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Synonyms
cast (off), chuck, deep-six, ditch, dump |
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neutral
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Synonyms
nonpartisan, on the fence |
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cacophonous
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Synonyms
dissonant, discordant, inharmonious |
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obliterate
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verb
definition: 1 a : to remove utterly from recognition or memory b : to remove from existence : destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of c : to cause to disappear (as a bodily part or a scar) or collapse (as a duct conveying body fluid) : remove 4 <a blood vessel obliterated by inflammation> 2 : to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or wearing away 3 : cancel 4 Synonyms abolish, cancel, clean (up), efface other forms: obliteration obliterator |
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liberating
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Synonyms
discharge, disenthrall, emancipate |
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syncopated
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Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, abstract
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funerary
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Synonyms:
entombment, burial, inhumation |
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repressive
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Synonyms:
suppressing, squashing, quashing |
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harmonic
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Synonyms
balanced, congruous, consonant |
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recollect
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Synonyms
flash back (to), hark back (to), harken back (to) |
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totalitarian
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Synonyms: Nazi, absolute, authoritarian
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collaborative
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Synonyms
band (together), cooperate, concert, concur |
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conceal
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Synonyms
bury, cache, 1hide, ensconce, secrete |
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absolutist
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Synonyms: absolutist , arbitrary, authoritarian
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mellifluous
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adjective
definition: 1 : having a smooth rich flow <a mellifluous voice> 2 : filled with something (as honey) that sweetens Synonyms euphonious, lyrical, mellifluent, lyric other forms: mellifluously mellifluousness |
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scrutinize
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Synonyms
audit, check (out), con, examine |
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scandalous
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Synonyms
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful |
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erratic
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Synonyms
aimless, arbitrary, catch-as-catch-can, desultory |
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decipher
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Synonyms
break, crack, decode, decrypt |
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compromise
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Synonyms
accommodation, concession, give-and-take, negotiation |
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informal
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Synonyms
heterodox, irregular, unceremonious, unconventional, unorthodox |
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deterrent
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Synonyms: bridle, check, curb, defense
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imagine
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Synonyms
conceit [chiefly dialect], conceive, conjure (up), dream |
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idiosyncratic
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Synonyms
crotchet, curiosity, eccentricity, erraticism |
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launch
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Synonyms
begin, constitute, establish |
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worthless
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Synonyms
chaffy, empty, junky, no-good, null |
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preventative
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Synonyms: precaution, preventive, protection, remedy
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panacea
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Synonyms
catholicon, elixir, nostrum, cure–al |
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superiority
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Synonyms
assumption, bumptiousness, consequence |
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regress
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Synonyms
retrogress, return, revert |
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overcome
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Synonyms
best, conquer, defeat, dispatch |
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embrace
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Synonyms
bear-hug, clasp, crush, enclasp, enfold, grasp, hug |
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catastrophic
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Synonyms
apocalypse, calamity, cataclysm, disaster |
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barrier
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Synonyms
barricade, fence, hedge, wall |
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insecurity
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Synonyms
loose, lax, loosened, relaxed |
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unforeseen
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Synonyms:
unpredictable, unknown |
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awaken
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Synonyms
arouse, awake, wake |
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dispel
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verb
definition: to drive away by or as if by scattering : dissipate <dispel a rumor> Synonyms disband, scatter, disperse |
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moderate
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Synonyms
temperate, modest, reasonable |
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catalyst
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Synonyms:
adjuvant, agitator, enzyme, goad, impetus, impulse |
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inferiority
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Synonyms:
inability, inadequacy, lack, mediocrity |
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arrangement
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Synonyms
plan, blueprint, design, game |
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stirred
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Synonyms:
mixed, shaken, fluttered |
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fathom
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Synonyms:
appreciate, apprehend, catch |
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devoid
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Synonyms
bankrupt, bare, barren, bereft, destitute |
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provocation
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Synonyms
excitement, incitation, incitement, instigation |
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levity
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Synonyms
facetiousness, flightiness, flippancy |
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disparage
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Synonyms
belittle, cry down, denigrate, deprecate |
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mitigate
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verb
definition: 1 : to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify <aggressiveness may be mitigated or … channeled — Ashley Montagu> 2 a : to make less severe or painful : alleviate b : extenuate Synonyms allay, alleviate, assuage, ease other forms: mitigated mitigatedly mitigating mitigation mitigative mitigator mitigatory |
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haughty
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Synonyms
assumptive, bumptious, arrogant |
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attitude
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Synonyms
posture, carriage, poise |
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invaluable
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Synonyms
inestimable, priceless |
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impudent
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Synonyms
arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash |
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consist
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Synonyms
accord, agree, answer, chord |
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imperative
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adjective
definition: 1 a : of, relating to, or constituting the grammatical mood that expresses the will to influence the behavior of another b : expressive of a command, entreaty, or exhortation c : having power to restrain, control, and direct 2 : not to be avoided or evaded : necessary <an imperative duty> Synonyms compulsory, forced, mandatory, incumbent other forms: imperatively imperativeness |
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irresolute
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Synonyms:
changing, doubtful, doubting, faltering, fearful |
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bargain
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Synonyms
buy, deal, pennyworth |
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indistinguishable
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Synonyms:
duplicate, equivalent, identical |
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insolent
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Synonyms:
abusive, arrogant, barefaced, brassy |
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worthy
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Synonyms
deserving, good, meritorious |
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bereft
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Synonyms
bereaved, deprived, devoid |
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presumptuous
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Synonyms
bold, familiar, forward, free |
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misfortune
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Synonyms
adversity, ill, knock, misadventure |
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miscreant
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adjective
definition: 1 : unbelieving, heretical 2 : depraved, villainous <miscreant behavior> Synonyms: beast, brute, caitiff, devil other forms: none |
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arrogant
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Synonyms
assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, haughty |
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trusting
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Synonyms:
believing, confiding, credulous |
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revisionist
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Synonyms
reformer, pusher, fighter |
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articulate
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Synonyms
eloquent, fluent, silver-tongued, well-spoken |
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meddle
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verb
definition: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern : interfere without right or propriety Synonyms interlope, intermeddle, intrude, interfere other forms: meddler |
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anomaly
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Synonyms
aberration, abnormality, exception |
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reverential
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Synonyms:
admiring, appreciative, regardful |
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scoff
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noun
definition: 1 : an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe 2 : an object of scorn, mockery, or derision Synonyms: none other forms: verb definition: to show contempt by derisive acts or language <scoffed at the idea> 1 : to eat greedily <scoffed dinner> 2 : seize —often used with up <scoffed up the free gifts> Synonyms: belittle, boo, contemn, deride |
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pacifist
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Synonyms
dovish, pacific, peaceful |
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contemptuous
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Synonyms
abhorrent, disdainful, scornful |
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temporize
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Synonyms:
balk, delay, equivocate, hedge |
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extremist
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Synonyms:
agitator, die-hard, fanatic, radical |
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satellite
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noun
definition: 1 : a hired agent or obsequious follower : minion, sycophant 2 a : a celestial body orbiting another of larger size b : a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body 3 : someone or something attendant, subordinate, or dependent; especially : a country politically and economically dominated or controlled by another more powerful country 4 : a usually independent urban community situated near but not immediately adjacent to a large city Synonyms: ancillary, asteroid, luna other forms: none |
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prolong
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Synonyms
drag (out), draw out, elongate, lengthen |
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tacit
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Synonyms
implied, implicit, unexpressed |
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reversal
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Synonyms
knock, lapse, reverse, setback |
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misbehave
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Synonyms:
deviate, mischievous, misconduct |
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fervent
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adjective
definition: 1 : very hot : glowing 2 : exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling : zealous <fervent prayers> Synonyms ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative other forms: fervently ferventness |
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bifurcation
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noun
Definition: division Synonyms: division, consequence, result other forms: bifurcate bifurcated bifurcating |
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disrupt
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Synonyms
break, fracture, fragment |
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unqualified
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Synonyms
blank, blooming, bodacious, categorical |
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dichotomous
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Synonyms:
divided, split, branched |
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sneer
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Synonyms
laugh, smile, snicker, snigger |
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impetuous
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Synonyms:
abrupt, ardent, eager, fervid |
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filial
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Synonyms:
related, kinship, parental |
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terminate
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adjective
definition: coming to an end or capable of ending Synonyms close out, complete, conclude, end other forms: terminated terminating |
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regal
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Synonyms
kingly, monarchal (or monarchial), princely |
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symbiotic
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Synonyms
emblematic (also emblematical), representational, representative |
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withdraw
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Synonyms
back away, drop back, fall back, pull out, recede, retire, retreat |
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imperial
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Synonyms
august, baronial, epic, gallant, glorious |
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avuncular
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Synonyms:
none |
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intrude
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Synonyms
chime in, chip in [chiefly British], cut in, interpose, interrupt |
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simplistic
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Synonyms:
condensed, overly simplified, oversimplified |
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convivial
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Synonyms
boon, clubby, companionable |
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conduct
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Synonyms
administration, care, charge, control |
