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overt
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open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
Synonyms: clear, obvious, manifest, patent Antonyms: secret, clandestine, covert, concealed |
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pejorative
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tending to make worse, expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling
Antonyms: complimentary, ameliorative |
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proprietary
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the state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
Synonyms: fitness, correctness, decorum Antonyms: unseemliness, inappriateness |
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sacrilege
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improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
Synonyms: desecration, prfanation, defilement |
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summarily
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without delate or formality; briefly, concisely
Synonyms: promptly, peremptorily, abruptly |
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suppliant
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asking humbly and earnesly; one who makes a requestion humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor
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talisman
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an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish
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undulate
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to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
Synonyms: ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall |
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accost
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to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
Synonyms: buttonhole, approach, confront Antonyms: evade, avoid, shun |
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animadversion
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a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
Synonyms: rebuke, reproof Antonyms: praise, compliment |
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avid
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desirous or something to the point of greed; intensely eager
Synonyms: keen, enthusiastic, grasping Antonyms: reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic |
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brackish
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having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
Synonyms: briny, saline Antonyms: clear, fresh, sweet |
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celerity
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swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
Synonyms: promptness, alacrity, speed Antonyms: slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness |
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devious
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straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhand way
Synonyms: roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful Antonyms: direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard |
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gambit
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in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice or a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
Synonyms: ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver |
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halcyon
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a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful happy; golden; prosperous, affluent
Synonyms: tranquil, serene, placid, palmy Antonyms: turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous |
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histronic
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pertaining to actors ad their techniques; theatrical; artificial; melodramatic
Synonyms: affected, stagy Antonyms: low-keyed, muted, untheatrical, subdued |
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incendiary
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deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; teding to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife
Synonyms: inflammatory, provocative, firebrand Antonyms: soothing, quieting, peacemaker |
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maelstrom
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a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
Synonyms: vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult |
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myopic
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nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernement
Synonyms: shortsighted Antonyms: farsighted |