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To make less in amount, degree; to subside, become less; to nulify; to deduct, omit
syn: diminish, decrease, subside, let up
ant: intensify, increase, magnify, wax |
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Praise or flattery that us excessive
syn: adoration, idolization, hero-worship
ant: ridicule |
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An object of intense dislike
syn: malediction
ant: blessing |
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Shrewed, crafty
syn: sherwd, acute
ant: obtuse, doltish |
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greedy desire
syn: cupidity |
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deserving blame
syn: guilty, blameworthy
ant: blameless |
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tending to delay or procrastinate
syn: staling
ant: prompt |
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conspicuous,standing out from the mass
syn: glaning
ant: palthy |
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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpertation
syn: to talk out of both sides of cries mouth
ant: to speak ones mind plainly |
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vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy
syn: transient
ant: everlasting |
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unable to make up one's mind
syn: wavering
ant: determined |
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cloudlike, resembling a cloud; not transparent
syn: hazy, fuzzy, cloudly in color
ant: definite, distinct, color |
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One who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
syn: tyro, trainee
ant: veteran, past master, pro, expert |
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extreme poverty; barrenness
syn: destitution, want
ant: affluence, luxury |
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Done for show, striving to make a big impression
syn: inflated, affected
ant: unassuming, unaffected |
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to review a series of facts; to sum up
syn: review, summarize |
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To revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
syn: revitalize, reanimate |
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Untidy, dirty, careless
syn: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax
ant: neat, tidy, careful |
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Something that is assumed or taen for granite
syn: assumption |
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inactive, sluggish, dull
syn: sluggish, otiose
ant: energetic, dynamic |
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