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abut
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v to join at one end or be next to ; to support prop up
syn; border on , bolster |
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attire
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n; clothes apparel garb <v> to dress, adorn, bedeck
syn; clothing |
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avail
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v to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantagve of, to profit or benefit, <n> use benefit or value
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crony
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n a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
ant; enemy rival |
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cryptic
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adj; puzzling, mystifing, or enigmatic
ant crystal clear unambiguous |
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divergent
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adj,going in differnt directions differnt from each other departing from convention , deviant
syn; not in agreement , diffeing, unorthodox, unconventialnal ant; merging intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventianal |
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enmity
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n hatred ill will
syn; hostility, animosity, antagonism ant; friendship, anmity |
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frevent
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adj; very earnest, emotinal, passinate; extremely hot
syn; enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching, ant; blase, apathetic, restrained, emotioneless |
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gaunt
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adj, thin and bony, starved looking, bare barren
syn; lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones ant; plump, chubby stout corpulent |
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infiltrate
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v; to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
ayn; slip into , creep into penetrate |
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nullify
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v to make of no value or consequence cancel wipe out
syn;invalidaye, annul ant; confirm endorse ratify, sanction |
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perceptible
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adj; capable of being grasped by the senses of mind
syn; noticable, discernible, obsevable ant; invisible, unnoticible, indicernable |
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plummet
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v to plunge straight down n; a weight fastend to a line
syn; take a nosedive ant; soar, skyrocket |
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proclaim
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v to declare publicly or officially
syn; annonce promulgate antl conceal, cover up |
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proxy
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n an agent, substitute a written permission allowing one person to act in anothers place
syn; deputy, representive |
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rankle
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v to cause anger irritation or bitterness with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time
syn; irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall ant, please, delight, gratify |
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scavenger
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n a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
synl rummager |
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stint
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v to limit be sparing or frugal; n a limit or restiction ; a fixed share of work or duty a period of activity
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stocial
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adj; self controlled not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
syn; unresponsive, impassive ant; excitable, emotinal, hot headed |
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unflagging
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v tireless countinuing with vigor
syn; steady, undiminshed, unremitting ant; diminishing drooping sagging |
