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(adj.,part.) affiliated |
associated, connected syn. attached, related, joined ant. dissociated, unconnected |
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(v.) ascertain |
to find out syn. discover, establish, determine |
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(n.) attainment |
an accomplishment, the act of achieving syn. achievement, fulfillment, realization ant. failure, defeat, frustration |
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(v.) bequeath |
to give or pass on as an inheritance syn. transmit, bestow, handed down |
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(adj.) congent |
forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point syn. persuasive, compelling ant. weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
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(v.) converge |
to move toward one point, approach nearer together syn. meet, unite, intersect, merge ant. diverge, separate |
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(v.) disperse |
to scatter, spread far and wide syn. break up, dispel ant. collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
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(v., n.) esteem |
to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgment syn. respect, honor, revere ant. disdain, scorn; contempt |
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(v.) expunge |
to erase, obliterate, destroy syn. efface, annihilate, delete ant. insert, mark, imprint, impress, create |
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(adj.) finite |
having limits; lasting for a limited time syn. bounded, measurable, quantifiable ant. unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal, endless |
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(adj.) invulnerable |
not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack syn. impregnable, impervious, immune, resistant ant. exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
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(adj.) malevolent |
spiteful, showing ill will syn. malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant ant. kind, benevolent, compassionate |
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(adj.) nonchalant |
cool and confident, unconcerned syn. composed, unruffled, blasé, indifferent ant. perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed, fretful |
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(adj.) omniscient |
knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding syn. wise, all-knowing ant. ignorant, unknowing |
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(n.) panacea |
a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems syn. universal cure, easy solution ant. affliction |
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(adj.) scrupulous |
exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled syn. painstaking, meticulous, conscientious ant. careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest |
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(v.) skulk |
to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding syn. lurk, slink, prowl, crept around ant. sped |
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(adj.) supercilious |
proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority syn. snobbish, patronizing, overbearing ant. humble, meek, deferential, servile |
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(adj.) uncanny |
strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation syn. inexplicable, spooky, eerie |
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(adj.) venial |
easily excused; pardonable syn. excusable, forgivable ant. inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable |