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acme(noun)
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the highest point
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synonyms:summit,top,peak,pinnacle.antonyms:low point,bottom,nadir.
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attribute.
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noun:a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something.verb:to assign to,credit with,to regard as caused by or resulting from.
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synonyms:noun:trait.synonyms:verb:ascribe.*two ways to pronounce.
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belittle
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to make something appear smaller than it is,to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value.
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synonyms:minimize,underrate,disparage.antonyms:exaggerate,magnify,overestimate.
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convey
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to transport,to transmit,to communicate,make known,to transfer ownership or title to.
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synonyms:carry send impart.
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doctrine
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a belief,principle,or teaching. A system of such beliefs or principles.a formulation of such beliefs or principles.
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noun.
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excise
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verb:to remove by cutting.noun: an indirect tax on the manufacture,sale,or distribution of a commodity or service
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verb and a nounsynonyms:verb:cut out,delete,expungeantonyms:verb: put in,insert,interpolate.
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exotic
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foreign charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual.
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synonyms:strange,alien,picturesque,colorfulantonyms:native,indigenous,familiar,commonplace.
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haggard.
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thin,pale,and careworn as a result of worry or suffering,wild looking.
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synonyms:drawn gaunt wasted.antonyms:healthy,glowing,radiant,hale and hearty.
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jaunty
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lively easy and carefree in manner smart or trim in appearence.
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synonyms:unconcerned, lighthearted.
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juncture
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a joining together,the point at witch two things are joindd,any important point in time.
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synonyms:union seam joint turning point
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menial
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lowly humble lacking importance or dignity a person who does the humble and unpleasent tasks
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synonyms:underlining Sullivan servant.antonyms:lofty elevated(adj.)antonyms:boss master (noun)
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parry
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to ward off fend off deflect evade avoid (verb)(noun)a defensive movement in fencing and other sports.
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predatory
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preying on plundering or piratical
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synonyms : looting pillaging. ravenous rapacious.
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ravage
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to destroy lay waste ruin. (verb) ruinous damage,destruction. (noun)
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synonyms: verb:wreck devestate.antonyms:verb:spare
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stance
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a way of holding the body,an attitude or position on an issue.
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posture bearing.
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tawdry
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showy and flashy
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turncoat
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switches opposing sides
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unnasuming
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unpretentious
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wallow
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roll about lazily
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waver
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move to and frow
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