Year: 2019

Accomplishment(noun)

1 the act or fact of accomplishing something

2 something that has been accomplished

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indulgent(adjective)

1 willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration

2 done or enjoyed as a special treat or pleasure

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(verb)

: to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity

“Terrible people hire good attorneys every day. Gripe with malfeasance by said legal teams, sure, but to impugn a lawyer for literally doing his job is unconscionable.” — Tiana Lowe, The Washington (D.C.) Examiner, 13 May 2019

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(adjective)

: capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled

“The computer scientist Alan Turing noted that the question of whether a machine can think is incredibly difficult to determine, not least because of the lack of a clear definition of ‘thinking’; he proposed investigating instead the more tractable question of whether a machine can convince a human interlocutor that it’s human—the so-called Turing test.” — William Egginton, The New York Times, 17 Mar. 2019

 

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(noun)

1
: the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles

2
: attraction toward a particular object or in a specific direction

“perspective and help people visualize the spaces between those two polarities.” -“How better photos can help you document , and shape, your neighborhood” by Patrick Sisson

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(adjective)

: The definition of sabbatical is relating to the Sabbath or bringing a time of rest in regular cycles.

(noun)

: Sabbatical is defined as an extended period of leave from work.

“In monkey see, monkey do fashion, was able to follow him around when he was on sabbatical , or working on a fulbright opportunity abroad” -“How better photos can help you document, and shape, your neighborhood”  by Patrick Sisson

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(noun)

: A person with a hyphenated profession e.g. singer-songwriter, actor-director, but especially a person with several such roles

“Wolfe outlines a philosophy that reflects his Multihyphenate nature, blending the artistic approach of a photographer with the rigor of a lawyer” – “How better photos can help you document, and shape, your neighborhood” by Patrick Sisson

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enforce(verb)

1 to give force to

2 to urge with energy

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(verb)

: to make stupid, groggy, or insensible

“With a self-indulgent and boring beginning, stupefying descriptions of the meal, lots of quotes from my black-humored friends that made them sound more like the mansion girls than food lovers. and no ending to speak of.” – “shitty first drafts” by Anne Lamott

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Reputation(noun)

1 overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general

2 a place in public esteem or regard

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