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abscond
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to leave secretly:
The patron ABSCONDED from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door. |
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analogous
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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to:
In the Newtonian construct for explaining the existence of God, the universe is ANALOGOUS to a mechanical timepiece, the creation of a divinely intelligent "clockmaker." |
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antipathy
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extreme dislike:
The ANTIPATHY between the French and the English regularly erupted into open warfare. |
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arbitrate
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties:
Since the couple could not come to agreement, a judge was forced to ARBITRATE their divorce proceedings. |
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling:
Bishop's ARDOR for the landscape was evident when he passionately described the beauty of the scenic Hudson Valley. |
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assuage
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to make something that is unpleasant, less severe:
Mark used aspirin to ASSUAGE her pounding headache. |
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attenuate
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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken:
The Bill of Rights ATTENUATED the traditional power of governments to change laws at will. |
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banal
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predictable, clichéd, boring:
He used BANAL phrases like "Have a nice day," or "Another day, another dollar." |
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring noise:
The junior high orchestra created an almost unbearable CACOPHONY as they tried to tune their instruments. |
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capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often:
Queen Elizabeth I was quite CAPRICIOUS; her courtiers could never be sure which of their number would catch her fancy. |
