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(adj.) ot able to be heard
Some high-frequency sounds are inaudible to even the keenest human ear.
Synonyms: faint, indistinct
Antonyms: audible, easily heard |
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(adj.) without restraint or control; unselective
The indiscriminate slaughter of right whales brought that species to the brink of extinction.
Synonyms: haphazard, random, uncritical
Antonyms: selective, discriminating, judicious |
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(n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting;
Investigators uncovered a shocking network of lies and international intrigues.
(v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiousity
The old album full fo faded family pitctures and postcards from exotic places intrigued me.
Synonyms: (n.) scheme, plot, conspiracy
Antonyms: (n.) fair play |
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(n.) an area or authority or contol; the right to administer justice
Cases involving robbery and assaulty are usually tried under the jurisdiction of the state courts.
Synonym: purview |
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(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair
Theiry story didn't sound plausible to me.
Synonyms: believable, probable
Anontyms: improbable, far-fetched |
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(adj.) common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class
Despite the couple'e enormous wealth, their taste in cars and houses is surprisignly plebeian.
(n.) a common person, member of the lower class
At one time, the plebeians of ancient Rome were excluded from holding public office of any kind.
Synonyms: (adj.) lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined
Antonyms: (adj.) aristocratic, refined, cultivated |
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(adj.) wastefully extravagent; lavishly or generously abudnant;
We have a tight budget, but we make an exception for prodigal celebrations on family birthdays.
(n.) pme wjp os wastefi; amd self-indulgent
The elderly man told us that he greatly regretted the years he spent living thr life of a prodigal.
Synonyms: (adj.) improvident; (n.) spendthrift, watrel
Antonyms: (adj.) frugal, economical, stingy, miserly |
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(n.) nearness, closeness
People with children often choose a house because of its proximity to schools.
Antonyms: distance, remotenss
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(v.) to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)
At many old mills in Vermont, granite stones were used to pulverize the grain.
Synonyms: cush, demolish |
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(n.) that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the sotry of one written or made earlier
Readers are eagerly awaiting a sequel to the authro's best-selling mystery novell.
Synonyms: follow-up, continuation
Antonyms: prelude, overture, curtain-raiser |
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(adj.) highly changeale, fickle, tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
A person who is usuallly calm and collected may nevertheless sometimes behave in a volatile manner.
Synonyms: unstable, erratic
Antonyms: stable, steady, static, inert, dormant |
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