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moderate, sparing;
syn:temperate, sober, moderate ant:indulgent, immoderate, intemperate |
abstemious (adj)
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praise or flattery that is excessive;
syn:adoration, idolization, hero-worship ant:ridicule, derision, scorn, odium |
anathema (n)
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without experience; immature, not fully developed;
syn:green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced ant:mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
callow (adj)
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deserving blame, worthy of condemnation;
syn:guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy ant:blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious |
culpable (adj)
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tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt;
syn:stalling, slow, tardy, laggard ant:prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious |
dilatory (adj)
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to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
syn:call forth, evoke, extract, educe ant:epress, quash, squelch, stifle |
elicit (v)
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vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
syn:ephemeral, transcient, transitory ant:everlasting, immortal, imperishable |
evanescent (adj)
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accidental, occuring by a happy change
syn:unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky ant:intentional, deliberate, premeditated |
fortuitous (adj)
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mean, low, base
syn:inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid ant:admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble |
ignoble (adj)
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
syn:insinuation, intimation ant:direct statement |
innuendo (n)
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excessively and objectionable sentimental
syn:sentimentalized, maudlin, mushy, nauseating ant:unsentimental, callousm insensitive |
mawkish (adj)
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exiting ony in name, not real;
syn:titular, token, trifling, inconsequential ant:real, actual, exorbitant, excessive |
nominal (adj)
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marked by conspicious or pretentious display, showy
syn:flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant ant:modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring |
ostentatious (adj)
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extremely harmful; deady, fatal
syn:injuriuos, deleterious, baleful, noxious ant:harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious |
pernicious (adj)
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a vague sense of approaching misfortune
syn:foreboding, premonition, hunch |
presentiment (n)
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dull, lacking in distinction and originality;
syn:commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian ant:remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired |
prosaic (adj)
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needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable
syn:required, obligatory, incumbent ant:nonessential, superfluous, optional |
requisite (adj)
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sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant
syn:stimulating, lively, glittering, flashing ant:dull, boring, insipid, flat, tame, vipid |
scintillating (adj, part)
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(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
(n) something that induces sleep syn:(n) narcotic, anesthetic ant:(adj) stimulating, (n) stimulant, stimulus |
soporific (adj, n)
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation;
syn:furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed ant:open, frank, aboveboard, overt |
surreptitious (adj)
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