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Acrimonious
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Def: harsh or bitter in speech or temper.
Rel: acrimony, acrimoniously, acrimonious Syn: tart, acrid, caustic, sarcastic, stinging, biting Ant: bland, gentle, mild |
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Alleviate
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Def: To lighten or lessen physical or mental pain or discomfort.
Rel: alleviation, alleviate Syn: assuage, allay, palliate, abate, mitigate, moderate Ant: aggravate, intensify, increase, magnify |
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Analogy
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Def: A. A relation between 2 things that consists in the resemblance not of the things themselves but of their characteristics.
B. A proportion consisting of 2 pairs of things, in which the relationship between 2 things in each pair is the same. Rel: analogic, analogical, analogically, analogous Syn: similarity, likeness, correspondence Ant: dissimilarity, unlikeness |
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Austere
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Def: A. rigidly severe in character or judgement
B. Severely simple; often said of a liberary style, or of dry, withered environments. Rel: austerely, austerness, austerity Syn: stern, strict, rigid, rigorous, harsh, inflexible Ant: gentle, mild, affable, tolerant, indulgent |
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Bumptious
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Def: conceited; thinking very highly of oneself; self-assertive
Rel: bumptiously, bumptiousness Syn: supercilious, arrogant, contumelious, imperious, overbearing, presumptious, aggressive Ant: diffident, modest, humble, meek, obsequious, fawning, cringing |
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Charlatan
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Def: A fraudulent pretender to skill or knowledge.
Rel: charlatanism. charltanry, charlatanic Syn: quack, mounteback, imposter, humbug Ant: authentic, genuine |
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Complacent
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Def: To be self-satisfied & content w/ self or circumstance
Rel: complacently, complacence, complacency Syn: content, smug, gratified Ant: dissatisfied, discontented |
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Connive
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Def: A. to give passive consent to; to shut one's eyes to a fault or wrong of another.
B. to cooperate w/ or encourage secretly (followed by word, with) Rel: connivance, conniver Syn: collude, conspire, plot Ant: none |
