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REPINE |
complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness Feel or express discontent; fret."you mustn't let yourself repine"synonyms:fret, be/feel unhappy, mope, languish, eat one's heart out, be/feel miserable, be/feel upset, be/feel despondent, brood; |
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INVETERATE |
having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change."an inveterate gambler"synonyms:ingrained, deep-seated, deep-rooted, deep-set, entrenched, established,long-established, congenital; More(of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change."his inveterate hostility to what he considered to be the ‘reactionary’ powers"synonyms:confirmed, hardened, chronic, hard-core, incorrigible; More |
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PRECIPITATE |
bring about, bring on, cause, lead to, occasion, give rise to, trigger,spark, touch off, provoke, hasten, accelerate, expedite, speed up,advance, quicken, push forward, further, instigate, induce |
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CEDE |
give up (power or territory) surrender, concede, relinquish, yield, |
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PINNACLE |
the most successful point; culmination.HEYDAY peak, , summit, apogee,acme, crest, apex, tip,vertex; |
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APHORISM |
SHORT SAYING.AXIOM, MAXIM, APOTHEGM, |
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COALESCE |
fuse or cause to grow together. blend, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, amalgamate, meld, merge, mix |
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IMMATERIAL |
Irrelevant, unimportant, inconsequential, insignificant, inapposite, not pertinent, not germane; 2) spiritual, rather than physical."we have immaterial Souls" intangible, incorporeal,disembodied, impalpable, ethereal, airy,aerial |
