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Assuage
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Calming Word
Make less severe; soothe |
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Mollify
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Calming Word
Soothe an angry person |
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Palliate
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Calming Word
Ease pain |
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Placate
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Calming Word
Pacify; bring peace to |
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Slake
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Calming Word
Satisfy thirst |
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Calming Words (6)
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Assuage: make less severe; soothe
Mollify: soothe an angry person Palliate: ease pain Placate: pacify Slake: satisfy thirst |
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Chafe
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Agitated
Warm or make sore by rubbing |
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Gall
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Agitated
Annoy or exasperate |
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Pique
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Agitated
Irritation; resentment from wounded pride |
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Agitated Words (3)
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Chafe: warm or make sore by rubbing
Gall: annoy or exasperate Pique: Irritation; resentment from wounded pride Nettle: Irritate, annoy |
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Adulation
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Respect
Flattery |
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Aggrandize
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Respect
Make greater; increase in power |
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Encomium
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Respect
Praise |
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Laud
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Respect
Praise |
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Laudatory
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Respect
Expressing praise |
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Panegyric
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Respect
Formal praise |
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Venerate
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Respect
Treat with great respect |
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Respect Words (7)
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Adulation: flattery
Aggrandize: make greater or more powerful Encomium: praise Laud: praise Laudatory: expressing praise Panegyric: formal praise Venerate: treat with great respect |
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Aspersion
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Disrespect
Slanderous remark |
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Calumny
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Disrespect
Slander |
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Castigate
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Disrespect
Reprimand severely |
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Denigrate
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Disrespect
Blacken; defame |
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Deride
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Disrespect
Ridicule; treat with contempt |
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Derisive
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Disrespect
Expressing contempt or ridicule |
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Diatribe
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Disrespect
Bitter scolding or denunciation |
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Excoriate
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Disrespect
Scold with biting harshness |
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Execrate
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Disrespect
Curse; detest |
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Gainsay
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Disrespect
Deny |
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Harangue
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Disrespect
Long, passionate speech |
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Impudent
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Disrespect
Not showing respect |
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Impugn
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Disrespect
Dispute or contradict |
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Inculpate
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Disrespect
Accuse or blame |
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Inveigh
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Disrespect
Denounce |
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Lambaste
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Disrespect
Criticize harshly |
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Lampoon
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Disrespect
Ridicule |
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Obloquy
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Disrespect
Slander |
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Objurgate
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Disrespect
Rebuke severely |
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Opprobrium
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Disrespect
Infamy; disgrace |
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Pillory
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Disrespect
Punish; expose to criticism or ridicule |
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Remonstrate
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Disrespect
Protest |
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Reprehend
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Disrespect
Reprimand |
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Reprove
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Disrespect
Censure, rebuke |
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Revile
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Disrespect
Attack with abusive language |
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Vitriolic
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Disrespect
Causing sharp pain to the mind; abusive |
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Vituperate
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Disrespect
Abusive, scolding |
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Disrespect Words
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Aspersion
Calumny Castigate Denigrate Deride Diatribe Excoriate Execrate Gainsay Harangue Impudent Inculpate Inveigh Lambaste Lampoon Obloquy Objurgate Opprobrium Pillory Remonstrate Reprehend Reprove Revile Vitriolic Vituperate |
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Amulet
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Good
Charm |
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Auspicious
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Good
Favoring success |
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Copacetic
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Good
In excellent order |
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Felicitous
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Good
Suitably expressed, well chosen |
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Munificent
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Good
Generous |
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Rectitude
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Good
Moral correctness |
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Sacrosanct
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Good
Regarded as sacred |
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Seraphic
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Good
Serene; angelic |
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Good Words
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Amulet
Auspicious Copacetic Felicitous Munificent Rectitude Sacrosanct Seraphic |
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Anathema
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Evil
Curse |
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Avarice
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Evil
Greediness |
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Bacchanalian
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Evil
Drunken |
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Deleterious
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Evil
Harmful |
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Egregious
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Evil
Notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
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Iniquity
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Evil
Immoral behavior |
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Invidious
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Evil
Designed to create ill will or envy |
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Libertine
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Evil
Debauched or licentious person |
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Malediction
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Evil
Curse |
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Reprobate
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Evil
Morally disapproved person |
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Ribald
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Evil
Wanton; profane |
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Scurrilous
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Evil
Obscene; indecent |
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Turpitude
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Evil
Depravity; baseness |
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Virulent
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Evil
Harmful or poisonous |
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Evil Words
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Anathema
Avarice Bacchanalian Deleterious Egregious Iniquity Invidious Libertine Malediction Reprobate Ribald Scurrilous Turpitude Virulent |
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Aphoristic
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True
A statement of truth |
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Axiomatic
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True
Self-evident or unquestionable |
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Incontrovertible
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True
Indisputable |
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Ingenuous
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True
Naive and trusting |
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Verisimilitude
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True
Appearance of truth |
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True Words
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Aphoristic
Axiomatic Incontrovertible Ingenuous Verisimilitude |
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Apocrypal
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False
Widely believed but untrue |
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Blandishment
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False
Flattery |
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Charlatan
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False
Pretender to knowledge |
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Chicanery
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False
Trickery, deception |
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Dissemble
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False
Disguise |
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Equivocate
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False
Lie; mislead |
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Ersatz
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False
False replacement |
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Mendacious
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False
Lying; dishonest |
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Perfidious
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False
Treacherous; disloyal |
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Prevaricate
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False
Lie; hide truth |
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Specious
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False
Seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading |
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Spurious
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False
False; forged |
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False Words
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Apocryphal
Blandishment Charlatan Chicanery Dissemble Equivocate Ersatz Mendacious Perfidious Prevaricate Prevarication Specious Spurious |
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Ebullient
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Happiness
Showing excitement |
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Jocund
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Happiness
Merry |
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Sanguine
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Happiness
Optimistic, cheerful |
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Happiness Words
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Ebullient
Jocund Sanguine |
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Disconsolate
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Sorrow
Hopelessly sad |
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Doleful
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Sorrow
Expressing sorrow |
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Dolor
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Sorrow
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Lachrymose
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Sorrow
Tearful |
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Lugubrious
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Sorrow
Mournful; sorrowful |
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Plaintive
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Sorrow
Expressing sorrow |
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Saturnine
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Sorrow
Morose |
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Threnody
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Sorrow
A mournful or sorrowful song or poem |
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Elucidate
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Clear
Explain |
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Limpid
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Clear
Crystal clear |
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Luculent
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Clear
Easily understood |
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Pellucid
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Clear
Transparant |
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Abtruse
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Unclear
Difficult to understand |
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Arcane
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Unclear
Secret, mysterious |
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Esoteric
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Unclear
Hard to understand |
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Inscrutable
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Unclear
Difficult to understand |
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Nebulous
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Unclear
Vague, Hazy |
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Rarefied
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Unclear
Made less dense |
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Recondite
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Unclear
Secret; not easily understood |
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Roiled
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Unclear
Make muddy |
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Turbid
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Unclear
Make muddy |
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Ablution
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Clean
Washing |
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Lavation
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Clean
Process of washing |
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Squalid
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Dirty
Extremely dirty |
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Sully
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Dirty
Defile, make dirty |
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Largess
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Generous
Generous gift |
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Prodigal
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Generous
Wasteful or reckless with money |
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Profligate
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Generous
Wasteful of money |
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Spendthrift
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Generous
Someone who wastes money |
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Unstinting
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Generous
Giving without restraint |
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Acquisitive
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Greedy
Excessively interesting in acquiring money |
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Avaricious
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Greedy
Desirous of wealth or gain |
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Mercenary
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Greedy
Motivated solely by money or gain |
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Parsimonious
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Greedy
Frugal or stingy |
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Penurious
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Greedy
Extremely poor and poverty-stricken |
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Rapacious
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Greedy
Ravenous; excessively grasping |
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Venal
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Greedy
Capable of being bribed |
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Bombastic
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Wordy
Pompous |
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Circumlocution
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Wordy
Indirect or roundabout expression |
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Garrulous
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Wordy
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Grandiloquent
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Wordy
Using pompous language |
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Loquacious
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Wordy
Talkative |
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Periphrastic
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Wordy
Indirect speech |
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Prolix
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Wordy
Tedious wordiness |
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Turgid
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Wordy
Swollen |
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Voluble
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Wordy
Talkative |
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Terse
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Concise
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Compendious
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Terse
Containing concise facts |
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Laconic
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Terse
Brief and to the point |
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Pithy
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Terse
Concise |
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Reticent
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Terse
Inclined to silence |
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Taciturn
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Terse
Silent; talking little |
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Baleful
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Harmful
Evil; deadly |
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Inimical
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Harmful
Unfriendly, hostile |
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Insidious
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Harmful
Treacherous |
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Minatory
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Harmful
Menacing |
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Pernicious
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Harmful
Deadly |
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Salubrious
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Healthful
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Salutary
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Healthful
Tending to improve |
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Tonic
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Healthful
An agent that restores the body |
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Bestir
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Agitate
To rouse |
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Foment
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Agitate
Incite |
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Craven
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Timid
Cowardly |
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Dastardly
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Timid
Cowardly and malicious |
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Diffident
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Timid
Modest or shy |
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Pusillanimous
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Timid
Cowardly |
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Recreant
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Timid
Disloyal; cowardly |
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Timorous
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Timid
Fearful; timid |
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Cheek
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Bold
Impertinent boldness |
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Dauntless
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Bold
Bold; fearless |
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Effrontery
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Bold
Rudeness without shame |
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Impudent
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Bold
Not showing respect |
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Intrepid
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Bold
Fearless |
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Stalwart
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Bold
Physically strong |
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Temerity
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Bold
Boldness; rash |
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Implacable
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Stubborn
Impossible to appease |
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Inexorable
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Stubborn
Relentless; unyielding |
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Intractable
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Stubborn
Unruly; difficult to manage |
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Intransigent
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Stubborn
Unwilling to change views |
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Obdurate
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Stubborn
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Pertinacious
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Stubborn
Holding to an action |
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Recalcitrant
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Stubborn
Disobedient or resisting authority |
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Refractory
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Stubborn
Unmanageable and disobedient |
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Renitent
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Stubborn
Resisting pressure |
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Untoward
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Stubborn
Unexpected and averse |
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Amenable
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Yielding
Obedient; compliant |
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Ductile
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Yielding
Malleable |
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Plastic
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Yielding
Ability to be molded |
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Accrete
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Grow
To make larger |
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Append
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Grow
Attach |
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Burgeon
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Grow
Grow rapidly |
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Wax
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Grow
Increase gradually |
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Abate
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Shrink
Subside |
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Blandish
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Insincere
Flattery |
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Cajole
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Insincere
Persuaded by false promise |
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Fulsome
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Insincere
Disgustingly excessive |
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Guileful
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Insincere
Deceitful or cunning |
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Obtensible
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Insincere
Pretended |
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Unctuous
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Insincere
Oily; insincerely suave |
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Artless
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Sincere
Open and honest |
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Banal
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Boring
Commonplace |
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Fatuous
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Boring
Foolish; silly |
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Hackneyed
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Boring
Commonplace |
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Insipid
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Boring
Lacking in flavor; dull |
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Pedestrian
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Boring
Ordinary, dull |
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Platitude
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Boring
Trite remark; commonplace statement |
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Prosaic
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Boring
Lacking in imagination |
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Quotidian
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Boring
Daily; commonplace |
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Trite
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Boring
Commonplace |
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Enervate
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Weaken
Weaken; take energy from |
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Obviate
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Weaken
Make unnecessary |
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Stultify
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Weaken
Make stupid |
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Vitiate
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Weaken
Spoil the effect of |
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Antithetical
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Hostile
Directly opposed |
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Bellicose
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Hostile
Warlike |
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Churlish
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Hostile
Boorish; rude |
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Irascible
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Hostile
Irritable |
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Misanthrophic
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Hostile
Hates mankind |
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Truculent
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Hostile
Eager to fight |
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Anathema
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Hatred
Curse |
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Antipathy
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Hatred
Aversion |
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Dissension
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Hatred
Disagreement with opinions of group |
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Enmity
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Hatred
Ill will; hatred |
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Odium
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Hatred
Detestation |
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Rancor
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Hatred
Long-lasting hatred |
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Callow
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Beginner
Immature |
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Inchoate
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Beginner
Recently begun |
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Incipient
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Beginner
Beginning |
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Nascent
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Beginner
Coming into being or existence |
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Neophyte
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Beginner
Recent convert |
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Novitiate
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Beginner
The period of being a novice |
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Proselyte
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Beginner
A new convert |
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Despotic
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Bossy
Government that is ruled by a single individual |
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Dogmatic
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Bossy
Opinionated |
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Hegemonic
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Bossy
Domination of one group over others |
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Imperious
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Bossy
Domineering |
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Peremptory
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Bossy
Demanding and leaving no choice |
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Indolent
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Lazy
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Inert
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Lazy
Inactive |
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Lackadaisical
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Lazy
Lacking interest or effort |
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Languid
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Lazy
Lacking energy or vitality |
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Lassitude
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Lazy
Weariness |
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Phlegmatic
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Lazy
Calm and unexcitable |
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Quiescent
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Lazy
Dormant; temporarily inactive |
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Torpid
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Lazy
Inactive |
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Exculpate
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Forgive
Clear of blame or guilt |
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Expiate
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Forgive
Make amends for |
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Esurient
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Poor
Hungry or greedy |
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Impecunious
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Poor
Without money |
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Indigent
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Poor
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Doctrinaire
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Biased
Unable to compromise about points of view |
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Tendentious
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Biased
Promoting a particular point of view |
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Zealot
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Biased
Fanatic |
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Abnegate
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Selfless
Renounce something valuable |
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Abstemious
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Selfless
Sparing in eating and drinking |
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Ascetic
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Selfless
Practicing self-denial |
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Spartan
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Selfless
Without attention or comfort |
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Ambulatory
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Walking About
Able to walk |
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Itinerant
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Walking About
Wandering |
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Peripatetic
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Walking About
Traveling from place to place |
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Discomfit
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Obstruct
Frustrate |
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Encumber
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Obstruct
Burden |
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Fetter
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Obstruct
Shackle |
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Forefend
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Obstruct
Ward off |
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Occlude
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Obstruct
Shut |
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Aberrant
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Dissimilar
Abnormal; deviant |
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Anachronism
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Dissimilar
Something misplaced in time |
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Discrete
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Dissimilar
Separate |
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Heretical
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Dissimilar
Departure from established beliefs |
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Heterodox
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Dissimilar
Against accepted opinion |
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Iconoclast
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Dissimilar
Attacking cherished traditions |
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Maverick
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Dissimilar
Rebel |
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Renegade
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Dissimilar
Deserter; traitor |
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Consonant
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Pleasant Sounding
Harmonious |
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Dulcet
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Pleasant Sounding
Sweet sounding |
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Euphonious
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Pleasant Sounding
Pleasing to the ear |
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La Soie
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silk
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Cacophonous
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Noisy/Loud
Inharmonious |
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Discordant
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Noisy/Loud
Not harmonious |
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Plangent
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Noisy/Loud
Loud |
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Fetid
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Offensive
Foul |
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Odious
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Offensive
Hateful |
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Rebarbative
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Offensive
Unattractive |
