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annex
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(v) to add to, attach; to incorporate
(n) an attachment or addition syn: join, acquire, appropriate, procure |
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cleave
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to cut or split open; to cling to
syn: sever, halve, sunder, adhere, clasp |
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cordial
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(adj) in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery:
(n) a liqueur syn: hospitable, affable, war, convivial ant: gruff, unfriendly, unsociable |
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cornerstone
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the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element
syn: foundation, base, underpinning, support |
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debacle
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an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure
syn: disaster, fiasco, calamity ant: success, triumph, victory, coup |
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devitalize
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to make week or lifeless
syn: enfeeble, sap, enervate ant: enliven, stimulate, energize, excite |
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embroil
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to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion
syn: entangle, ensnarl ant: disentangle, separate, disconnect |
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exonerate
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to clear from a charge or accusation
syn: absolve, acquite, vindicate, exculpate ant: implicate, incriminate, inculpate |
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glib
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ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere
syn: superficial, pat, oily, inctuous, facile ant: halting, tongue-tied, speechless, awkward |
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haphazard
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by chance, not planned; lacking order
syn: random, accidnetal, slapdash ant: deliberate, purposeful, orderly, meticulous |
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improvise
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to compose or perform without preparation; to constuct from available materials
syn: ad-lib, play it by ear, wing it, extemporize ant: plan, rehearse, practice, prepare |
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incite
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to rouse, stir up, urge on
syn: spur, kindle, provoke, instigate, prompt ant: check, curb, impede, restrain, smother |
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influx
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a coming in, inflow
syn: inpouring, inrush, invasion ant: outpouring, exodus, departure |
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pailor
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an extreme or unnatural paleness
syn: wanness, lividness, bloodlessness ant: flush, blush, rosiness, bloom |
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pedigree
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a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something
syn: lineage, ancestry, genealogy |
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precipitous
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very steep
syn: sheer, abrupt, sharp ant: gradual, shallow, graded, incremental |
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profuse
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very abundent; given or flowing freely
syn: extravagant, lavish, bounteous, plenteous ant: sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient |
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reconcile
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to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)
syn: unite, conciliate, mend fences ant: antagonize, alienate, drive a wedge between |
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shackle
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(v) to put into chains
(n) a chain, fetter syn: manacle, enslave, handcuffs, bonds, irons ant: free, unfetter, emanicipate, liberate |
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threadbare
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shabby, old and worn
syn: frayed, seedy, ragged, shopworn, trite ant: luxurious, plush, costly, sumptuous |
