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| (adj) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n) an extremely hard substance |
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| (n) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified |
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| syn: furor, hullabaloo, tumult, pandemonium |
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| (n) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v) to provide such defense or protection |
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| syn: (n) stronghold, citadel, bastion, rampart |
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| ant: (n) breach, weak point in the defense |
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| (adj) easily made angry, bad-tempered |
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| syn: irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious |
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| ant: affable, genial, even-tempered |
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| (v) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet in rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit |
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| (v) to cut short, bring a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce |
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| syn: limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract |
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| (n) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior |
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| syn: respect, consideration, courtesy |
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| ant: contempt, disrespect, scorn, disdain |
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| (adj) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done |
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| syn: exhaustive, authoritative |
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| ant: tentative, inconclusive |
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| (n) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien |
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| syn:conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage |
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| (adj) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood |
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| syn: baffling, mysterious, inexplicable |
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| ant: intelligible, understandable, fathomable |
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| (adj, adv) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation |
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| syn: (adj) spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed |
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| (adj) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor |
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| syn: sentimentalized, maudlin, mushy, nauseating |
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| ant: unsentimental, callous, insensitive |
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| (v) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity |
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| ant: enrage, anger, aggravate, exacerbate |
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| (n) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame |
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| syn: burden, obligation, duty, stigma |
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| (n) a vague sense of approaching misfortune |
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| syn: foreboding, premonition, hunch |
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| (adj) given over to dissipation and self- indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending |
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| syn: (adj) prodigal, improvident; (n) spendthrift |
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| ant: (adj) penny-pinching, frugal, economical |
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| (v) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer |
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| syn: pay, absolve, subside, abate |
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| (adj) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable |
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| syn: required, obligatory, incumbent |
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| ant: nonessential, superfluous, optional |
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| (adj) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's) |
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| (v) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate |
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