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to approve or permit; to give power or authority to
syn. order,entitle,empower ant. forbid, ban, prohibit |
authorize
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a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender
syn. lawbreaker, wrongdoer |
culprit
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to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary
syn. delay, loiter, dillydally ant. hurry, hasten, speed up, bustle |
dawdle
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to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care
syn. examine ant. sew together, fuse, weld |
dissect
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to pay out, spend; to use up
syn. utilize, consume, disburse ant. save, hoard |
expend
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an event resulting in death; an accidental death
syn. casualty, mortality ant. injury |
fatality
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easily fooled, tricked, or cheated
syn. trusting, innocent, naive, credulous ant. suspicious, skeptical |
gullible
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not permitted, unlawful, improper
syn. illegal, unauthorized, forbidden ant. legal, lawful, permissible, aboveboard |
illicit
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to plunge or dip into a fluid;
to involve deeply syn. dunk, engross ant. dredge up, pull up |
immerse
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causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder
syn. provoking, indendiary, provocative |
inflammatory
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a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report
syn. reminder |
memorandum
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marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy or pity; woefully inadequate
syn. moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending ant. funny, hilarious, frightening |
pathetic
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to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough
syn. plug away, pursue, stick to it ant. give up, despair, throw in the towel, quit |
persevere
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to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose
syn. fib, stretch the truth, equivocate ant. tell the truth |
prevaricate
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enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; to enjoy greatly
syn. pleasure, gusto, take delight in ant. dislike, loathe, hate, despise |
relish
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to crush, put down completely
syn. suppress ant. start, kindle, ignite, encourage |
quash
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to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences
syn. remember, recollect |
reminisce
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to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of
syn. scrub, search, comb ant. dirty, soil |
scour
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something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment
syn. praise, honor, homage, recognition, commendation, glorification, money, tax, levy ant. blame, criticism, reproach |
tribute
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to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle
syn. twist, squirm, thrash |
writhe
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