The meaning of Flagrant

adjective

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

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A series of audacious takeovers

adjective

Shameless and undisguised.

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A barefaced lie

adjective

Not showing any shame about, or trying to hide, your bad behaviour

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That's a barefaced lie!, he's selling influence. the man's quite barefaced about it., she still loo…

adjective

(of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.

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Blatant lies

adjective

Bold and without shame.

Usage examples:

He went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance

verb

Endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame.

Usage examples:

There was nothing to do but brazen it out

adjective

Clearly visible.

Usage examples:

He was very thin, with a conspicuous adam's apple

adjective

Easily noticed; obvious

Usage examples:

He was conspicuous as usual with a big yellow bow tie.

adjective

Clearly seen or understood; obvious.

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She ate the biscuits with evident enjoyment

adjective

Easily seen or understood; obvious

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It quickly became evident that someone had broken in., twain’s interest in adam is evident in all h…

adjective

Giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light.

Usage examples:

The glaring sun

verb

Stare in an angry or fierce way.

Usage examples:

She glared at him, her cheeks flushing

adjective

(of something bad) very obvious

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It was a glaring mistake.

adjective

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

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Her manifest charm and proven ability

verb

Show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.

Usage examples:

Lizzy manifested signs of severe depression

noun

A document listing a ship's contents, cargo, passengers, and crew, for the use of customs officers.

Usage examples:

If you're a customs inspector at a port of entry you can send photos of cargos and manifests back t…

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) without clothes.

Usage examples:

He'd never seen a naked woman before

adjective

Not wearing any clothes

adjective

Easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.

Usage examples:

Unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession

adjective

Easily seen, recognized, or understood

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An obvious solution, for obvious reasons, he needs to find work soon.

adjective

Done or shown openly; plainly apparent.

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An overt act of aggression

adjective

Done or shown obviously or publicly; not hidden or secret

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There are no overt signs of damage., he refrained from overtly criticizing his opponent.

adjective

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.

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A palpable sense of loss

adjective

So obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or (of a feeling) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt

Usage examples:

The tension in the room was palpable during the exam.

noun

A government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.

Usage examples:

He took out a patent for an improved steam hammer

adjective

Easily recognizable; obvious.

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She was smiling with patent insincerity

Obtain a patent for (an invention).

Usage examples:

An invention is not your own until it is patented

adjective

(of a person or their conduct) characterized by or showing a lack of shame; barefaced or brazen.

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His shameless hypocrisy

adjective

(of a material or article) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.

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Transparent blue water

adjective

(of a substance) allowing light through so that objects can be clearly seen through it

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Those transparent plastic boxes are called jewel boxes., the real reason for her leaving was so tra…

adjective

Transparent business and financial activities are done in an open way without secrets, so that people can trust that they are fair and honest

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The charter aims to make the national health service a more transparent and open public corporation…

adjective

(especially of an emotion) not concealed; obvious.

Usage examples:

Sophia looked around her with unconcealed curiosity

adjective

(of a feeling) not disguised or concealed; open.

Usage examples:

She looked at him with undisguised contempt

adjective

(of feelings) clearly shown or expressed

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On the way home from the party, she said, with undisguised relief, "well, i’m glad that’s over."

adjective

An undisguised feeling is clearly shown or expressed, when it is usually kept hidden

Usage examples:

She looked at him with undisguised contempt.

adjective

Complete; absolute.

Usage examples:

Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement

verb

Make (a sound) with one's voice.

Usage examples:

He uttered an exasperated snort

adjective

Complete or extreme

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What an utter fool i was!, she felt isolated and utterly alone., she sat through the entire meeting…