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apparel
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clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v) to put clothes on, dress up
synonyms: attire, garments (v) deck out Antonyms (v) undress, unclothe, strip, denude |
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besiege
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to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
synonyms: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound |
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compress
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to press together; to reduce in size or volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
synonyms: condense, shrink, shorten antonyms: expand, enlarge |
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denounce
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to condemn openly, to accuse formally
synonyms: criticize, censure antonyms: hail, acclaim |
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dispatch
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to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; an ofical message; promptness, speed; the act of killing
synonyms: slay, report, communication antonyms: recall, withhold |
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douse
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to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
synonyms: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse antonyms: dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite |
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expressly
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plainly in so many words; for a particular purpose
synonyms: clearly, pointedly, explicity antonyms: implicityly, accidentally |
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famished
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suffering severly from hunger or from lack of something
synonyms: hungry, starving, ravenous antonyms: well fed, full, satisfied, satiated |
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forsake
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to give up, renounce, to leave, abandon
synonyms: dessert, disown antonymns: keep, hold on to, stand by |
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gainful
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profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
synonyms: moneymaking, paying anthonyms: unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying |
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immense
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very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
synonyms: vast, enormous, immeasurable, gigantic antonyms: small, tiny, minute infinitesimal |
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inept
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totally without skill or appropriateness
synonyms: clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent antonyms: skillful, accomplished, adroit |
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ingenious
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showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever
synonyms: imaginative, inventive, resourceful antonyms: unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive |
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instantaneous
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done in an instant; immediate
synonyms: prompt, quick, speedy antonyms: delayed, slow, gradual |
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irk
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to annoy, trouble, make weary
synonyms: bother, irritate, vex antonyms: please, delight, cheer, gladden |
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libel
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a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; to write or publish such a statement
synonyms: (n) slur, (v) smear, defame |
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misgiving
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a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
synonyms: worry, qualm, hesitation antonymns: felling of confidence, assurance |
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oaf
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a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
synonyms: bonehead, dunce, clod, lout |
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recede
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to go or move backware; to become more distant
synonyms: retreat, go back , back up antonyms: advance, come closer |
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repast
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a meal, food
synonym: victuals |
