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abet
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(e bet')
(v) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy) Antonyms: hamper, hinder, impede, frustrate |
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aver
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(e ver')
(v) to affirm, declare confidently Synonyms: assert, asseverate, avouch Antonyms: deny, disavow, repudiate, disclaim |
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blatant
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(blat' ent)
(adj) noise in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, espoecailly in an unfavorable sense Synonyms: flagrant, glaring, egregious, disagreeably loud Antonyms: inconsequential, trifling, piddling, petty |
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broach
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(broch)
(v) to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the waterl to turn sideways to the wind and waves; to pierce (a keg or cask) in order to draw off liquid; (n) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks |
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buttress
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(be' tres)
(v) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n) a supporting structure Synonyms: (v) bolster, reinforce, brace, shore up Antonyms: (v) undermine, weaken, impair |
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carousal
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(ke rau' zel)
(n) noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking) Synonyms: drinking boul, drunken revel, binge |
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collate
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(ko' lat)
(v) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities; to arrange in order for some specific purpose Synonyms: sort out, corss-check, rearrange |
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conoisseur
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(kan e ser')
(n) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgements, especially in one of the fine arts Synonyms: authority, savant, pundit Antonyms: igoramus, philistine, yahoo |
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disconsolate
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(dis kan' se lat)
(adj) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation Synonyms: grief-stricken, inconsolable, comfortlesss Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, buoyant, jaunty |
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encumber
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(in kem' ber)
(v) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt); to fill up, block up, hinder Synonyms: overload, saddle, hamper, clog Antonyms: unburden, unload, relieve |
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forment
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(fo ment')
(v) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm Synonyms: instigate, incite, stir up Antonyms: quell, quash, squelch, suppress |
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grisly
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(griz' le)
(adj) frightful, horrible, ghastly Synonyms: gruesome, gory, hideous Antonyms: pleasent, delightful, attractive |
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herculean
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(her kyu le' an)
(adj) (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercase H) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength Synonyms: mighty, powerful, arduous, onerous, colossal Antonyms: puny, Lilliputian, bantam |
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impassive
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(im pas' iv)
(adj) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless Synonyms: emotionless, stoical, unemotional, insensible Antonyms: emotional, passionate, excitable |
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inauspicious
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(in o spish' es)
(adj) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future Synonyms: unpropitious, unpromising, untimely Antonyms: propitious, favorable |
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incontrovertible
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(in kan tre ver' te bel)
(adj) unquestionable, beyond dispute Synonyms: incontestable, indisputable, indubitable Antonyms: debatable, dubious, open to question |
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nonplussed
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(nan plest')
(adj, part) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss Synonyms: perplexed, baffled, stumped, flabbergasted Antonyms: poised, confident, assured |
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opportune
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(ap ar tun')
(adj) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occuring at an appropriate time Synonyms: timely, appropriate, felicitous Antonyms: untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate |
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prolific
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(pro lif' ik)
(adj) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse Synonyms: fruitful, fecund, proliferous Antonyms: barrne, unproductive, sterile, sparse |
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rejoinder
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(ri join' der)
(n) a reply to a reply; especially from the defendant in a legal suit Synonyms: answer, reply, response, riposte, retort |
