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s: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon
a: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate |
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| s: (n) cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon |
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s: (n) din, clamor, uproar
a: silence, stillness, peace and quiet |
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s: adjoining, abutting, next door to
a: detached, apart, distant, remote |
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s: avarice, rapacity, craving, just
a: generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification |
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s: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging
a: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous |
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s: improve, magnify, heighten, elevate
a: diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade |
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s: fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch
a: bore to tears, repel, put someone off |
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s: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay
a: intensify, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate |
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s: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional
a: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed |
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| s: acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant |
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s: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant
a: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring |
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| s: exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model, good example |
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s: (v) reword, rephrase (n) a rendition, version
a: repeat verbatim, duplicate, quote |
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s: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect
a: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash |
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s: commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian
a: remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired |
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s: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix
a: succinct, terse, laconic, scarce, inadequate |
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| a: heartfelt, sincere, humble |
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s: stimulating, lively, glittering, flashing
a: dull, boring, insipid, flat, tame, vapid |
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s: winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing
a: unattractive, unappealing, repulsive |
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