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Definition of insidious (adjective)
working secretly or slyly; cunning; crafty; deceitful

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Piecemeal change to pub exteriors and interiors, while more insidious than wholesale rebuilding, can be equally destructive.

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Definition of gossamer (adjective)
thin and light

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British Commonwealth links, though gossamer thin for most of the time, can become emotional ties of steel in times of crisis, drawing us into unexpected military commitments, as occurred in the Falklands Campaign.

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Definition of teeming (adjective)
in abundance; fertile; highly productive

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If walking down streets teeming with non-residents induces mild panic, or if it strikes you as undignified to whizz around a museum in 10 minutes, because entry is part of the combination ticket you have bought from the tourist office, then forget Bruges.

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Definition of candid (adjective)
honest; truthful; sincere; frank; straightforward; open

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People trust her because she's so candid.

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Definition of fleeting (adjective)
brief; passing swiftly; temporary; transient

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The Impressionist painters caught the contagion, and the new race of photographers tried to seize the fleeting moment and make it stay.

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Definition of plebeian (adjective)
pertaining to the common people, hence common or vulgar; rude

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The civil rights marches created an opportunity for Ian Paisley to put himself at the head of plebeian Protestant resistance to the civil rights movement.

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Definition of acrimonious (adjective)
sharp or harsh in language or temper; rancorous; bitter; caustic

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The dispute between Abbey and Lloyds appeared increasingly acrimonious yesterday.
Mr Kinnock also sprang a surprise by restoring Ms Clare Short to the front bench less than a year after she resigned as spokeswoman on Employment in an acrimonious row with Mr Kinnock over the party's stance on the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

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Definition of effete (adjective)
no longer productive; worn out; degenerate; exhausted

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London papers in fact ate up the scandal, writing that the New York socialists would nevermore import a professional agitator from the effete monarchies of Europe.

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Definition of gregarious (adjective)
fond of the company of others; sociable

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Gregarious people may find those jobs with human contact more enjoyable than jobs that isolate them from the public.

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Definition of anonymous (adjective)
nameless; unidentified

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Not wishing to be identified by the police, he remained anonymous by returning the money he had stolen by sending it through the mail.

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