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whit
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a very small part or amount (Eg. I don’t care a whit)
Witless
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foolish/stupid/silly
reminiscent
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1. tending to remind one of something.
Adept
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very skilled or proficiet
gratifying
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giving pleasure or satisfaction
perpetuity
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lasting forver
belligerent
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hostile and aggressive
facism
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dictorial, far right
shadow box
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spar with imaginary opponent
frenetic
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fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
doubled down
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1. strengthen one's commitment to a particular strategy or course of action, typically one that is potentially risky.
perpetuating
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make something continue forever
denigrate
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criticize unfairly
gaslighting
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manipulated someone in questioning their own perception
to have memory like a sieve
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forgetful
to have a memory like a gold fish
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forgetful
watched pot never boils
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time moves alowly when you anticipate something
slip up
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making mistakes because of being careless
to hurn the candles at both ends
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wake up early and sleep too late
devil’s advocate
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to argue against something, even though you agree
to bow out
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to withdraw or quit an situation with ones own choice
to bite the bullet
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to fight or face something that is difficult
to have egg on one's face
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humiliated or embarrased
to vet
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to check carefully before making a decision
foot the bill
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pay a bill when the amount is considerably very high
look under the hood
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to go deeper into a topic or a problem

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