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adj. abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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n. a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming; innuendo, calumny, denigration
ANTONYMS: endorsement, testimonial, praise |
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adj. extremely strange, unusual, atypical
ANTONYMS: normal, typical, ordinary, expected |
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adj. abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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v. to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
ANTONYMS: coerce, force, strong-arm |
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v. to punish severely; to criticize severely
ANTONYMS: chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid |
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| v. to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan; think up, devise, concoct, fabricate |
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| n. a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power; rabble-rouser, firebrand |
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v. to free from deception or error, set rights in ideas or thinking; enlighten
ANTONYMS: deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes |
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| n. weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom; languor, world-weariness, listlessness |
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n. a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; v. to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent
ANTONYMS: free, liberate, emancipate |
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adj. very wicked, offensive, hateful, abominable, outrageous
ANTONYMS: excellent, wonderful, splendid |
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adj. not subject to change, constant, unchangeable, fixed
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n. one who rebels or rises against authority; adj. rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
ANTONYMS: loyal, loyalist, faithful |
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n. a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality; delusions of grandeur
ANTONYMS: humility, modesty, self-abasement |
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| n. a position requiring little or no work; an easy job; cushy job, "plum" |
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adj. stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud; furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed
ANTONYMS: open, frank, aboveboard, overt |
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v. to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law; overstep, exceed, err
ANTONYMS: obey, toe the line |
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v. to change from one nature, substance, or form to another; transform, translate, metamorphose
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adj. performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another; surrogate, imagined, secondhand
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