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aghast
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filled with amazement, disgust, fear of terror
syn:shocked horrified stupefied ant:delighted overjoyed unmoved |
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ample
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more than enoug, large, spacious
syn;sufficient adequate considerable ant:insufficient inadequate |
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apparition
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a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
syn:phantom specter |
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assert
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to declare or state as truth, maintain or defent put forward forcefully
syn:affirm, avow |
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cower
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to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
syn; cringe flich ant; stand up to |
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disdain
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to lood up with scorn; to refuse scornfullly ; a feeling of contempt
syn; spurn reject ant; revere venerate esteem respect |
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epitaph
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a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
syn; tombstone inscription |
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ethical
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having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for puchase
syn; upright virtuous honorable ant;immoral unscrupulous dishonest |
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facetious
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humorous not meant seriously
syn; comical witty tongue in cheek ant; serious humorless |
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inaudible
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not able to be heard
syn; faint indistinct ant; audible easily heard |
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indiscriminate
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without restrain or control unselective
syn; haphasard random uncritical ant; selective discrimination judicious |
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intrigue
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crafty dealings underhanded plotting to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiousity
syn;scheme plot conspiract ant; fair play |
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furisdection
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an area of authorety or control; the right to administer justice
syn; purview |
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plausible
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appearing true reasonable or fair
syn;believable probable ant; improbable far fetched |
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plebeian
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common vulgar; belonging to the lower class; a common person member of the lower class
syn;lowborn proletarian coarse unrefined ant;aristocratic refined cultivated |
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prodigal
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wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self indulgent
syn;improvident spendthrift wastrel ant; frugal economical stingy miserly |
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proximity
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nearness closeness
ant; distance remoteness |
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pulverize
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to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome(as though by smashing into fragments)
syn; crush demolish |
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sequel
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that wich follows,a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier
syn; follow up contimuation ant; prelude overture curtain raiser |
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volatile
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highly changeable fickle tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
syn; unstable erratic ant; stable steady statec inert dormant |
