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Emoji
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#6720
🏭
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pollute
/pəˈluːt/
verb
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polluted
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polluted
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pollutes
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polluting
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to make air, water, or land dirty or harmful
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Factories pollute the river with toxic waste. |
contaminate, defile, spoil, taint
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cleanse, purify, sanitize
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pollute the environment, pollute water, pollute air, heavily pollute
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#6721
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pommel
/ˈpɒm.əl/
noun
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the rounded knob on the handle of a sword or saddle
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He gripped the sword firmly by the pommel. |
knob, handle, hilt, cap
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tip, point
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pommel of a sword, grip the pommel
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#6722
⛪
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polytheism
/ˈpɒl.iˌθi.ɪz.əm/
noun
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the belief in or worship of multiple gods
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Ancient Greeks practiced polytheism, worshiping gods like Zeus and Athena. |
pantheism, many-god belief, multiple deity worship
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monotheism
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ancient polytheism, practice polytheism, polytheistic religion
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#6723
🏫
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polytechnic
/ˌpɒl.iˈtek.nɪk/
noun
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an educational institution offering practical and technical courses
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She studied engineering at a well-known polytechnic in her city. |
technical institute, vocational school, engineering college
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liberal arts college
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polytechnic institute, polytechnic college, attend a polytechnic
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#6724
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polysyllable
/ˌpɒl.iˈsɪl.ə.bəl/
noun
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a word with more than one syllable
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The word 'elephant' is a polysyllable because it has three syllables. |
multisyllable, long word, compound word
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monosyllable, short word
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polysyllable word, polysyllable term
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#6725
🧠
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polymath
/ˈpɒl.i.mæθ/
noun
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a person with knowledge of many different subjects
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Leonardo da Vinci was a true polymath, excelling in art, science, and engineering. |
genius, intellectual, scholar, erudite
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ignoramus, novice
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true polymath, modern polymath, renaissance polymath
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#6726
🧊
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polyhedron
/ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrən/
noun
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a solid object with flat polygonal faces, straight edges, and vertices
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The mathematician studied a complex polyhedron model. |
3D shape, polyhedral solid, geometric solid
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sphere, curved solid
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regular polyhedron, convex polyhedron, polyhedron geometry
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#6727
🔷
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polygon
/ˈpɒlɪɡɒn/
noun
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a flat shape with three or more straight sides
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The artist drew a colorful polygon on the canvas. |
shape, multi-sided figure, geometric figure
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circle, curve
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regular polygon, convex polygon, polygon area
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#6728
🗣️
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polyglot
/ˈpɒlɪɡlɒt/
noun
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a person who knows and can use several languages
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She is a polyglot, fluent in English, Spanish, and Bengali. |
multilingual, linguist, language expert, interpreter
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monolingual, language novice
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skilled polyglot, young polyglot, famous polyglot
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#6729
💍
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polygamy
/ˈpɒlɪɡəmi/
noun
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the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time
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Polygamy is legal in some countries but frowned upon in others. |
bigamy, multiple marriage, multi-marriage
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monogamy, single marriage
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practice polygamy, polygamy law, polygamy tradition
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#6730
👨👩👧👦
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polygamist
/ˈpɒlɪɡæmɪst/
noun
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a person who has more than one spouse at the same time
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The polygamist had three wives living in different houses. |
bigamist, multiple spouse holder, multi-marrier
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monogamist, single spouse
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practicing polygamist, polygamist community, polygamist family
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#6731
🗳️
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polycracy
/ˈpɒliˌkreɪsi/
noun
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rule by many; government by multiple authorities
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The nation experienced a polycracy after decentralization reforms. |
multiplicity, shared rule, collective government
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monocracy, autocracy, dictatorship
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modern polycracy, administrative polycracy, fragmented polycracy
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#6732
🏛️
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polyarchy
/ˈpɒliˌɑːrki/
noun
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government by many people
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Polyarchy allows multiple parties to share power. |
democracy, multiparty system, pluralism, governance
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monarchy, dictatorship, autocracy
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modern polyarchy, democratic polyarchy, stable polyarchy
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#6733
🐔
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poltroon
/pəˈtruːn/
noun
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a cowardly person
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He acted like a poltroon during the crisis. |
coward, craven, dastard, weakling
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hero, brave, courageous
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act like a poltroon, total poltroon, poltroon behavior
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#6734
🌞
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pollyannaish
/ˌpɒliˈæn.ɪ.ɪʃ/
adjective
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overly or blindly optimistic
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Her pollyannaish attitude ignored the obvious problems. |
optimistic, naive, hopeful, cheerful
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pessimistic, cynical, realistic
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pollyannaish view, pollyannaish optimism, pollyannaish outlook
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#6735
😢
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poignant
/ˈpɔɪ.njənt/
adjective
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evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; deeply touching
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The movie's ending was so poignant that many in the audience were moved to tears. |
touching, moving, affecting, emotional
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unmoving, indifferent, dull
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poignant memory, poignant moment, poignant story, poignant reminder
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#6736
📊
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pollster
/ˈpoʊlstər/
noun
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a person or organization that conducts surveys to gauge public opinion
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The pollster predicted a close election outcome. |
surveyor, researcher, analyst, opinion poller
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political pollster, election pollster, leading pollster
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#6737
🌸
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pollen
/ˈpɒlən/
noun
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fine powder produced by flowers, used in fertilization
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Bees collect pollen from flowers to make honey. |
flower dust, fertilizing dust, microspores
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pollen grains, pollen count, airborne pollen
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#6738
🏛️
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polity
/ˈpɒlɪti/
noun
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an organized society or form of government
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The ancient Greek polity had a system of city-states. |
government, state, administration, regime
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anarchy, chaos
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democratic polity, ancient polity, centralized polity
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#6739
🧐
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politic
/ˈpɒlɪtɪk/
adjective
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shrewd, prudent, or tactful in practical matters
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It was politic of him to remain silent during the argument. |
prudent, wise, shrewd, tactful
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foolish, imprudent, rash
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politic decision, politic move, politic choice
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#6740
✨
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polished
/ˈpɒlɪʃt/
adjective
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refined, sophisticated, and elegant in appearance or behavior
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She gave a polished performance at the recital. |
refined, elegant, sophisticated, smooth
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rough, unpolished, crude
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polished performance, polished look, polished skills, polished manners
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#6741
📄
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policy
/ˈpɑːləsi/
noun
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a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual
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The company revised its privacy policy last month. |
rule, guideline, strategy, regulation
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disorder, chaos
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government policy, company policy, insurance policy, policy decision
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#6742
🗣️
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polemics
/pəˈlɛmɪks/
noun
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the art or practice of engaging in controversial debate or dispute
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The conference was full of polemics on economic reforms. |
debate, argumentation, controversy, disputation
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agreement, harmony
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political polemics, academic polemics, literary polemics, historical polemics
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#6743
📝
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polemical
/pəˈlɛmɪkəl/
adjective
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relating to or involving strongly critical or controversial writing or speech
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She wrote a polemical article challenging traditional beliefs. |
controversial, argumentative, critical, combative
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neutral, conciliatory
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polemical essay, polemical speech, polemical tone, highly polemical
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#6744
⚔️
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polemic
/pəˈlɛmɪk/
noun
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a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
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The article was a fierce polemic against the government's policies. |
critique, attack, controversy, argument
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praise, approval
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literary polemic, political polemic, polemic essay, sharp polemic
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#6745
🧲
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polarized
/ˈpoʊləraɪzd/
adjective
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divided into two sharply contrasting groups or opinions
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The debate polarized the community on the issue of climate change. |
divided, split, opposed, separated
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united, harmonious
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polarized opinions, polarized society, politically polarized, highly polarized
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#6746
🧲
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polarize
/ˈpoʊ.lə.raɪz/
verb
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polarized
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polarized
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polarizes
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polarizing
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to divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs
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The controversial decision polarized public opinion. |
divide, split, separate, alienate
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unite, bring together
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polarize society, polarize opinion, polarize debate, polarize views
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#6747
⚡
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polarity
/poʊˈlær.ɪ.ti/
noun
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the state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects
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The polarity between the two political parties is growing stronger. |
opposition, contrast, dichotomy, antagonism
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unity, similarity
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polarity of opinion, polarity of charges, political polarity, cultural polarity
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#6748
❄️
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polar
/ˈpoʊ.lər/
adjective
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relating to the North or South Pole; opposite in nature or character
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Penguins live in polar regions of the Earth. |
arctic, antarctic, frigid, extreme
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tropical, equatorial
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polar ice, polar opposite, polar region, polar climate
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#6749
🕊️
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poise
/pɔɪz/
noun
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graceful and elegant bearing in a person; composure under stress
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She maintained her poise even under intense questioning. |
composure, balance, grace, dignity
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clumsiness, awkwardness
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maintain poise, display poise, lose poise
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