44 words & definitions
| grovel | verb |
To lie or move abjectly on the ground with one's face downward
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| pander | verb |
To provide what someone wants or demands even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable.
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| scrounge | verb |
Seek to obtain (something, typically food or money) at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth
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| cog | noun |
A member of a large organization whose job makes them feel as if they are not important.
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| wimp | noun |
A weak and cowardly or unadventurous person
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| haggard | adjective |
Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering
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| hapless | adjective |
(especially of a person) unfortunate
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| docile | adjective |
Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive
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| craven | adjective |
Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
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| feeble | adjective |
Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness
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| meek | adjective |
Quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive
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| weary | adjective |
Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep
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| downtrodden | adjective |
Oppressed or treated badly by people in power
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| plead | verb |
To make an emotional appeal
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| pauper | noun |
A very poor person
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| beggar | noun |
A person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food
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| wimpy | adjective |
Fearful and lacking courage
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| underling | noun |
A person with a lower rank or status
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| beg | verb |
To plead or request strongly due to need or emotion.
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| beleaguered | adjective |
Surrounded and under attack (especially in a military or physical sense)
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| capitulate | verb |
To give in or stop resisting something, often unwillingly.
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| desperate | adjective |
Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad itβs impossible to deal with.
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| enslaved | adjective |
Held in physical or psychological bondage or control.
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| fawning | adjective |
Acting overly eager to please someone, especially someone in power.
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| kowtow | verb |
To act in an excessively submissive or obedient manner, often to gain favor; to bow or kneel as a sign of deep respect or submission.
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| penniless | adjective |
Having no money at all; completely broke.
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| pushover | noun |
Someone who lacks the ability or inclination to resist, stand firm, or assert themselves.
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| relent | verb |
To surrender or agree after resisting or opposing, often due to persuasion, pressure, or changing circumstances.
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| scapegoat |
nounverb
noun |
A person or group who is unfairly blamed for the problems, mistakes, or wrongdoings of others.
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| scapegoat |
nounverb
verb |
To unfairly blame someone or something for problems, mistakes, or wrongdoings that are not their fault.
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| subservient | adjective |
Willing to obey others unquestioningly; submissive.
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| victim | noun |
A person who is negatively affected by a situation or condition
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| vulnerable | adjective |
Open to physical or emotional harm or attack, not protected.
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| concede | verb |
To give in or surrender, especially after a struggle or competition.
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| addict | noun |
A person who is physically or mentally dependent on a substance, especially drugs or alcohol.
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| inevitable | adjective |
Certain to happen and impossible to avoid.
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| dependent | adjective |
Needing the support of something or someone in order to survive or succeed.
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| migrant | noun |
A person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work.
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| fugitive | noun |
A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
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| shorthanded | adjective |
Not having the usual or necessary number of workers or helpers to get something done.
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| defenseless | adjective |
Weak and being unable to protect yourself from attack or harm.
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| destitute | adjective |
poor; not having money, food, home, or possessions.
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| lowly | adjective |
Low in status or importance;.
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| mortal | adjective |
Unable to continue living for ever.
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