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apoplectic
ap·o·plec·tic | adjective informal
overcome with anger; extremely indignant
furious, enraged, overcome with anger, infuriated, in a temper, incensed, raging;
Apoplexy (from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplexia) ‘a striking away’) refers to the rupture of an internal organ and the associated symptoms.
candor
can·dor | noun
the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness
ORIGIN from Latin candor ‘whiteness’
caustic
caus·tic | adjective
able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action: a caustic cleaner
sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
physics formed by the intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from a curved surface
ORIGIN from Greek kaustikos, from kaustos ‘combustible’, from kaiein ‘to burn’.
dereliction
der·e·lic·tion | noun
the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated
negligence, neglect, neglectfulness, delinquency, failure, nonperformance;
ANTONYMS fulfillment
elision
e·li·sion | noun
the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in I’m, let’s, e ‘en)
an omission of a passage in a book, speech, or film: the movie’s elisions and distortions have been carefully thought out
the process of joining together or merging things, especially abstract ideas: unease at the elision of so many vital questions
euphemize
eu·phe·mism | noun
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing: “downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts
may be used to mask profanity or refer to topics some consider taboo such as mental or physical disability, sexual intercourse, bodily excretions, pain, violence, illness, or death in a polite
misanthropic
mis·an·throp·ic | adjective
disliking humankind and avoiding human society
antisocial, unsociable, unfriendly, reclusive, uncongenial, unneighbourly, inhospitable, cynical, suspicious, distrustful, skeptical, jaundiced, narrow-minded.
ANTONYMS sociable
mythomania
myth·o·ma·ni·a | noun
an abnormal or pathological tendency to exaggerate or tell lies.
transpersonal
trans·per·son·al | adjective
of, denoting, or dealing with states or areas of consciousness beyond the limits of personal identity: transpersonal states of consciousness
a term used to describe experiences and worldviews that extend beyond the personal level of the psyche, and beyond mundane worldly events
the feeling of the individual that his consciousness expanded beyond the usual ego boundaries and the limitations of time and space
related to the terminology of peak experience, altered states of consciousness, and spiritual experiences
voguish
vogu·ish | adjective
popular or in fashion at a particular time