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admonish (v)
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to reprimand mildly
syn: rebuke, reprove ant: laud, revere, endorse |
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anachronism (n)
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something put of place in time
that beat up car was an anachronism next to all the new BMWs syn: archaism, incongruity, asynchronism |
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calumny (n)
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slander; false accusation
too many tabloids know that calumny about celebs are more profitable than the truth syn: libel, denigration, defamation ant: acclaim, extolment, approbation |
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carpricious (adj)
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whimsical, impulsive
the butterfly flew in a capricious path, sometimes landing by a flower syn: fickle, mercurial, erratic, volatile |
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caustic (adj)
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corresive; sarcastic
lelouch immediately regretted making such a caustic remark, espically when CC have lost all her memories syn: abrasive, acrimonious ant: mitigating, conciliatory, mollifying |
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censure (n)
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offical condeminarion ; harsh critism
congress voted to declare censure on the representative who took money and gifts from a lobbyist syn: castigation, derision, rebuke ant: laudation, endorsement |
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chronos (root)
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time
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contemporaneous (adj)
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existing / occurring at about the same time
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de -
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down
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denigrate (v)
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to attack the character of ; to disparage
syn: slander, decry |
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derogatory ( adj)
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disparaging, belittling
derogatory remarks are not allowed. pejorative, derisive. disparaging |
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dia (root)
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thoroughly, through
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diatribe (n)
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malicious critism or abuse
a good debate avoids personal diatribe syn: castigatuon, derision, harangue ant: laudation, extolment, honor |
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disparage (v)
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to belittle, to demean
syn: deprecate, discredit |
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evanescent (adj)
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likely to vanish
the aurora borealis is beauiful but evanescent, a curtainof cascading light that can disappear in a heart beat. syn: transient, ephemeral, transitory ant: perpetual, enduring |
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expedite (v)
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to speed up
syn: hasten, quicken, facilitate |
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extemporaneous (adj)
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do with little or no practice
Robert D. jr is so amazing that he was able to act extemporaneously syn: impromptu |
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fluere (root)
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to flow
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harangue (n)
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a long critical and pompous speech
syn: diatribe. discourse |
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impugn (v)
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to attack as untrue, to refute by argument
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influx (n)
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a flowing in
over the years, canada has seen an influx in refugees from...mars |
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interminable (adj)
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never ending
syn: incessant, unremitting |
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malediction (n)
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a curse
syn: anathema, exeration |
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pejorative (adj)
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tending to make worse
syn: disparaging |
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protracted (adj)
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prolonged, extendd in time
syn: drawn out |
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pugn (root)
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to fight
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repudicate (v)
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to cast off publicly
the consumers repudiated the shoe company syn: disavow, abjure, forswear, boycott ant: condone |
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slander (n)
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false comments that injure another persons reputation
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sporadic (adj)
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irregular or unpredicable ; infrequent
he has experienced sporadic success as an actor syn: intermittent, episodic, mercurial ant: frequent, regular, oermanent |
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superfluous (adj)
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beyond what is necessary or sufficient
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tempus (root)
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time
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trans (root)
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across, through
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transient (adj)
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fleeting, short lived
her 24 hr of fame was an ephemeral phenomenon syn: transient, evanescent, fleating ant: permanent, everlasting, interminable |
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transitory (adj)
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lasting for a short time
syn: transient, fleeting |
