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ASPIRE |
(v) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly, to ascend Synonyms: yearn, aim for, soar |
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BLEAK |
(adj) bare, dreary, dismal Synonyms: grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren Antonyms: rosy, cheerful, sunny, promising, encouraging |
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DESPICABLE |
(adj) worthy of scorn, contemptible Synonyms: low, cheap, sordid, detestable Antonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, meritorious |
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ERRONEOUS |
(adj) incorrect, containing mistakes Synonyms: mistaken, fallacious, all wrong Antonyms: accurate, correct, exact, unerring |
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EXPLOIT |
(v) to make use of, develop, to make improper use of for personal profit (n) a feat, deed Synonyms: (v) turn to advantage, misuse |
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EXTEMPORANEOUS |
(adj) made or delivered on the spur of the moment Synonyms: spontaneous, off-the-cuff Antonyms: planned, prepared, practiced |
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IMPAIR |
(v) to make imperfect, damage, harm Synonyms: injure, disable, cripple, enervate Antonyms: improve, strengthen, promote, advance |
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MIRE |
(n) mud, wet, swampy ground, a tough situation (v) to get stuck Synonyms: (n) swamp, bog, slough |
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PREAMBLE |
(n) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing Synonyms: opening, prologue, preliminary Antonyms: ending, closing, epilogue |
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SKEPTICAL |
(adj) inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true Synonyms: suspicious, incredulous Antonyms: believing, credulous, gullible, ingenuous |
