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abhor
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v. to regard with horror loathing; to hat deeply
S.detest,desire,abominate A.asmire,cherish,respect, relish |
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amend
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v. to change in a formal way; to change for the better
S.modify,improve,correct |
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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 S.batter,sock,thump,pummel, toss about |
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chaos
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n. great confusion, disorder
S.anarchy,turmoil,pandemonium A.order,regularity, tranquillity |
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commodious
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adj. roomy, spacios
S.comfortable,ample,capacious A.cramped,claustrophobic, insufficient |
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corrosive
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adj. eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
S.caustic,mardant,audacious, spiteful A>bland,mild,benign,amiable |
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discern
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v. to see clearly, recognize
S.percieve,detect, distomguish A.overlook |
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extant
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adj. still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost
S. surviving, in existence A. extinct, defunt, vanished |
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implicate
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v. to involve in; to connect with or be related to
S. incriminate, entangle A. absolve, exculpatr |
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inter
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v. to bury, commit to earth; to consign to oblivion
A. unearth, exhume |
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martinet
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n. a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
S. taskmater, slave driver |
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obviate
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v. to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
S.preclude,forestall, ward off |
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renegade
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n. one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw
adj.traitorous;unconventional,unorthodox S.turncoat,defector,heretic A.loyallist, patriot |
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reprehensible
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adj. deserving blame or punishment
S.objectionable,blameworthy, cupable, odious A.commendable,blameless, meritorious |
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somber
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adj. dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
S.mornful, dismal A.bright,sunny,lighthearted, cheerful,jaunty |
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squalid
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adj. filthy, wretched, debased
S.dingy,sordid,foul,vile, abject A.neat,spruce,exhaulted |
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turbulent
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adj. disorderly, rioutous, violent; stormy
S.tumultuos,unruly,agitated A.calm,placid,tranquil,still |
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vociferous
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adj. loud and noisy; compelling attention
S.clamorous, upraorious, blustering A.quiet,spft-spoken,muted, subdue |
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voluminous
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agj.of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
S.bulky,massive,copious, plentiful A.scant,meager,brief,sccinct |
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waive
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v.to do w/o, give up voluntarily; tp put off temporarily, derfer
S.decline,relinquish, forgo A.claim, accept |
