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Acute
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(adj.) with a sharp point;keen and alert;sharp and severe;rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time.
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Acute syn+ant
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syn:clever, penetrating
ant:dull,blunted,mild,stupid,obtuse |
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Bluster
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(v.) to talk or act in a noisy or threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts
(n.) a speech that is loud and threatening |
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Bluster, syn+ant
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syn: (v.) spout,rant,brag,swagger (n.) bravado
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Bungle
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(v.) to act or work clumsily or awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness
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Bungle syn+ant
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Syn: blunder,botch,mess up
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Commentary
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(n.) a series of notes explaining or clarifying something; an expression of opinion
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Commentary syn+ant
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explanation,remarks,narration,description,account,review,analysis
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