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ancillary (adj)
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(adj) subordinate or supplementary
{syn} auxiliary, subsidiary, accessory [ant] central, key, primayr, principal, main |
____ gym
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bowlderize (v)
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(v) to remove material considered offensive
[syn] censor, purge, expurgate |
*beep*
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condescend (v)
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(v) to come down or stoop voluntary to a lower level
[syn] deign |
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cozen (v)
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(v) to trick, to cheat or swindle
[syn] dupe, decieve, beguile, inveigle |
halloween
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enclave (n)
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(n) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of ppl
[syn] island, subgroup |
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forte (n)
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(n) a person's strong point, what a person does best
[syn] gift, aptitude, specialty [ant] weakness, shortcoming, fobile |
strong .
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gratis (adj) & (adv)
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(adj)free
(adv) without charge [syn] adj-on the house adv-freely [ant] adv- for a price |
no $$
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icon (n)
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(n) a representation or image of a sacred personage, often considered sacred; an image or picture; a symbol
[syn] emblem, idol |
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macrocosm (n)
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(n) the universe considered as a whole, the entire complex structure
[syn] cosmos, entierty [ant] model, minerature, microcosm |
world
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interstice (n)
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small, narrow space between things
[syn] gap, slot, crevice, interval, lacuna |
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montebank (n)
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(n) a trickster, swindler
[syn] imposter, quack [ant] sucker, dupe, "mark" "piegon" |
mwahaha
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paen (n)
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(n) a song of joy or praise, triumph
[syn] hymn, ode, anthem [ant] dirge, elegy, lament, threnody |
la la la
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persiflage (n)
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lighthearted joking, talk, writting
[syn] banter, jesting, repartee, badinage |
oh hahah
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plethora (n)
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(n) overfullness; superabundance, superfluity
[syn] surplus, surfeit, glut, excess [ant]shortage, paucity |
too much
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pragmatic (adj)
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(adj) concerned with practical conderations or values; dealing with actions/results rather than abstract theory
[syn] down-to-earth, businesslike [ant] idealistic, impractical, visionary |
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quizzical
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puzzled, mocking, odd, equivocal
[syn] peulculiar, perplexed, mystified, derisive |
huh?
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rapacity (n)
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inordinate greed
[syn] avarice, cupidity, voraciousness [ant] liberality, gernorsity, altruism |
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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schism (n)
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a formal split within a religous organization, any division of a group/organization into hostile fractions
[syn] rift, breach [ant] united front, reconcilation |
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therapeutic (adj)
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having the power to heal or cure, beneficial
[syn] curative, salutary, salubrious [ant] harmful, injurious, deleterious |
mmmm...ahhhh
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virtuoso (n)/ (adj)
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(n) a brillant performer, a person with masterly skill
(adj) masterly or brillant [syn] n-expert, master, prodigy, maestro [ant] n-amateur, beginner, novice adj-mediocre |
hes a vison!
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