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Sophomoric slogan
"Change the world"
Sophomoric
conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
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Sophomoric slogan
"Change the world"
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Sophomoric slogan
"Change the world"
Soporific
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causing or tending to cause sleep
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Storyteller slumps to soporific levels
causing or tending to cause sleep
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Storyteller slumps to soporific levels
Fallow
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Fellow deer
1.of a light yellowish-brown color
Fellow deer2. (of land) ploughed but left unplanted to resstore its fertility
Fallow fields
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Usage examples -By crop rotation farmers can keep their fields under continuous production, without the need to let them lie fallow.
Factotum
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A factotum is a general servant or a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities. The word derives from the Latin command (imperative construction) fac totum ("do/make everything").
A factotum is a general servant or a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities. The word derives from the Latin command (imperative construction) fac totum ("do/make everything").
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I applied for a job there, as a factotum on a campsite
I applied for a job there, as a factotum on a campsite
Frivolous
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(of activities) silly or wasteful
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(of activities) silly or wasteful
lacking in seriousness
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Wasting time with a frivolous complaint
Consumers should avoid filing frivolous cases in court.
Frivolous litigation, as used in colloquial and political terms in the United States, refers to lawsuits that are based on a theory that seems absurd, or where the claim results in damages that greatly exceed what one would expect from reading
a brief summary of the case. Awards for medical malpractice are sometimes derided as frivolous (in this sense of meaning "excessive").
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Frivolous fun
The Frivolous Fun Finale Fling
Fables for the Frivolous
dunce
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a slow-witted or stupid person
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Give Dunce's Cap to the Examination Markers
a slow-witted or stupid person
Usage examples -Give Dunce's Cap to the Examination Markers
scrupulous
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1 : having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
2 : punctiliously exact
http://www.aolsvc.merriam-webster.aol.com/dictionary/scrupulous
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Scrupulous cleanliness
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Scrupulous Selection
1 : having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
2 : punctiliously exact
http://www.aolsvc.merriam-webster.aol.com/dictionary/scrupulous
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Scrupulous cleanliness
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However, this does not mean that a civilized and scrupulous society can adopt violent means to resolve these problems
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Scrupulous Scholar
Scrupulous Selection
requiem
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1: a mass for the dead
1: a mass for the dead
2 a: a solemn chant (as a dirge) for the repose of the dead
b: something that resembles such a solemn chant
3 a: a musical setting of the mass for the dead
b: a musical composition in honor of the dead
Mozart conducts a rehearsal of his Requiem in this romanticized image of his last day.Usage examples -
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