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aficionado
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expert follower; devout fan
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noun
synonyms: devotee, enthusiast |
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browbeat
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bully; intimidate
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verb
synonyms: cow, coerce anyonyms: coax, cajole, wheedle, sweet-talk |
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commensurate
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equal/proportionate in significance
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adjective
synonyms: comparable, corresponding, coordinate |
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diaphanous
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almost transparent
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adjective
synonyms: trasnculent, gossamer antonyms: opaque, coarse, dense |
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emolument
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profit stemming from a position of employment
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noun
synonyms: pay, wages, compensation |
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foray
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quick raid; venture in new territory
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noun or verb
synonyms (n): sally, sortie antonyms (n): retreat, strategic withdrawal |
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genre
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specific type, class, or variety; style of painting in which everyday scenes are depicted
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noun
synonyms: species, sort, school |
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homily
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tedious lecture regarding morals; sermon focusing on moral principles
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noun
synonyms: n/a |
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immure
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imprison, seclude, enclose within walls; confine
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verb
synonyms: incarcerate, mew up antonyms: release, liberate, emancipate |
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insociant
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indifferent, carefree, worryless
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adjective
synonyms: nonchalant, blas(e), devil-may-care antonyms: worried, careworn, agitated, distraught |
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matrix
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mold; surroundings or environment
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noun
synonyms: pattern, model |
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obsequies
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funeral rites; ceremonies
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noun
synonyms: last rites, funeral services |
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panache
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confident, stylish mannerism; elaborate display
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noun
synonyms: style, verve, (e)lan, (e)cl(a)t, flamboyance |
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persona
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character in a novel or play; outward role a person assumes
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noun
synonyms: personality, image role |
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philippic
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bitter verbal attack
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noun
synonyms: harangue, tirade, diatribe antonyms: encomium, panegyric, tribute |
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prurient
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having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires
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adjective
synonyms: lascivious, salacious, lewd, titillating antonyms: prudish, demure, innocent |
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sacrosanct
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sacred or holy; inviolable; immune from questioning or attack
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adjective
synonyms: n/a |
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systemic
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regarding a system or structure; pertaining/related to the entire body
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adjective
synonyms: extensive, comprehensive, system-wide antonyms: localized, specific, isolated, confined |
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tendentious
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biased; intending to promote a certain point of view or belief
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adjective
synonyms: partial antonyms: fair, impartial, equitable, disinterested |
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vicissitude
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change, alteration; successive set of changes
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noun
synonyms: fluctuation, vacillation antonyms: sameness, evenness |
