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Cavort |
verb - to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry synonym - gambol (run or jump about playfully) |
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Credence |
noun - belief, mental acceptance synonyms - credit, trust, confidence antonyms - disbelief, skepticism, incredulity |
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Decry |
verb - to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate synonyms - denounce, censure, devalue antonyms - tout, commend, extol, laud, praise |
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Dissemble |
verb - to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression synonyms - dissimulate, mask, feign |
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Distraught |
adjective - very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict synonym - distracted antonyms - calm, collected |
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Eulogy |
noun - a formal statement of commendation; a high praise synonyms - panegyric, encomium, tribute antonyms - philippic, invective |
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Evince |
verb - to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke synonyms - exhibit, manifest, occasion antonyms - |
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Exhume |
verb - to remove from a grave; to bring to light synonyms - disinter, unearth, uncover antonyms - bury, inter |
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Feckless |
adjective - lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable synonyms - feeble, incompetent, ineffectual antonyms - competent, capable, effective |
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Murky |
adjective - dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision synonyms - dim, cloudy antonyms - clear, transparent, lucid, limpid |
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Nefarious |
adjective - wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards synonyms - iniquitous, reprehensible antonyms - virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious |
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Piquant |
adjective - stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative synonyms - zestful, tangy antonyms - bland, insipid, tasteless, mild |
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Primordial |
adjective -developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic synonyms - original, primal antonyms - |
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Propinquity |
noun -nearness in place or time; kinship synonyms - similarity antonyms - remoteness, distance |
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Substantive |
adjective - real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic synonyms - firm, substantial, meaty antonyms - imaginary, unreal, meaningless |
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Unwonted |
adjective - not usual or expected; not in character synonyms -unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical antonyms - usual, customary, typical |
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Utopian |
adjective - founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical synonyms - idealistic antonyms - realistic, pragmatic |
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Verbiage |
noun - language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression synonyms - proxility, diction, jargon antonyms - |
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Verdant |
adjective - green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement synonyms - artless, naive antonyms - scorched, sere, barrent |
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Viscous |
adjective - having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity synonyms - sticky, thick antonyms - watery, aqueous |
