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(v.) to make up for.
Synonyms: expiate, make amends for. |
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(n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down.
Synonyms: servitude, captivity, subjection, dependence.
Antonyms: freedom, liberty, independence. |
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(adj.) believable.
Synonyms: plausible, acceptable, likely.
Antonyms: unbelievable, implausible, improbable. |
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(v.) to pay for.
Synonyms: settle, bear the cost, foot the bill. |
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(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy.
Synonyms: assiduous, sedulous.
Antonyms: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory. |
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(adj.) sad; dreary.
Synonyms: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous.
Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant. |
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(adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale.
Synonyms: dreadful, appalling, gruesome, grisly.
Antonyms: pleasant, agreeable, attractive, delightful. |
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(v.) to hold back.
Synonyms: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit.
Antonyms: facilitate, ease, smooth the way. |
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(v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to.
Synonyms: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform. |
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(adj.) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted.
Synonyms: poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent.
Antonyms: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous. |
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(adj.) never stopping, going on all the time.
Synonyms: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted.
Antonyms: occasional, sporadic, intermittent. |
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(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand.
Synonyms: complex, convoluted.
Antonyms: simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated. |
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(adj.) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane.
Synonyms: limpid, intelligible.
Antonyms: murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible. |
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(adj.) occurring or published after death.
Synonym: postmortem.
Antonym: prenatal. |
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(adj.) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish.
Synonyms: fussy, fastidious, squeamish.
Antonyms: dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy, loose, lax. |
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(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic.
Synonyms: caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry.
Antonyms: bland, mild, saccharine, good-natured. |
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(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required.
Synonyms: surplus, supererogatory.
Antonyms: necessary, essential, vital, indispensable. |
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(v.) to take the place of, supersede.
Synonyms: replace, displace, oust. |
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(v.) to jeer at, mock;
Synonyms: ridicule, deride.
Antonyms: cheer, applaud, acclaim.
(n.) an insulting or mocking remark. |
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(adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent.
Synonyms: obstinate, stubborn, dogged.
Antonyms: yielding, weak, gentle, lax, slack. |
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