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This tag is for questions about choosing the best word FROM A GIVEN SELECTION for a particular context or meaning. The selection to choose from must appear in the question. If you do not know the word already, use single-word-requests.
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A single word for "Someone who cannot say no to anyone asking for help."
Since "doormat" is taken, I'll submit "obsequious".
It means being obedient or servile to an excessive degree
MW
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An alternative for "revisionism"
I would add heroification to the list. This is the act of sanitizing history and raising people to the level of heroes (or saints) by ignoring all their flaws and idealizing their positives. For a gre …
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Word to mean "iterations that are different"
if the experiment was constantly changing, how about using "evolutions"
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How to formally state that parents have not raised their children well
I suggest uncouth, uncivil, mannerless
uncouth is defined as Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
I'm not sure there's a polite way to say it though.
dysfunctional sounds more polite but it …
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To either revive or kill something
Well, in gaming terms there's respawn; which means you were killed and came back.
I would also add resurrect as a possibility but I can't think of a better fit.
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Looking for a word for concealment of faults
How about facade (meaning a deceptive outer appearance)
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