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retrenchment
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noun
definition: reduction, curtailment; specifically : a cutting of expenses Synonyms: bankruptcy, crash, crisis, deflation other forms: retrench |
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lugubrious
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Synonyms
cheerless, comfortless, dark, darkening, depressing, depressive, desolate |
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banal
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Synonyms
wishy–washy, flat, insipid, milk-and-water, namby-pamby, watery |
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preeminence
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Synonyms:
excellency, first-rateness, greatness, perfection |
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sundry
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Synonyms:
assorted, different, divers, manifold, many |
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shocking
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Synonyms:
amazing, astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding |
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unequivocal
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Synonyms:
apparent, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid |
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metaphorical
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Synonyms:
allegorical, denotative, descriptive |
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prophetic
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Synonyms
predictive, baleful, dire, foreboding |
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effusive
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Synonyms:
demonstrative, emotional, touchy-feely, uninhibited |
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misguided
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Synonyms:
confused, deceived, disinformed, erroneous |
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startling
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Synonyms
amazing, astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, |
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incorrigible
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adjective
definition: 1: incapable of being corrected or amended: as a (1) : not reformable : depraved (2) : delinquent b : not manageable : unruly c : unalterable, inveterate Synonyms: hopeless, incurable, irrecoverable, irredeemable other forms: incorrigibility incorrigible incorrigibleness incorrigibly |
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remonstrance
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noun
definition: 1: an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance; especially : a document formally stating such points 2 : an act or instance of remonstrating Synonyms: challenge, complaint, demur other forms: remonstrancer remonstrant remonstrantly remonstrate remonstrated remonstrating remonstratingly remonstration remonstrative remonstratively remonstrator |
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appalling
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Synonyms
abhorrent, abominable, offensive, awful, disgusting |
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tenuous
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adjective
definition： 1 : not dense : rare <a tenuous fluid> 2 : not thick : slender <a tenuous rope> 3 a : having little substance or strength : flimsy, weak <tenuous influences> b : shaky 2a <tenuous reasons> Synonyms: aerial, airy, attenuate, attenuated, delicate other forms: tenuously tenuousness |
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absurd
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Synonyms
foolish, insane, nonsensical, preposterous, unreal, wild |
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groundbreaking
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Synonyms:
avant-garde, cutting-edge, innovating, innovative |
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ineffable
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adjective
definition: 1 a : incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable <ineffable joy> b : unspeakable <ineffable disgust> 2 : not to be uttered : taboo <the ineffable name of Jehovah> Synonyms incommunicable, indefinable, indescribable other forms: ineffability ineffable ineffableness ineffably |
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erudite
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Synonyms
educated, knowledgeable, learned |
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unanticipated
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Synonyms
abrupt, sudden, unexpected, unforeseen |
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lush
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Synonyms
green, grown, leafy, luxuriant |
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plausible
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Synonyms
credible, creditable, likely, believable |
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irrelevant
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Synonyms
extraneous, immaterial, impertinent |
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sprawling
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Synonyms:
drape, extend, flop, lie |
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lassitude
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Synonyms
burnout, collapse, exhaustion |
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proximity
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Synonyms
adjacency, closeness, contiguity |
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desolate
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adjective
definition: 1 : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted 2 : joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one <a desolate widow> 3 a : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : dilapidated <a desolate old house> b : barren, lifeless <a desolate landscape> c : devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope : gloomy <desolate memories> Synonyms black, bleak, cheerless, chill other forms: desolated desolately desolateness desolater desolating desolatingly desolation desolator |
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painstaking
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Synonyms
careful, conscientious, fussy |
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expansion
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Synonyms
accretion, accrual, addendum |
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gaudy
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Synonyms
flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish |
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fabrication
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Synonyms
fable, lie, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fib |
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stabilization
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Synonyms:
balance, ballast, bolt, brace |
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monumental
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adjective
definition: 1 : of or relating to a monument 2 : serving as or resembling a monument : massive; also : highly significant : outstanding 3 : very great <a monumental misunderstanding> Synonyms august, baronial, epic, gallant, glorious other forms: monumentalism monumentality monumentalize monumentalized monumentalizing monumentally |
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wrongheaded
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Synonyms:
stubborn, tenacious, ramstam |
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correlation
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Synonyms:
alternation, analogue, complement, correspondence |
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misnomer
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Synonyms:
miscall, misname, pseudonymous |
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chicanery
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Synonyms
artifice, chicane, trickery |
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benign
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Synonyms
anodyne, harmless, hurtless, innocent |
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hybrid
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Synonyms
cross, crossbred, crossbreed, intercross, mongrel |
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cosmopolitan
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Synonyms
city slicker, cosmopolite, metropolitan, slicker, sophisticate |
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reticent
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Synonyms
close, closemouthed, dark, secretive, tight-mouthed, uncommunicative |
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vector
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noun
definition: 1 a : a quantity that has magnitude and direction and that is commonly represented by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and whose orientation in space represents the direction; broadly : an element of a vector space b : a course or compass direction especially of an airplane 2 a : an organism (as an insect) that transmits a pathogen b : pollinator a 3 : an agent (as a plasmid or virus) that contains or carries modified genetic material (as recombinant DNA) and can be used to introduce exogenous genes into the genome of an organism Synonyms: corridor, aim, angel other forms: vectored vectorial vectorially |
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defense
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Synonyms
aegis (also egis), ammunition, armor, buckler |
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bellicose
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Synonyms
aggressive, agonistic, assaultive |
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curative
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Synonyms
medicinal, healing, officinal |
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worldly
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Synonyms
cosmopolitan, smart, sophisticated |
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complacent
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Synonyms
apathetic, casual, indifferent, disinterested |
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precursor
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Synonyms
angel, foregoer, harbinger |
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inspiration
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Synonyms:
afflatus, animus, approach, arousal, awakening |
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docile
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Synonyms
amenable, biddable, compliant |
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stringent
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Synonyms
brassbound, cast-iron, exacting |
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moral
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Synonyms
decent, ethical, honest |
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aggressive
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Synonyms
ambitious, assertive, enterprising, fierce |
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disperse
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Synonyms
disassemble, dissipate, dissolve, scatter |
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obligation
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Synonyms
burden, charge, commitment, devoir |
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placid
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Synonyms
collected, composed, cool, coolheaded |
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conditional
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Synonyms
dependent, contingent (on or upon), subject (to), tentative |
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stunt
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Synonyms:
achievement, act, antic, caper |
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playful
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Synonyms
antic, coltish, elfish, fay, frisky |
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recessive
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adjective
definition: 1 a : tending to recede b : withdrawn 2 2 a : producing little or no phenotypic effect when occurring in heterozygous condition with a contrasting allele <recessive genes> b : expressed only when the determining gene is in the homozygous condition <recessive traits> <a recessive disease> Synonyms backward, bashful, coy, demure other forms: recessively recessiveness |
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limited
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Synonyms
bounded, circumscribed, defined |
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frisky
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adjective
definition: inclined to frisk : playful <frisky puppies>; also : lively <a frisky performance> Synonyms antic, coltish, elfish, fay, playful other forms： friskily |
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revolutionary
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Synonyms
extremist,revolutionist, ultra |
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center
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Synonyms
axis, base, capital, central, core |
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mentor
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Synonyms
coach, counsel, lead, guide |
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promote
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Synonyms
advance, elevate, raise |
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hinder
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Synonyms
clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber |
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profiteer
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Synonyms:
gainer, lucre, earning |
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positive
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Synonyms
admiring, applauding, appreciative |
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reconcile
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Synonyms
accommodate, attune, conciliate, conform |
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counterfeiter
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noun
definition: the person who made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive : forged <counterfeit money> Synonyms: deceiver, liar, cheater other forms: counterfeit |
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prohibited
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Synonyms
ban, forbidden, enjoin, interdict |
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control
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Synonyms
bridle, check, constrain |
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clairvoyant
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adjective
definition: 1 : having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception <claims to be clairvoyant> 2 : of or relating to clairvoyance <clairvoyant powers> Synonyms: clear-sighted, discerning, foreseeing |
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successful
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Synonyms
flourishing, going, palmy, prosperou |
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soothe
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Synonyms
assure, cheer, console, reassure |
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propaganda
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Synonyms:
advertising, agitprop, announcement, |
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protested
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Synonyms
challenge, complaint, demur |
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extend
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Synonyms
drag (out), draw out, elongate, lengthen |
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obscure
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Synonyms
ambiguous, arcane, cryptic, dark |
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divisive
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Synonyms:
alienating, at odds, discordant, disruptive |
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coddle
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Synonyms
boil, parboil, poach, simmer, stew |
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deferential
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Synonyms
respectful, dutiful, regardful |
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restricted
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Synonyms
bounded, circumscribed, defined, definite |
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taunt
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Synonyms
bait, hassle, haze, heckle, needle |
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discriminating
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Synonyms
differential, discriminatory, discriminational |
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militant
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Synonyms
aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, assaultive |
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prod
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Synonyms
dig, goad, spur |
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sanctimonious
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adjective
definition: 1 : hypocritically pious or devout <a sanctimonious moralist> <the king's sanctimonious rebuke — G. B. Shaw> 2 obsolete : possessing sanctity : holy Synonyms: bigoted, canting, deceiving other forms: sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness sanctimony |
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fostered
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Synonyms
advance, cultivate, encourage |
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oust
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Synonyms
banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out |
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unrelenting
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adjective
definition: 1 : not softening or yielding in determination : hard, stern <an unrelenting leader> 2 : not letting up or weakening in vigor or pace : constant <the unrelenting struggle> Synonyms adamant, adamantine, bullheaded, dogged other forms: unrelentingly unrelentingness |
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bucolic
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Synonyms
rural, country, pastoral, rustic |
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chide
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Synonyms
admonish, rebuke, reprimand, reproach |
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replicated
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Synonyms
clone, copycat, duplicate, imitate |
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prolific
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Synonyms
fat, fecund, fructuous, fruitful, lush |
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exhilarating
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adjective
definition: 1 : to make cheerful and excited : enliven, elate <was exhilarated by her success> 2 : refresh, stimulate Synonyms charge, electrify, excite, thrill other forms: exhilarate exhilarated exhilaratingly exhilaration exhilarative exhilarator |
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peruse
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verb
definition: 1 a : to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study b : to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner 2 : read; especially : to read over in an attentive or leisurely manner Synonyms read, pore (over) other forms: perused peruser perusing |
