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OSTENSIBLE |
Apparent, appearing or seeming to be true, professed or declared as true
without being demonstrated or proved. More difficult synonyms of ostensible include plausible (PLAW-zi-bul) and specious (SPEE-shus). Specious, however, has the negative suggestion of using deception to make something false appear true. A specious argument is one that looks good on the surface but is flawed underneath. Ostensible is often used in opposition to real or actual. An ostensible motive is not necessarily a real motive; an ostensible advantage is not necessarily an actual advantage. |
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DIGRESS |
To wander, stray from the point, ramble, deviate, go off in another direction. Digress once was used of a physical wandering or turning aside, but that |
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UNCANNY |
Eerie, strange, weird, mysterious: “an uncanny experience.” |
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CANDOR |
Frankness, openness, sincere expression. |
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MOROSE |
Gloomy, moody, glum, grumpy, ill-tempered, depressed. “After weeks of Antonyms—words opposite in meaning—include optimistic, jovial |
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ADEPT |
Skilled. |
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SATURATED |
Soaked, thoroughly wet, full of moisture. |
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PRAGMATIC |
Practical, having to do with actual practice, concerned with everyday affairs |
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CONGENIAL |
Sympathetic, agreeable, compatible, kindred, harmonious, having the same |
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CAPRICIOUS |
Unpredictable, tending to change abruptly for no apparent or logical reason. |
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BLATANT |
Noisy, disagreeably or offensively loud, boisterous, clamorous: “the blatant |
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OBLIGATORY |
Required, necessary, binding, mandatory. |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
Unimportant, trifling, of little consequence. |
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ADAMANT |
Unyielding, immovable, inflexible, refusing to give in, unshakable, |
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SPORADIC |
Occasional, infrequent, irregular, not constant, happening from time to time, |
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VANGUARD |
The forefront of an action or movement, leading position or persons in a |
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CONCUR |
To agree, be in accord with, unite in opinion. |
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PRECOCIOUSNESS |
Early development or maturity, especially in mental ability. |
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ALOOF |
Apart, at a distance, removed, withdrawn, not wishing to speak or associate |
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CREED |
Belief, professed faith or opinion, especially a system of religious belief. |
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TAWDRY |
Cheap and showy, gaudy, garish, sleazy. |
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PEEVISH |
Irritable, cross, complaining, fretful, ill-humored and impatient, difficult to |
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ARDUOUS |
Very difficult, hard to achieve or accomplish, requiring great effort. |
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PERSONABLE |
Attractive, pleasing in appearance, handsome, comely, fair, presentable. |
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RESOLUTE |
Firmly determined or settled, resolved, having a set opinion or purpose, |
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SUPPOSITION |
An assumption, theory, hypothesis. |
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ARBITRARY |
Unreasoned, based on personal feelings or preferences rather than on |
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MONOTONOUS |
Lacking variety, tediously uniform, unvarying and dull. |
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LEGACY |
Something handed down from the past, an inheritance. |
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MANIFOLD |
Numerous and varied, consisting of many kinds, containing many elements, |
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PLIANT |
Bending easily, flexible, adaptable, workable. |
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RETORT |
A quick reply, especially one that is cutting or witty. |
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OBSTINATE |
Stubborn, inflexible, unwilling to give in or compromise, not yielding to |
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LACERATE |
To tear, cut roughly, rend, mangle: “The sharp thorn lacerated his thumb.” |
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OMNIPOTENT |
All-powerful, almighty, having unlimited power or authority. |
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UNSCRUPULOUS |
Untrustworthy, dishonorable, deceitful, corrupt, lacking integrity or moral |
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RENAISSANCE |
A revival, rebirth, resurgence, renewal of life or vigor. |
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GENESIS |
A coming into being, beginning, origin, birth, creation. |
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WARRANT |
To justify, give good reason for, authorize, sanction: the circumstances do |
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CANTANKEROUS |
Difficult to deal with, disagreeable, argumentative, quick to quarrel or to |
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FLIPPANT |
Disrespectful in a frivolous way, treating something serious in a trivial Synonyms of flippant include cheeky, fresh, thoughtless, and |
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SUBJUGATE |
To conquer, defeat, vanquish, overwhelm completely, bring under rigid |
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WRY |
Twisted, crooked, lopsided, askew, distorted in an odd, amusing way. |
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URBANE |
Polished, sophisticated, suave, cosmopolitan. |
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JARGON |
Specialized and often pretentious language; speech or writing that is highly |
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PRUDENT |
Cautious, careful, planning wisely, exercising sound judgment in practical |
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INVIOLABLE |
Secure, safe from assault, infringement, or destruction, sacred, untouchable, unassailable, incorruptible. |
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COMMODIOUS |
Spacious, having plenty of room, comfortably convenient. Synonyms of |
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PROXIMITY |
Nearness, closeness, the state of being in the vicinity of something. |
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ADVOCATE |
To support, plead for, be in favor of, defend by argument; especially, to |
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DELEGATE |
To entrust with authority or power, deliver to another's care or management, |
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UNPRECEDENTED |
Unheard-of, novel, new, having no precedent or parallel, having no prior |
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POIGNANT |
Piercing, sharp, biting, penetrating, keen. |
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NEBULOUS |
Unclear, vague, obscure, hazy, indefinite, indistinct. |
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CLANDESTINE |
Kept secret, done in secrecy, especially for an evil, immoral, or illegal |
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TIRADE |
A long-drawn-out speech, especially a vehement and abusive one: “After |
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RECUR |
To happen again, occur again, especially at intervals or after some lapse of |
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TACIT |
Unspoken, silent, implied or understood without words. |
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ALLEGATION |
An assertion or declaration, especially one made without proof. |
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GULLIBLE |
Easily deceived, fooled, or cheated. |
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BENIGN |
Kindly, good-natured, gracious, mild, having or showing a gentle |
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DESPAIR |
the feeling of having lost all hope. Syn: desperation, hopelessness, desolation (formal- the feeling of being very unhappy and lonely) |
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TOIL |
(verb) - formal to work very hard and for a long time, usually doing hard physical work. Hundreds of men toiled for years at building the pyramid. Synonym: slave away at smt = work very hard |
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OVERSEE |
To watch smt/smb and make sure that a job or an activity is done correctly. U.N observers oversaw the elections. Synonym: supervise sb doing smt, supervise smb/smt |
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EXHORT |
(verb)-formal try hard to persuade somebody to do something. He exhorted his child to participate in the contest. |
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INSPECT |
(verb) = examine = go/check over something = look sb/smt over = check through The teacher walked around inspecting their work. |
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SWEEP |
(verb) càn quét Ebola virus is sweeping across parts of West Africa. |
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STITCH |
(v) = sew |
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LETHAL |
(adj) causing or able to cause death. = fatal = deadly a lethal weapon, a lethal dose of poison, lethal mixture of drugs, lethal injection. The pesticide is lethal to all insect life. |
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BELEAGUERED |
(adj - formal) experiencing a lot of criticism and difficulties. The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. |
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VENTURE |
(verb) + into to do smt, even though it involves risks. |
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ENTAIL |
(verb) involve smt that cannot be avoided. The job entails a lot of hard work. |
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BE OVERCOME BY |
(passive) to be extremely strongly affected by something. Drivers venture into villages overcome by illness to retrieve patients. |
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RETRIEVE |
(verb-formal) + smt from sb/smt bring or get something back, especially from a place where it should not be. She bent to retrieve her comb from the floor. - retrieve data/information/items (computing) |
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BE CHARGED WITH |
(passive) được giao nhiệm vụ gì |
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EVIDENT |
adj = obvious = clearly = conspicuous = prominent = noticeable |
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FLEE |
(verb) = run away = run off = bolt |
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IN SHAMBLES |
(informal) a situation in which there is a lot of confusion. = in mess |
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RECRUIT |
(noun) a person who has recently joint the armed forces or the police or an organization... |
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WILLINGLY |
(adj) = voluntarily |
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CORPSE |
(noun) a dead human body = remains/human remains |
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BACKBREAKING |
(adj) (of physical work) very hard and tiring. The task entails backbreaking work. |
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PARIAH |
(noun) A person who is not acceptable to society and is avoided by everyone. In doing their jobs, the burial boys have become pariahs. |
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Talk sb into ... |
persuade sb to do something |
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INFLATED |
(adj) higher than acceptable or reasonable inflated prices/salaries probable synonym: arbitrary |
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DEMEANOR |
(noun-formal) the way that sb looks or behaves. He maintained a cheery demeanor throughout. |
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BANK ON |
(verb) = rely on = depend on The nurses and doctors here had banked on their experience treating Lassa fever. I'm banking on your help. |
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rubber |
cao su rubber gloves rubber tree |
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INADEQUATE |
(noun) not enough, not good enough = insufficient (formal) = deficient (formal) The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform. meager: small and poor in quantity = paltry |
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PRECAUTION |
sự phòng ngừa |
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REVERED |
(passive - formal) being respected or admired greatly He is now revered as a national hero. |
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SUBORDINATE |
(noun) cấp dưới |
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FEATURES |
(noun) A part of sb's face such as their nose, mouth, and eyes. She said, her features contorting. His strong handsome features |
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CONTORT |
(verb) to become twisted - méo mó, biến dạng His face contorted with anger. Her mouth was contorted in a snarl. (tiếng chửi nhau) |
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INEVITABLE |
= UNAVOIDABLE |
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STAGE |
(verb) organize and take part in actions that need careful planning, for example, public protest. to stage a strike/protest/demonstration/march |
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REVOLT |
(noun) = protest = uprising |
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FRIGHTENED |
adj: afraid, petrified, horrified, terrified |
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RELATIONS |
= RELATIVES |
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ABATE |
(verb-formal) to become less strong, less intense, make smt less strong. The storm shows no sign of abating. to abate pollution. Synonym: subside(the rain had become subsided...), die down/away/out, diminish dwindle- become gradually smaller |
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PROFUSE |
(adj) = produced in large amounts. profuse bleeding profuse thanks/apologies |
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GO HAYWIRE |
to stop working or become out of control. After that, things just started to go haywire. |
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QUARANTINE |
be put/kept into quarantine: kiểm dịch |
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CALAMITY |
(noun) tai họa, tai ương = disaster = catastrophe Sudan suffered a series of calamities during the 1980s.
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MISCARRY |
(VERB) sinh non, sẩy thai |
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AID |
= help = support = assist = lend sb a hand aid sb in smt aid smt aid sb to do smt |
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HEALER |
(noun) người chữa bệnh, thay vì dùng thuốc, sử dụng natural powers. a faith/spiritual healer |
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RIGOROUS |
(adj) = thorough and strict = meticulous = fastidious a rigorous analysis/system The second team adopted a much more rigorous approach to the problem. |
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INSTITUTE |
(verb-formal) to introduce a system/policy, etc. or start a process. The new system has been instituted. The new management intends to institute a number of changes. |
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RESTORE |
(v) = rebuild ex: restore faith/confidence/order/ancient traditions |
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STIGMA |
(noun) feelings of disapproval that people have about particular illnesses or ways of behaving. Outside the hospital, they continue to face stigma. the social stigma of alcoholism. |
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speak of |
(verb) = mention He spoke of his mother abandoning him when he was a child. |
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SHUN |
(verb - formal) to stay away, keep distance from, avoid sb/smt She was shunned by her own family. |
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SPOUSE |
(noun) husband or wife |
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LODGINGS |
temporary accomodations |
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diminish |
= decrease = lessen = decline = subside = abate... The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. |
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shoo away |
đuổi ai/cái gì đi |
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By the grace of God |
Nhờ ơn Chúa... |
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public sector employees |
= social workers = public servants civil service |
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contribute to |
dedicate/devote oneself to smt/ to doing smt contribution (noun) - enormous/great/huge/major/substantial/strong contribution |
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importance |
= significance = consequence of great importance = of great significance = of great consequence |
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in lieu (of smt) |
(formal) instead (of) They took cash in lieu of the prize |
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pertinent (example) |
(formal) điển hình = prime example |
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omission |
(n) - verb: omit serious omission |
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perilous |
(formal) dangerous = hazardous = unsafe = risky = high-risk |
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OPT |
(verb) to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action. > opt for/against something After graduating, she opted for a career in music. > opt to do smt They opt to leave rather than take a pay cut. |
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region |
synonyms: area: zone: an area or region with a particular feature or use district: nơi thuộc thành phố mà có điểm đặc biệt - financial district quarter: a district or a part of town |
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sacrifice |
collocation: supreme/considerable/enormous/great/heavy/huge/tremendous sacrifices |
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astonish |
= to astound = to amaze = to surprise = to stagger |
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different |
= disparate = dissimilar difference = disparity = dissimilarity |
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affluent |
= rich = wealthy = opulent (extremely rich -> used with people) |
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poor |
= needy (this program is aimed at helping children of the poor and needy parents) = penniless (having no money, very poor) = destitute (ex: when he died, his family was left completely destitute) |
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happy |
adj = blissful - extremely happy (blissful smile, blissful peace, blissful days/months...) = content (happy and satisfied with what u have) = contented (showing or feeling happiness or satisfaction, especially because your life is good) = joyful (very happy) = cheerful (smile/voice) = carefree (having no worries or responsibilities) = blithe (happy and no worries) a blithe and carefree girl = jolly (crow/face/mood) = delighted (very pleasant) = ecstatic = in good spirits, in good mood = light-hearted (cheerful and without problems) = radiant (showing great happiness, love or health) = beatific -formal elated at/by smt = exhilarated = thrilled = happy, excited because of smt happening = jubilant (happy because of success or victory)
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