Noun
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(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
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jactation |
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queasiness,
restlessness,
uneasiness a mild state of nausea
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pathology the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
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(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
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lie,
prevarication a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
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speaking of yourself in superlatives
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boast,
boasting,
self-praise |
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speech act the use of language to perform some act
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brag,
bragging,
crowing,
gasconade,
line-shooting,
vaporing,
crow an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
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braggadocio,
rhodomontade,
rodomontade,
bluster vain and empty boasting
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vaunt extravagant self-praise
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