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someone who fights for anyone who will pay, not only for their own country syn mercenary
condottiere
a leader of a band of mercenaries common in Europe syn mercenary
avaricious
having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material things syn mercenary
acquisitive
excessively interested in acquiring money or material things syn mercenary
rapacious
aggressively greedy or grasping syn mercenary
altruistic
showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish ant mercenary
broach
raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion syn moot
pose
present or constitute (a problem, danger, or difficulty) syn moot
put forward
submit a plan, proposal, or theory for consideration syn moot
incontrovertible
not able to be denied or disputed ant moot
irrefutable
impossible to deny or disprove ant moot
a moot question
something having no practical relevance; a question not up for debate
a moot court
a mock court at which law students argue imaginary cases for practice
a gordian knot
an extremely difficult or involved problem
a foregone conclusion
a result that can be predicted with certainty
marsh
an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times syn morass
fen
a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land syn morass
quagmire
a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot syn morass
polychrome
painted, printed, or decorated in several colors syn motley
piebald
(of a horse) having irregular patches of two colors, typically black and white syn motley
variegated
exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks syn motley
heterogeneous
diverse in character or content syn motley
miscellaneous
(of items or people gathered or considered together) of various types or from different sources syn motley
monolithic
formed by a single large block of stone; large and characterless ant motley
homogeneous
of the same kind; alike ant motley
a pluralistic society
a situation in which people of different social classes, religions, races, etc. are together in a society but continue to have their different traditions and interests syn motley
a diversified economy
process of shifting an economy away from a single income source toward multiple sources from a growing range of sectors and markets syn motley
a checkered career
a background that includes many changes, especially of employment syn motley
earthly
relating to the earth or human life on earth syn mundane
terrestrial
of, on, or relating to the earth as opposed to heaven syn mundane
secular
denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis syn mundane
temporal
relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs syn mundane
prosaic
having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beaut syn mundane
banal
so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring syn mundane
celestial
belonging or relating to heaven ant mundane
heavenly
of heaven; divine ant mundane
cosmic
relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth ant mundane
unworldly
not seeming to belong to this planet; strange ant mundane
metaphysical
based on abstract reasoning; transcending physical matter or the laws of nature ant mundane
trascendental
relating to a spiritual or nonphysical realm ant mundane
extraordinary
very unusual or remarkable ant mundane
unique
being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else ant mundane
man of the world
a person who is experienced in the way or sophisticated society syn mundane
multitudinous
very numerous syn myriad
multifarious
many and of various types syn myriad
manifold
many and various syn myriad
finite
having limits or bounds ant myriad
myriad as a noun
a vast number; a great multitude
egomaniacal
someone who considers themselves to be very important and able to do anything they want syn narcissistic
conceited
excessively proud of oneself; vain syn narcissistic
vain
having or showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance, abilities, or worth syn narcissistic
self-deprecating
modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so ant narcissistic
amour propre
a sense of one’s own worth; self-respect syn narcissistic
amorphous
without a clearly define shape or form syn nebulous
opaque
not able to be seen through; not transparent syn nebulous
unambiguous
not open to more than one interpretation ant nebulous
piddling
pathetically trivial; trifling syn negligible
trifling
unimportant or trivial syn negligible
nugatory
of no value or importance syn negligible
pivotal
of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else ant negligible
telling
having a striking or revealing effect; significant ant negligible
small potatoes
something insignificant or unimportant syn negligible
trivia
details, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value syn negligible
partisanship
prejudice in favor of a particular cause; bias syn nepotism
patronage
the support given by a patron; the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges syn nepotism
a client state
a person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company syn nepotism
the spoils system
the practice of a successful political party given public office to its supporters syn nepotism
the merit system
a system by which appointments and promotions in the civil service are based on competence ant nepotism
itinerant
traveling from place to place syn nomadic
peripatetic
traveling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods syn nomadic
footloose and fancy-free
not married or in a long-term relationship, and have very few responsibilities syn nomadic
a fly-by-night operation
not reliable or responsible, especially in business syn nomadic
a roving reporter
a reporter who travels around, rather than staying in a fixed place syn nomadic
a peripatetic philosopher
the philosophical school of Aristotle, name arose from Aristotle’s habit of walking about with his students syn nomadic
a migrant farmworkers
a seasonal farmworker who has to travel to do the farm work and is unable to return to his or her permanent home within the same day syn nomadic
wanderlust
a strong desire to travel syn nomadic
titular
holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority syn nominal
token
a thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc syn nominal
trifling
unimportant or trivial syn nominal
exorbitant
(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high ant nominal
a puppet ruler
someone who has a title indicating possession of political power, but who, in reality, is either loyal to or controlled by outside individuals or forces
nominal Christian
church-goers or otherwise religious people whose “faith” does not go beyond being identified with a church
nominal representation on the board
very little representation
pining
suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart; to miss and long for the return of syn nostalgia
hankering
a strong desire to have or do something syn nostalgia
wistfulness
feeling vague or regretful longing syn nostalgia
sentimentality
excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia syn nostalgia
lonesomeness
the state of being solitary or lonely syn nostalgia
postulant
a candidate, especially one seeking admission into a religious order syn novice
neophyte
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief syn novice
tyro
a beginner or novice syn novice
probationer
a person who is serving a probationary or trial period in a job or position to which they are newly appointed syn novice
greenhorn
a person who is new to or inexperienced at a particular activity syn novice
tenderfoot
a newcomer or novice, especially a person unaccustomed to the hardships of pioneer life syn novice
old hand
a person with a lot of experience in something ant novice
past master
a person who is particularly skilled at a specified activity or art ant novice
virtuoso
a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit ant novice
still wet behind the ears
lacking experience; immature syn novice
a babe in the woods
an innocent or naive person, especially one in an unfamiliar or dangerous environment syn novice
a freshman senator
an inexperienced person in the US senate syn novice
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