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antidote
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remedy for a poison or evil
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astringent
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1. substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood
2. severe; stern 3. causing contraction |
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benign
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1. not dangerous
2. gentle; kindly |
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convalesce
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recover health after illness; recuperate
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fester
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form pus; rankle; rot; putrefy
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hypochondriac
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one who is morbidly anxious about personal health or suffering from imaginary illness
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immunity
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1. resistance (to a disease)
2. freedom (from an obligation) |
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lesion
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injury; hurt
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malignant
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1. threatening to cause death
2. very evil |
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morbid
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1. gruesome
2. having to do with disease |
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pestilential
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1. morally harmful
2. pertaining to a plague |
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regimen
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set of rules, esp. to improve health
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salubrious
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healthful
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sebaceous
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greasy; secreting sebum (fatty matter secreted by the glands of the skin)
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therapeutic
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curative
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toxic
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poisonous
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unguent
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salve; ointment
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virulent
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1. extremely poisonous; deadly; venomous
2. very bitter |
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virus
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1. disease-causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope
2. corruptive force |
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acclaim
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welcome with approval; applaud loudly
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encomium
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speech or writing of high praise; tribute; eulogy
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eulogize
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praise; extol; laud; glorify (ant. vilify)
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laudable
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praiseworthy; commendable
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plaudit
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applause; enthusiastic praise (used mainly in the plural)
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calumnious
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falsely and maliciously accusing; defamatory; slanderous
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derogatory
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expressing low esteem; belittling; disparaging
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imputation
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charge, esp. an unjust or false charge; insinuation; accusation
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libel
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false and defamatory printed (or written) statement
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malign
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speak evil of; vilify; traduce
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slander
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false and defamatory spoken statement; calumny
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stigma
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mark of disgrace
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banter
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playful teasing; joking; raillery
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caricature
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drawing, imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects
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droll
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odd and laughter-provoking
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facetious
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1. in the habit of joking
2. said in jest without serious intent |
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flippant
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treating serious matters lightly
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harlequin
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buffoon; clown
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hilarious
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boisterously merry; very funny
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irony
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1. species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the word used
2. state of affairs contrary to what would normally be expected |
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jocose
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given to jesting; playfully humorous
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levity
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lack of proper seriousness; trifling gaiety; frivolity
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ludicrous
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exciting laughter; ridiculous; farcical; absurd
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parody
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humorous imitation
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sarcasm (sardonic)
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sneering language intended to hurt a person's feelings
(bitterly sarcastic; mocking) |
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satire
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language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule
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travesty
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imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous; mockery
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness
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aversion
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strong dislike; repugnance; antipathy
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involuntary
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not done of one's own free will; automatic; unintentional; spontaneous
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loath
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unwilling; disinclined; reluctant
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loathe
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have an intense aversion to; detest
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volition
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will
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acclivity
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upward slope
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acme
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highest point; pinnacle; summit
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apogee
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1. farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
2. highest point; culmination |
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climactic
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arranged in order of increasing force and interest
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consummate
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perfect, superb; carried to the highest degree
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eminence (eminent)
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high rank (standing out; notable; famous)
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ethereal
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of the heavens; celestial; airy; delicate; intangible
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exalt
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1. lift up with joy, etc.; elate
2. raise in rank, dignity, etc.; extol; glorify |
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precipice (precipitous)
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1. very steep, overhanging place; cliff
(hasty; rash) |
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preeminent
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standing out above others; superior
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sublimate
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1. redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels
2. purify; refine |
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sublime
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elevated; noble; exalted; uplifting
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vertex
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farthest point opposite the base, as in a triangle or pyramid; apex
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zenith
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1. highest point; culmination
2. point in the heavens directly overhead |
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abject
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deserving contempt; sunk to a low condition; wretched
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abysmal
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deep; profound; immeasurably great
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abyss
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bottomless; immeasurably deep space
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anticlimax
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abrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivial or ludicrous; comedown; bathos
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chasm
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deep breach; wide gap or rift
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declivity
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downward slope
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dregs
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most worthless part; sediment at the bottom of a liquid
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earthy
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coarse; low
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humble
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1. of low position or condition
2. not proud; unpretentious; modest; courteously respectful |
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humiliate
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lower the pride, position, or dignity of; abase; degrade; mortify
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menial
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low; mean; subservient; servile
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nadir
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lowest point
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plumb
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get to the bottom of; ascertain the depth of; fathom
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profound
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very deep; deeply felt; intellectually deep
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ravine
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deep, narrow gorge worn by running water
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