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Hiatus |
(n.) A gap, opening break (in the sense of having an element missing) Synonyms: pause, lacuna Hiatus: continuity, continuation |
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Innuendo |
(n.) A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) Synonyms: insinuation, intimation Antonyms: direct statement |
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Intercede |
(v.) To pleade on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third party or to go -between a disagreement Synonyms: intervene, mediate |
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Hackneyed |
(adj.) Used so often as to lack freshness or originality Synonyms: Banal, trite, commonplace, corny Antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original |
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Jaded |
(adj.) Wearied, worn out ( in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) Synonyms: sated, sufeited, cloyed Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed |
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Lurid |
(adj.) Causing shock, horror or revulsion, pale or sallow in color, terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint Synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastlyAntonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome |
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Meritorious |
(adj.) Worthy, deserving recognition and praise Synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable |
