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  • 61double standard — noun an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑ethic, ↑ethical code • Hyponyms: ↑double standard of sexual behavior * * * noun, pl ⋯ dards [count] : a situation in which two people …

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  • 62Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 63duplicitous — adjective marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another she was a deceitful scheming little thing Israel Zangwill a double dealing double agent a double faced infernal… …

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  • 64Janus-faced — adjective 1. having or concerned with polarities or contrasts (Freq. 1) a Janus faced view of history a Janus faced policy • Similar to: ↑bipolar 2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under… …

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  • 65two-faced — adjective 1. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another she was a deceitful scheming little thing Israel Zangwill a double dealing double agent a double faced infernal …

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  • 66duplicity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. double dealing, two facedness, treachery, deceitfulness, fraud, guile, hypocrisy. See falsehood, improbity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. double dealing, deceit, dishonesty; see deception 1 , dishonesty ,… …

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  • 67List of Onedin Line episodes — The Onedin Line episode list shows details of the 91 episodes of the BBC television series The Onedin Line. Contents 1 Series 1 2 Series 2 3 …

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  • 68deception — 1 Deception, fraud, double dealing, trickery, chicane, chicanery mean the act or practice of, or the means used by, one who deliberately deceives in order to accomplish his ends. Deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, for it may be used… …

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  • 69dealings — ► [plural] business activities involving other people: »They suspended all dealings with the company when the falsification scandal was revealed. business/financial dealings »She protested that her business dealings with the company had been… …

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  • 70two-faced — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hypocritical, deceitful, double dealing; faithless, false. See falsehood, deception. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. deceitful, caviling, treacherous, Janus faced; see false 1 , hypocritical . III… …

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