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sharpness (particulary of the mind of senses)
s-keenness, acuteness a-dullness, obtuseness |
acuity
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to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
s-depict, picture, render |
delineate
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marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
s-perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt a-moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted |
depraved
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to weaken or lessen the mental, moral or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
s-impair, cripple, paralyze a-invigorate, strengthen, buttress |
enervate
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
s-occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite a-accessible, comprehensible, intelligble |
esoteric
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fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
s-fertile, teeming, prolific a-infertile, barren, unproductive |
fecund
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an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
s-edict, dictum, unkase |
fiat
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a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
s-creation, invention, fancy |
figment
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to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
s-collect, accumulate, accrue a-scatter, squander,waste, dissipate |
garner
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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
s-venerate, bless a-desecrate, defile, profane |
hallow
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
s-eccentricity, quirk, mannerism |
idiosyncrasy
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shame and disgrace
s-dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium a-honor, glory, acclaim |
ignominy
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earthly, wordly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
s-prosaic,humdrum, routine, sublunary a-heavenly,unworldly,spiritual, transcendental |
mundane
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a subtle or slight variation (as incolor, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
s-shade, nicety, refinement |
nuance
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conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
s-arrogant, unbridled, inflated a-restrained, understated, modest, meek |
overweening
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a strong attraction or inclination
s-procivity, propensity, predilection a-disinclination, aversion |
penchant
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according to reputation or general beleif; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged
s-putative, reputable, supposed a-proven, corroborated, authenticated |
reputed
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reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
s-specious reasoning |
sophistry
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costly, rich, magnificent
s-lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid a-skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan |
sumptuous
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present or existing everywhere
s-omnipresent, pervasive, universal a-restrcted, limited, rare, scarce |
ubiquitous
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