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Abhor
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To regard with horror or loathing; To hate deeply
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Synonyms:Detest, despise, abominate
Antonyms:Admire, cherish, respect, relish |
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Amend
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To change in a formal way; to change for the better
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Synonyms: modify improve or correct.
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buffet
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to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty
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Synonyms: batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about.
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Chaos
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great confusion, disorder
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Synonyms: anarchy, turmoil, pandamonium.
Antonyms: Order, regularity, tranquility |
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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Synonyms: Comfortable, ample, capacious
Antonyms: Cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient |
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Corrosive
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eating away graduall, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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Synonyms: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful.
Anynoyms: bland, mild, benign, amiable. |
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discern
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to see clearly, recognize
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extant
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Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost.
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implicate
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involve in; to connect with or be related to
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inter
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to bury, commit ot earth; consign to oblivion
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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renegade
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one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw
traitorous; unconvetional, unorthodox |
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or punishment
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somber
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dark, gloomy; depressed or meloncholy in spirit
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squalid
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filthy, wretched, debased
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turbulent
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disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy
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vociferous
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loud, and noisy; compelling attention
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voluminous
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of great size; writing or speaking at great length.
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waive
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to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
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animosity
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strong dislike,; bitter hostility
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apathy
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a lack of feeling, emotion, or intrest
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apprehensive
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fearful or anxious, especially about the furture
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commend
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to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
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compatible
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to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system.
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condolence
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an expression of sympathy
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consecrate
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to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
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decrepit
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old and feeble; worn-out, ruined
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deride
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to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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ingenuous
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innocent, simple; frank, sincere
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multifarious
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having great variety; numerous and diverse
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obsolete
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out-of-date, no longer in use
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omnivorous
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eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
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parsimonious
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tingy, miserly; meager poor, small
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quandary
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a state of perplexidy or doubt
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobediant, resisting authority
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reprisal
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an injury done in return for injury
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revel
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to take great pleasure in
a wild celebration |
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stultify
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to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
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suave
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smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
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allocate
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to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
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ardent
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very enthusiastic, impassionate
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assiduous
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persistent, attentive, diligent
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brash
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prone to act in a hasty manner; imprudent
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capricious
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subject to whims or passing fancies
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chastise
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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severly
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copious
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abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
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deviate
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to turn aside, to stray from a norm
one who departs from a norm differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional |
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emaciated
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unnaturally thin
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exult
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to rejoice greatly
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gnarled
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knotted, twisted, lumpy
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indemnity
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a payment for damage or loss
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inkling
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hint; a vague notion
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limpid
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clear transparent; readily understood
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omnipotent
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almighty, having unlimited power or authority
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palatable
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agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption
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poignant
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deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
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rancor
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bitter resentment or ill-will
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sophmoric
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immature and over confident; conceited
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spontaneous
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arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
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