Death Toll
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Names that are
wrong or not proper or appropriate
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Misnomer
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Names that
someone (such as a writer) uses instead of his or her real name
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Pseudonym
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Narrow
passageways between or behind building
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Alley
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Natural likings
for and understanding of someone or something
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Affinity
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New activities,
projects, business, etc., that typically involve risk
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Venture
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New and
experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature
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Avant garde
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Newspapers with
small pages (usually half the size of those in larger papers)
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Tabloid
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Newspapers that
print a lot of shocking stories about people's private lives rather than
serious news
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Gutter press
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No longer active
or effective : close to failure
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Moribund
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No longer
existing or being used
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Defunct
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No longer used
because something newer exists
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Obsolete
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Noisy and
overexcited reactions or responses to something
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Brouhaha
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Noisy arguments
or disagreements, especially in public
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Altercation
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Noisy arguments
or fights
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Fracas
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Not able or
willing to believe something
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Incredulous
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Not able to be
corrected or changed
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Incorrigible
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Not able to be
stopped or changed
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Inexorable
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Not able to
communicate with other people
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Incommunicado
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Not acceptable to
talk about or do
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Taboo
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Not active, not
now developing or causing symptoms
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Quiescent
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Not as important
as something else
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Subsidiary
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Not capable of
life
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Inanimate
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Not clear in
meaning : stated in a way that is general and not specific
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Vague
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Not completely
clear or transparent but clear enough to allow light to pass through
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Translucent
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Not connected
with spiritual or religious matters
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Secular
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Not deserving
serious attention
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Frivolous
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Not doing or
involving much physical activities
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Sedentary
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Not easily
described : having no special or interesting qualities, parts, etc. : typical
and uninteresting
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Nondescript
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Not easily
stopped or pulled apart : very determined to do something
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Tenacious
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Not giving enough
thought to other people's feelings or needs
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Inconsiderate
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Not having made a
will
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Intestate
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Not having or
showing good judgment
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Indiscreet
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Not having or
showing good manners, good taste,or politeness
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Vulgar
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Not intended or
planned
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Inadvertent
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Not interesting,
funny, etc., because of being used too often
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Hackneyed
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Not keeping
anything secret or hidden : honest and direct
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Upfront
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Not letting light
through : not transparent, difficult to understand of explain
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Opaque
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Not liking to
work or be active
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Indolent
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Not lively or
interesting : dull or boring
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Vapid
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Not made of
physical substances : not able to be touched
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Intangible
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Not necessary or
appropriate
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Unwarranted
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Not producing the
desired effect
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Inefficacious
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Not showing
enough care and attention
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Remiss
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Not strong or
stable and likely to break
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Rickety
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Not very
developed or advanced
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Rudimentary
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Not very easy to
see or notice
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Inconspicuous
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Not willing to
tell people about things
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Reticent
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Not within the
range of what someone knows or understands
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Ken
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Novels, movies,
etc., that are very exciting : a story full of exciting action, mystery,
adventure, or suspense
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Thriller
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Number of people
who are killed or injured in an accident, disaster, war
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Toll
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