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castles in the air dreams, plans, and/or hopes that are unrealistic, impossible, or otherwise have very little chance of happening
ous (ex: conspicuous) having much or full of
corrupts harm or damage
diction choice of words in speech or writing
din a loud ongoing noise, racket
dis (ex: disconsolate) not or lack of
discord a combination of sounds that is unpleasant
disputes arguments or debates; things that people do not agree on
doldrums a boring, gloomy place, or state of mind, in which nothing happens
eat my words to admit what you said is wrong
expectations beliefs or hopes concerning what is possible in the future
gelatinous like jelly or gelatin, especially in consistency
humbug a person involved in act meant to trick or deceive; dishonest person; faker
ignorance to not knowing; to not be aware
insincerity the act of being phony or fake
jump to conclusions to decide something quickly without having a good reason for it
killing time wasting time
leave no stone unturned to consider every possibility when trying to solve a problem
lethargy a state of having low energy with drowsiness
macabre disturbing or horrifying; gruesome
make hay while the sun shines take advantage of an opportunity or get something done while you have the chance
peculiar abnormal or different from the usual expectation
point of view perspective; the way in which one thinks about a situation or event
quest a journey made in search of something; expedition
rhyme or reason having or showing good sense, logic or meaning
surreal bizarre, weird, eerie, strange, unusual
transformation a major change in someone or something
trivial of little importance or value; petty, small
wisdom accumulated knowledge or learning
wordplay playful or clever use of words to create humor
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