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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
We spent a pleasant afternoon with our affable neighbors Synonyms: genial, amicable, cordial Antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
John D. rockefeller worked to aggrandize his empire by purchasing oil wells,refineries,and pipelines,
Synonyms;augment,amplify,enhance,exalt
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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
the amorphous body of the amoeba was fascinating to watch under the microscope Synonyms:formless,unstructured nebulous, inchoate Antonyms: clear-cut,definite,well-defined |
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| that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality what the people thought was her aura of mystery was actually for her mask of shyness Synonyms: ambience,atmosphere |
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llegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal,
three jeweled combs from the 17th century were among the contraband seized by the police prohibited Synonyms: illicit, bootleg, unlawful Antonyms: legal, lawful, licit |
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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
for my paper i would like to find an erudite history of the subject written in a clear and unbiased manner Synonyms : profoundly educated, well-read Antonyms: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth
ghosts are often depicted in the literature as wearing gossamer clothing the makes them all more ethereal Synonyms: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy Antonyms:thick,dense,solid, massive |
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to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
i can infer nothing from his odd behavior Synonyms: gather,deduce,guess,presume, speculate |
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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
i could not tell by her inscrutable smile whether she was pleased or only amused with me Synonyms: impenetrable,incomprehensible enigmatic Antonyms:comprehensible,intelligible penetrable |
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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
you seem too sophisticatedt o hold such insular opinions Synonyms:narrow-minded, parochial, provincial Antonyms:catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
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incapable of being changed or called back we tend to think of court verdicts as irrevocable but they are often overturned by higher courts Synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable A:reversible changeable |
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a natural inclination or predilection toward queen elizabethi showed a strong propensity for putting off decisions in the hopes that they would reslove themselves Synonyms: natural bent, proclivity, penchant A: natural incapacity or inability |
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peevish, complaining, fretful some flight attendants dread a querulous airline passenger more then they do rough weather Synonyms: petulant, touchy, Antonyms: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid |
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to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to slowly,carefully,keeping his voice down,he argued with the caller as one might remonstrate with a child Synonyms: reason against, expostulate |
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of he was forced to repudiate a statement he had made before he'd had all the information Synonyms: disavow, abjure, renounce A: avow,affirm,aver,avouch |
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able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly the development of the lightweight resilient plastics revolutionized the design of many durable goods Synonyms: springy, elastic,bouyant,bouncy Antonyms:rigid,stiff,inflexible,unyielding |
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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly from the construction site the noise of the bulldozers and dump trucks reverberate across the valley Synonyms: rumble,thunder, boom,echo |
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coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed days passed and the unrest grew, and soon the rebels began a scurrilous attack on their absent leader Synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative Antonyms: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
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persistent, showing industry and determination no one could say that he was lazy for he was a careful sedulous copier of other peoples work Synonyms: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable Antonyms: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose |
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable the old lady made her clothes at home in order to avoid the sleazy goods sold in the general store Synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty Antonyms:superior,first rate,quality, sturdy |
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