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sleeper | an unexpected hit | sleeper: an unexpected hit |
hit | a conspicuous success | hit: a conspicuous success |
bell_ringer | something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal | bell_ringer: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal |
ennoblement | the act of raising someone to the nobility | ennoblement: the act of raising someone to the nobility |
conquest | success in mastering something difficult | conquest: success in mastering something difficult |
coup | a brilliant and notable success | coup: a brilliant and notable success |
flying_colors | complete success | flying_colors: complete success |
passing | success in satisfying a test or requirement | passing: success in satisfying a test or requirement |
credit | recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours | credit: recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours |
semester_hour | a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester | semester_hour: a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester |
nonaccomplishment | an act that does not achieve its intended goal | nonaccomplishment: an act that does not achieve its intended goal |
failure | an unexpected omission | failure: an unexpected omission |
failure | an act that fails | failure: an act that fails |
failing | failure to reach a minimum required performance | failing: failure to reach a minimum required performance |
naught | complete failure | naught: complete failure |
cut | an unexcused absence from class | cut: an unexcused absence from class |
default | loss due to not showing up | default: loss due to not showing up |
loss | the act of losing someone or something | loss: the act of losing someone or something |
capitulation | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | capitulation: the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) |
frustration | an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts | frustration: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts |
overturn | an improbable and unexpected victory | overturn: an improbable and unexpected victory |
backsliding | a failure to maintain a higher state | backsliding: a failure to maintain a higher state |
recidivism | habitual relapse into crime | recidivism: habitual relapse into crime |
disappointment | an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone | disappointment: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone |
breach | a failure to perform some promised act or obligation | breach: a failure to perform some promised act or obligation |
copout | a failure to face some difficulty squarely | copout: a failure to face some difficulty squarely |
breach_of_contract | a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract | breach_of_contract: a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract |
anticipatory_breach | a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance | anticipatory_breach: a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance |
breach_of_duty | a breach of due care | breach_of_duty: a breach of due care |
breach_of_the_covenant_of_warranty | a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title | breach_of_the_covenant_of_warranty: a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title |
breach_of_promise | failure to keep a promise (of marriage) | breach_of_promise: failure to keep a promise (of marriage) |
breach_of_trust | violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him | breach_of_trust: violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him |
breach_of_trust_with_fraudulent_intent | larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking | breach_of_trust_with_fraudulent_intent: larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking |
breach_of_warranty | a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty | breach_of_warranty: a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty |
leaning | the act of deviating from a vertical position | leaning: the act of deviating from a vertical position |
material_breach | a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract | material_breach: a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract |
motivation | the act of motivating; providing incentive | motivation: the act of motivating; providing incentive |
partial_breach | a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages | partial_breach: a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages |
mistake | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | mistake: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
double_fault | (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point | double_fault: (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point |
footfault | a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline | footfault: a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline |
bobble | the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball | bobble: the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball |
error | (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed | error: (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed |
blot | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | blot: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it |
confusion | a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | confusion: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another |
incursion | the mistake of incurring liability or blame | incursion: the mistake of incurring liability or blame |
miscalculation | a mistake in calculating | miscalculation: a mistake in calculating |
backfire | a miscalculation that recoils on its maker | backfire: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker |
rounding | (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals | rounding: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals |
truncation_error | (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished | truncation_error: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished |
distortion | the mistake of misrepresenting the facts | distortion: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts |
slip | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. | slip: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. |
Freudian_slip | a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals | Freudian_slip: a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals |
offside | (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) | offside: (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) |
oversight | a mistake resulting from inattention | oversight: a mistake resulting from inattention |
omission | a mistake resulting from neglect | omission: a mistake resulting from neglect |
blunder | an embarrassing mistake | blunder: an embarrassing mistake |
snafu | an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up | snafu: an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up |
spectacle | a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself | spectacle: a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself |
ballup | something badly botched or muddled | ballup: something badly botched or muddled |
bull | a serious and ludicrous blunder | bull: a serious and ludicrous blunder |
fumble | (sports) dropping the ball | fumble: (sports) dropping the ball |
fluff | a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) | fluff: a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) |
faux_pas | a socially awkward or tactless act | faux_pas: a socially awkward or tactless act |
howler | a glaring blunder | howler: a glaring blunder |
clanger | a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate | clanger: a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate |
trip | an unintentional but embarrassing blunder | trip: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder |
spill | a sudden drop from an upright position | spill: a sudden drop from an upright position |
pratfall | a fall onto your buttocks | pratfall: a fall onto your buttocks |
wipeout | a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) | wipeout: a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) |
acquisition | the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something | acquisition: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
obtainment | the act of obtaining | obtainment: the act of obtaining |
catching | becoming infected | catching: becoming infected |
incurring | acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable) | incurring: acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable) |
moneymaking | the act of making money (and accumulating wealth) | moneymaking: the act of making money (and accumulating wealth) |
annexation | the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation | annexation: the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation |
pork-barreling | acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale | pork-barreling: acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale |
purchase | the acquisition of something for payment | purchase: the acquisition of something for payment |
redemption | the act of purchasing back something previously sold | redemption: the act of purchasing back something previously sold |
trading | buying or selling securities or commodities | trading: buying or selling securities or commodities |
bond_trading | trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange) | bond_trading: trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange) |
program_trading | a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs | program_trading: a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs |
short_sale | sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price) | short_sale: sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price) |
short_covering | the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale | short_covering: the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale |
insider_trading | buying or selling corporate stock by a corporate officer or other insider on the basis of information that has not been made public and is supposed to remain confidential | insider_trading: buying or selling corporate stock by a corporate officer or other insider on the basis of information that has not been made public and is supposed to remain confidential |
naked_option | a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position | naked_option: a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position |
covered_option | a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option | covered_option: a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option |
call_option | the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date | call_option: the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date |
put_option | the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date | put_option: the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date |
straddle | the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options | straddle: the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options |
incentive_option | an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals | incentive_option: an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals |
buying | the act of buying | buying: the act of buying |
shopping | searching for or buying goods or services | shopping: searching for or buying goods or services |
marketing | shopping at a market | marketing: shopping at a market |
mail-order_buying | buying goods to be shipped through the mail | mail-order_buying: buying goods to be shipped through the mail |
viatication | purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders | viatication: purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders |
acceptance | the act of taking something that is offered | acceptance: the act of taking something that is offered |
succession | acquisition of property by descent or by will | succession: acquisition of property by descent or by will |
assumption | the act of taking possession of or power over something | assumption: the act of taking possession of or power over something |
assumption | the act of assuming or taking for granted | assumption: the act of assuming or taking for granted |
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