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Despondent
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▶adjective in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
– synonyms disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, downhearted, downcast, crestfallen, down, low, disconsolate, despairing, wretched, melancholy, gloomy, morose, dismal, woebegone, miserable, depressed, dejected, sad; informal down in the mouth, down in the dumps. – antonyms hopeful, cheerful. |
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Preeminent
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▶adjective better than all others; outstanding.
– derivatives pre-em·i·nence noun pre-em·i·nent·ly adverb |
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Sustain
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▶verb
1 support someone physically or mentally. 2 cause to continue for some time: he cannot sustain a normal conversation. 3 suffer something unpleasant. 4 decide that a claim is valid. 5 bear the weight of an object. – synonyms 1 comfort, help, assist, encourage, support, give strength to, buoy up. 2 continue, carry on, keep up, keep alive, maintain, preserve. 3 nourish, feed, nurture, keep alive. 4 suffer, experience, undergo, receive. 5 confirm, corroborate, substantiate, bear out, prove, authenticate, back up, uphold. |
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Vex
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▶verb make someone annoyed or worried.
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Blithe
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1 showing a casual lack of concern about something: a blithe disregard for the rules of the road.
2 literary happy. – synonyms casual, indifferent, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled, uncaring, careless, heedless, thoughtless; nonchalant, blasé. – antonyms thoughtful. – derivatives blithe·ly adverb blithe·ness noun |
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Stultify
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▶verb (stultifies, stultifying, stultified) (usu. as adj. stultifying) make someone feel bored or drained of energy.
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