset, worry
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calm, soothe, reassure
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greatly perturbed, visibly perturbed, perturb the mind, perturb the balance
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#6569
📌
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pertinent
/ˈpɜːrtɪnənt/
adjective
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Relevant or applicable to a particular matter.
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She asked a pertinent question during the meeting. |
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relevant, appropriate, suitable, applicable, related
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irrelevant, unrelated, inappropriate
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pertinent question, pertinent information, pertinent detail, highly pertinent
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