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abscond
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(v)to run off and hide
SYN: bolt, make off, skip town |
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access
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(n)approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
(v)to get at, obtain SYN:(n)entry, admittance, entree ANT:(n)total exclusion |
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anarchy
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(n)a lack of government and law; confusion
SYN:chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium ANT:law and order, peace and quiet |
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arduous
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(adj)hard to do, requiring much effort
SYN:hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing ANT.easy, simple, effortless |
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auspicious
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(adj)favorable, fortunate
SYN:promising, encouraging, propitious ANT:fair, impartial, unprejudiced, just |
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biased
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(adj)favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
SYN:unfair, partial, bogoted ANT:fair impartial, unprejudiced just |
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daunt
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(v)to overcome with fear, intimidate;to dishearten, discourage
SYN: dismay, cow ANT:encourage, embolden, reassure |
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disentangle
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(v)to free from tangles or complications
SYN:unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl ANT:tangle up, ensnarl, snag |
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fated
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(adj)determined in advance by destiny or fortune
SYN:destined, preordained, doomed ANT:accidental, fortuitous, chance, random |
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hoodwink
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(v)to mislead by a trick, deceive
SYN:dupe, put one over on ANT:undeceive, disabuse, clue in |
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ianimate
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(adj)not having life; without energy or spirit
SYN:lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless ANT:living, alive, energetic, lively, sprightly |
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incinerate
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(v)to burn to ashes
SYN:burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes |
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intrepid
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(adj)very brave, fearless, unshakable
SYN:valiant, courageous, audacious, daring ANT:timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous |
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larceny
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(n)theft
SYN:stealing, robbery, burglary |
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pliant
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(adj)bending readily;easily influenced
SYN:supple, flexible, elastic, plastic ANT:rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone |
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pompous
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(adj)overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceramonious
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precipice
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(n)a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
SYN:pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic ANT:unpretentious, unaffected, plain |
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reactify
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(v)to make right, correct
SYN:remedy, set right ANT:abyss, chasm, gorge |
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reprieve
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(n)a temporary relief or delay
(v)to grant a postponement SYN:(n)stay, respite (v)postpone, delay ANT:(v)proceed |
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revile
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(v)to attack with words, call bad names
SYN:inveigh against, malign, vilify, denounce ANT:praise, acclaim, revere, idolize |
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