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precipice (n)-face or brick or overhang of a steep hill or mountain |
Synonym-cliff Antonym-small hill Mount. Everest is a precipice mountain to climb. |
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prodigious (adj.)-extraordinary in size,amount, extent,degree,force,etc.;wonderful or marvelous; abnormal; monstrous |
Synonym-Big Antonym-Small I saw a prodigious boulder |
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Purloin (v)-to take dishonestly;to commit theft; steal |
Synonym-to rob Antonym-to buy I never purloin my brother |
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Sagacity (n)-foresight,discernment, or keen perception; ability to make good judgements |
Synonym-to do what is right Antonym-make bad judgements Sagacity is not hard to do |
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lugubrious (adj.)-excessively mournful;dismal,or gloomy,especially in the affected,exaggerated or unrelieved manner |
Synonym-soulful Antonym-cheerful My dog is lugubrious when we are not around |
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magnanimous (adj.)-free from petty resentfulness or vindictive;high-minded;noble and generous in spirit |
Synonym-Big hearted,unselfish Antonym-mean hearted,selfish I am magnanimous |
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menagerie (n)-a collection of wild or unusual animals,especially for exhibition; a diverse or exotic group |
Synonym-Wildlife park I love menagerie and sometimes seeing them |
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ostentatious (adj.)-(of actions,manner,qualities exhibited,etc.) intended to attract notice or in an attempt to impress others |
Synonym-Showoff Antonym-Shy I am neither ostentatious nor shy |
