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abate
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—verb
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity , etc.; lessen ; diminish : to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm Synonyms: allay, coast, decline, decrease, diminish, dull, dwindle, recede, reduce, subdue, wane Antonyms: amplify, enhance, enlarge, extend, increase, intensify, magnify, prolong, revive, rise |
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abhor
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1. to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate. Synonyms: despise, hate Antonyms: love, admire |
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abominable
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adjective
1. repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome: an abominable crime. 2. very unpleasant; disagreeable: The weather was abominable last week. 3. very bad, poor, or inferior: They have abominable taste in clothes. Synonyms: abhorrent, horrible, revolting, foul, miserable. Antonyms: likable, admirable, delightful |
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ameliorate
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to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate Synonyms: alleviate, amend, help, improve, lighten, meliorate, mitigate, relieve, upgrade Antonym: worsen |
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anonymity
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noun, plural an·o·nym·i·ties.
1. the state or quality of being anonymous. 2. an anonymous person: some fine poetry attributed to anonymites Synonyms: anonymousness, inconspicuousness, invisibility, namelessness Antonyms: identified, known, named |
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contentious
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adjective
1. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew. 2. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues. 3. Law. pertaining to causes between contending parties Synonyms: antagonistic, argumentative, belligerent, combative, disagreeable, factious, perverse, petulant, querulous, testy Antonyms: cooperative, helping, kind, nice |
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deference
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noun
1. respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another 2. respectful or courteous regard: in deference to his wishes Synonyms: acquiescence, compliance, courtesy, deference, friendliness, kindness, obligingness, politeness, respect Antonyms: antagonism, disagreeableness, discontent, dissatisfaction |
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dissembling
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verb
1. to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business. 2. to put on the appearance of; feign: to dissemble innocence. 3. Obsolete. to let pass unnoticed; ignore. Synonyms 1. mask, hide, camouflage, dissimulate. Antonyms: genuine, original, real |
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dolorous
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adjective
1. full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news Synonyms: abandoned down, downcast, forlorn, forsaken, funereal, gloomy, hurting, inconsolable, joyless, lonely, lonesome, lorn, melancholy, miserable, somber, tragic, wretched Antonyms: cheerful, friendly, happy, light-hearted, optimistic, uplifted |
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effrontery
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noun
1. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples Synonyms 1. impertinence, impudence, cheek. Antonyms: confusion, distrust, doubt, fear, hesitancy, misgiving, shyness, uncertainty |
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gingerly
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adverb
1. with great care or caution; warily. Synonyms 1. cautiously, carefully, prudently. Antonyms: carelessly, incautiously, thoughtlessly, uncarefully |
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guile
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noun
1. insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity Synonyms: artfulness, chicanery, craftiness, dishonesty, duplicity, guile, scheming, slyness, trickery, wiliness Antonyms: candor, frankness, honesty, honor, ingenuousness, innocence, openness, reality, sincerity, truthfulness |
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ineffable
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adjective
1. incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy 2. not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable: the ineffable name of the deity Synonyms: impossible, incommunicable, indefinable, ineffable, inexpressible, nondescript, sublime, subtle, unspeakable Antonyms: definable, describable, explainable |
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ingratiating
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adjective
1. charming; agreeable; pleasing. 2. deliberately meant to gain favor: an ingratiating manner Synonyms: groveling, ingratiating, obsequious, servile Antonyms: blunt |
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licentious
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adjective
1. sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd. 2. unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral. 3. going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules Synonyms: degenerated, depraved, deviant, eccentric, licentious, odd, outlandish, outre, peculiar, queer, quirky, sick, strange, unconventional, unnatural, unusual, warped, weird Antonyms: clean, decent, ethical, normal, unperverted, usual |
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omnipotent
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1. almighty or infinite in power, as God. 2. having very great or unlimited authority or power Synonyms: powerful, mighty, supreme Antonyms: impotent, powerless, helpless. |
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prodigious
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adjective
1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant. 2. wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat. 3. Obsolete, ominous. Synonyms: enormous, immense, huge, gigantic, tremendous Antonyms: common, insignificant, ordinary, unremarkable |
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prudence
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noun
1. the quality or fact of being prudent. 2. caution with regard to practical matters; discretion. 3. regard for one's own interests Synonyms: abstemiousness, asceticism, chasteness, chastity, continence, determination, economy, puritanism, self-denial, self-discipline, sobriety, stoicism, strictness, temperance Antonyms: elaborateness, extravagance, indulgence, spending |
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recompense
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verb
1. to make compensation for something; repay someone: no attempt to recompense for our trouble. Synonyms: reimburse, recoup, payment, amends, indemnification, satisfaction Antonyms: damage, deprivation, fine, forfeiture, loss, penalty |
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vile
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adjective
1. wretchedly bad: a vile humor. 2. highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable: vile slander. 3. repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses or feelings: a vile odor. 4. morally debased, depraved, or despicable: vile deeds. 5. foul; filthy: vile language. 6. poor; wretched Synonyms: repellent, vicious, evil, iniquitous, vulgar, obscene,contemptible, trivial, trifling Antonyms: good, honest, just, reputable, right, true, virtuous |
