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(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the adition of something of lesser value.
SYNONYMS: contaminate, pollute, sully
ANTONYMS: purify, purge, expurgate |
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(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skilful; deceitful, hypocritical
SYNONYMS: versatile, facile
ANTONYMS: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit |
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(v.) to make larger, increase
SYNONYMS: enlarge, supplement, amplify
ANTONYMS: decrease, diminish |
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(adj.,part.) deprived of, made unhappy through a loss
SYNONYMS: bereaved
ANTONYMS: replete, well provided |
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(v.) to position or arrange
SYNONYM: station, organize |
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(adj.) stern
SYNONYMS: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
ANTONYMS: cherry, inviting, genial |
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(n.) courage in facing difficulties
SYNONYMS: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
ANTONYMS: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness |
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(v.) to stare with open mouth
SYN: gawk, ogle |
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(v.) to utter taunting words
SYN (v.): ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
ANT (n.): compliment, praise |
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(n.) an external appearance
SYN: costume, semblance, pretense |
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(adj.) intended to decieve or entrap
SYN: cunning, underhanded, perfidious
ANT: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard |
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(n.) a hint
SYN: clue, indication, inkling |
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(adj.) wealthy
SYN: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
ANT: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute |
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(adj.) easily bent, flexible
SYN: supple, adaptable, resilient
ANT: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant |
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(v.) to say again
SYN: restate, rehash, recapitulate |
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(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally
SYN: impassive, phlegmatic
ANT: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung |
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(adj.) experiment in nature
SYN: provisional, inconclusive
ANT: definite, conclusive, confirmed |
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(adj.) not combed
SYN: sloppy, disheveled
ANT: well-groomed |
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(adj.,adv.) word for word
SYN: (adj.) exact; (adv.) precisely
ANT: (adj.) paraphrased |
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(adv.) cautiously
SYN: carefully
ANT: recklessly |
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