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(adj.) able to get and retain ideas and information, concerned with acquiring wealth or property
synonyms: greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive
antonyms: altruistic, unretentive |
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(v.) to claim or take without right
synonyms: expropriate, usurp, commandeer
antonyms: relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon |
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(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace
synonyms: stale, insipid
antonyms: fresh, novel, original, new |
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(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
synonyms: overwork |
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(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism
synonyms: nit-picking, caviling
antonyms: approving, uncritical |
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(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
synonyms: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive
antonyms: muddled, chaotic, disjointed |
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(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken, to make something inflexible
synonyms: harden, jell, coagulate, solidify
antonyms: melt, liquefy |
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(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
synonyms: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to |
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(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
synonyms: panegyric, eulogy, commendation
antonyms: condemnation, castigation, criticism |
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(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from
synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo
antonyms: embrace, adopt |
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(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
synonyms: pertinent
antonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate |
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(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
synonyms: unquenchable, ravenous, voractious |
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(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate
antonyms: lukewarm, half-hearted, yielding |
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(adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative
antonyms: complimentary, flattering, ameliorative |
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(n.) generosity in giving, lavish or bountiful contributions
synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative
antonyms: complimentary, flattering, ameliorative |
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(n.) a survey made for military purposes, any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
synonym: scouting expedition |
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v.) to establish by evidence, prove, to give concrete or substantial form to
synonym: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate
antonym: refute, disprove, invalidate |
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(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic
antonyms: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose |
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(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision, to compromise
synonyms: hedge, dilly dally, procrastinate |
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(adj.) capable of being held or defended
synonyms: defensible, justifiable, maintainable
antonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable |
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(v.) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
synonyms: buttonhole, approach, confront
antonyms: evade, avoid, shun |
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(n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
synonyms: rebuke, reproof
antonyms: praise, compliment |
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(adj.) desirous of something to the point of greed, intensely eager
synonyms: keen, enthusiastic, grasping
antonyms: reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic |
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(adj.) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
synonyms: briny, saline
antonyms: fresh, clear, sweet |
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(n.) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
synonyms: promptness, alacrity, speed
antonyms: slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness |
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(adj.) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
synonyms: roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful
antonyms: direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard |
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(n.) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
synonyms: ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver |
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(n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher, (adj.) of or relating to the halcyon; calm peaceful; happy golden; prosperous, affluent
synonyms: adj.; tranquil, serene, placid, palmy
antonyms: adj.; turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous |
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(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques, theatrical, artificial, melodramatic
synonyms: affected, stagy
antonyms: low-keyed, muted, untheatrical, subdued |
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(adj.) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n.) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist, one who causes strife
synonyms: inflammatory, provocative, firebrand
antonyms: soothing, quieting, peacemaker |
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(n.) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a a whirlpool in violence and destruction
synonyms: vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult |
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(adj.) nearsighted, lacking a broad realistic view of a situation, lacking foresight or discernment
synonyms: shortsighted
antonyms: farsighted |
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(adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
synonyms: clear, obvious, manifest, patent
antonyms: secret, clandestine, covert, concealed |
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(adj.) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling
antonyms: complimentary, ameliorative |
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(n.) the state of being proper, appropriateness, (pl.) the standards of what is proper and socially acceptable
synonyms: fitness, correctness, decorum
antonyms: unseemliness, inappropriateness |
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(n.) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
synonyms: desecration, profanation, defilement |
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(adv.) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
synonyms: promptly, peremptorily, abruptly |
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| (adj.) asking humbly and earnestly, (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, a suitor |
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| (n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish |
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(v.) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion, to have a wavelike appearance or form
synonyms: ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall |
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v - to pronounce distinctly, to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints.
synonyms: pronounce, elucidate, eloquent
antonyms: mumble, slur, tongue tied, halting
adj - expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed |
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v - to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
synonyms: gambol |
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n - belief, mental acceptance
synonyms: credit, trust, confidence
antonyms: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity |
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v - to comdemn, express strong disapproval; to officially deprecate
synonyms: denounce, censure, devalue
antonyms: tout , commend, extol, laud, praise |
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v - disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
synonyms: dissimulate, feign, mask |
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adj - very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
synonyms: frantic, distracted
antonyms: calm, composed, collected |
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n - a formal statement of commendation; high praise
synonyms: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial
antonyms: philippic, diatribe, invective |
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v - to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
synonyms: exhibit, manifest, occasion |
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v - to remove from a grave; to bring to light
synonyms: disinter, unearth, uncover
antonyms: bury, inter |
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ajd - lacking in spirit or strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
synonyms: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual
antonyms: competent, capable, effective |
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adj - dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
synonyms: dim, cloudy, unclear
antonyms: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid |
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adj - wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
synonyms: iniquitous, reprehensible
antonyms: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious |
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adj - stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative.
synonyms: tangy, zestful
antonyms: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild |
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adj - developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient of times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
synonyms: original, primeval, primal |
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n - nearness in place or time; kinship
synonyms: proximity, similarity
antonyms: remoteness, distance |
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adj - not usual or expected; not in character
synonyms: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
antonyms: usual, customary, typical |
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adj - founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
synonyms: idealistic
antonyms: realistic, pragmatic |
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n - language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
synonyms: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon |
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adj - green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
synonyms: artless, naive
antonyms: scorched, sere, barren, arid |
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adj - having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
synonyms: gummy, sticky, thick
antonyms: runny, watery, aqueous |
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n - a wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure
v - to waste away |
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| n - a fortified place, stronghold |
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| n - a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant |
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adj - complete or perfect in the highest degree
v - to bring to a state of completion or perfection |
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n - disorder, confusion
v-to throw into disorder |
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| n often plural - urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency |
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| n - floating debris; homeless, impoverished people |
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| adj - frenzied, highly agitated |
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| v - to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers |
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n - a type of game bird; a complaint
v - to complain, grumble |
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| v - to imprison, confine, jail |
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adj - obligatory, required
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| adj - humorous, jesting, jolly, joking |
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| adj - ridiculous, laughable, absurd |
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| adj - biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh |
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n - a prickly or stinging plant
v - to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely |
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| adj - consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money |
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| adj - contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited |
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| adj - in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting |
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| n - a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end. |
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n.- sharpness particularly in the mind or senses
syn: keenness, acuteness
ant: dullness, obtuseness |
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v.- to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail, to represent pictorially
syn: depict, picture, render |
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adj - marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
syn: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
ant: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted |
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v. to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of, enfeeble, hamstring
syn - impair, cripple, paralyze
ant - invigorate, strengthen, buttress |
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adj - intended to be understood by only a few, private, secret
syn: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite
ant: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible |
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adj - fruitful in offspring or vegetation, intellectually productive
syn - fertile, teeming, prolific
ant - infertile, barren, unproductive |
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n - an arbitrary order or decree, a command or act of will or consciousness,
syn - edict, dictum, ukase |
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n - a fabrication of the mind, an arbitrary notion
syn - creation, invention, fancy |
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v - to acquire as the result of effort, to gather and store away, as for future use
syn - collect, accumulate, accrue
ant - scatter, squander, waste, dissipate |
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v - to set apart as holy or sacred, consecrate, to honor greatly, revere
syn - venerate/bless
ant - desecrate, defile, profane |
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n - a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
syn - eccentricity, quirk, mannerism |
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n - shame and disgrace
syn - dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium
ant - honor, glory acclaim |
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adj - 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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n - a subtle or slight variation as in color, meaning, quality, delicate gradation or shade of difference
syn - shade, nicety, refinement |
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adj - conceited, presumptuous, excessive, immoderate
syn - arrogant, unbridled, inflated
ant - restrained, understated, modest, meek |
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n - a strong attraction or inclination
syn - a proclivity, propensity, predilection
ant - restrained, understated, modest, meek |
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adj - according to reputation or general belief, having widespread acceptance and good reputation; part. - alleged
syn - putative, reputable, supposed
ant - proven, corroborated, authenticated |
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n - reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound, a fallacy
syn - specious reasoning |
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adj - costly, rich, magnificent
syn - lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid
ant - skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan |
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adj - present or existing everywhere
syn - omnipresent, pervasive, universal
ant - restricted, limited, rare, scarce |
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