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Bleak
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Desolate,windswept,bare/Cold,gloomy
Synoyms:barrenraw harsh chilling forbidding dour dismal dreary drab somber grim cheerless depressing Antonyms:lush verdant balmy mild rosy temperate cheerful blithe joyful positive upbeat promising encouraging bright sunny |
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Blight
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Destroy growth of/impairs growth
Synonyms:nip wither shrivel blast ruin devastate frustrate foil dash bane scourge plague eyesore Antonyms:foster nourish promote stimulate stimulus stimulant |
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Blithe
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Merry and carefree/reckless
Synonyms:lighthearted jolly jocund jovial buoyany sprightly mirthful happy-go-lucky lightminded heedless indifferent nonchalant blase Antonyms:morose saturnine gloomy despondant morbid melancholy pensive solemn dour |
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Boisterous
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Noisy and rowdy
Synoyms:loud obstreperous vociferous clamorous unruly disorderly riotous uproarious disruptive turbulent tempestuous Antonyms:quiet peaceful tranquil halycon calm orderly muted hushed muffled sedate |
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Bombastic
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Pompous or inflated in language
Synonyms:grandiloquent grandlose hyperbolic highsounding highflown highfalutin extravagent swollen bloated turgid fustian rant claptrap Antonyms:plain direct straightforward lean spare unvarnished unembelished artless unpretentious terse succinct muted |
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Boorish
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Rude or unrefined
Synonyms:vulgar uncouth gauche crude crass churlish illbred lowbred illmannered unmannerly lout yahoo Antonyms:urbane suave polished tactful discreet diplomatic savoirfaire social savvy finesse |
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Boycott
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to refuse to buy/an instance of such treatment
Synoyms:ban proscribe ostracize blacklist blackball embargo Antonyms:patronize fraternize support endorse sanction approve |
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Brash
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Bold,hasty,thoughtless
Synonyms:rash reckless foolhardy impetuous precipitate impudent saucy impertinent brazen shameless tactless gauche Antonyms:cautious prudent circumspect wary tactful considerate |
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Bravado
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Swaggering show of false bravery
Synonyms:braggadocio swagger blustr cockiness bluff Antonyms:Fearlessness intrepidity gallantry audacity bravery valr pluck daring stoutheartedness dauntlessness |
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Brusque
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Short or Abrubt
Synonyms:curt blunt terse guff rough sharp harsh uncivil impolite Antonyms:civil polite cordial affable voluble effusive |
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ambi
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latin prefix meaning both or around
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amphi
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Greek prefix both or around
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Be
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prefix meaning thoroughly or completely
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Vert,vers
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latin root meaning turn
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quisling
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A traitor who serves as the puppet of the enemy occupying his or her country.
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shrapnel
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Fragments from an exploded artillery shell, mine, or bomb.
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Maverick
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An unbranded range animal
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mesmerize
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hypnotize
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lynch
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To execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob
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sadistic
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The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.
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Chauvinist
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Prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own gender, group, or kind
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masochistic
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pleasure from hurting yourself
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Achilles' heel
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a weakness
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Tantilize
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To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach.
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Macho
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manly
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embargo
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A prohibition; a ban
boycott is a similar word |
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pecadillo
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A small sin or fault.
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