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juggernaut
form of Krishna; crushing force; huge truck
prune
clip, snip, trim, cut back, prune back, reduce, shorten; offensive term insulting someone’s intelligence, cut branches of plant; remove something unnecessary
impressionable
vulnerable, suggesdtible, susceptible, easily influenced, sensitive, gullible, pliable, receptive, ready to accept or be impressed by the experiences, opinions, and personalities of other people
automatons
a machine that contains its own power source and can perform a complicated series of actions, including responses to external stimuli, without human intervention; somebody who acts like a machine
Stifle
smother, asphyxiate, throttle, suffocate: to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere, suppress: to stifle a yawn, repress, retrain, check, keep in check, curb, hold back
deter
discourage, put off, daunt, dissuade, prevent, frighten to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
negligent
neglectful, careless, nonchalant, relaxed, casual, easy, informal
hustler
an enterprising person determined to succeed; go-getter. Slang. a person who employs fraudulent or unscrupulous methods to obtain money; swindler. Informal. an expert gambler or game player who seeks out challengers, esp. unsuspecting amateur ones, in order to win money from them: He earned his living as a pool hustler.
belabor
dwell on, overstress, to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed. to assail persistently, as with scorn or ridicule: a book that belabors the provincialism of his contemporaries. To beat vigorously; ply with heavy blows.
Ebb
ebb tide, outgoing tide, flow, go out, flow away, fade, diminish, fail, disappear a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation. to decline or decay; fade away: His life is gradually ebbing.
scour
rub, dean, polish, search, comb, hunt, to remove (dirt, grease, etc.) from something by hard rubbing: to scour grease from pots and pans; to remove by or as if by cleansing; get rid of.
turpitude
a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society" [syn: depravity]
cull
pick, gather, select, collect, amass, harvest
plow
v till, cultivate, turn over, work; invest, reinvest
veneration
worship, adoration, reverence, respect, admiration, regard
foment
to cause or stir up trouble or rebellion, stimulate, stir up, provoke, fuel, encourage, generate, incite, aggravate, agitate
ferocity
rage, fierceness, cruelty, wildness, viciousness, strength, intensity
dupe
fool, trick, deceive, con, take in, cheat, hoodwink, swindle, sucker, mug, victim of deceit, target
invective
abusive language used to attack, blame, or denounce somebody, diatribe, criticism, tirade, attack, abuse
ingratiating
seeking to please somebody, sycophantic, obsequious, fawning, toadying, slimy
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