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antagonism
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n. the state of being opposed or hostile to another
(Ralph's antagonism made it difficult for him to get along with the group.) syn: hostility ant: friendliness, amity |
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ardent
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adj. warm or intense in feeling; passionate
(Although Tom was an ardent admirer, Sue knew he would never ask her to marry him.) syn: fervent, zealous ant: cool, apathetic |
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arid
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adj. having little or no rainfall; very dry
(They moved to Arizona because the arid weather was good for his lungs.) syn: parched ant: wet, lush, verdant |
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assuage
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v. to make less burdensome or less painful; to ease, relieve
(The purpose of a funeral is to assuage the grief of the loved ones still alive.) syn: mitigate ant: aggravate, exacerbate |
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embellish
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v. to decorate or improve by adding details; dress up
(Henry so embellished the stories of his vacation that no one believed he had actually left home.) syn: enhance ant: simplify |
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engender
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v. to give rise to; to cause; to bring about
(His obnoxious behavior engendered hostility in his classmates.) syn: beget, generate ant: terminate, kill |
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enigma
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n. someone or something that is hard to figure out; a mystery
(The Riddle of the Sphinx is not the greatest enigma of all.) syn: puzzle, riddle |
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menagerie
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n. a collection of animals that people can view
(What with the rabbit pens, dog runs and snake cages, his barn was a real menagerie.) |
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nostalgia
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n. a bittersweet longing for the things of the past
(He was overcome with nostaglgia when the gang sang his college alma mater.) |
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obliterate
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v. to do away with completely; to destroy
(To obliterate all signs and any memory of the town, the Nazis bulldozed every building to the ground and covered the wreckage with tons of earth.) syn: eradicate ant: reserve |
