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adj ready for use, at hand
a vai' la ble syn. obtainable, on hand ant. unobtainable |
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cater
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v to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant, to supply food and service
ca' ter syn. pamper, indulge, gratify, provide ant, frusterate, deny, refuse |
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customary
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adj. usual, expected, routine
cus' to mar y syn regular, normal ant. strange, odd unusual |
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dissuade
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v to persuade not to do some thing diss wade'
syn discourage, talk out of ant persuade |
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entrepreneur
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n person who starts and takes on risks of a business
en tre pre neur' syn businessperson, imprsario |
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firebrand
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n burning wood, trouble maker, energetic or emotional person fi' re brand
syn hothead, agitator, rabble rouser ant. peace maker, pacifier, conciliator |
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hazard
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n risk, peril v) to expose to danger or harm, gamble
haz'ard syn. danger v) venture |
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homicide
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n) the killing of one person by another hom' i side
syn. manslaughter, murder |
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indifference
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n lack of interst or concern
in diff' erence syn apathy, unconcern ant interest, concern enthusiasm |
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indignant
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adj filled w/ resentment or anger over something unjust , unworthy, or mean
in dig' nant syn offended resentful out raged exasperated ant please delighted overjoyd elated |
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indispensable
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adj absolutely necessary, not to be neglected
in di spen' sa ble syn essential, crucial, vital ant unnecessary, nonessential |
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lubricate
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v to apply oil or grease: to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use lu' bri cate
syn oil grease |
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mutual
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adj. shared felt or shown equally by two or more
mu' tu al syn two sided, joit, shared, reciprocal ant onesided, unilateral |
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pelt
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v to throw a stream of things: to strike successively: to hurry
syn bombardard, shower, pepper |
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plague
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n) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil v)to annoy or bother
syn epidemic, pestilence v) pester, vex ant n) boon, blessing |
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poised
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adj., participle) balanced, suspended,: calm controlled: ready for action
syn collected, self-confident, ready ant nervous, tense |
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regime
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n a govt in power; a form or system of rule or management, period of rule
re gime' syn administration, rule |
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retard
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v to make slow, delay, hold back re tard'
syn slow down , restrain, impede ant hasten speed up |
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transparent
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adj allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or detected; easily seen through or detected
trans par' ent syn clear, translucent, obvious ant hasten, speed up |
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unscathed
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adj wholey unharmed, not injured un scathed'
syn unhurt, sound, intact, unimpared ant injured, damged, harmed, hurt |
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alliance
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n a joining togethr for some common purpose a lli' ance
syn pact, leaue, coalition ant rift, split |
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bewilder
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v to puzzle completely, confuse be wil' der
syn baffle, perplex ant set straight, enlighten |
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buffoon
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n a clown, a coarse, stupid person bu ffoon'
syn jester, fool |
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controversial
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adj arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
con tro ver' sial syn arguable, debatable |
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dishearten
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v to discourage dis heart' en
syn dismay, demoralize, dispirit ant encourage, hearten |
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fruitless
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adj not producing the desired results, un succesful
fruit' less syn useless vain unproductive futile ant productive productive effective |
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hostile
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adj unfriendly unfavorable, warlike, aggressive hos'tile
ant friendly cordial peaceful |
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inflammable
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adj easily set on fire, easily angered or aroused
inflammable syn combustible, flammable, excitable ant fireproof fireproof fire resistant calm |
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inflict
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v to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
in flict' syn deal out, visit upon antsuffer undergo, sustain |
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malignant
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adj deadly extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicous ma lig' nant
syn lethal, wicked antwholesome, beneficial, benign |
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mortify
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v to hurt someones feelings deeply, to cause embarrassment or humiliation
mort' i fy syn humiliate, abash |
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orthodox
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adj adj in agreement with established or generally accepted belief or ways of doing things or' tho dox
syn traditional, standard customary ant unusual, unconventional, heretical |
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procure
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v to obtain thruogh special effort, to bring out
pro cure' syn gain acquire achieve |
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scurry
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v to run quickly, scamper, hurry scu' rry
syn rush dash scramble ant trudge plod creep crawl |
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sodden
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adj soaked w/ liquid or moisture, dull, listless
sodd' en syn drenched saturated ant parched arid |
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spirited
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adj full of life and vigor, courages spir' i ted
syn livelygallant ant lifeless dull lackluster |
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virtual
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adj hving a certain force or effect in fact but not in name, so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
vir' tu al syn funtioning as equivalent to |
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void
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adj, n, completely empty, no legal force or effect vto cancel or nullify
syninvalid vacant bare ant in effect, teeming w/ v confirm |
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wayward
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adj disobedient willful unpredictable caprcious
way' ward syn perverse ant docile well behave predictable |
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wince
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v to draw back suddenly
syn flinch shudder recoil |