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Maladroit |
lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling
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Syn: Tactless Ant: Skillful The maladroit man could not get a job. |
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Subterfuge |
an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequences
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Syn:hide Ant:show The subterfuge showed they were guilty |
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Acuity |
sharpness; acuteness
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Syn:keenness Ant:dumb Acuity can be a good thing. |
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Liaison |
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
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Syn:communication Ant:no communication The liaisons were great communicators. |
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Acrid |
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
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Syn:pungent Ant:pleasant The pungent smell made me barf. |
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Sanguine |
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful
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Syn:confident Ant:hopeless The sanguine man did not care about the odds. |
