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well-trodden
(tread) a path that many people have walked on; an idea/approach/topic that’s been used a lot before
sought-after
(seek) wanted by many people and hard to get or find
good-for-nothing
(nothing) of no use or value
pipsqueak
(squeak) one that is small or insignificant
two-timer
(time) someone who betray (a spouse, partner, etc.) by having a relationship with someone else
oven-ready
(oven) able to be cooked in an oven with no additional preparation
monotonous
(tone) bland, boring
rabble-rousers
(rouse) one that stirs up the masses of the people (as to hatred or violence)
light-bulb moment
(bulb) eureka moment
cowardice
noun of coward
touchy-feely
(feel) openly or excessively emotional and personal
trainspotter
(spot) (slang), detail-obsessed, slightly awkward person/(literal) someone who enjoys trainspotting
green-fingered
(finger) adept at growing plants
archetypal
(type) (adj) the most typical, classic, or perfect example of something
posthumous
(humus) published after the death of the author
tailor-made
(make) made or fitted especially to a particular use or purpose
tongue-in-cheek
(cheek) with insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration
fallacious
(false) tending to deceive or mislead
touch-and-go
(go) unpredictable as to outcome
pandemonium
(demon) a wild uproar/ a chaotic situation
rattle-brained
(brain) foolish, not thinking properly
feather-brained
(brain) silly, not thinking seriously, kinda airheaded
scatterbrained
(brain) disorganized, forgetful
rubberneckers
(neck) people who slow down or stare at something (especially accidents)
godforsaken/god-awful/goddamn(ed)
(god) informal, often profane intensifiers expressing strong negative emotion
tree-huggers
(hug) an advocate for the preservation of woodlands
grandeur/aggrandizement
noun/verb of grand
dissimilarity
(similarity) antonym of similarity, different or unalike
incapacitate
(capacity) to disable
maladjusted
(adjust) poorly or inadequately adjusted
apolitical
(political) having aversion to/no interest/involvement/ in political affairs
workaholic
(work) one obsessed with work
apportion
(portion) to divide and share out according to a plan
misgivings
(give) a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
cold-hearted
(heart) emotionally cold, lacking sympathy
hard-hearted
(heart) cruel, unwilling to show mercy
throughput
(put) the amount of work/data a system can process in a given time
hard-bitten
(bite) (v3) seasoned or steeled by difficult experience/tough
misapprehend
(apprehensive) to apprehend wrongly
homebred
(home) produced at home (humans, animals, etc.)
prefigure
(figure) to picture or imagine beforehand
interminable
(terminate) having or seeming to have no end
footing
(foot) a place or position providing a base of operations/foothold
hypocritical
(critic) characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel
imperceptibly
(perceptive) extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
splendor
(splendid) brilliancy
virtuosity
(virtue) great technical skill
implacable
(place) unable to be calmed, satisfied, or changed
innumerable
(number) too many to be numbered/countless
downpour
(pour) a heavy rain
foreordained
(ordain) destined or ordained in advance
emblazoned
(blazon) clearly displayed or marked in a bold, noticeable way
lifelong
(life) for all life
ill-health
(health) poor health; a state of being unhealthy
regain
(gain) to gain (something) anew/recover
assimilate
(similar) to take into the mind and thoroughly understand/to make similar
unequivocal
(voice) unambiguous, lucid
bilabial
(lip) produced with both lips
counter-intuitively
(intuition) contrary to what one would intuitively expect
self-righteous
(right) narrow-mindedly moralistic