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Ascertain Verb "How important it is to ascertain the will of God, before we undertake anything, because we are then not only blessed in our own souls, but also the work of our hands will prosper." -George Muller |
Definition: to find out with certainty, to be sure of Synonyms: to understand, fathom Antonyms: to overlook, misunderstand |
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Aberration Noun "I still believe it was an aberration. But when all is said and done I think change is not going to be anything that's all bad, either." -Terry Ryan |
Definition: a differentiation from what is right, true or correct; a deviation from the normal or typical; mental derangement or lapse Synonyms: impairment, monstrosity Antonyms: regularity, normal |
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Hedonist Noun “The difference between egoistic hedonism and altruistic hedonism is but an adjective.” -John Stack IV |
Synonyms: indulgence, gratification Antonyms: unhappiness, dissatisfaction |
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Noun "The air crackled with the presage of lightning, and a heavy mist descended around them." -Stephen R. Lawhead |
Synonyms: foreshadow, prophecy Antonyms: spontaneous, surprise |
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Surfeited Noun "“Love comforteth like sunshine after rain, But lust's effect is tempest after sun; Love's gentle spring doth always fresh remain, Lust's winter comes ere summer half be done; Love surfeit's not, Lust like a glutton dies, Love is all truth, Lust full" -William Shakespeare |
Definition: to supply too much of an amount or supply; overindulgence, especially in terms of food or drink; discomfort or disgust based upon overindulgence or excess Synonyms: gorge, plethora Antonyms: necessity, need |
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Benefaction Noun “A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature” -George Orwell |
Synonyms: subsidizer, philanthropist Antonyms: opponent, antagonist |
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Ablution Noun "Prayer is the ablution of the heart." -Quran |
Definition: a washing of the body, typically for religious purposes; the liquid used for such washing Synonyms: cleanse, purification Antonyms: infect, dirty |
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Baneful Adjective "Why cannot w correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good?" -Zebulon Pike |
Synonyms: hurtful, deadly Antonyms: beneficial, lucky |
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Respite Noun "Art is a spiritual immaterial respite from the hardships of life." -Fernando Botero |
Definition: a delay or postponement, such as delaying a death sentence; temporary relief or rest from pain, work, duty Synonyms: moratorium, deliverance Antonyms: continuation, repetition |
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Tarries Verb "The watchful mother tarries nigh, though sleep has closed her infant's eyes." -John Keble |
Definition: to stay longer than anticipated; to delay, linger, be tardy; to wait Synonyms: abide, procrastinate Antonyms: complete, finish |
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Castigation Noun "Criticism is properly the rod of divination; a hazel switch for the discovery of buried treasure, not a birch twig for the castigation of offenders." -Arthur Symons |
Definition: to criticize severely Synonyms: flog, penalize Antonyms: compliment, encourage |
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Venerable Adjective "Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind." -Cicero |
Definition: provided a great deal of respect due to age, respected Synonyms: admirable, reverenced Antonyms: undignified, dishonored |
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Blight Noun "Humankind's history must be scored bloody with heartbreak. This hankering for affection is a blight upon us." -Sonya Hartnett |
Definition: something that causes death or disease Synonyms: affliction, contamination Antonyms: blessing, prosperity |
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Soothsayer Noun "A fake fortuneteller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer should be shot on sight." -Robert A Heinlein |
Definition: one who sees the future Synonyms: foreseer, prognosticator Antonyms: mortal, imposter |
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Vehement Adjective "We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about." -Eric Hoffer |
Definition: passionate, very opinionated; speaks their mind Synonyms: concentrated, powerful Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent |
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Disheveled Adjective "Most people show up for work being physically accoutered but mentally disheveled." -Eric Butterworth |
Definition: wrinkled, visually unpleasant Synonyms: unkempt, disarranged Antonyms: neat, orderly |
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Covetousness Adjective "The curse of covetousness is that it destroys manhood by substituting money for character." -Lucy Larcomb |
Synonyms: avarice, cupidity Antonyms: selflessness, sacrifice |
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Goads Verb "My goal is to goad someone into saying something that ruins their life." -Don Imus |
Definition: to provoke or annoy someone in order to stimulate a reaction Synonyms: stimulate, motivate Antonyms: ignore, pacify |
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Insolence Noun "The stupidity of men always invited the insolence of power." -Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Definitions: rude or disrespectful behavior Synonyms: audacity, brazenness Antonyms: modesty, respect |
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Austere Adjective "Nature is an austere mood, even terrifying, withal majestically beautiful." -Frederick Soddy |
Definition: seemingly strict in manner, attitude, or appearance Synonyms: ascetic, forbidding Antonyms: meek, forgiving |
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Jocular Adjective "Nor am I greatly moved by jocular inquiries such as 'Where will you put all the mosquitoes?'" -C.S. Lewis |
Definition: characterized by the joking, playful manner Synonyms: blithe, lighthearted Antonyms: solemn, serious |
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Indolence Noun "Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence." -Thomas Chandler Haliburton |
Synonyms: apathy, laziness Antonyms: enthusiasm, energy |
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Haughtily Adjective "Man values life as a sacred jewel in such a way that he revers him most who haughtily scorns it." -Platen |
Definition: disdainfully proud, scornfully arrogant Synonyms: lofty, snobbish Antonyms: humble, respectful |
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Supplicate Verb "The fates are not quite obdurate; they have a grim, sardonic way of granting them who supplicate the thing they wanted yesterday." -Roselle Montgomery |
Definition: to make a humble and earnest wish or petition Synonyms: beg, demand Antonyms: to refuse, to deter |
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Palliative Adjective "Grace is a palliative care and continuing complex care hospital blessed with a dedicated and close-knit staff." -Glenn Yaffee |
Definition: removing or dealing with the problem without dealing with the underlying cause of the problem Synonyms: sedative, calming Antonyms; bothering, avoiding |
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Ad Infinitum Adverb "ad infinitum and beyond!" |
Definition: infinity, repeating again for all of eternity Synonyms: infinity, repetition Antonyms: sparse, once, |
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Concede verb "He conceded to stealing" |
Synonym: admit, acknowledge Antonym: refuse, lie, win |
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apportion verb "The leader apportioned the incoming goods for families" |
Synonyms: share, divide, allocate, distribute, allocate Antonyms: hoard, avoid |
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bona fide adjective "The shells were bona fide" |
Synonyms: genuine, real Antonyms: fake, faux |
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lofty adjective "She surrounded herself with lofty goals." |
Synonyms: great Antonyms: subordinate |
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buoyant adjective "The buoyant float provided a way to float." |
Definition: having the ability to float Synonyms: bouncy, floaty Antonyms: sink, weighted |
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Migration noun "Christopher Columbus was the father of migration" |
Definition: the act of changing places, moving from one place to another Synonyms: movement, immigration, exodus Antonyms: stay, placement |
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Clique Noun "The clique of girls wandered aimlessly through the halls." |
Synonyms: friends, clubs, group Antonyms: enemies |
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Perceive Verb "What the student had perceived eventually became true." |
Synonyms: to realize, understand, hypothesize Antonyms: to guess, to forget |
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Perverse Adjective "The night was filled with terrible, perverse comedy." |
Synonyms: awkward, difficult, obstinate, disgusting Antonyms: peaceful, rational |
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Prelude Noun "The musical prelude to church was very beautiful." |
Synonyms: preliminary, opening, introduction Antonyms: end, closing |
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Rancid Adjective "The fish became rancid three days after it was served." |
Definition: to smell or taste unpleasant due to the state of it being old and stale Synonyms: stale, rank, putrid Antonyms: new, fresh, ornate |
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Rustic Adjective "She ventured into a small, rustic town." |
Synonyms: simple, rural, traditional Antonyms: complex. cityscape, rushed |
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Sever Verb "The rope suddenly severed." |
Synonyms: cut, slice Antonyms: mend, repair, communicate |
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Sordid Adjective "Hitler committed actions that were very sordid." |
Synonyms: terrible, dirty, squalid Antonyms: moral, honorable |
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Untenable Adjective "Trump's stance was very untenable and unknowledgeable." |
Synonyms: weak Antonyms: strong, defended |
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Versatile Adjective "The Yale graduate is very versatile." |
Synonyms: capable, talented Antonyms: incompetent, lacking |
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Vindicate Verb "The court did not vindicate the murder." |
Synonyms: closure, end, justify Antonyms: arise, cause, rupture |
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Wane Verb "The pain slowly waned from his body." |
Synonyms: decrease, weaken Antonyms: illuminate, strengthen |
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Annex "The Bill of Rights was annexed to the Constitution." |
Definition: an extra or added subordinate part at the bottom of something Synonyms: addition, extension Antonyms: deletion |
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Cleave Verb "The metal rod cleaved the silence" |
Definition: to split or sever forcefully Synonym: break, sever, split Antonyms: mend, heal, piece together. |
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Cordial Adjective "The hosts were very cordial." |
Synonyms: nice, welcoming, hospitable Antonyms: rude, unpleasant |
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Cornerstone Noun "The cornerstone of the school had an owl." |
Synonyms: foundation, basis, basic Antonyms: addition, instability |
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Debacle Noun "The economic plunge became known as the debacle of the Great Depression." |
Definition: a sudden failure, fiasco Synonyms: plunge, drop, Antonyms: skyrocket, rise, growth |
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Devitalize Verb "The soup helped my devitalized throat." |
Definition: to be deprived of strength and vigor, worn down Synonyms: worn down, broken, burnt out Antonyms: fresh, mended, whole, perfect |
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Embroil Verb "The passionate musician was embroiled in the conversation." |
Synonyms: passionate, engage Antonyms: refuse, exclude |
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Exonerate Verb "The murderer was exonerated from murder." |
Definition: to remove punishment of, to clear a charge Synonyms: clear, discharge Antonyms: charge, punish |
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Glib Adjective "His pick up lines were far too glib." |
Synonyms: slick, sassy, fast-response Antonyms: rude, slow, disgraceful |
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Haphazard Adjective "His room was haphazardly clean." |
Synonyms: half hearted, unorganized Antonyms: organized, purposed |
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Improvise Verb "The entire project was pure improvising." |
Definition: to create or perform without preparation, randomly Synonyms: random, spontaneous Antonyms: planned, practiced |
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Incite Verb "The lights did not incite the crowd." |
Synonyms: animate, hype, engage Antonyms: bore, exclude |
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Influx Noun "There was an influx of people when the weather cooled." |
Synonyms: growth, addition Antonyms: loss, lacking |
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Pallor Adjective "After the blood was drawn, she was an unhealthy, pallor white." |
Synonyms: faint, white, flushed Antonyms: healthy, tan, dark |
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Pedigree Noun "The pedigree proved that the dog was a pure bred" |
Definition: a recording of the lineage or ancestry of an organism Synonyms: family tree, history, ancestry Antonyms: guess, experiment |
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Precipitous Adjective "The roller coaster seemed very precipitous." |
synonyms: tall, sky scraper, giant Antonyms: miniscule, small, short |
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Profuse Adjective "The cut was profusely bleeding." |
Synonyms: exuberant, plentiful Antonyms: apportioned, scarce |
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Reconcile Verb "The friends reconciled after their fight." |
Definition: to make amends with, restore relations Synonyms: mend bonds, restore, fix Antonyms: break, tear, destroy, grow apart |
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Shackle Noun "The prisoner of war was shackled to the wall." |
Definition: a pair of metal links, typically U shaped, that will fasten a persons hands or ankles together, typically as a punishment Synonyms: handcuff, tie, imprison Antonyms: free, release |
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Threadbare Adjective "The hand me down became threadbare after the first pass down." |
Synonyms: wearing out, thinning Antonyms: restoring, perfect condition |
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abase Verb "The snide remarks slowly abased the workers." |
Definition: to behave in one way in which degraded or belittles someone Synonyms: degrade, insult Antonyms: validate, compliment |
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Actuate Verb "The bad weather actuated the band rehearsal to be cancelled." |
Definition: to cause something to happen Synonyms: affect, inspire Antonyms: degrade, |
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Cordial Adjective "Don't be too cordial to the other opponents." |
Definition: to be overly friendly or nice to other people Synonyms: friendly, nice, welcoming Antonyms: rude, disrespectful |
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Avert Verb "He averted his eyes from the television." |
Definition: to turn away, avoid something Synonyms: avoid, move, divert Antonyms: stare, direct |
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Boorish Adjective "The young boy misbehaved and acted boorish for the whole day." |
Definition: to misbehave, behave rudely or coarse Synonyms: rude, disrespect Antonyms: respect, mature |
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Brunt Noun "The brunt of the storm was during the football game." |
Definition: the worst part, or chief impact of a specific thing Synonyms: force, impact, shock Antonyms: effect, compliment |
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Combatant Noun "The combatants were between the Australians and the Emus." |
Synonyms: enemies, combats, fighters Antonyms: Switzerland, neutral |
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Dormant Adjective "The teenage boy was dormant after his surgery." |
Synonyms: sleeping, resting Antonyms: hype, hyper, awake |
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Dubious Adjective "The student looked dubious at the change of plans." |
Definition: hesitating, doubting, suspicious Synonyms: untrustworthy, questionable, doubtful Antonyms: worthy, trusting, wholeheartedly |
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Harangue Noun "The speech was a very long harangue." |
Synonyms: lecture, attack, rant Antonyms: peace, short address |
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Harry Verb "He constantly harried his ex's behavior." |
Synonyms: attack, target Antonyms: reconcile, protect |
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Impenitent Adjective "Hitler did not feel impenitent of his actions." |
Synonyms: unabashed, unapologetic Antonyms: contrite, remorseful |
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Knave Noun "The criminal was like a knave- dishonest." |
Synonyms: shady, criminal, untrustworthy Antonyms: trustworthy, correct, truthful |
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Legion Noun "The legion of men attacked the Germanians." |
Synonyms: unit, brigade, plethora Antonyms: solitude |
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Liberality Noun "She spent her birthday money with astounding liberality, as if it burned a hole in her pocket." |
Synonyms: freedom, carelessly Antonyms: stingy, tight |
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Plaintiff Noun "The plaintiff brought forth the case of rape against the perpetrator." |
Synonyms: lawyer, helper Antonyms: criminal, judge |
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Probe Noun, Verb "The doctor used a probe to probe the patient's limp arm." |
Synonyms: examine, poke, explore Antonyms: avoid, disgust |
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Protract Verb "The class seemed to protract as the day went on, closer and closer to 2:30." |
Synonyms: extend, make longer, last Antonyms: shorten, speed up |
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Quarry Noun, Verb "The quarry of rocks was quarried for diamonds." |
Synonyms: harbor, storage Antonyms: refuse, bury |
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Spurn Verb "She spoke her opinions quietly, as if they might be spurned." |
Definition: to reject with disdain or contempt Synonyms: reject, refuse, scorn Antonyms: accept, embrace |
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Subterfuge Noun "She used the tactic of subterfuge in order to obtain her goal." |
Synonyms: lie, fraud, trick, intrigue Antonyms: honesty, truthful |
