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affable
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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
We spent a pleasant afternoon with our affable neighbors Synonyms: genial, amicable, cordial Antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
John D. rockefeller worked to aggrandize his empire by purchasing oil wells,refineries,and pipelines, Synonyms;augment,amplify,enhance,exalt Antonyms;reduce,decrease,diminish |
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amorphous
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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
the amorphous body of the amoeba was fascinating to watch under the microscope Synonyms:formless,unstructured nebulous, inchoate Antonyms: clear-cut,definite,well-defined |
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aura
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that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality what the people thought was her aura of mystery was actually for her mask of shyness Synonyms: ambience,atmosphere
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contraband
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal,
three jeweled combs from the 17th century were among the contraband seized by the police prohibited Synonyms: illicit, bootleg, unlawful Antonyms: legal, lawful, licit |
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erudite
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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
for my paper i would like to find an erudite history of the subject written in a clear and unbiased manner Synonyms : profoundly educated, well-read Antonyms: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
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gossamer
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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth
ghosts are often depicted in the literature as wearing gossamer clothing the makes them all more ethereal Synonyms: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy Antonyms:thick,dense,solid, massive |
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infer
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to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
i can infer nothing from his odd behavior Synonyms: gather,deduce,guess,presume, speculate |
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inscrutable
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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
i could not tell by her inscrutable smile whether she was pleased or only amused with me Synonyms: impenetrable,incomprehensible enigmatic Antonyms:comprehensible,intelligible penetrable |
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insular
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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
you seem too sophisticatedt o hold such insular opinions Synonyms:narrow-minded, parochial, provincial Antonyms:catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
