Word Groups

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abridge

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abbreviated communication

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compendium

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abbreviated communication: brief treatment or account of a subject "compendium of medicine"

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cursory

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abbreviated communication

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curtail

Back 4

abbreviated communication

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syallabus

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abbreviated communication

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synopsis

Back 6

abbreviated communication

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terse

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abbreviated communication

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abrupt

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Act quickly

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apace

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Act quickly: "spreading of misinformation goes apace"

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headlong

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Act quickly: hastily "to plunge headlong into work"

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impetuous

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Act quickly: impulsive "impetuous person"

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precipitate

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Act quickly: to hasten suddenly, "to precipitate an international crisis"

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abet

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assist: support ususally in wrongdoing "abet a crime"

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advocate

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assist

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ancillary

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assist: subordinate "slides, records, and other ancillaries can be used with the basic textbook"

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bolster

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assist

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corroborate

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assist: confirm "he corroborated my account of the accident"

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countenance

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assist: to permit or tolerate, "you shouldn't have countenanced his rudeness"

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espouse

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assist: to make one's own, "by his tone, his choice of words, he seems to suggest not only that you embrace spiritualism but espouse it"

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mainstay

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assist: a person or thing that acts as chief support or part, "coffee is the mainstay of the country's economy", "tourism, a mainstay of the economy, had nearly collapsed"

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munificent

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assist: liberal in giving, "a munificent bequest", "munificent givers of foreign aid"

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proponent

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assist

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stalwart

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assist: strong and brave "a stalwart green principle doesn't necessarily apply to appliances", "in the realm of big-time sports, he was regarded as a stalwart of integrity and authenticity"

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sustenance

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assist: means of livelihood, nourishment "others suckle your scalp to extract your bodily fluids for sustenance"

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bilious

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bad mood: cranky, distasteful "a long scarf of bright, bilious green"

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dudgeon

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bad mood: feeling of resentment/anger "we left in high dudgeon"

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irascible

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bad mood: easily provoked "irascible old man", produced by anger, "an irascible response"

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pettish

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bad mood: petulant

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petulant

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bad mood: moved to impatient irritation "his reply reads as testy and petulant, which may or may not be the intended tone"

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pique

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bad mood: to wound, feeling of irritation "she was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation"

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querulous

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bad mood: full of complaints "a querulous tone, constant querulous reminders of things to be done"

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umbrage

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bad mood: offense, annoyance "to feel umbrage at a social snuff, to take umbrage at someone's rudeness"

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waspish

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bad mood: quick to resent a trifling injury, snappish, "waspish writing"

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dilettante

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amateur

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novitiate

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amateur: the period of being a novice, "this ceremony also signaled the beginning of her novitiate- a year long trial period in which she lived among the convent community, observing its rules and strictures"

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proselyte

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beginner/amateur: a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another, "equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword"

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tyro

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beginner: "I recommend this as the best book for the tyro, the student"

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inchoate

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beginning: not fully formed or developed, rudimentary "a still inchoate democracy"

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incipient

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beginning: in an initial stage, beginning to happen, "an incipient black eye", "he could feel incipient anger building up"

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nascent

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beginning: just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential, "the nascent space industry"

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acerbic

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biting: (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp, "his acerbic wit"

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acidulous

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biting: sharp-tasting or sour "our citric acid is a natural odourless and colourless crystalline substance with a pleasantly refreshing acidulous taste"

of a person's tone, bitter or cutting "your candid approach mixed with acidulous remarks makes you the frivolous person you are"

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acrimonious

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biting: typically of speech or debate "an acrimonious dispute about wages"

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asperity

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biting: harshness of tone or manner "he pointed this out with some asperity"