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110 Cards in this Set
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Jeopardy
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(n.) danger
Syn. risk, hazard, peril Ant. safety, security |
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Meticulous
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(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
Syn. fastidious, painstakins, fussy Ant. careless, megligent, sloppy |
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Nostalgia
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(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness
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Quintessence
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(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
Syn. paragon, exemplar |
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Retrogress
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(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
Syn. revert, degenerate, decline Ant. advance, evolve, progress |
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Scrutinize
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(v.) to examine closely
Syn. inspect, pore over Ant. skim, scan, glance at |
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Tepid
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(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
Syn. insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy Ant. heated, excited, enthusiastic |
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Adversary
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(n.) an enemy, opponent
Syn. antagonist, rival, foe Ant. friend, ally, supporter, cofederate |
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Alienate
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(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
Syn. seperate, drive apart, estrange Ant. befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile` |
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Artifice
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(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
Syn. ruse, stratagem, contrivance |
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Coerce
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(v.) to compel, force
Syn. pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain Ant. persuade, cajole |
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Craven
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(adj. cowardly; (n.) a coward
Syn. fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous Ant. brave, courageous, valiant |
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Culinary
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(adj.) of or related to cookin or the kitchen
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Delete
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(v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out
Syn. remove, cancel, expunge Ant. inser, add, retain, include |
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Demise
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(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty postion
Syn. decease, passing away, downfall Ant. birth, beginning, commencement |
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Negligible
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(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
Syn. trivial, inconsequential, insignificant Ant. significant, crucial, momentous |
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Perpetuate
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(v.) to make permanent or long lasting
Syn. continue, preseerve, prolong indefinitely Ant. discontinue, abolish, abandon |
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Precedent
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(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
Syn. guide, tradition, model |
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Punitive
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(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
Syn. penalizing, retaliatory |
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Redress
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(v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief form wrong or injury
Syn. (v.) rectify, correct, mitigate |
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Sojourn
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(n.) a temporart stay; (v.) to stay for a time
Syn. (n.) visit, stopover, bfief stay |
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Urbane
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(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave
Syn. elegant Ant. crude, uncouth, boorish |
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Affiliated
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(adj., part.) associated, connected
Syn. attached, related, joined Ant. dissociated, unconnected |
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Ascertain
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(v.) to find out
Syn. discover, determine, establish |
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Attainment
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(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving
Syn. achievement, fulfillment Ant. failure, defeat, frustration |
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Bequeath
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(v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance
Syn. transmit, bestow, hand down |
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Cogent
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(adj.) forceful, convinging; relevant, to the point
Syn. persuasive, compelling Ant. weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevent |
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Coverge
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(v.) to move toward one point, apprach nearer together
Syn. meet, unite, intersect, merge Ant. diverge, seperate |
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Disperse
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(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide
Syn. break up, dispel Ant. collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
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Esteem
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(v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judement
Syn. respect, admire, honor, revere Ant. distain, scorn; (n.) contempt |
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Expunge
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(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy
Syn. delete, efface, annihilate Ant. insert, mark, imprint, impress |
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Finite
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(adj.) having limit; lasting for a limited time
Syn. bounded, measurable Ant. immeasurable, unlimited, everlasting, eternal |
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Invulnerable
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(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
Syn. impregnalbe, impervious, immune Ant. exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
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Malevolent
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(adj.) stimeful, showing ill will
Syn. malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant Ant. kind, benevolent, compassionate |
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Nonchalant
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(adj.) coll and conifdent, unconcerned
Syn. composed, unruffled, infidderent, blase Ant. perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
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Omniscient
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(adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
Syn. wise, all-knowing Ant. ignorant, unknowing |
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Panacea
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(n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
Syn. universal cure, easy solution |
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Scrupulous
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(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, pricipled
Syn. painstaking, meticulous, conscientious Ant. careless, neglilgent, remiss, dishonest |
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Skulk
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(v.) to move about stealthy; to lie in hiding
Syn. lurk, slink, prowl |
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Supercilious
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(adj.) proud and contemptous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
Syn. snobbish, patronizing, overbearing Ant. humble, meek, deferential, servile |
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Uncanny
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(adj.) strange, mysterious, wierd, beyong explination
Syn. eerie, inexplicable, spooky |
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Venial
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(adj.) easily excused; pardonable
Syn. excusable, forgivable Ant. inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable |
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Altruistic
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(adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
Syn. selfless Ant. selfish, self-centered |
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Assent
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(v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement
Syn. (v.) concur, consent, accede Ant. (v.) disagree, differ, dissent |
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Benefactor
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(n.) one who does good to others
Syn. patron, humanitarian Ant. misanthrope, malefactor |
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Fallow
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(adj.) plowed but not seede; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed
Syn. (adj.) unproductive, inert, dormant Ant. (adj.) productive, fertile, prolific |
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Harass
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(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
Syn. annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer |
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Exhilerarate
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(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Syn. stimulate, excite, gladden Ant. discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit |
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Inclement
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(anj.) stormy, harsh; sever in attitude or action
Syn. blustery, tempetuous, implaclable Ant. mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil |
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Muse
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(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
Syn. meditate, contemplate, daydream |
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Chivalrous
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(adj.) marked by honor, coutesy, and courage; knightly
Syn. gallant, civil, valiant Ant. crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish |
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Clemency
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(n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
Syn. leniency, forbearance, gentleness Ant.harshness, severity, cruelity, inflexibility |
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Dearth
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(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
Syn. insufficiency, want, paucity Ant. surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance |
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Difident
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(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reversed
Syn. timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn Ant. bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty |
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Discrepancy
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(n.) a difference, a like in agreement
Syn. disagreement, divergence, inconsistency Ant. agreement, convergence, consistency |
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Embark
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(v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
Syn. commence, launch, begin, board |
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Facile
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(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
Syn. effortless, assured, poised, specious Ant. labored, awkward, halting |
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Indomitable
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(adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yeild
Syn. unbeatable, invincible, unyielding Ant. surendering, submassive, yeilding |
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Infallible
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(adj.) free frome error; absolutely dependalbe
Syn. unerring, certain Ant. imperfet |
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Plod
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(v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
Syn. lumber, trudge Ant. scamper, skip, prance |
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Pungent
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(adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting
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Remiss
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(adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless
Syn. negligent, lax, slack ANt. scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious |
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Repose
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(v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxatio, peace of mind, calmness
Syn. (v.) sleep; (n.) tranquility, respite Ant. (n.) exertion, wakefulness, turmult, bustle, ado |
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Temerity
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(n.) rashness, boldness
Syn. recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery Ant. timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility |
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Truculent
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(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
Syn. brutal, savage, belligerent, vitiolic Ant. gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening |
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Unfeigned
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(adj.) sincere, real, withour pretense
Syn. genuine, hearfelt Ant. insincere, simulated, phony |
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Virulent
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(adj.) extremely poisonous; ful of calice; spiteful
Syn. venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful Ant. innocuous, harmless, benign |
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Accede
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(v.) to yeild to; to assume an office or dignity
Syn. consent, concur, comply, assent Ant. demur, balk at |
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Brandish
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(v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
Syn. swing, shake |
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Comprise
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(v.) to include or contain; to be made up of
Syn. compose, sonstitute, encompass Ant. exclude |
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Deft
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(adj.) skillful, nimble
Syn. desterous, adroit, proficient, clever, masterful Ant. clumsy, awkward, bungling, inept |
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Destitute
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(adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
Syn. wanting, devoid, impoverished, penniless Ant. rich, wealthy, luxurious, bountiful, full, replete |
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Explicit
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(adj.) definite, clearly stated
Syn. distinct, forthright, unambiguous, clear Ant. vague, ambiguous, implied, implicit |
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Extirpate
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(v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
Syn. uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise Ant. implant, sow, foster, nourish |
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Inopportune
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(adj.) coming at a bid time; no approriate
Syn. ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropiate, unsuitable Ant. timely, convenient, felicitous, opportune |
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Ironic
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(adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected an what actually happend; given to irony, sarcastic
Syn. incongruous, satiric, sardonic, wry Ant. straightforward, unequivocal |
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Musty
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(adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date
Syn. hackneyed, antiquated Ant. fresh, sweet-smelling, up-to-date, brand-new |
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Officious
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(adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authroity
Syn. meddlesome, prying, impertinent, obtrusive Ant. reserved, diffident, timid, aloof |
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Omnious
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(adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
Syn. unpropitious, inauspicious, portentous Ant. propitious, auspicious, promising |
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Pinnacle
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(n.) a high peak or point
Syn. apex, acme, summit, apogee Ant. nadir, low point |
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Premeditaited
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(adj., part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned
Syn. preplanned, rehersed, calculated, prearranged Ant. unplanned, spontaneous, impormptu |
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Rempant
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(adj.) growing without check, running wild
Syn. widespread, unrestrained, extravagant, prevalent Ant. controlled, restrained |
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Solace
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(n.) solace, relief; (v.) to comfort, console
Syn. (v.) soothe, reassure, cheer up Ant. (v.) vex, aggravate, upset |
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Stately
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(adj.) dignified, majestic
Syn. grand, magnificent, imposing Ant. lowly, hemble, servile, abject |
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Supple
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(adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
Syn. flexible, limber, pliable, pliant Ant. stiff, rigid, unbending, hidebound |
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Venal
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(adj.) open or marked by bribery or corruption
Syn. dishonest, bribable, corruptible, mercenary Ant. honest, incorruptible, scrupulous |
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Amend
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(v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
Syn. modify, improve, correct |
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Abhor
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(v.) toregare with honor or loathing; to hate deeply
Syn. detest, despise, abominate Ant. admire, cherish, respect, relish |
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Buffet
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(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow
Syn. (v.) batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss around |
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Chaos
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(n.) great confusion, disorder
Syn. anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium Ant. order, regularity, tranquility |
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Corrosive
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(adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
Syn. caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful Ant. bland, mild, benign, amiable |
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Discern
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(v.) to see clearly, recognize
Syn. perceive, detect, destinguish Ant. overlook |
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Extant
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(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
Syn. surviving, inexistence Ant. extinct, defunct, vanished |
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Implicate
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(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
Syn. incriminate, entangle Ant. absolve, exculpate |
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Inter
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(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
Syn. unearth, exhume |
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Martinet
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(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the ruled
Syn. taskmaster, slave driver |
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Obviate
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(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
Syn. preclude forestall, ward off |
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Renegade
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(n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) tratiorous; unconventional, unorthodox
Syn. turncoat, defector, heretic Ant. loyalist, patriot |
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Reprehensible
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(adj.) deserving blame or punishment
Syn. objectionalbe, blameworthy, culpable, odious Ant. commendable, blameless, meritorious |
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Somber
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(adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
Syn. mournful, dismal Ant. bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty |
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Squalid
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(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
Syn. dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject Ant. neat, spruce, exalted, lofty |
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Turbulent
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(adj.) disorderly, ritous, violent; stormy
Syn. tumultuous, unruly, agitated Ant. calm, placid, tranquil, still |
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Vociferous
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(adj.) loud and nosiy; compelling attention
Syn. clamorous, uproarious, blustering Ant. quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued |
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Voluminous
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(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
Syn. bulky, massive, copious, plentiful Ant. scant, meager, brief, succinct |
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Walve
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(v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temproarily, defer
Syn. decline, relinquish, forgo Ant. clain, accept |
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Animostiy
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(n.) a strong dislike; bitter hostility
Syn. enmity, rancor, antipathy Ant. affection, fondness, rapport, amity |
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Apathy
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(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
Syn. indifference, disinterest, detachment Ant. enthusiasm, fervor, ardor, concern |
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Apprehensive
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(adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about the future
Syn.worried, nervous, fretful, jettery Ant. unworried, assured, confident, certain |
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Commend
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(v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attection; to commit to the care of
Syn. applaud; entrust Ant. abhor loathe |
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Compatible
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(adj.) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
Syn. harmonious, in agreement, like-minded Ant. mismatched, incongruous, antagonisitic |
