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(adj.) appropriate; suitable; apt
syn: relevant, pertinent, material, germane
ant: irrelevant, immaterial, inappropriate |
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(n.) a prophet or seer; (v.) to predict, foreshadow
syn: (n.) oracle, (v.) bode |
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(v.) to defraud, cheat, or swindle; to evade payment of; to frustrate, thwart
syn: dupe, cozen |
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(n.) the special personal magnetism that makes an individual exceptionally appealing to other people; a divinely bestowed gift or power
syn: appeal, charm, mystique |
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(v.) to make weak or feeble
syn: enervate, sap, exhaust, enfeeble
ant: strengthen, fortify, invigorate |
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(adj.) utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent; extremely inferior
syn: odious, abominable, reprehensible
ant: commendable, praiseworthy, meritorious |
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(v.) to strike against or collide with violently; to encroach or obtrude upon; to make an impression upon
syn: horn in, affect |
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(n.) a bewildering maze; any confusing or complicated situation
syn: tangle, mystery, enigma |
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(n.) excessive self-love; absorption in oneself
syn: egotism, conceit, vanity, amour propre |
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(adj.) stingy; meanly small or insufficient
syn: tightfisted, penny-pinching, mean
ant: generous, bountiful, magnanimous |
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(n.) a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources; a hodgepodge
syn: medley, patchwork, melange, potpourri |
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(adj.) very uncertain, or unsure; dangerous or risky
syn: perilous, dubious, ticklish
ant: secure, safe, sturdy, firm |
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(n.) a close and harmonious relationship
syn: bond, tie, affinity, understanding |
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(adj.) stressing practicality over other considerations; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined purely by its usefulness
syn: practical, functional, pragmatic
ant: nonfunctional, ornamental, decorative |
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(adj.) devoid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence; purposeless
syn: inane, insipid, fatuous, void, empty
ant: incisive, trenchant, perceptive, intelligent |
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(n.) an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurrence, or notion
syn: caprice, whim, quirk |
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(adj.) capable of living or developing under normal circumstances
syn: practicable, workable, feasible
ant: impracticable, unworkable, unfeasible |
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(n.) undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers or of what is foreign or strange
syn: provinciality, parochialism, chauvinism |
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(adj.) clownish or funny in a crazy, bizarre, or ludicrous way; (n.) one who plays the clown
syn: (adj.) comical, daffy; (n.) buffoon
ant: (adj.) sedate, decorous, prim, sober, grave |
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(n.) a fanatical partisan; an ardent follower
syn: fanatic, extremist |
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