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1. of or pertaining to a practical point
of view or practical considerations. 2. Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical. |
pragmatic
It would be pragmatic for people who want to learn vocabulary words to look them up in a dictionary themselves. syn: sensible, efficient, logical ant: unreasonable, idealistic |
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1. strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
2. the full or extreme severity of laws, rules, etc. 3. severity of living conditions; hardship; austerity: the rigor of wartime existence. 4. a severe or harsh act, circumstance, etc. |
rigor
the rigor of wartime existence. syn: inflexibility, stringency, cruelty. ant: ease, elasticity, flexibility, leniency, pliability |
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easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable
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conspicuous
a conspicuous error. syn: apparent, clear, discernible, distinct, evident ant: concealed, hidden, imperceptible, inconspicuous, obscure |
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noun: A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.
adj: Leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement |
ascetic
an ascetic existence. syn: abstaining, abstemious, abstinent, austere, disciplined, puritanical, strict |
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1. pertaining to the nature of a system of principles
2. asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated. |
dogmatic
He was too dogmatic about his beliefs, spouting them off to everyone he met. syn: dictatorial, opinionated ant: amenable, doubting, flexible, indecisive, manageable, obedient |
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intended for instruction; instructive
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didactic
didactic poetry syn: academic, advisory, donnish, edifying, enlightening, exhortative, expository |
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to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle
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disparage
Do not disparage good manners. syn: abuse, belittle, criticize ant: approve, commend, compliment, flatter |
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lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
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ephemeral
the ephemeral joys of childhood. syn: brief, episodic, evanescent, fleeting ant: enduring, eternal, everlasting |
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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
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prosaic
a prosaic mind. syn: ordinary, everyday; vapid, humdrum, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting. ant: creative, imaginative, interesting, thinking |
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spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant
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profuse
profuse praise syn: abounding, alive with, ample, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful ant: lacking, sparse, wanting |
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tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances
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expedient
It is expedient that you go. syn: advantageous, advisable, beneficial, convenient, desirable, discreet, effective, ant: inappropriate, inexpedient, unbeneficial |
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1. excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
2.requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking. |
fastidious
"a fastidious eater." syn:captious, choosy, critical, dainty, demanding, difficult ant:indifferent, indiscriminating, uncareful, uncouth, uncritical, undemanding |
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1. warlike; given to waging war.
2. of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: |
belligerent
a belligerent tone. syn: aggressive, antagonistic, ardent, bellicose ant: cooperative, helping, kind, nice |
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of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious
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astute
an astute analysis. syn: smart, quick, perceptive. artful, crafty, wily, sly. |
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strong or vehement expression of disapproval
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censure
The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal. syn: admonishment, admonition, blame, castigation, condemnation, disapproval ant: approval, compliment, encouragement, endorsement |
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to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
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mitigate
to mitigate a punishment. syn:abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage ant:aggravate, incite, increase, intensify, irritate, worsen |
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deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
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reprehensible
syn:culpable. ant: praiseworthy. |
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to produce, cause, or give rise to
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engender
Hatred engenders violence. syn: beget, occasion, excite, stir up. create, generate, breed. ant: destroy, finish, halt, kill, stop |
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to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition
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relegate
He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service. syn: accredit, charge, commend, commit, confide, consign ant: assume, hold, keep |
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a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical.
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anecdote
syn:chestnut, episode, fairy tale ant: non-fiction, truth |
