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unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for thefuture; unpropitious, unpromising, untimely
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inauspicious
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Opposite of favorable/propitious
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unquestionable, beyond dispute; incontestable, indisputable, indubitable
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incontrovertible
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Opposite of debatabel, dubious, open to question
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(adj, part) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss; perplexed, baffled, stumped, flabbergasted
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nonplussed
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Opposite of poised, confident, assured
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suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occuring at an appropriate time; timely, appropriate, felicitous
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opportune
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Opposite of inconvenient, inappropriate
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abundantly productive; profuse; fruitfal, fecund
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prolific
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Opposite of barren, unproductive, sterile, sparse
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a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit; answer, response, riposte, retort
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rejoinder
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willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible; agreeable, compliant, docile
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amenable
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Opposite of resistant, recalcitrant
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to scold sharply; chide; rebuke; reprove; reprimand
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berate
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Opposite of praise, compliment, pat on the back
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a large-scale slaughter or loss of life; butchery, bloodbath, massacre
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carnage
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too ready to believe, easily deceived; gullible
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credulous
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Opposite of dubious, skeptical
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a rule, test; a standard for judgment/evaluation; yardstick, touchstone, gauge, canon
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criterion (pl. criteria)
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to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly; exhaust, empty, drain, bankrupt
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deplete
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Opposite of replenish, refill, restock, resupply
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to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely; elaborate, enlarge, descant, wander, roam
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expatiate
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Opposite of sketch roughly, summarize, condense, adumbrate
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coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant; extrinsic, incidental
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extraneous
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Opposite of intrinsic, relevant, pertinent, germane
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the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.; commencement, inauguration, outset
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inception
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Opposite of completion, conclusion, termination
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a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, etc.); affliction, malady, defect
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infirmity
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lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile; vapid, insipid, peurile, childish
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jejune
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Opposite of stimulating, mature
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stubborn, unyielding; obstinate, adamant
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obdurate
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Opposite of yielding, tractable, flexible
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a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent; mélange, farrago, medley, hodgepodge
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potpourri
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Opposite of homogenous or uniform group
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showing unusually early development(especially in talents/mental capacity); forward, gifted, advanced
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precocious
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Opposite of backward, retarded, slow
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delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel; brutal, vicious, inhuman, fiendish
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sadistic
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Opposite of masochistic, clement, humane, merciful
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self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy; aphoristic, epigrammatic, moralistic
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sententious
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Opposite of discursive, diffuse, episodic
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to beg earnestly & humbly; plead, petition, implore, entreat
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supplicate
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*suplicar in spanish means to plead, beg
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(n) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust, glut (v) to feed or supply w/ anything to excess, cloy, satiate
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surfeit
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Opposite of (n) dearth, paucity, lack
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winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious; ciruitous, serpentine, labyrinthine
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tortuous
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Opposite of direct, straight, straightforward; think of torquere in Latin, it means "to twist"
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swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language
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turgid
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Opposite of muted, understated, unadorned, austere
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(adj) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible
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adamant
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Opposite of yielding, flexible, pliable
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a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified; hullabaloo, tumult, pandemonium, furor
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brouhaha
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(n) a strong defense or protection, a solid-wall-like structure for defense, citadel, bastion, rampart, stronghold (v) to provide such defense or protection
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bulwark
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Opposite of (n) breach, weak point in the defense
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easily made angry, bad-tempered; irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious
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choleric
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Opposite of affable, genial, even-tempered
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to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit
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cloy
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Opposite of whet, stimulate
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to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce; limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract
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curtail
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Opposite of protract, extend
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courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as a superior; consideration, courtesy
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deference
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Opposite of contempt, disrespect, scorn, or disdain
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conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done; exhaustive, authoritative
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definitive
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Opposite of tentative or inconclusive
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the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, etc.; facial appearance, mien; conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage
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demeanor
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puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood; baffling, mysterious
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enigmatic
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Opposite of intelligible, understandable, fathomable
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(adj, adv) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; improvised, unrehearsed, spontaneous (n) extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation
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impromptu
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Opposite of planned, prepared, premeditated
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excessively & objectionable sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor; maudlin, mushy, nauseating, sentimentalized
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mawkish
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Opposite of unsentimental, callous, insensitive
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to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (emotion-wise), assuage, appease, placate, to reduce in intensity
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mollify
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Opposite of enrage, exacerbate, aggravate, anger
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something that is heavy or burdensome (as in an unwelcome repsonsibility); a stigma; blame; burden, obligation, duty
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onus
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a vague sense of approaching misfortune; foreboding, premonition, hunch
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presentiment
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(adj) given over to dissipation & self-indulgence; immoral; recklessly extravagant; prodigal, improvident (n) a person given to self-indulgent spending; spendthrift
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profligate
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Opposite of (adj) penny-pinching, frugal, economical
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to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as penalty/punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer; pay, absolve, subside, abate
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remit
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needed, necessary, regarded as essential/indispensable; obligatory; incumbent; required*
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requisite
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Opposite of nonessential, superfluous, or optional
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of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do w/ clothes or dress (especially men's)
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sartorial
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to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate; foil, baffle
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thwart
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Opposite of aid, assist, abet, or further
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(v) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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corroborate
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Opposite of (adj) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
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fair, just, embodying principles of justice; right, reasonable, evenhanded
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equitable
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Opposite of unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate
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to steal, especially in a sneaky way & in petty amounts; pilfer, purloin, swipe
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filch
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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming; amend
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ameliorate
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Opposite of worsen, aggravate, exacerbate
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