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anonymous
- having unknown or withheld authorship or agency, having unknown or unacknowledged name
- lacking individuality, distinction, or recognizability
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cognomen
- a name, especially a descriptive nickname acquired through usage
- a family name; a surname
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denomination
- the name of a class or group; a name, designation
- the act of naming
- an organized group of religious congregations
- a class of units having specified values
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homonym
- one of two or more words that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning
- i.e bear and bare
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ignominy
- great personal dishonor or humiliation
- shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character
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metonymy
a figure of speech in which an attribute or commonly associated freature is used to name or designate something
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misnomer
- a name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person, place, or thing
- an error in naming a person or place
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nomenclature
a system of names used in the arts and sciences
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nominal
- existing in name only and not in actuality
- insignificantly small
- of, like, or pertaining to a name or names; bearing a person's name
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renown
the quality of being widely honored and acclaimed; fame
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convivial
- sociable; fond of feasting and good company
- festive
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ebullience
the quality of expressing feelings or ideas in an enthusiastic and lively manner; exuberance
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felicitous
- well chosen; apt
- yielding great pleasure or delight
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irascible
- prone to outbursts or temper; easily angered
- characterized by or resulting from anger
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placid
- having an undisturbed surface or aspect; outwardly calm or composed
- self satisfied
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querulous
- given to complaining; peevish
- expressing or showing a complaint
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sardonic
scornfully mocking and derisive
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surly
sullenly ill-humored; gruff
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truculent
- savage and cruel; fierce
- disposed to fight; pugnacious
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unctuous
- characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
- having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; greasy
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audacious
- fearlessly daring; bold
- unrestrained by what is considered acceptable or appropriate; insolent
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contumacy
obstinate or contemptuous resistance to authority; stubborn rebelliousness; insubordination
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dour
- marked by stubborn sternness or harshness; forbidding
- silently ill-humored; glum
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éclat
- great brilliance, as of performance or achievement
- conspicuous success
- great acclamation or applause
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indefatigable
incapable of being fatigued; tireless
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irresolute
undecided or uncertai as to action or procedure; vacillating
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obdurate
- not giving in to persuasion; inflexible
- hardened against feeling; hardhearted
- hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness
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obsequious
excessively eager to serve, obey, or ingratiate oneself; fawning
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pertinacity
- the quality or state of holding firmly to a purpose, belief, or opinion
- stubborn persistence
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stoic
- seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
- a member of a greek school or philosophy, founded by Zeno in 308 BC. holding that human beings should calmly accept all occurrences as the unavoidable result of fate
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