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Bigot |
n. One who is intolerant of differences in others Syn: racist, extremist |
"Despite having lived a life devoid of achievement, productivity, or honor, the bigot believed he was better than anyone who was not his own color." |
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Expunge |
v. To erase or eliminate Syn: obliterate Ant: add |
"To make herself feel better, Martha expunged all memory of her mistakes." |
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Candid |
adj. Outspoken, blunt Syn: frank, direct Ant: evasive |
"After telling so many lies, the politician had a change of heart and decided to be candid." |
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Argot |
n. Special words or phrases used by a specific group of people Syn: jargon |
"In computer argot, a "crash" means the machine has frozen and users cannot get any response from their keyboard or mouse." |
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Negligence |
n. Careless neglect, often resulting in injury
Syn: carelessness Ant: care, attention |
"Negligence caused Blair to step on his rake and whack himself in the head with the handle." |
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Appease |
v. To calm or make satisfied, often only temporarily Syn: mollify Ant: aggravate |
"When you appease terrorists, you give them incentive to repeat their behavior." |
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Strident |
adj. Harsh sounding, grating Syn: shrill Ant: soothing |
"The engineer threw the brake level forward, and the engine's steel wheels emitted a strident howl...." |
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Chaos |
n. Complete disorder Syn: confusion, jumble Ant: order, harmony |
"Somehow, Bertrand thrived on distracting chaos and successfully wrote his term paper while sitting in a noisy bus terminal." |
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Augment |
v. To enlarge, to increase in amount or intensity Syn: expand, supplement Ant: narrow, reduce |
"Sarah tried to augment her weak performance by foolishly waving her arms." |
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Jingosim |
n. Extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy |
"Jingoism is less prevalent among people whose children are old enough to go to war." |
