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affable
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ADJ.
Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to. SYNONYMS: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial ANTONYMS: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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aggrandize
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V.
To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater. SYNONYMS: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt ANTONYMS reduce, decrease, diminish |
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amorphous
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ADJ.
Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion. SYNONYMS: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate ANTONYMS: definite, well-defined, clear-cut |
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aura
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N.
That which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality. SYNONYMS: ambience, atmosphere ANTONYMS: None. |
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contraband
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N.
Illegal traffic, smuggled goods. SYNONYMS: None. ANTONYMS: None. ADJ. illegal, prohibited SYNONYMS: illicit, bootleg, unlawful ANTONYMS: legal, lawful, licit |
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erudite
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ADJ.
Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic. SYNONYMS: profoundly educated, well-read ANTONYMS: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
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gossamer
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ADJ.
Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial. SYNONYMS: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy ANTONYMS: thick, dense, solid, massive N. A very thin, light cloth |
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infer
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V.
To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of though; to hint, suggest, imply. SYNONYMS: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate. |
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inscrutable
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ADJ.
Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically. SYNONYMS: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic ANTONYMS: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable |
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insular
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ADJ.
Relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience. SYNONYMS: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial ANTONYMS: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
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irrevocable
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ADJ.
Incapable of being changed or called back SYNONYMS: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable ANTONYMS: reversible, changeable |
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propensity
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N.
A natural inclination or predilection toward. SYNONYMS: natural bent, proclivity, penchant ANTONYMS: natural incapacity of inability |
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querulous
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ADJ.
Peevish, complaining, fretful SYNONYMS: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable ANTONYMS: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid |
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remonstrate
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V.
To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to. SYNONYMS: reason against, expostulate ANTONYMS: None |
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repudiate
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V.
To disown, reject, or deny the validity of. SYNONYMS: disavow, abjure, renounce. ANTONYMS: avow, affirm, aver, avouch |
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resilient
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ADJ.
Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly. SYNONYMS: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy ANTONYMS: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding |
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reverberate
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V.
To re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly. SYNONYMS: rumble, thunder, boom, echo ANTONYMS: None. |
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scurrilous
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ADJ.
Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed. SYNONYMS: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative ANTONYMS: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
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sedulous
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ADJ.
Persistent, showing industry and determination. SYNONYMS: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable ANTONYMS: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose |
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sleazy
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ADJ.
Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable. SYNONYMS: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty ANTONYMS: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy |