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Animosity
(an e mas' e te)

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(n) string dislike; bitter hostility

The deep animosity between the Montagues and Capulets could not prevent Romeo and Juilet form falling in love.

S: enmity, rancor, antipathy
A: affection, fondness, rapport, amity

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Apathy
(ap' e the)

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(n) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

I was horrified when the sales force greeted my great idea for an ad campaign with total apathy.

S: indifference, disinterest, detachment
A: enthusiasm, fervor, ardor, concern

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Apprehensive
(ap re hen' siv)

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(adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future

As the hurricane approached, apprehensive residents all along the coast prepared for the worst.

S: worried, nervous, fretful, jittery
A: unworried, assured, confident, certain

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Commend
(ke mend')

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(v) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of

The mayor commended the young people for their volunteer work local hospitals and soup kitchens.

S: applaud; entrust
A: abhor, loathe

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Compatible
(kem pat' e bel)

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(adj) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system

Eyewitness accounts of an accident rarely are totally compatible.

S: harmonious, in agreement, like-minded
A: mismatched, incongruous, antagonsitic

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Condolence
(ken do' lens)

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(n) an expression of sympathy

A few well-chosen words of condolence can be a great comfort to someone who has lost a loved one.

S: commiseration, solace, sympathy

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Consecrate
(kan' se krat)

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(v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

Traditionally most religious denominations hold special ceremonies to consecrate a new house of worship.

S: devote, dedicate, sanctify
A: desecrate, defile, profane, dishonor

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Decrepit
(di krep' it)

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(adj) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined

"I may be aging," the famous movie star replied, " but I am hardly decrepit."

S: infirm, broken-down, rickety, dilapidated
A: vigorous, robust, sturdy

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Deride
(de rid')

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(v) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

Most people find jokes that deride somebody's national origin or social background extremely offensive.

S: mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at
A: vigorous, robust, applaud

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Ingenuous
(in jen' yu es)

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(adj) innocent, simple; frank, sincere

In his novels, Dickens has harsh words for those who take cruel advantage of ingenuous young people.

S: naive, artless, guileless, candid
A: artful, crafty, worldly, sophisticated

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Multifarious
(mel te far' e es)

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(adj) having great variety; numerous and diverse

Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks reveal that he was a man of multifarious interests.

S: varied, manifold, heterogeneous
A: unvaried, uniform, homogeneous

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Obsolete
(ab se let')

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(adj) out-of-date, no longer in use

In order to remain competitive, manufacturing companies periodically replace obsolete machinery.

S: outmoded, antiquated, passe, old hat
A: current, up-to-date, brand-new

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Omnivorous
(am niv' e res)

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(adj) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

An omnivorous animal has a greater chance of survival than on a single food source.

S: all devouring, voracious

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Parsimonious
(par se mo' ne es)

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(adj) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

Many people who lost money in the Great Depression later adhered to a parsimonious lifestyle, even during more prosperous time.

S: frugal, niggardly, penny-pinching, cheap
A: generous, openhanded

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Quandary
(kwan' dre)

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(n) a state of perplexity or doubt

Try as I might, I could see no way out of the ethical quandary in which i found myself.

S: confusion, dilemma, predicament

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Recalcitrant
(ri kal' se trent)

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(adj) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

A recalcitrant individual may have great difficulty adjusting to a job that requires a good deal of teamwork.

S: unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery
A: obedient, docile, cooperative, compliant

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Reprisal
(ri pri' zel)

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(n) an injury done in return of injury

The Highland clans of Scotland engaged in cattle rustling in reprisal for real or imagined injuries.

S: retaliation, revenge, retribution

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Revel
(rev' el)

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(v) to take great pleasure in; (n) a wild celebration

Some movie stars do not revel in the attention their fans and the media pay them.
All around the world, the new millennium was ushered in with both prayers and revel.

S:(v) relish, savor, bask in, carouse
A:(v) abhor, loathe

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Stultify
(stel' te fi)

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(v) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

Oppressive heat may stultify the mind and spirit as well as the body.

S: smother, stifle, neutralize, negate
A: arouse, excite, inspire, simulate

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Suave
(swav)

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(adj) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

Nick Charles, the clever detective in the Thin Man movies, is a suave man-about-town.

S: sophisticated, urbane, polished
A: crude, clumsy, unpolished, oafish, loutish