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accord
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(n) agreement, harmony; (v) to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; bestow on, to grant.
Synonyms: (n) mutual understanding Antonyms: (n) disagreement, conflict, friction |
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barter
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(n) an exchange in trade; (v) to exchange goods
Synonyms: (v) trade, swap Antonyms: (v) sell, buy, purchase |
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curt
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(adj) short, rudely brief
Synonyms: rude, brusque, terse, summary Antonyms: civil, courteous, lengthy, detailed |
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devise
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(v) to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create
Synonyms: concoct, contrive, work out, design |
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dexterous
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(adj) skillful in the use of hands or body; clever
Synonyms: agile, handy, deft Antonyms: clumsy, awkward, ungainly |
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engross
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(v) to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully
Synonyms: immerse, preoccupy Antonyms: bore, stultify, put to sleep |
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entail
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(v) to put a burden on, impose, require, involve; to restrict owernership of proerty by limiting heritance; (n) such a restriction
Synonyms: (v) necessitate Antonyms: (v) exclude, rule out, preclude |
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ferret
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(n) a kind of weasel; (v) to search or hunt out; to torment, badger
Synonyms: (v) track down, sniff out |
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habituate
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(v) to become used to; to cause to become used to
Synonyms: acclimate, inure, get used to Antonyms: deprogram, brainwash |
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impending
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(adj) about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way
Synonyms: imminent, upcoming Antonyms: distant, remote |