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altercation
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a heated argument
Ant: agreement, harmony |
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lexicon
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a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place
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hue
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a particular shade of a given color
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galvanize
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to startle into sudden activity
Ant: enervate |
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sanction
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permission; support
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ominous
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threatening; foreboding evil
Ant: comforting |
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audacity
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rude boldness; nerve
Ant: comforting |
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evince
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to demonstrate clearly; to prove
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implacable
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unable to be appeased or pacified
Ant: pacified, assuaged |
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exhort
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to urge on with stirring words
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
Ant: understatement |
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incarcerate
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to put into prison; to confine
Ant: liberate; free |
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incisive
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sharp;keenl cutting straight to the heart of the matter
Ant: superficial;dull |
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expedient
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practical; providing an immediate advantage
Ant: feckless |
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pertinent
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having to do with the subject at hand;
Ant: unrelated; extraneous |
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inert
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unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish
Ant: dynamic; active |
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circumvent
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to get around; to bypass
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clandestine
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secret
Ant: open, aboveboard |
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acquit
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to find not guilty of a fault or crime
Ant: convict |
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deprecate
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to express strong disapproval of
Ant: approve; praise |
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barrister
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lawyer
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adulation
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excessive praise or admiration
Ant: derision |
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culinary
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having to do with the kitchen or cooking
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bawdy
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indecent; humorously obscene
Ant: innocent; clean |
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chastise
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to punish severely
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jocose
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joking; humorous
Ant: serious |
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myriad
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a very large number
2- too numerous to be counted Ant: few limited |
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latent
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present, but not active; hidden
Ant: manifest |
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pernicious
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destructive; deadly
Ant: benign |
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frugal
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thriftyl economical in money matters
Ant: wasteful; profligate |
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levity
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lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness
Ant: sobriety; somberness |
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hoax
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a practical joke; a trick
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amicable
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friendly; peaceable
Ant: quarrelsome; warlike |
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obstreperous
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aggressively boisterious; stubborn and defiant
Ant: meek; tractable |
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enraptured
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delighted beyond measure
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marital
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having to do with marriage
Ant: single |
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bask
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to expose onself to pleasant warmth
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genial
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friendly; amiable
Ant: unfriendly |
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charlatan
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one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others
Ant: professional |
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mundane
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commonplace; earthly and not spiritual
Ant: unique |
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fickle
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likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason
Ant: steadfast |
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juggernaut
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a terrible destructive or irresistible force
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naïve
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simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent
Ant: sophistivated; cunning |
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nocturnal
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having to do with the night; occuring at night
Ant: diurnal |
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novice
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a beginner; one who is inexperienced
Ant: master |
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noxious
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harmful to health
Ant: harmless |
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connive
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to xooperate secretly in wrongdoing
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chutzpah
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nerve; audacity
Ant: timidity |
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liege
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a lord, master or sovereign
Ant: commoner; servant |
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odium
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hatred
Ant: love; adoration |
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crass
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coarse; tasteless
Ant: refined |
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hypercritical
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overcritical; too severe in judgement
Ant: lax |
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fallacy
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a mistaken notion; a misconception
Ant: truth |
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complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
Ant: humble |
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befunddle
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to confused; to perplex
Ant: clarify; elucidate |
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pandemonium
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a wild disorder, noise, or confusion
Ant: order; calm |
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parsimonious
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excessively thrifty; stingy
Ant: extravagant |
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verbose
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using more words than are needed; wordy
Ant: terse; concise; succinct |
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lauudable
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worthy of praise; commendable
Ant: execrable |
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indiscreet
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not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action
Ant: prudent |
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pique
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to cause resentment; to provoke
Ant: assuage |
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linguistivs
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the scientific study of the structure, sounds and meaning of language
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plebeian
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a commoner; one from the lower class
2- common or vulgar Ant: liege, 2-refined; aristocrat |
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precocious
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showing early development, especially mental
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predatory
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inclined to prey on others
Ant: nurturing |
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prowess
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superior skill or ability
Ant: weakness |
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pugnacious
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eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome
Ant: placid; pacific |
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purloin
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to steal
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pusillanimous
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cowardly; fearful
Ant: brave; bold |
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quell
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to put an end to; to allay or quiet
Ant: foment incite |
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quixotic
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very idealistiv; impractical; caught up in romantic notions
Ant: realistic; practical |
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rabble
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a disorderly crowd, a mob
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rabid
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raging; fanatical
Ant: placid |
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raconteur
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a person skilled at telling stories
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vindictive
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seeking revenge; bearing a grudge
Ant: forgiving |
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circumspect
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carfeul; heedful; attentive to all points
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zephyr
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a gentle breeze
Ant: gale |
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renegade
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one who deserts one side in favor of another; traitor; outlaw
Ant: loyalist |
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retribution
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something justly served, especially a punishment
Ant: reward |
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hurtle
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to move or to fling swiftly and with great force
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scourge
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a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune
Ant: boon; blessing |
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caustic
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biting; stingingly sharp or sarcastic
Ant: mild; pleasant |
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taciturn
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not fond of talking; usually silent
Ant: garrulous; loquacious; talkative |
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agnostic
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one who believes that the existence of God can neither be proved nor disproved
Ant: believer |
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terse
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brief and to the point
Ant: verbose; rambling |
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uncanny
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weird; strange; so keen or acute as to seem bizarre
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exodus
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a mass departure or emigration
Ant: return |
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penitent
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remorseful; sorry for having done wrong
Ant: unrepentant |
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vindicate
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to clear of suspicion or accusations
Ant: besmirch; implicate |
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raillery
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good-humored ridicule or teasing
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impregnable
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not able to be conquered; impenetrable
Ant: vulnerable |
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xenophobia
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an intense dislike or fear of strangers or foreigners
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inherent
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essential
Ant: extrinsix; extraneous |
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irreverent
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disrespectful
Ant: worshipful |
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subjugate
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to dominate, conquer, or bring under control
Ant: free |
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expedite
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to increase the rate of progress
Ant: retard; hinder |
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filibuster
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to attempt to block a bill from beoming law by speaking at length against it
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pristine
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pure; completely clean and uncontaminated
Ant: defiled; spoiled; sullied |
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pithy
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full of meaning; concise
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invective
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an insult or abuse in speech
Ant: praise |
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prodigal
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rechless, wasteful, and extravagant
Ant: prudent |
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pliable
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easily bent or flexible
Ant: rigid |
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torpid
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losing motion, feeling or power; lacking in energy
Ant: energetic |
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tenuous
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not dense or thick; having little substance
Ant: strong; cogent |
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discordant
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being in disagreement
Ant: harmonious |
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prodigal
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rechless, wasteful, and extravagant
Ant: prudent |
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pliable
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easily bent or flexible
Ant: rigid |
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torpid
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losing motion, feeling or power; lacking in energy
Ant: energetic |
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tenuous
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not dense or thick; having little substance
Ant: strong; cogent |
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discordant
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being in disagreement
Ant: harmonious |
