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Abate |
Verb Definition: To lessen in violence or intensity. Synonym: Decrease Antonym: Intensify |
He liked to abate her punishment when he didn't think her mother was being fair. |
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Decorum |
Noun
Definition: Conformity to accept standards of conduct; proper behavior.
Synonym: Propriety Antonym: Inapproprieteness
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His decorum always showed, even when it was the most idiotic of rules. |
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Abhore |
Verb
Definition: To detest; to hate strongly.
Synonym: Loathe Antonym: Adore
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She abhored her new roommate, so much she thought of kicking him out. |
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Dole |
Noun
Definition: To distribute; to give out sparingly.
Antonym: Hoard
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He doled out the cookies to make sure everyone at work got at least one. |
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Gamut |
Noun Definition: The whole range ok extent. |
You always talk about the gamut between numbers in math. |
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Extrovert |
Noun Definition: One who is outgoing; energized by others. Antonym: Introvert |
She was such an extrovert, always the life of the party, a social butterfly. |
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Droll |
Adjective Definition: Oddly or whimsically amusing. Synonym: Quaint |
His and her conversations always turned out to be droll. |
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Duplicity |
Noun Definition: international deceint so each or conduct Synonym: Deception Antonym: Honestly |
The candidates use a duplicity method to undermine there rivals answer. |
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Effigy |
Noun Definition: A crude dummy or image hated person or group. |
The tribes made effigys to ward of strangers. |
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Austere |
Adjective Definition: Severe and plain. Synonym: Strict Antonym: Indulgent |
His parents were very austere, never letting him do anything. |
