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allocate
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(v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
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SYN assign, allot, apportion
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ardent
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(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned
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SYN: intense, zealous, fervent, avid
ANT: indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic |
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assiduous
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(adj.) persistant, attentive, diligent
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SYN: industirous, unremitting, sedulous
ANT: lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless |
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brash
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(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent
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SYN: rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent
ANT: prudent, wary, cautious, circumspect |
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capricious
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(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies
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SYN: impulsive, fickle, unpredicatble, mercurial
ANT: constant, steady, steadfast, unwavering |
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chastise
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(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely
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SYN: discipline, censure
ANT: commend, reward |
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copious
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(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
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SYN: ample, profuse, bountiful
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deviate
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(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional
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SYN: diverge, veer, swerve
ANT: conform to, abide by; (adj.) orthodox |
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emaciated
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(adj., part.) unnaturally thin
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SYN: gaunt, withered, shriveled
ANT: plump, fat, obese, corpulent |
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exult
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(v.) to regoice greatly
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SYN: revel, glory
ANT: mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament |
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gnarled
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(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy
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SYN: knotty, misshapen, contorted
ANT: smooth, unblemished, straight |
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indemnity
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(n.) a payment for damage or loss
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SYN: compensation, restitution, reparation
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inkling
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(n.) a hint; a vague notion
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SYN: clue, intimation, suggestion
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limpid
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(adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood
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SYN: lucid, intelligible
ANT: clouded, murky, opaque |
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omnipotent
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(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority
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SYN: all-powerful
ANT: powerless, impotent, feeble, weak |
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palatable
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(adj.) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilites; suitable for consumption
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SYN: edible, appetizing, attractive
ANT: inedible, distasteful, disagreeable |
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poignant
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(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
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SYN: heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy
ANT: unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny |
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rancor
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(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will
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SYN: animosity, enmity, bitterness
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sophomoric
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(adj.) immature in overconfident; conceited
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SYN: pretentious, superficial, fatuous
ANT: goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity |
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spontaneous
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(adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advanced
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SYN: unpremeditated, unplanned, impormptu
ANT: premeditated, planned, contrived, rehearsed |
