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acuity
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sharpness (particularly of the mind and senses)
syn. keenness, acuteness ant. dullness, obtuseness |
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agnostic
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one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; without faith
syn. doubter ant. believer |
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concord
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a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity, a treaty, pact, covenant
ant. disagreement, strife, discord |
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diatribe
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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
syn harangue, tirade any. panegyric, encomium, eulogy |
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enervate
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to weaken or lessen the mental, moral of physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
syn. impair, cripple, paralyze ant. accessibly, comprehensible, intelligible |
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exigency
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urgency, pressure, urgent demand, pressing need, an emergency
syn. requirement, crisis |
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fiat
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an arbitrary order or decree, a common or act of will or consciousness
syn. edict, dictum, ukase |
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glean
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to gather bit by bit, to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
syn. collect, pick up, cull |
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hallow
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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate, to honor greatly, revere
syn. venerate, bless any. desecrate, defile, profane |
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inane
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silly, empty or meaning or value
syn. vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous ant. sensible, meaningful, profound |
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incumbent
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obligatory, required, one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
syn. mandatory, necessary ant. optional |
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intermittent
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stopping and beginning again, sporadic
syn. fitful, spasmodic, random ant. continuous, uninterrupted |
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mordant
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biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
syn. acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing ant. bland, mild, gentle, soothing |
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mundane
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earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
syn. prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary ant. heavenly, unworldly, spiritual, transcendental |
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neophyte
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a new convert, beginner, novice
syn. tenderfoot, tyro, rookie ant. veteran, past master, expert, pro |
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penchant
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a strong attraction or inclination
syn. proclivity, propensity, predilection ant. disinclination, aversion |
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pusillanimous
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contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
syn. craven, lily-livered ant. stouthearted, courageous, daring |
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sumptuous
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costly, rich, magnificent
syn. lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid ant. skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan |
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surveillance
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a watch kept over a person, careful close and disciplined observation
syn. scrutiny, monitoring |
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travesty
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a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
syn. parody, caricature, farce |
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atrophy
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the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away
syn. degeneration, deterioration, wither ant. growth, development, mature |
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complicity
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involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
syn. connivance, collusion ant. noninvolvement, innocense |
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consummate
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complete or perfect in the highest degree, to bring to a state of completion, or perfection
syn. masterful, clinch, conclude ant. launch, initiate, begin, kick off |
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delineate
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to portray, sketch, describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
syn. depict, picture, render |
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effigy
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a crude image of a despised person
syn. figure, likeness |
