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Heresy
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A doctrine or opinion held in opposition to accepted views in religion or other field. Syms: Heterodoxy
Ants: Orthodoxy |
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Impervious
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Incapable of being pentrated, hence, figuratively, incapable of being reached by ideas
Syms: Impenetrable, impermeable, impassable Ants: Pervious, Penetrable, Permeable |
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Incongruous
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Not agreeing with hence, out of harmony or not suitable, sometimes almost absurd
Syms: Inappropiate, inharmonious, unsuitable, discordant Ants: Appropiate, suitable, fitting, consistent, compatible, consonant |
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Ingenious
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Demostrating originality, skill, or resourcefulness
Syms: Clever, adroit, skillful, inventive, dextrous Ants: Gauche, clumsy, awkward, maladroit, inexpert, crude |
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Irrevocable
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Not capable of being recalled or altered
Syms: unalterable, final , decisive, peremptory Ants: revocable, alterable, tentaive |
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Lucrative
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Producing Wealth; profitable
Syms: Gainful, advantageous, remunerative Ants: Unprofitable, unremunerative |
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Paradox
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A self-contradictory statement; a statement or a person that is seemingly contradictgory or inconsistent; something that appears to be absurd and yet may be true
Syms: self-contradiction, anomaly Ants: Consitency, logical, logical-generalizations |
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Platitude
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A dull and commonplace remark solemnly expresssed
Syms: Trusim, bromide, flatness, triteness, inspidity, banality cliche Anys: Orginality, uniqueness |
