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expatiate
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amplify
Definition: increase Synonyms: add, augment, elaborate, expatiate, extend, magnify, pad, pyramid, swell, Antonyms: abridge, compress, condense, contract, decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, shorten, |
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foil
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circumvent
Synonyms: baffle, balk, beat, bilk, bollix*, check, checkmate, counter, cramp, crimp, curb, dash, defeat, disappoint, disconcert, ditch, dodge, duck, elude, faze, frustrate, hinder, juke, nullify, outwit, prevent, rattle, restrain, stymie, thwart Antonyms: advance, further |
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garrulous
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talkative
Synonyms: effusive, glib, gushing, loquacious, prating, prolix, voluble, Antonyms: concise, taciturn |
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inveigh
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blame
Synonyms: admonish, berate, blister, blitz, castigate, censure, expostulate, lambaste, recriminate, remonstrate, reproach, vituperate Antonyms: support |
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maculate
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violate
Synonyms: besmirch, vitiate Antonyms: clean, cleanse, honor, purify, sanctify |
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mordant
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acid
Definition: hateful Synonyms: acerbic, trenchant, vitriolic Antonyms: flattering, good-humored, kind, nice, sweet, warm |
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peroration
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epilogue
Definition: afterword Synonyms: coda, postlude, postscript, sequel, summation, Antonyms: foreword, introduction, preface, prelude, prologue |
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physiognomy
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countenance
Definition: appearance Synonyms: aspect, cast, expression, face, features, visage |
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piscatory
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1. of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
2. devoted to or dependent upon fishing: a piscatory people; piscatory birds. |
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proscenium
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front
Definition: beginning Synonyms: anterior, fore, frontispiece, obverse, vanguard Antonyms: end |
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
Definition: fearful Synonyms: caitiff, cowhearted, craven, dastardly, diffident, recreant, timorous, Antonyms: bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, gutsy, unafraid |
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sere
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dry, withered
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stint
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–verb (used without object)
1. to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money. 2. Archaic. to cease action; desist. –verb (used with object) 3. to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often unduly; set limits to; restrict. 4.Archaic. to bring to an end; check. –noun 5. a period of time spent doing something: a two-year stint in the army. 6. an allotted amount or piece of work: to do one's daily stint. 7. limitation or restriction, esp. as to amount: to give without stint. 8. a limited, prescribed, or expected quantity, share, rate, etc.: to exceed one's stint. 9. Obsolete. a pause; halt. |
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surfeit
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surfeit
Definition: excess Synonyms: plenitude, plethora, repletion, satiety, superfluity, surplus Antonyms: lack, necessity, need Notes: plethora is too many of a good or bad thing and surfeit is too much of a good thing |
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tremulous
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fearful
Definition: alarmed Synonyms: aflutter, discomposed, disquieted, quivery, Antonyms: bold, brave, confident, courageous, unafraid |
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unbridle
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to free from restraint
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blandish
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cajole
Definition: flatter Synonyms: inveigle, wheedle, Antonyms: belittle, bully, criticize, force, insult |
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arrant
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barefaced
Definition: shameless Synonyms: blatant, flagrant, impudent, temerarious, Antonyms: polite, reserved, respectful, shamed |
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adumbrate
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augur
Definition: predict Synonyms: bespeak, bode, harbinger, herald, portend, presage, prognosticate, Notes: an auger is a tool and to augur is to foretell or betoken |
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abscission
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1. the act of cutting off; sudden termination.
2. Botany. the normal separation of flowers, fruit, and leaves from plants. |
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apotheosis
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elevation
Definition: promotion Synonyms: prelation, sublimity, Antonyms: degradation, downgrading |
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blandish
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cajole
Definition: flatter Synonyms: inveigle, jolly, wheedle, Antonyms: belittle, bully, criticize, force, insult |
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ameliorate
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ameliorate
Definition: better Synonyms: alleviate, amend, help, improve, lighten, meliorate, mitigate, relieve, step up, upgrade Antonyms: aggravate, decline, deteriorate, exacerbate, weaken, worsen |
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abrade
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annoy
Definition: irritate Synonyms: badger, beleaguer, Antonyms: gratify, make happy, please, soothe |
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bristle
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bristle
Definition: become upset Synonyms: boil, boil over, bridle, flare, ruffle, Antonyms: calm, simmer down, subside |
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bagatelle
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knickknack
Definition: trinket Synonyms: bauble, bibelot, curio, embellishment, flummery, frill, furbelow, |
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acquiesce
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acquiesce
Definition: agree Synonyms: accede, comply, reconcile, Antonyms: challenge, disagree, dissent, fight, make a stand, object, protest, rebuff, resist |
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iconoclast
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1. a breaker or destroyer of images, esp. those set up for religious veneration.
2. a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition. |
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impetuous
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impetuous
Definition: unthinking Synonyms: fervid, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, subitaneous, Antonyms: cautious, considered |
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indolent
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indolent
Definition: lazy Synonyms: fainéant, lackadaisical, languid, torpid Antonyms: energetic, industrious |
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ineluctable
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destined
Definition: bound for Synonyms: foreordained, looming, meant, ordained, overhanging, predesigned, unavoidable Antonyms: avoidable, unscheduled |
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inextricable
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fast
Definition: fixed Synonyms: tenacious, wedged Antonyms: flexible, insecure, loose, movable, unattached, unfixed |
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itinerant
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itinerant
Definition: roaming Synonyms: ambulant, ambulatory, peripatetic, Antonyms: sedentary, settled |
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jaunty
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jaunty
Definition: lively Synonyms: breezy, dapper, gamesome, impetuous, impish, impudent, jocose, provocative, vivacious Antonyms: depressed |
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jerkin
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a close-fitting jacket or short coat, usually sleeveless, as one of leather worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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jocose
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facetious
Definition: kidding Synonyms: blithe, capering, droll, farcical, flippant, frivolous, indecorous, sprightly, Antonyms: formal, grave, lugubrious, serious, sober, somber |
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lasso
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catch
Definition: ensnare Synonyms: claw, corral, glom, prehend, Antonyms: free, let go, let off, release |
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lasso
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catch
Part of Speech: verb 1 Definition: ensnare Synonyms: apprehend, arrest, bag, bust*, capture, clasp, claw, clench, clutch, collar, corral, entangle, entrap, glom, glove, grab, grasp, grip, hook, lasso, nab, nail, net, pick, pluck, pounce on, prehend, secure, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, trap Antonyms: free, let go, let off, release |
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legerdemain
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deception
Definition: misleading Synonyms: bamboozlement, beguilement, circumvention, cozenage, dissimulation, imposition, mendacity, prevarication, sophism, Antonyms: candidness, honesty, integrity, openness |
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libertine
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a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, esp. a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.
2. a freethinker in religious matters. 3. a person freed from slavery in ancient Rome. –adjective 4. free of moral, esp. sexual, restraint; dissolute; licentious. 5. freethinking in religious matters. 6. Archaic. unrestrained; uncontrolled. |
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limn
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1. to represent in drawing or painting.
2. to portray in words; describe. |
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lugubrious
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depressed
Definition: discouraged Synonyms: despondent, disconsolate, Antonyms: cheerful, elated, encouraged, euphoric, exhilarated, happy |
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supercilious
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supercilious
Definition: arrogant Synonyms: cavalier, imperious, insolent, Antonyms: humble, modest |
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stentorian
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loud
Definition: noisy Synonyms: cacophonous, clamorous, emphatic, fulminating, obstreperous, rambunctious, sonorous, tumultuous, uproarious, vehement, vociferous Antonyms: quiet, soft |
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splenetic
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acrimonious
Definition: nastiness Synonyms: astringent, belligerent, censorious, churlish, irascible, ireful, mordant, peevish, petulant, rancorous, trenchant Antonyms: civil, kind, kindly, peaceable, sweet |
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sophistry, sophism
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casuistry
Definition: lie Synonyms: chicanery, equivocation, oversubtleness, speciousness, spuriousness, |
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solipsism
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1. Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.
2. extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption. |
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simper
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–verb (used without object)
1. to smile in a silly, self-conscious way. –verb (used with object) 2. to say with a simper. –noun 3. a silly, self-conscious smile. |
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shibboleth
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1. a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
2. a slogan; catchword. 3. a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth. |
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seine
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to fish
Definition: bait Synonyms: extricate, trawl, troll |
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scurvy
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cheap
Definition: vulgar Synonyms: abject, contemptible, despicable, Antonyms: admirable, noble, sophisticated |
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scurrilous
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1. grossly or obscenely abusive: a scurrilous attack on the mayor.
2. characterized by or using low buffoonery; coarsely jocular or derisive: a scurrilous jest. |
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saturnine
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1. sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
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sanguine
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sanguine
Definition: happy Synonyms: assured, Antonyms: gloomy, pessimistic Notes: sanguinary means accompanied by bloodshed or eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed, while sanguine means confidently optimistic and cheerful or inclined to a healthy reddish color |
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sanctimonious
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sanctimonious
Definition: self-righteous Synonyms: canting, pharisaical, pietistic, unctuous |
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salacious
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bawdy
Definition: vulgar Synonyms: indecorous, lascivious, lecherous, libidinous, licentious, prurient, ribald, Antonyms: chaste, clean, proper |
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sagacious
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sagacious
Definition: smart Synonyms: astucious, cagey, gnostic, perspicacious, sapient, sophic, Antonyms: foolish, stupid |
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repine
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brood
Definition: agonize Synonyms: despond, languish, ruminate, Antonyms: comfort, console, reassure |
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remonstrate
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remonstrate
Definition: criticize Synonyms: animadvert, deprecate, expostulate, inveigh, recriminate, Antonyms: accept |
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refulgent
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ablaze
Definition: illuminated Synonyms: aflame, aglow, brilliant, flashing, gleaming, glowing, illuminated, luminous, radiant, refulgent, sparkling Antonyms: dark, dim |
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redound
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1. to have a good or bad effect or result, as to the advantage or disadvantage of a person or thing.
2. to result or accrue, as to a person. 3. to come back or reflect upon a person as to honor or disgrace (usually followed by on or upon). |
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redoubtable
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–adjective
1. that is to be feared; formidable. 2. commanding or evoking respect, reverence, or the like. |
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redolent
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1. having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
2. odorous or smelling (usually fol. by of): redolent of garlic. 3. suggestive; reminiscent (usually fol. by of): verse redolent of Shakespeare. |
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reconnoiter
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examine
Definition: analyze Synonyms: assay, scrutinate, |
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recondite
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recondite
Definition: mysterious Synonyms: abstruse, acroamatic, arcane, cabalistic, erudite, orphic, pedantic, Antonyms: familiar, simple, straightforward |
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recessive
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retiring
Definition: shy Synonyms: bashful, coy, demure, diffident, reticent, timorous, Antonyms: bold, outgoing |
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ramify
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1. To have complicating consequences or outgrowths: The problem merely ramified after the unsuccessful meeting.
2. To send out branches or subordinate branchlike parts. |
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raiment
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apparel
Definition: clothing Synonyms: accoutrement, habiliment, vestment |
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cadge
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–verb (used with object)
1. to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship. 2. to borrow without intent to repay. 3. to beg or obtain by begging. –verb (used without object) 4. to ask, expect, or encourage another person to pay for or provide one's drinks, meals, etc. 5. to beg. |
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canard
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falsehood
Definition: lie Synonyms: dissimulation, equivocation, fallaciousness, mendacity, prevarication, Antonyms: fact, reality, true statement, truth |
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cant
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cant
Definition: hypocrisy Synonyms: pecksniffery, pharisaicalness, sanctimony, |
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captious
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captious
Definition: critical Synonyms: acrimonious, cantankerous, caviling, cavillous, Antonyms: commendatory, complimentary, encouraging, flattering, praising |
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carapace
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shell
Definition: covering Synonyms: chassis, crust, integument, pericarp, plastron, pod, shard, shuck, |
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celerity
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celerity
Definition: swiftness Synonyms: alacrity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, gait, legerity, Antonyms: leisureliness, slowness, sluggishness |
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chestnut
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anecdote
Definition: story Synonyms: incident, narration, narrative, recital, |
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chicanery
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1. trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job.
2. a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade. |
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complaisant
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complaisant
Definition: agreeable Synonyms: amiable, compliant, indulgent, Antonyms: antagonistic, contrary, difficult, disagreeable, discontented Notes: complacent means 'pleased or satisfied with how things are, with how they affect one's self,' 'self-satisfied, smug'; complaisant means 'attempting or eager to please or satisfy,' 'obliging, affable' - complacent thus refers to a state of mind and complaisant to a disposition to behave or conduct oneself in a way that pleases or satisfies others |
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concomitant
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–adjective
1. existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent: an event and its concomitant circumstances. –noun 2. a concomitant quality, circumstance, or thing. |
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contemn
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censure
Definition: condemn Synonyms: animadvert, asperse, cavil, exprobate, impugn, Antonyms: allow, approve, bless, commend, compliment, endorse, laud, permit, praise, sanction |
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contusion
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contusion
Definition: bruise |
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cortege
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1. a procession, esp. a ceremonial one: a funeral cortege.
2. a line or train of attendants; retinue. |
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cozen
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burn
Definition: cheat Synonyms: deceive, defraud, gyp, ream, swindle, Antonyms: give, help, repay |
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cupidity
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cupidity
Definition: desire Synonyms: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, craving, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, Antonyms: aversion, dislike, distaste |
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declaim
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declaim
Part of Speech: verb Definition: proclaim Synonyms: attack, bloviate, harangue, inveigh, orate, perorate, proclaim, rail, rant, spiel*, |
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denouement
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catastrophe
Part of Speech: noun Definition: calamity Synonyms: affliction, alluvion, contretemps, infliction, Antonyms: blessing, good fortune, good luck, miracle, wonder |
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depredate
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deflower
Part of Speech: verb Definition: rape Synonyms: deflorate, depredate, desecrate, |
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desuetude
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discontinuance
Part of Speech: noun Definition: suspension Synonyms: cessation, desistance, desuetude, Antonyms: continuance, continuation |
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detraction
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detraction
Part of Speech: noun Definition: belittlement Synonyms: aspersion, belittlement, calumny, obloquy, scurrility, traducement, vituperation, Antonyms: admiration, adulation, approval, commendation, flattery, praise |
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privation
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1. lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life: His life of privation began to affect his health.
2. an instance of this. 3. the act of depriving. 4. the state of being deprived. |
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drub
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baste
Definition: thrash Synonyms: batter, beat, berate, blister, clobber, club, drub, lambaste, lash, pelt, revile, scold, trounce, wallop, whip Antonyms: aid, help, protect |
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dulcet
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harmonious
Definition: friendly Synonyms: concordant, congenial, congruous, consonant, euphonious, mellifluous, melodic, simpatico, sonorous, symphonic, symphonious, Antonyms: discordant, hostile |
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efface
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annul
Definition: void Synonyms: expunge, rescind, Antonyms: ratify, validate |
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effrontery
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effrontery
Part of Speech: noun Definition: nerve Synonyms: arrogance, audacity, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, temerity Antonyms: courtesy, deference, respect, timidity Notes: effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult |
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excoriate
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excoriate
Part of Speech: verb 2 Definition: criticize Synonyms: castigate, chastise, denounce, flay, lambaste, reprove, upbraid, Antonyms: compliment, congratulate, laud, praise |
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expatiate
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amplify
Part of Speech: verb Definition: increase Synonyms: augment, exaggerate, inflate, Antonyms: abridge, compress, condense, contract, decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, shorten, turn down |
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expiate
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to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate one's crimes.
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factitious
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fictitious
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facile
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easy
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fecund
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1. producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful: fecund parents; fecund farmland.
2. very productive or creative intellectually: the fecund years of the Italian Renaissance. |
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feint
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feint
Part of Speech: noun Definition: pretense Synonyms: artifice, bait, blind, expedient, imposture, juke, mock attack, ploy, subterfuge, |
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fractious
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1. refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
2. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man. |
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froward
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contrary
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: antagonistic Synonyms: antipathetic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, balky, contumacious, converse, counter, diametric, dissentient, dissident, nonconformist, obstinate, recalcitrant, recusant, refractory, restive, Antonyms: accommodating, agreeable, complaisant, concordant, harmonious |
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fulsome
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1. offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive; overdone or gross: fulsome praise that embarrassed her deeply; fulsome décor.
2. disgusting; sickening; repulsive: a table heaped with fulsome mounds of greasy foods. 3. excessively or insincerely lavish: fulsome admiration. 4. encompassing all aspects; comprehensive: a fulsome survey of the political situation in Central America. 5. abundant or copious. |
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gainsay
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to deny or dispute
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gambol
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–verb (used without object)
1. to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic. –noun 2. a skipping or frisking about; frolic. |
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gauche
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lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
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gossamer
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1. a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, esp. in autumn.
2. a thread or a web of this substance. 3. an extremely delicate variety of gauze, used esp. for veils. 4. any thin, light fabric. 5. something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate. 6. a thin, waterproof outer garment, esp. for women. |
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grouse
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complaint
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martinet
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1. a strict disciplinarian, esp. a military one.
2. someone who stubbornly adheres to methods or rules. |
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maudlin
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1. tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
2. foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness. |
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meretricious
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meretricious
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: flashy Synonyms: chintzy, garish, gaudy, glaring, tawdry, tinsel, trashy Notes: meretricious means of or pertaining to prostitutes - alluring by vulgar or flashy display - based on pretense or insincerity; meritorious means deserving reward or praise |
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minatory
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menacing
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: ominous Synonyms: imminent, impending, intimidating, intimidatory, looming, louring, minacious, threatening Antonyms: auspicious, friendly |
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moribund
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decadent
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: self-indulgent Synonyms: debauched, decaying, declining, degenerate, degraded, depraved, dissolute, wanton, wicked Antonyms: benevolent, good, humble, kind, moral |
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neurasthenic
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palsied
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: crippled Synonyms: arthritic, atonic, debilitated, disabled, sclerotic, tremorous, |
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nostrum
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cure
Part of Speech: noun Definition: solution Synonyms: alleviation, catholicon, medicament, medicant, panacea, pharmacon, redress, reparation, restorative, |
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obloquy
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aspersion
Part of Speech: noun Definition: criticism Synonyms: animadversion, calumny, vituperation Antonyms: applause, compliment, extolling, kindness, laudation, praise Notes: baptism by sprinkling is aspersion, by dipping is immersion, by pouring water is affusion |
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tamp
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verb (used with object)
1. to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe. 2. (in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted |
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tautology
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noun, plural -gies.
1. needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.” 2.an instance of such repetition. 3. Logic. a. a compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as “A or not A.” b. an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.” |
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temerity
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Part of Speech: noun
Definition: nerve Synonyms: audacity, boldness, brass*, carelessness, daring, effrontery, foolhardiness, forwardness, gall, hardihood, hastiness, heedlessness, impertinence, impetuosity, imprudence, impudence, impulsiveness, indiscretion, intrepidity, intrusiveness, overconfidence, pluck, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, presumption, rashness, recklessness, rudeness, thoughtlessness, venturesomeness Antonyms: care, caution, cowardice Notes: temerity is daring or recklessness; timidity is fearfulness or hesitancy |
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tendentious
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colored
Part of Speech: adjective 2 Definition: distorted Synonyms: biased, jaundiced, prepossessed, Antonyms: genuine, honest, objective, real, truthful, unbiased |
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termagant
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disorderly
Part of Speech: adjective 2 Definition: unlawful Synonyms: fractious, indisciplined, intemperate, obstreperous, raucous, refractory, termagant, tumultuous, turbulent, wayward Antonyms: behaved, conforming, orderly, peaceful, well-behaved |
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timorous
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1. full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
2. subject to fear; timid. 3. characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper. |
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trenchant
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1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
2. vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform. 3. clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct. |
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tumid
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1. swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
2. pompous or inflated, as language; turgid; bombastic. 3. seeming to swell; bulging. |
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turgid
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1. swollen; distended; tumid.
2. inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language. |
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turpitude
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corruption
Part of Speech: noun 2 Definition: baseness Synonyms: degeneration, degradation, depravity, iniquity, lubricity, profligacy, Antonyms: morality, virtue |
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variegated
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assorted
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: various Synonyms: heterogeneous, motley, variegated Antonyms: homogeneous, identical, matching, same, uniform |
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vaunt
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verb (used with object)
1. to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements. –verb (used without object) 2. to speak boastfully; brag. –noun 3. a boastful action or utterance. |
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venial
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venial sin
Part of Speech: noun Definition: slight transgression Synonyms: impropriety, indiscretion, lapse, minor wrong, misstep, peccadillo, slight, slip, vice |
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verisimiltude
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–noun
1. the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability: The play lacked verisimilitude. 2. something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth. |
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vicissitude
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1. a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
2. interchange or alternation, as of states or things. 3. vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs: They remained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years. 4. regular change or succession of one state or thing to another. 5. change; mutation; mutability. |
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vituperate
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vituperate
Part of Speech: verb Definition: criticize Synonyms: asperse, calumniate, traduce, Antonyms: compliment, praise |
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pall
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pall
Part of Speech: noun Definition: gloom Synonyms: cloak, cloth, cloud, covering, damp, damper, dismay, mantle, melancholy, shadow, shroud, veil |
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palliate
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verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1. to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate. 2. to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate. |
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panegyric
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1. a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
2. formal or elaborate praise. |
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paroxysm
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paroxysm
Part of Speech: noun Definition: seizure Synonyms: agitation, convulsion, eruption, excitement, explosion, fit, hysterics, spasm, violence |
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parry
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–verb (used with object)
1. to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert. 2. to turn aside; evade or dodge: to parry an embarrassing question. –verb (used without object) 3. to parry a thrust, blow, etc. –noun 4. an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing. 5. a defensive movement in fencing. |
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peccadillo
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frailty
Part of Speech: noun Definition: weakness Synonyms: blemish, daintiness, debility, decrepitude, defect, deficiency, delicacy, error, failing, fallibility, solecism, Antonyms: strength |
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pecuniary
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1. of or pertaining to money: pecuniary difficulties.
2. consisting of or given or exacted in money or monetary payments: pecuniary tributes. 3. (of a crime, violation, etc.) involving a money penalty or fine. |
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pedagogue
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1. a teacher; schoolteacher.
2. a person who is pedantic, dogmatic, and formal. |
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pediment
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bottom
Part of Speech: noun 1 Definition: foundation Synonyms: base, groundwork, nadir, nether portion, pedestal, substratum, substructure, support, terra firma, underbelly, underneath, underside Antonyms: apex, peak, pinnacle, roof, summit, top |
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peregrination
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1. travel from one place to another, esp. on foot.
2. a course of travel; journey. |
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peripatetic
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peripatetic
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: travelling Synonyms: ambulant, itinerant, itinerate, migrant, mobile, nomadic, perambulant, roaming, roving, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring |
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pernicious
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–adjective
1. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie. 2. deadly; fatal: a pernicious disease. 3. Obsolete. evil; wicked. |
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perspicacious
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1. having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
2. Archaic. having keen vision. |
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philistine
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barbarian
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: savage Synonyms: boorish, coarse, lowbrow, merciless, uncouth, Antonyms: civilized, cultured, refined |
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phlegmatic
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1. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
2. self-possessed, calm, or composed. 3. of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm |
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picaresque
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episodic
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: intermittent Synonyms: anecdotal, digressive, disconnected, discursive, disjointed, incidental, irregular, occasional, picaresque, rambling, roundabout, segmented, soap, soap opera*, sporadic, wandering Antonyms: frequent, permanent, recurrent, regular |
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pillory
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1. a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
–verb (used with object) 2. to set in the pillory. 3. to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse: The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent. |
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piquant
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piquant
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: flavorful Synonyms: poignant, provocative, pungent, racy, savory, sharp, snappy, stinging, tangy, tart, well-flavored, zestful, zesty Antonyms: bland, dull, insipid Notes: having a sharp taste is pungent and having a pleasingly sharp taste is piquant; pungent first meant 'keenly painful or distressing' |
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plangent
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repetitious
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: tedious Synonyms: alliterative, boring, dull, echoic, iterant, pleonastic, prolix, recapitulatory, redundant, reiterative, repeating,tautological, verbose, Antonyms: interesting, varied |
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polemic
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1. a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
2. a person who argues in opposition to another; controversialist. |
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prate
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babble
Part of Speech: verb Definition: chat Synonyms: blab, blubber, blurt, bull, burble, cackle, chatter, gas, gibber, go on, gossip, gush, jabber, mumble, murmur, mutter, patter, prate, prattle, rant, rave, romance, run on, squeal*, talk foolishly, talk incoherently, talk nonsensically, tattle, trivialize, yackety-yak, yak* Antonyms: quietness, silence, stillness |
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presage
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1. a presentiment or foreboding.
2. something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication. 3. prophetic significance; augury. 4. foresight; prescience. |
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privation
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deprivation
Part of Speech: noun Definition: lack Synonyms: denial, deprival, destitution, detriment, disadvantage, dispossession, distress, divestiture, divestment, expropriation, hardship, loss, need, privation, removal, seizure, want, withdrawal, withholding Antonyms: abundance, excess, extra, plenty, surplus |
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proffer
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1. to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
–noun 2. the act of proffering. 3. an offer or proposal. |
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profligate
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profligate
Part of Speech: adjective 1 Definition: immoral Synonyms: debauched, degenerate, dissolute, iniquitous, lax, lewd, libertine, licentious, reprobate, vitiated, Antonyms: moral, upright |
