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to reguard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply.
Synonyms: detest,despise,abominate Antonyms: admire,cherish,respect,relish |
abhor
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better.
Synonyms:modify,improve,correct |
amend
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to slap or cuff;to stike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's wau wotj difficulty; a slap,blow
Synonyms:batter,sock,thump,pummel, toss about |
buffet
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great confusion;disorder
Synonyms:anarchy,turmoil,pandemonium Antonyms:order,regularity,tranquility |
chaos
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roomy,spacious
Synonyms:comfortable,ample,capacious Antonyms:cramped,claustrophobic,insufficient |
commodious
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eating away gradually,acidlike;bitterly sarcastic
Synonyms:caustic,mordant,acidulous,spiteful Antonyms:bland,mild,benign,amiable |
corrosive
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to see clearly;recognize
Synonyms:perceive,detect,distinguish Antonyms:overlook |
discern
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still existing;not exterminated,destroyed,or lost
Synonmys:surviving,in existence Antonyms:extinct,defunct,vanished |
extant
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to involve in;to connect with or be related to
Synonyms:incriminate,entangle Antonyms:absolve,exculpate |
implicate
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to bury,committo the earth,to consign oblivion
Antonyms:unearth,exhume |
inter
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a strict disciplinarian;a sticler for rules
Synonyms: taskmaster,slave driver |
martinet
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to anticipateand prevent;to remove,dispose of
Synonyms:preclude,forestall,ward off |
obviate
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one who leaves a group;a deserter,outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
Synonyms:turncoat,defector,heretic Antonyms:loyalist,patriot |
renegade
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deserving blame or punishment
Synonyms:objectionable,blameworthy,culpable,odious Antonyms:commendable,blameless,meritorious |
reprehensible
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dark;gloomy;depressed or melancholy in spirit
Synonyms:mournful,dismal Antonyms:bright,sunny,lighthearted,cheerful,jaunty |
somber
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filthy,wretched,debased
Synonyms:dingy,sordid,foul,vile,abject Antonyms:neat,spruce,exalted,lofty |
squalid
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disorderly,riotous,violent;stormy
Synonmys:tumultuous,unruly,agitated Antonyms:calm,placid,tranquil,still |
turbulant
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loud and noisy, compelling attention
Synonyms:clamerous,uproarious,blustering Antonyms:quiet,soft-spoken,muted,dubdued |
vociferous
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of great size;numerous;writing or speaking at great length
Synonyms:bulky,missive,copious,plentiful Antonyms:scant,meager,brief,succinct |
voluminous
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to do without,give up voluntarily;to put off temporarily,defer
Synonyms:decline,relinquish,forgo Antonyms:claim, accept |
waive
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