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abut
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(v)
to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up. syn: border on, bolster |
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attire
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(n)
clothes, apparel, garb; (v) to dress, adorn or bedeck syn: (n) clothing |
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avail
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to be of useor benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n) use, benefit, or value |
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crony
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(n)
a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy ant: enemy, rival |
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cryptic
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(adj)
puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic ant: crystal clear, unambiguous |
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divergent
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(adj)
toing in different directions; different from eachother; departing from convention, deviant syn: not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional ant: merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional |
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enmity
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(n)
hatred, ill-will syn: hostility, animosity, antagonism syn: hostility, animosity, antagonism ant: friendship, amity |
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fervent
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(adj)
very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot syn: enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching ant: blase, apathetic, restrained, emotionless |
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gaunt
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(adj)
thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren syn: learn, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones ant: lump, chubby, stout, corpulent |
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infiltrate
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(v) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
syn: slip into, creep into, penetrate |
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proclaim
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(v)
to declare publicly or officially syn: announce, promulgate ant: conceal, coverup |
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proxy
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(n)
an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place syn: deputy, representative |
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rankle
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to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) syn: irritate, vex nettle, irk, gall ant: please, delight, gratify |
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scavenger
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(n)
a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies syn: rummager |
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stint
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to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity syn: (v) restrict, scrimp, economize ant: (v) splurge, squander, lavish |
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stoical
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(aj)
self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain. syn: unresponsive, impassive ant: excitable, emotional, hotheaded |
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unflagging
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(v) tireless, continuing with vigor
syn: steady, undiminished, unremitting ant: diminishing, drooping, sagging |
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nullify
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(v)
to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipeout syn: invalidate, annul ant: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction |
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perceptible
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(adj)
capable of being grasped by the senses or mind syn: noticeable, discernible, observable ant: invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible |
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plummet
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to plunge straight down (n0 a weight fastened to a line syn: (v) take a nosedive ant: (v) soar, skyrocket |
