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Acme
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n. the highest point
s. summit, top, peak, pinnacle a. low point, bottom, nadir |
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Attribute
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n. a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something
s. trait |
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Attribute
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v. to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from
s. ascribe |
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belittle
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v. to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
s. minimize, underrate, disparage a. exaggerate, magnify, overestimate |
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Convey
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v. to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
s. carry, send, impart |
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Doctrine
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n. a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
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excise
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v. to remove by cutting
s. cut out, delete, expunge a. put in, insert, interpolate |
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excise
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n. an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service
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exotic
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adj. foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
s. strange, alien, picturesque, colorful a. native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace |
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haggard
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adj. thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
s. drawn, gaunt, wasted a. healthy, glowing, radiant, hale and hearty |
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jaunty
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adj. lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance
s. unconcerned, lighthearted a. downcast dejected, glum |
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juncture
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n. a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
s. union, seam, joint, turning |
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menial
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adj. lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity.
a. lofty, elevated |
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menial
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n. a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
n. underling, scullion, servant a. boos master |
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parry
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v. to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid
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parry
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n. a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
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predatory
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adj. preying on, plundering, or piratical
s. looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious |
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ravage
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v. to destroy, lay waste, ruin
s. wreck, devastate a. spare |
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ravage
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n. ruinous damage, destruction
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stance
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n. a way of holding the body; an attitutde or position on an issue
s. posture, bearing |
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tawdry
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adj. showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
s. loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar a. refined, tateful, subdued, muted |
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turncoat
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n. a person who switches to an opposing side or party
traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade a. loyalist, diehard |
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unassuming
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adj. not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
a. conceited, pretentious, self-important |
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wallow
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v. to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to over indulge in; to have in aboundance
s. delight in, bask in |
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wallow
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n. a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state or molar or physical collapse
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waver
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v. to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
s. hesitate, falter a. stand firm, be resolute |
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abut
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v. to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
s. border on, bolster |
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attire
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n. clothes, apparel, garb
s. clothing |
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attire
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v. to dress, adorn, or bedeck
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avail
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v. to be of use or benefit to; to make use of ; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit
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avail
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n. use, benefit, or value
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crony
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n. a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
a. enemy, rival |
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cryptic
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adj. puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
a. crystal clear, unambiguous |
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divergent
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adj. going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant
s. not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional a. merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional |
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enmity
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n. hatred, ill-will
s. hostility, animosity, antagonism a. friendship, amity |
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fervent
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adj. very earnest, emothional, passionate; extremely hot
enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching a. blase, apathetic, restrained, emotionless |
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gaunt
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adj. thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
s. lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones a. plump, chubby, stout, corpulent |
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infiltrate
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v. to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
s. slip into, creep into, penetrate |
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nullify
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v. to make of no value or consequence, cancel, whipe out
s. invalidate, annul a. confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction |
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perceptible
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adj.capable of bein grasped by the senses or mind
s. noticeable, discernible, observable a. invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible |
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plummet
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v. to plunge straight down
s. take a nosedive a. soar, skyrocket |
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plummet
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n. a weight fastened to a line
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proclaim
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v. to declare publicly or officially
s. announce, promulgate a. conceal, cover up |
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proxy
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n. an agent, substitutie; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
s. deputy, representative |
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rankle
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v. to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grwos worse with time)
s. irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall a. please, delight, gratify |
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scavenger
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n. a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
s. rummager |
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stint
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v. to limit, be sparing or frugal
s. restrict, scrimp, economize a. splurge, squander, lavish |
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stoical
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adj. self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain\s. unresponsive, impasive
a. excitable, emotional, hotheaded |
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unflagging
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v. tireless, continuing with vigor
s. steady, undiminished, unremitting a. diminishing, drooping, sagging |
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apt
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adj. suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
s. appropriate, fit, proper, liable a. inappropriate, unlikely, slow |
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awry
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adj.,adv. in a turned or twisted position or dierection; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
s. crooked, askew, amiss a. straight, symmetrical |
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bludgeon
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n. a short club used as a weapon
s. cudgel |
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bludgeon
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v. to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
v. clobber, clout |
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capitulate
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v. to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
a. hold out, persist |
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chafe
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v. to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against
s. irritate, scrape, abrade a. soothe, mollify, please, elate |
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chafe
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n. a sore or injury caused by rubbing
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defile
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v. to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of
s. poluute, contaminate, desecrate a. cleanse, purify |
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defile
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v. to march in a single line or in colums
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defile
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n. a narrow passage; gorge, canyon
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dire
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adj. dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
s. disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent a. favorable, auspicious, beneficial |
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disarming
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adj. charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
s. endearing, winning a. alarming troubling, disquieting |
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disgruntled
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adj. in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
s. displeased, grumpy, surly a. pleased, satisfied, content |
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encroach
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v. to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
s. intrude, infringe |
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endow
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v. to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
s. grant, bestow, present, bequeath a. take away, deprive |
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fend
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v. to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
s. stave off, cope |
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impunity
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n. freedom from punishment
s. exemption from penalty, immunity |
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mien
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n. air manner; appearance; expression
s. look, bearing, demeanor |
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penal
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adj. having to do with punishment
s. correctional, disciplinary |
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pertinent
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adj. related to the matter at hand, to the point
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pertinent
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adj. related to the matter at hand, to the point
s. relevant, germane, apropos a. unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial |
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predominant
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adj. the greatest in strength or power; most common
s. chief, major, paramount, prevalent a. secondary, minor, subsidary, rare |
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prodigy
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n. something wonderfu lor marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talen
s. marvel, wonder, freak, genius a. dumbbell, dunce, dullaryd |
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recluse
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n. a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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renown
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n. fame, glory
s. reputation, celbrity, prestige a. obscurity, infamy, notorioety |