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guru - A wise personal teacher and spiritual guide.

We all looked up to the head of the therapy center and regard him as a guru when it comes to mental health.

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shmo - A stupid person

Even though he is a loving father and husband, Homer Simpson is still viewed as a simple-minded shmo who has trouble with ordinary tasks.

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doozy - Something outstanding or unique of its kind

The wide receiver catching the football with one hand in the final seconds of the game was a real doozy of an event that Barry will remember for a long time.

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deadlock - A situation where opposing sides can't make progress to resolve their differences

Congress couldn't pass any new bills because the political and emotional deadock between the Republicans and Democrats on almost every issue.

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geek - An unfashionable or socially inept person, who often also has technical skills

Being such a geek, Richard made up for his lack of social skills with his expertise in computers.

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reverie - A mental state where a person is lost in thoughts, often pleasant or imaginative, disconnected from the immediate surroundings.

She was lost in a reverie, staring out the window and remembering all the places she had travelled to on previous trips.

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mystery - Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain, a person or thing that arouses curiosity or wonder because it is unknown or puzzling.

The cause of the strange noise in the attic remains a mystery.

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busybody - A person who is too interested in things that do not involve them

The teenager felt like his mother was just being a busybody when she asked him where he was going when he met with friends.

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nuance - A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

The picture showed nuances of each color, which created subtle differences in appearance.

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bum - A lazy or worthless person; a freeloader.

Every time we went shopping downtown, we always ran ino the same bum who asked us for some money.

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mediocrity - Lack of exceptional talent or ability — being unremarkable in performance or achievement.

Despite everyone's hopes and expectations, the team's performance was marked by mediocrity and inconsistency.

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vibes - A person's emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others

Nia got some bad vibes before stepping inside the haunted house.