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anomalous (adj)
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abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
Synonyms: exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant Antonyms: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary Sentence: This picture taken by investigator Mark Rosney actually fooled him into thinking he had seen something anomalous for a while. |
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aspersion (n)
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a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
Synonyms: innuendo, calumny, denigration Antonyms: endorsement, testimonial, praise Sentence: Montag was right to cast aspersions on the role of the deputy prime minister. |
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bizarre (adj)
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extremely strange, unusual, atypical
Synonyms: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish Antonyms: normal, typical, ordinary, expected Sentence: Pressing the yellow button to back up seems bizarre to me. |
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brusque (adj)
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abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
Synonyms: curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough Antonyms: gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic Sentence: I hope i haven't been too brusque - i certainly don't mean to be! |
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cajole (v)
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to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
Synonyms: wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk Antonyms: coerce, force, strong-arm Sentence: If I still have not cajoled you into donating already, there's still time. |
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castigate (v)
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to punish severely; to criticize severely
Synonyms: chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid Antonyms: reward, honor, praise, laud Sentence: Castigate the government for permitting that to happen, despite promises to the contrary? |
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contrive (v)
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to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
Synonyms: think up, devise, concoct, fabricate Sentence: Elslack Moor somehow contrives to look much bigger than it actually is. |
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demagogue (n)
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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
Synonyms: rabble-rouser, firebrand Sentence: This, however, does not prevent the reactionaries and irresponsible demagogues from indulging in false patriotic manifestations and provocations. |
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disabuse (v)
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to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
Synonyms: undeceive, enlighten, set straight Antonyms: deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes Sentence: ennui |
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ennui (n)
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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
Synonyms: languor, world-weariness, listlessness Antonyms: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity Sentence: Hamilton is a deft chronicler of urban ennui and claustrophobia. |
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fetter (n), (v)
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(n) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural) anything that confines or restrains
(v) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent Synonyms: (n) bond, restraint; (v) bind, hamper Antonyms: (v) free, liberate, emancipate Sentence: It had become an absolute fetter on the further development of the economy. |
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heinous (adj)
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very wicked, offensive, hateful
Synonyms: evil, odious, abominable, outrageous Antonyms: excellent, wonderful, splendid Sentence: Would the, presumably, very young ' vandals ' ever think to do anything so heinous inside a religious building? |
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immutable (adj)
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not subject to change, constraint
Synonyms: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable Antonyms: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle Sentence: My mother's decisions are always immutable if they are a negative answer, but her affirmative answers are always fickle. |
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insurgent (n), (adj)
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(n) one who rebels or rises against authority
(adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on Synonyms: (adj) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous Antonyms: (adj) loyalist, loyal, faithful Sentence: Right now on the Middle East, U.S. and U.N. soldiers are fighting an insurgent group called the Taliban that refuses to submit to U.S. authority in the regions. |
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megalomania (n)
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a delusion marker by a feeling of power, wealth, talent etc., far in excess of reality
Synonyms: delusions of grandeur Antonyms: humility, modesty, self-abasement Sentence: Those who overspend their money are megalomaniacs because they believe that they have endless wealth. |
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sinecure (n)
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a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
Synonyms: "no show" job, cushy job, "plum" Sentence: I wish that all high paying jobs were sinecure. |
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surreptitious (adj)
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
Synonyms: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard, overt Sentence: Special Forces Operations or missions are surreptitious. |
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transgress (v)
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to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
Synonyms: overstep, exceed, trespass, err Antonyms: obey, toe the line Sentence: The murderer transgressed many moral, ethical, and legal laws during his killing spree. |
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transmute (v)
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to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
Synonyms: transform, convert, translate, metamorphose Antonyms: maintain unchanged, preserve Sentence: A caterpillar undergoes transmutation before emerging as a beautiful butterfly. |
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vicarious (adj)
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performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
Synonyms: surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand Antonyms: real, actual, firsthand Sentence: The dance or pageant moms that live vicariously through their own daughters are mentally unstable. |
