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ab'rogate
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(v) to repeal, cancel, declare null or void.
syn: annul, revoke ant: reaffirm, renew, ratify |
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am'bient
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(adj) completely surrounding, encompassing.
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asper'ity
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(n) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness.
syn: rigor, harshness ant: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience |
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bur'nish
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(v) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n) gloss, brightness, luster.
syn: (v) shine, buff ant: (v) tarnish, dull, abrade |
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cabal'
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(n) a small group working in secret.
syn: clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy. |
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delec'table
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(adj) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish.
syn: (adj) delicious, scrumptious ant: (adj) repugnant, repulsive, distasteful |
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dep'recate
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(v) to express mild disapproval; to belittle
syn: deplore, frown upon ant: smile on, countenance, approve |
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detritus
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(n) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction.
syn: debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble |
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ebul'lient
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(adj) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
syn: exhilarated, elated, exuberant ant: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blasé |
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eclec'tic
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(adj) drawn from different sources; (n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources.
syn: (adj) selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose ant: (adj) uniform, monolithic |
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flacc'id
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(adj) limp, not firm; lacking vigor of effectiveness.
syn: soft, flabby ant: hard, firm, solid |
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impecu'nious
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(adj) having little or no money
syn: penniless, impoverished, indigent. ant: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich |
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inex'orbale
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(adj) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding.
syn: inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate ant: avoidable, yielding, pliant |
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mor'ibund
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(adj) dying, on the way out.
syn: obsolescent ant: flourishing, thriving |
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nec'romancer
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(n) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard.
syn: sorcerer, conjurer. |
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on'erous
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(adj) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty
syn: oppressive, weighty ant: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing. |
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rife
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(adj) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
ant: devoid of, lacking |
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rud'iments
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(n pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything.
syn: fundamentals, basics. |
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seques'ter
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(v) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody.
syn: seclude, segregate, isolate, closet. |
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winn'ow
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(v) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan.
syn: sift, strain, filter, sort. |
