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Abscond verb syn bolt make off skip town |
to run off and hide The thieves who ABSCOND with several of the museums most valuable paintings have never been found. |
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access noun syn entry ant total exclusion |
Approach or admittance to place, persons, things; an increase. Access to information on a seemingly unites number of topics is available over the internet. |
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Anarchy noun syn chaos disorder ant law and order |
A lack of government and law In the finals days of a war civilians may find themselves living in anarchy |
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Arduous adjective syn hard difficult ant easy simple |
hard to do requiring much effort No matter how carefully you plan for it moving to a new home is an arduous chore |
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auspicious adjective syn promising encouraging ant lil-omened |
favorite fortunate My parents describe the day that the first met as a most auspicious occasion |
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daunt verb syn dismay cow ant encourage embolden |
to overcome with fear intimidate to dishearten discourage despite all its inherent dangers space fight did not daunt the mercury program astronauts |
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disentangle verb syn unravel unwind ant tangle up unsnarl snag |
to free from tangles or complications rescue worked for hours to dis tangle a whale from the fishing net wrapped around its jaw |
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fated adjective syn destined preordained ant fortuitous chance |
determines in advance by destiny or fortune The tragic outcome of Shakes spear's Romeo and juliet is fated from the play's very first scene |
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hoodwink verb syn put one over on ant disabuse |
to mislead by a trick swindle many sweepstakes offers hoodwink people |
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inanimate syn dead spiritless ant living alive |
not having life without energy of spirit Although fossils are inanimate they hold many clues to life on earth millions of years ago |
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incinerate syn burn up cremate reduce to ashed |
to burn to ashes because of environmental concerns many cities and towns no longer incinerate their garbage |
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intrepid syn valiant, audacious ant timid cowardly |
very brave fearless unshakable intrepid Polynesian sailors in outrigger canoes were the first humans to reach the Hawaiian islands. |
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larceny adjective syn stealing, robbery |
theft Someone who steals property that is worth thousands of dollars commits grand larceny. |
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pliant adjective syn supple flexible ant rigid stiff |
bending readily easily influenced the pliant branches of the sapling sagged but did not break under the weight of heavy snow. |
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pompous adjective syn highfalutin bombastic ant unpretentious plain |
overly self important in speech and manner excessively stately or ceremonious. political cartoonist like nothing better than to mock pompous public officials |
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precipice noun syn crag bluff ant abyss chasm |
a very steep cliff the brink or edge or disaster During the Cuban Missile Crisis the world hovered on precipice of nuclear war |
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prototype noun syn example sample ant copy |
an original motel on which later versions are patterned The assemble line managers studied the prototype of the new car for weeks before production began |
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rectify verb syn set right ant mess up |
to make right correct the senators debated a series of measures designed to rectify the nations trade imbalance. |
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reprieve noun syn stay respite ant proceed |
a temporary relief or decay a vacation is a kid of reprieve from the cares and responsibilities of everyday life |
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revile verb syn inveigh ant praise |
to attack with words call bad names the enraged king lair revile the daughters who have the cast him out into a fierce storm. |
