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(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
syn. biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish ant. gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
syn. stolid, dull, slow, stupid ant. alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick |
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(n.) dismay, confusion
syn. shock, amazement, bewilderment ant. calm, composure, aplomb |
(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
syn. overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly ant. slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated |
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(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with
syn. disown, disclaim, retract, abjure ant. acknowledge, admit, grant, certify |
(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
syn. unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached ant. committed, engaged, partial, biased |
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(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
syn. strife, discord, contention ant. agreement, accord, harmony |
(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander, to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
syn. disperse, strew, diffuse, waste ant. gather, collect, conserve, husband |
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(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
syn. purge, censor, bowdlerize |
(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
syn. dare, provocation, trial, punishment |
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(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
syn. assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional ant. actual, real, tested, substantiated |
(adj.) mean, low
syn. inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid ant. admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble |
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(v.) to call into question; to attack as false
syn. challenge, deny, dispute, query, question ant. confirm, prove, verify, validate |
(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
syn. excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate ant. moderate, restrained, cool and collected |
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(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
syn. abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy ant. esteem, admiration, approbation |
(n.) faithlessness, treachery
syn. betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity ant. faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness |
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(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
syn. transfer, consign, demote, exile ant. promote, elevate, advance, recall |
(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
syn. vulnerable, receptive, impressionable ant. resistant, immune |
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(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
syn. secondary, servile, obsequious, useful ant. primary, principal, bossy, domineering |
(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
syn. vulnerable, receptive, impressionable ant. resistant, immune |
