chokepoint | (noun) a point of congestion or blockage | - |
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(noun) a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel | Synonyms: bottleneck, constriction |
enkephalin | (noun) an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere | - |
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kepi | (noun) a cap with a flat circular top and a visor | Synonyms: peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap |
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omphaloskepsis | (noun) literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption | Synonyms: navel-gazing |
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skep | (noun) a domed beehive made of twisted straw | - |
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(noun) a large round wicker basket (used on farms) | - |
skepful | (noun) the quantity a skep can hold | - |
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skeptic | (noun) someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs | Synonyms: doubter, sceptic |
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skepticism | (noun) doubt about the truth of something | Synonyms: disbelief, incredulity, mental rejection, scepticism |
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(noun) the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | Synonyms: agnosticism, scepticism |