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heresy |
n. the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
ant: orthodoxy |
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docile |
adj. easy to teach or manage
syn: submissive, compliant ant: unmanageable, willful |
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libation |
n. a drink, especially an alcoholic one
syn: intoxicant |
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anathema |
n. 1. a hated repellant person or thing 2. a formal curse
1. syn: abhorration, detestation 2. syn: condemnation
1. ant: beloved 2. ant: blessing, praise |
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banter |
n. teasing, playful conversation
syn: joshing, badinage, raillery ant: vituperation |
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castigate |
v. to criticize or punish severely
syn: reprimand, chastise, scold ant: praise |
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gauche |
adj. lacking social graces; tactless
syn: awkward ant: graceful |
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ignominy |
n. public shame, disgrace or dishonor
syn: disgrace, infamy
ant: renown, eminence, repute |
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motley |
adj. made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
syn: varied
ant: uniform, homogeneous, similar |
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emaciated |
adj. extremely thin; wasted away
syn: withered
ant: plump, fattened |
