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absolve
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acquit, exonerate, pardon
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forgive
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acquit
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to settle a debt
to clear or to be charged not guilty to behave/conduct oneself |
forgive
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ardor/ardent
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passionate
burning heat |
favoring/not impartial
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assuage
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To make something unpleasant less severe
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pacify/satisfy
Serena used aspirin to ASSUAGE her pounding headache. |
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attenuate
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To reduce in force or degree; to weaken
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The Bill of Rights ATTENUATED the traditional power of government to change laws at will.
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austere
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Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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The lack of decoration makes Zen temples seem AUSTERE to the untrained eye.
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bombastic
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Pompous in speech and manner
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overblown/wordy
The dictator's speeches were mostly BOMBASTIC; his boasting and outrageous claims had no basis in fact. |
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castigate
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To punish or criticize harshly
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criticism
Americans are amazed at how harshly the authorities in Singapore CASTIGATE perpetrators of what would be considered minor crimes in the United States. |
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caustic
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Biting in wit
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biting as in wit or temperament
Dorothy Parker gained her reputation for CAUSTIC wit from her cutting, yet clever, insults. |
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chicanery
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Deception by means of guile or quibbling
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falsehood
Dishonest used car sales people often use CHICANERY to sell their beat-up old cars. |
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cogent
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Convincing and well reasoned
pertinent, relevant |
easy to understand
Swayed by the COGENT argument of the defense, the jury had no choice but to acquit the defendant. |
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condone
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To overlook, pardon, or disregard
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Some theorists believe that failing to prosecute minor crimes is the sane as CONDONING an air of lawlessness.
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conjugal
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relating to marriage
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family
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decorum
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Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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The countess complained that the vulgar peasants lacked the DECORUM appropriate for a visit to the palace.
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desiccate
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To dry out thoroughly
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After a few weeks of lying on the desert's baking sands, the cow's carcass became completely DESICCATED.
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desultory
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Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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Diane had a DESULTORY academic record; she had changed majors 12 times in three years.
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dilatory
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Intended to delay
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The congressman used DILATORY measures to delay the passage of the bill.
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dilettante
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Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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beginner amateur
Jerry's friends were such DILETTANTES that they seemed to have new jobs and hobbies every week. |
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dirge
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A funeral hymn or mournful speech
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Melville wrote the poem "A DIRGE from James McPherson" for the funeral of a Union general who was killed in 1864.
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disabuse
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To set right; to free from error
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Galileo's observations DISABUSED scholars of the notion that the sun revolved around the earth.
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doctrinaire
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a person who applies some doctrine impractically
impractical fanatical |
favoring/not impartial
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elegy
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A sorrowful poem or speech
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death/mourning
Although Thomas Gray's "ELEGY Written in a Country Churchyard" is about death and loss, it urges its readers to endure this life and to trust in spirituality. |
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enervate
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To reduce in strength
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weaken
The guerrillas hoped that a series of surprise attacks would ENERVATE the regular army. |
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enumerate
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To count, list, or itemize
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Moses returned from the mountain with tablets on which the commandments were ENUMERATED.
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equivocate
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To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
prevaricate evade |
falsehood
When faced with criticism of his policies, the politician EQUIVOCATED and left all parties thinking she agreed with them. |
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erudite
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Learned, scholarly, bookish
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smart/learned
The annual meeting of philosophy professors was a gathering of the most ERUDITE, well-published individuals in the field. |
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esoteric
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Known or understood by only a few
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eccentric/dissimilar
Only a handful of experts are knowledgeable about the ESOTERIC world of particle physics. |
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estimable
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Admirable
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Most people consider it ESTIMABLE that Mother Teresa spent her life helping the poor of India.
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exculpate
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To clear from blame; prove innocent
to vindicate to show/declare that someone is not guilty, officially |
forgive
The adversarial legal system is intended to convict those who are guilty and EXCULPATE those who are innocent. |
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exigent
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Urgent; requiring immediate action
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The patient was losing blood so rapidly that it was EXIGENT to stop the source of the bleeding.
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exonerate
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To clear of blame (usually in an official manner)
to relieve from duty |
forgive
The fugitive was EXONERATED when another criminal confessed to committing the crime. |
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expiate
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to atone for
to make amends |
forgive
embarrass |
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fawn
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To grovel
to flatter |
praise
The understudy FAWNED over the director in hopes of being cast in the part on a permanent basis. |
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fervid
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Intensely emotional; feverish
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favoring/not impartial
The fans of Maria Callas were unusually FERVID, doing anything to catch a glimpse of the great opera singer. |
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florid
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Excessively decorated or embellished
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To palace had been decorated in an excessively FLORIS style; every surface had been carved and gilded.
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foment
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To arouse or incite
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The protesters tried to FOMENT feeling against the war through their speeches and demonstrations.
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iconoclast
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One who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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eccentric/dissimilar
unusual His lack of regard for traditional beliefs soon established him as an ICONOCLAST. |
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impetuous
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impulsive
moving with great force, violent |
act quickly
It is not good for an investment broker to be IMPETUOUS, since much thought should be given to all the possible options. |
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implacable
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Unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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stubborn
His rage at the betrayal was so great the he remained IMPLACABLE for weeks. |
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inchoate
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Not fully formed; disorganized
rudimentary, elementary |
beginning young
The ideas expressed in Nietzsche's mature work also appear in an INCHOATE form in his earliest writing. |
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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innocent/inexperienced
She was so INGENUOUS that her friends feared that her innocence and trustfulness would be exploited when she visited the big city. |
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insipid
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Lacking interest or flavor
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boring
The critic claimed that the painting was INSIPID, containing no interesting qualities at all. |
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intransigent
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Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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stubborn
The professor was INTRANSIGENT on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time. |
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irascible
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Easily made angry
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bad mood
hostile Attila the Hun's IRASCIBLE and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives. |
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malinger
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To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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A common way to avoid the draft was by MALINGERING -- pretending to be mentally or physically ill so as to avoid being being taken by the Army.
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mitigate
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To soften; to lessen
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pacify/satisfy
A judge may MITIGATE a sentence if she decides that a person committed a crime out of need. |
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mollify
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To calm or make less severe
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pacify/satisfy
Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe any compromise would MOLLIFY them. |
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obdurate
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Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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stubborn
The president was completely OBDURATE on the issue, and no amount of persuasion would change his mind. |
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obstinate
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Stubborn, unyielding
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stubborn
The OBSTINATE child could not be made to eat any food that he disliked. |
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obviate
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To prevent; to make unnecessary
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weaken
The river was shallow enough to wade across at many points, which OBVIATED the need for a bridge. |
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occlude
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To stop up; to prevent the passage of
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A shadow is thrown across the earth's surface during a solar eclipse, when the light from the sun is OCCLUDED by the moon.
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onerous
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Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved ONEROUS to the team in charge of it.
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opprobrium
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Public disgrace
villification |
criticism
After the scheme to embezzle the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter OPPROBRIUM. |
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palliate
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to alleviate, to mitigate w/o curing
to extenuate |
forgive
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paragon
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Model of excellence or perfection
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She is the PARAGON of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.
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pedant
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Someone who shows off learning
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The graduate instructor's tedious and excessive commentary on the subject soon gained her a reputation as a PEDANT.
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perfidious
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Willing to betray one's trust
deceitful |
hard-hearted
The actress' PERFIDIOUS companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist. |
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perfunctory
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Done in a routine way; indifferent
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The machinelike bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a PERFUNCTORY smile.
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precipitate
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To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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act quickly
Upon learning that the couple married after knowing each other only two months, friends and family members expected such a PRECIPITATE marriage to end in divorce. |
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prodigal
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Lavish, wasteful
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The PRODIGAL son quickly wasted all of his inheritance on a lavish lifestyle devoted to pleasure.
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propitiate
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To conciliate; to appease
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luck
pacify/satisfy The management PROPITIATED the irate union by agreeing to raise wages for its members. |
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propriety
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Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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The aristocracy maintained a high level of PROPRIETY, adhering to even the most minor social rules.
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quiescent
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Motionless, inactive
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lazy/sluggish
Many animals are QUIESCENT over the winter months, minimizing activity in order to conserve energy. |
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rarefy
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To make thinner or sparser
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Since the atmosphere RAREFIES as altitudes increase, the air at the top of very tall mountains is too thin to breathe.
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redress
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compensation for injury
to remedy or reform to correct or balance |
forgive
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repudiate
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To reject the validity of
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The old woman's claim that she was the Russian royalty was REPUDIATED when DNA tests showed she was of no relation to them.
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soporific
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Causing sleep or lethargy
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The movie proved to be so SOPORIFIC that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.
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stolid
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Unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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The prisoner appeared STOLID and unaffected by the judge's harsh sentence.
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torpor
torpid |
Extreme mental and physical sluggishness
apathetic |
lazy/sluggish
After surgery, the patient experienced TORPOR until the anesthesia wore off. |
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veracity
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Filled with truth and accuracy
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She had a reputation for VERACITY, so everyone trusted her description of events.
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verbose
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Wordy
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The professor's answer was so VERBOSE that the student forgot what the original question had been.
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vindicate
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to clear from accusation
to justify to back up with evidence |
forgive
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consanguine
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related by blood
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family
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distaff
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related to female
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family
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endogamous
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marriage within a tribe
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family
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filial
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related to child relationship with parent
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family
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fratricide
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killing between brothers
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family
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progenitor
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predecessor
something/someone who starts a line or species |
family
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scion
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a descendant
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family
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partisan
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follow
biased, prejudiced |
favoring/not impartial
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tendentious
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partisan, biased
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favoring/not impartial
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zealot
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a fanatic
a supporter of a patriotic Jewish group |
favoring/not impartial
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apocryphal
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fake
false, spurious uncanonical |
falsehood
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canard
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false, often derogatory rumor
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falsehood
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dissemble
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to conceal
to feign |
falsehood
insincere |
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duplicity
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deceitfulness, dissimulation
state of having 2 elements including 2 or more offenses in one count (law) |
falsehood
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erroneous
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mistaken, incorrect
improper, immoral |
falsehood
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ersatz
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artificial
a substitute |
falsehood
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fallacious
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illogical
deceptive, misleading delusive |
falsehood
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feigned
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counterfeit, pretended
fictitious disguised |
falsehood
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guile
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cunning trickery, duplicity
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falsehood
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mendacious/mendacity
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lying, false
falsehood |
falsehood
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perfidy
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betrayal, treachery
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falsehood
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prevaricate
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mislead, lie
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falsehood
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specious
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seemingly plausible and deceptively pleasing to the eye but actually impossible/untrue
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falsehood
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spurious
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counterfeit, fake
bastard |
falsehood
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equitable
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fair, just
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equal
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equity
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fairness
monetary value of assets |
equal
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tantamount
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equivalent to
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equal
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abash
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disconcert
embarrass, shame |
embarrass
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chagrin
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vexation w/ humiliation or disappointment
to upset through humiliation or disappointment |
embarrass
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compunction
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contrition, remorse
hesitation about the rightness of an action |
embarrass
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contrition
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remorse, penitence
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embarrass
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diffidence
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shyness
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embarrass
timid/timidity |
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foible
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character flaw
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embarrass
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gaucherie
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social awkwardness
a socially tactless act |
embarrass
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rue
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regret, pity, compassion
to regret bitterly to feel sorrow or regret |
embarrass
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aberrant
aberration |
unusual, exceptional, abnormal
an unusual person deviation from the norm or from the good/moral |
eccentric/dissimilar
unusual |
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anachronism
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something that is in or is being associated with the wrong era or history
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eccentric/dissimilar
time/order/duration |
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anomalous
anomaly |
irregular, abnormal
incongruous, inconsistent |
eccentric/dissimilar
unusual |
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discrete
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distinct
discontinuous |
eccentric/dissimilar
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eclectic
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choosing from various sources
a person who follows an eclectic method |
eccentric/dissimilar
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limpid
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clear, lucid
calm, without worry |
easy to understand
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lucid
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understandable, clear
bright, shining rational, sane |
easy to understand
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pellucid
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translucent
limpid clear in meaning, expression, or style |
easy to understand
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fetid
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stinking
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disgusting
nasty |
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invidious
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hateful, mean-spirited
injurious, discriminating causing animosity |
disgusting
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noisome
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stinky
noxious, poisonous |
disgusting
nasty |
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odious
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detestable
repugnant |
disgusting
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putrid
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rotten
corrupt, depraved |
disgusting
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abstruse
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obscure, esoteric
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difficult to understand
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arcane
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esoteric
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difficult to understand
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inscrutable
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impenetrable (physically and mentally)
unfathomable, mysterious |
difficult to understand
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paradoxical
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self contradictory
unusual or unexpected way of medicine |
difficult to understand
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recondite
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dealing with profound or difficult subject matter
little known, obscure |
difficult to understand
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turbid
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opaque
thick like smoke disturbed, muddled, confused |
difficult to understand
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dogmatic
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doctrinal
opinionated |
dictatorial
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hegemonic
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politically or socially dominant
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dictatorial
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imperious
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haughtily overbearing or dictatorial
urgent, imperative |
dictatorial
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peremptory
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brusquely imperious
assertive in tone final, decisive (no room for denial) |
dictatorial
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abnegate
abnegation |
to give up
to renounce self-denial |
denial of self
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ascetic
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one who abstains from indulgence
characterized by severe self discipline and abstention from any indulgence |
denial of self
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temperate
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exercising moderation and self restraint
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denial of self
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bereave
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to leave desolate/alone
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death/mourning
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defunct
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having ceased to exist or live
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death/mourning
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knell
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to ring solemnly (announcing death)
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death/mourning
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macabre
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suggesting the horror of death and decay
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death/mourning
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moribund
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dying
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death/mourning
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obsequies
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funeral rite
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death/mourning
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sepulchral
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related to a burial vault
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death/mourning
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wraith
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ghost
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death/mourning
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animadversion
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critical remark
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criticism
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aspersion
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slanderous remark
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criticism
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calumny
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slander
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criticism
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decry
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disparage
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criticism
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defame
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slander, malign
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criticism
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excoriate
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scold with biting harshness, strip the skin off
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criticism
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fulminate
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denounce thunderously, explode
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criticism
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gainsay
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deny, contradict
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criticism
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impugn
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dispute, contradict, challenge
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criticism
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inveigh
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denounce, utter censure or invective
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criticism
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lambaste
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beat
thrash verbally/physically |
criticism
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objurgate
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to reproach, to berate, to upbraid
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criticism
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obloquy
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slander, disgrace
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criticism
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remonstrate
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object, protest
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criticism
nag |
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pillory
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ridicule
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criticism
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reprehend
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to blame
to reprove |
criticism
nag |
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reprobation
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disapproval
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criticism
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reprove
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censure, rebuke
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criticism
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revile
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vilify
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criticism
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vituperate
vituperation |
abuse, scold
verbal abuse, castigation, censure |
criticism
hard-hearted |
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banal
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hackneyed, trite
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boring
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fatuous
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inane, foolish yet smug
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boring
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pedestrian
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ordinary, lacking exciting, lacking imagination
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boring
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prosaic
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dull, factual, unromantic
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boring
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quotidian
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daily, customary, commonplace
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boring
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bacchanalian
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drunken
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carousal
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dissipated
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intemperate
dissolute excessively devoted to pleasure |
carousal
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iniquitous
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wicked, immoral, unrighteous
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carousal
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libertine
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debauched person, roue
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carousal
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dissolute
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licentious, immoral
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carousal
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libidinous
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lustful
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carousal
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licentious
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amoral, lewd, unrestrained
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carousal
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reprobate
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person hardened by sin and devoid of a sense of decency
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carousal
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ribald
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wanton, vulgar, profane
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carousal
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salacious
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lascivious, lustful
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carousal
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turpitude
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depravity
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carousal
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mercurial
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capricious, fickle
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changing quickly
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acerbic
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bitter or sour, sharp and cutting
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biting as in wit or temperament
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acidulous
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sour, sharp, caustic
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biting as in wit or temperament
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asperity
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sharpness of temper
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biting as in wit or temperament
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mordacious
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sharp, caustic
biting or given to biting |
biting as in wit or temperament
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mordant
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biting, stinging, sarcastic
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biting as in wit or temperament
hard-hearted |
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trenchant
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cutting, forceful, vigorous
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biting as in wit or temperament
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burgeoning
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budding
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beginner young
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callow
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immature, youthful, inexperienced
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beginner young
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engender
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cause, produce
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beginner young
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incipient
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in an early stage
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beginning youth
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nascent
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coming into being
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beginning youth
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neophyte
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recent convert
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beginner amateur
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novitiate
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state of being a novice
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beginner amateur
innocent/inexperienced |
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proselyte
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disciple, convert
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beginner amateur
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tyro
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beginner, novice
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beginner amateur
innocent/inexperienced |
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bilious
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peevishly ill humored
suffering from a liver complaint |
bad mood
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dudgeon
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anger
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bad mood
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pettish
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petulantly peevish
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bad mood
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pique
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irritation
provoke, arouse, annoy |
bad mood
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querulous
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fretful, whining
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bad mood
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umbrage
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resentment, anger, sense of injury or insult
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bad mood
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waspish
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snappish
irascibly or petulantly spiteful |
bad mood
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ancillary
|
auxiliary
serving as an aid or accessory |
assist
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corroborate
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confirm, support
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assist
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countenance
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approve, tolerate
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assist
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espouse
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adopt, support
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assist
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mainstay
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a person/thing that acts as a chief support or part
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assist
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munificent
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very generous, bounteous, lavish
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assist
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proponent
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advocate, adherent, champion, enthusiast
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assist
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stalwart
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strong, brawny, firm
steadfast, uncompromising a steadfast/uncompromising partisan |
assist
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sustenance
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nourishment, aliment, esculent, comestible
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assist
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apace
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quickly, swiftly
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act quickly
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compendium
compendious |
a concise treatise
summary, epitome, abridgment a list/inventory concise |
abbreviated communication
terse |
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facsimile
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copy
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copy
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factitious
|
artificial
sham |
copy
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paradigm
|
model, example, pattern
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copy
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precursor
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forerunner
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copy
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quintessence
|
purest and highest embodiment
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copy
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facetious
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humorous, not meant to be taken seriously
not a serious person, someone who is frivolous |
funny
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flippant
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frivolously disrespectful, lacking in seriousness
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funny
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gibe
|
jeer, taunt
a sarcastic remark |
funny
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jocular
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suited for joking
waggish facetious |
funny
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riposte
|
counterstroke
a quick and sharp reply |
funny
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simper
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smile in a silly, self-conscious way
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funny
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abatement
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lessening, alleviation, mitigation, cessation
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gaps/openings
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aperture
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opening, hole, slit
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gaps/openings
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fissure
|
narrow crack, cleavage
to split, to cleave |
gaps/openings
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interregnum
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a time period with no ruler or no authority
interruption of continuity |
gaps/openings
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interstice
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narrow space between things
intervals of time |
gaps/openings
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rent
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tear, split, rupture
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gaps/openings
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respite
|
interval of rest (esp during or being something unpleasant)
reprieve |
gaps/openings
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altruistic
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benevolent, unselfish
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generous/kind
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clement
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merciful, compassionate, lenient
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generous/kind
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largess
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gift giving
the gifts given generously |
generous/kind
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magnanimous
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noble, unspiteful
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generous/kind
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munificent
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liberal in giving, generous
|
generous/kind
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unstinting
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giving/given without restraint, unsparing
|
generous/kind
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avaricious
|
covetous, greedy
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greedy
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covetous
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desiring wealth or possessions
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greedy
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mercenary
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working/acting merely for money or other things
hireling |
greedy
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miserly
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penurious, niggardly, stingy
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greedy
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penurious
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stingy, parsimonious
very poor, indigent, lacking in supplies |
greedy
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venal
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susceptible to bribery
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greedy
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asperity
|
harsh tone/temper/etc
difficulties, hardship, roughness |
hard-hearted
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baleful
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menacing
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hard-hearted
harmful |
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dour
|
sullen, gloomy
severe, stern |
hard-hearted
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fell
|
fierce, cruel, savage
destructive, deadly |
hard-hearted
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malevolent
|
malicious, evil, harmful
|
hard-hearted
hostile |
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truculent
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cruel
harsh, brutal belligerent, aggressively hostile |
hard-hearted
hostile |
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vitriolic
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caustic, scathing
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hard-hearted
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baneful
|
destructive, pernicious
poisonous |
harmful
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deleterious
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injurious
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harmful
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inimical
|
unfavorable, adverse in affect
unfriendly |
harmful
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injurious
|
detrimental
defamatory |
harmful
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insidious
|
stealthily deceitful
seemingly innocuous but actually had gave effects |
harmful
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minatory
|
menacing, threatening
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harmful
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pernicious
|
injurious, hurtful
deadly |
harmful
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cacophony
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dissonance
|
harsh-sounding
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din
|
loud, confusing noise, noisy clamor
|
harsh-sounding
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dissonant
|
discordant
|
harsh-sounding
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raucous
|
strident, grating
rowdy |
harsh-sounding
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|
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strident
|
grating, creaking
shrill, irritating |
harsh-sounding
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anathema
|
something/someone that is abhorred
|
hatred
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antipathy
|
natural or instinctive aversion or contrariety
|
hatred
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enmity
|
hostility, animosity
|
hatred
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malice
|
meanness, evil intent
|
hatred
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odium
|
hatred directed at someone because of something they did
shame, opprobrium |
hatred
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rancor
|
bitter resentment, ill will
|
hatred
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salubrious
|
healthful
|
health
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salutary
|
healthful
wholesome |
health
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dither
|
state of agitation
to vacillate, be indecisive |
health
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antithetic
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opposite
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hostile
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churlish
|
rude, coarse, uncouth
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hostile
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curmudgeon
|
bad-tempered person
cantankerous person |
hostile
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misanthropic
|
antisocial, surly, unfriendly, morose
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hostile
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vindictive
|
vengeful, unforgiving
|
hostile
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credulous
|
trustful
stemming from truth |
innocent/inexperienced
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disingenuous
|
lacking candor
|
insincere
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fulsome
|
excessive to the point of insincerity, overdone
abundant comprehensive (information) |
insincere
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ostensible
|
apparent, seeming
|
insincere
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unctuous
|
excessively smooth/smug
oily, greasy |
insincere
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appraise
|
estimate the nature, value, etc of something
assess |
investigate
|
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assay
|
to examine/analyze, to evaluate
|
investigate
|
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indolent
|
slothful
|
lazy/sluggish
|
|
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inert
|
motionless, lifeless
|
lazy/sluggish
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|
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lackadaisical
|
listless, unambitious
|
lazy/sluggish
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lassitude
|
lack of energy, languor
|
lazy/sluggish
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lethargic
|
drowsy
|
lazy/sluggish
|
|
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phlegmatic
|
apathetic, cool, stoic, torpid
|
lazy/sluggish
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adventitious
|
happening by chance
|
luck
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auspicious
|
opportune, favorable
prosperous, fortunate |
luck
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|
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fortuitous
|
accident, fortunate
|
luck
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kismet
|
fate, destiny
|
luck
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optimum
|
ideal, perfect
most favorable part |
luck
|
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portentous
|
momentous
ominous miraculous, awe-inspiring |
luck
predict |
|
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propitious
|
favorable (conditions or omens)
favorably inclined |
luck
|
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providential
|
occurring at an opportune time
to do with the divine |
luck
|
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belabor
|
explain or worry about repetitively
|
nag
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|
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cavil
|
to object to trivial things
trivial objection |
nag
|
|
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enjoin
|
command, ban
|
nag
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|
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exhort
|
give urgent advice or warnings
|
nag
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|
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hector
|
bully, torment
|
nag
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|
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martinet
|
a strict disciplinarian
|
nag
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slake
|
quench, relieve
|
pacify/satisfy
|
|
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circumlocution
|
rambling, roundabout way of speaking
|
overblown/wordy
|
|
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garrulous
|
talkative, verbose
|
overblown/wordy
|
|
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grandiloquent
|
speaking in lofty style, pretentious
|
overblown/wordy
|
|
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periphrastic
|
indirect in speech/writing
|
overblown/wordy
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|
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prolix
|
overly lengthy
|
overblown/wordy
|
|
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turgid
|
swollen
inflated |
overblown/wordy
|
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askance
|
with suspicion
with a side glance |
not a straight line
|
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awry
|
with a turn
amiss, wrong |
not a straight line
|
|
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careen
|
move swiftly towards a destination in an uncontrolled way
sway |
not a straight line
|
|
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carom
|
a strike and rebound
or to strike and rebound |
not a straight line
|
|
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circumvent
|
to bypass, to escape, to outwit
to encircle/ensnare |
not a straight line
|
|
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oblique
|
indirectly stated
not a straight or direct course diverging from straight line |
not a straight line
|
|
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meander
|
to wind
to wander at random |
not a straight line
|
|
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sidle
|
to move sideways, furtively
|
not a straight line
|
|
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sinuous
|
winding, curving
indirect, devious |
not a straight line
|
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euphonious
|
agreeable to the ear
|
pleasant-sounding
|
|
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harmonious
|
marked by agreement or congruency
melodious |
pleasant-sounding
|
|
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sonorous
|
loud, deep, or resonant
grandiose |
pleasant-sounding
|
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esurient
|
hungry, greedy
|
poor
|
|
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impecunious
|
penniless
|
poor
|
|
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indigent
|
impoverished
a poor person |
poor
|
|
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acclaim
|
to praise enthusiastically and publicly
also a noun |
praise
|
|
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accolade
|
approval, award
|
praise
|
|
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aggrandize
|
to make (or make appear) greater in some way
to widen in scope exalt, magnify |
praise
|
|
|
encomium
|
formal expression of praise
eulogy panegyric |
praise
|
|
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eulogize
|
to praise
to make a eulogy for |
praise
|
|
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extol
|
glorify, laud
|
praise
|
|
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laud/laudatory
|
to extol, praise
complimentary, containing praise |
praise
|
|
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venerate/veneration
|
revere
reverence |
praise
|
|
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augur
|
a prophet
to divine to foreshadow to bode |
predict
|
|
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auspice
|
the sponsorship or guidance of (plural)
favorable sign |
predict
|
|
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fey
|
supernatural, unreal
clairvoyant |
predict
|
|
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harbinger
|
herald
portent to herald the coming of |
predict
|
|
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presage
|
omen
to forebode |
predict
|
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prescient
|
having foresight
|
predict
|
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prognosticate
|
to prophesy
to foretell |
predict
|
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encumber
|
to impede, to obstruct
to burden |
prevent/obstruct
|
|
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forfend
|
to protect, to defend
to fend off |
prevent/obstruct
|
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occlude
|
to close or stop up
to shut in or out |
prevent/obstruct
|
|
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canny
|
shrewd and with good judgment (esp with money)
sagacious prudent |
smart/learned
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|
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perspicacious
|
perceptive
|
smart/learned
|
|
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disconsolate
|
inconsolable
gloomy |
sorrow
|
|
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doleful
|
mournful
causing grief |
sorrow
|
|
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dolor
|
a state of distress or sorrow
|
sorrow
|
|
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elegiac
|
lamenting, plaintive
|
sorrow
|
|
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forlorn
|
lonely and sad, forsaken
despairing bereft |
sorrow
|
|
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lugubrious
|
gloomy, melancholy
|
sorrow
|
|
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threnody
|
dirge
|
sorrow
|
|
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inexorable
|
unyielding
impossible to persuade |
stubborn
|
|
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intractable
|
headstrong
hard to control/deal with |
stubborn
|
|
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recalcitrant
|
resisting authority
disobedient a recalcitrant person |
stubborn
|
|
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refractory
|
unmanageable
ungovernable |
stubborn
|
|
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renitent
|
resistant
reluctant |
stubborn
|
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untoward
|
unfortunate
improper |
stubborn
|
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laconic
|
brief, concise
|
terse
|
|
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pithy
|
pointed, forcible
terse |
terse
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antecede
|
to precede
|
time/order/duration
|
|
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antedate
|
to date before
to accelerate |
time/order/duration
|
|
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anterior
|
fore
preceding front part |
time/order/duration
|
|
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diurnal
|
daily
active during the day |
time/order/duration
|
|
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fortnight
|
two week period
|
time/order/duration
|
|
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synchronous
|
happening at the same time
|
time/order/duration
|
|
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temporal
|
relating to time
secular, not religious |
time/order/duration
|
|
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craven
|
coward
(Can be v, n, or adj) |
timid/timidity
|
|
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pusillanimous
|
fearful, timid
|
timid/timidity
|
|
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recreant
|
cowardly
unfaithful, traitorous a coward/a traitor |
timid/timidity
|
|
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timorous
|
nervous, fearful
|
timid/timidity
|
|
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trepidation
|
tremulous fear, agitation
|
timid/timidity
|
|
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fealty
|
faithfulness
|
truth
|
|
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probity
|
integrity, honesty
|
truth
|
|
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veracious
|
truthful
accurate |
truth
|
|
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ambulatory
|
able to walk
walking |
walking about
|
|
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itinerant
|
traveling from place to place
can be noun |
walking about
wandering |
|
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peripatetic
|
traveling from place to place
can be noun |
walking about
wandering |
|
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discursive
|
digressive, rambling
|
wandering
|
|
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expatiate
|
to elaborate on
|
wandering
|
|
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peregrination
|
travel from one place to another
excursion, journey |
wandering
|
|
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sojourn
|
temporary stay
|
wandering
|
|
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adulterate
|
to debase
|
weaken
|
|
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stultify
|
to make foolish looking
to render useless |
weaken
|
|
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vitiate
|
to impair the quality of efficiency of
|
weaken
|
|
|
aphorism
|
a terse saying embodying a general truth
|
wisdom
|
|
|
apothegm
|
a concise saying
maxim |
wisdom
|
|
|
axiom
|
a statement that is accepted as true
|
wisdom
|
|
|
bromide
|
a platitude
|
wisdom
|
|
|
dictum
|
declaration, decree
maxim |
wisdom
|
|
|
epigram
|
a witty, terse expression of thought
|
wisdom
|
|
|
sententious
|
preachy, sanctimonious, didactic
|
wisdom
|
|
|
truism
|
self-evident, obvious truth
|
wisdom
|
|
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abeyance
|
temporary suspension, remission
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
|
abjure
|
renounce, retract
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
|
abortive
|
failed
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
|
abrogate
|
to abolish, to repeal
to put an end to |
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
|
decamp
|
to depart abruptly
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
|
demur
|
to object
objection |
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
|
recidivism
|
habitual relapse into crime
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
|
remission
|
forgiveness
abating act of remitting relinquishing or debt |
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
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retrograde
|
moving backwards
|
withdrawal/retreat
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