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To have an intense dislike or hatred for.
Synonym: Loathe, abhor, despise, detest
Antonym: relish, savor, cherish, esteem |
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The modification of the social patterns, traits, or customs of a particular group when in contact with another group; the resultant blend
synonym: adaptation |
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Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) = acquired not congenial( not from birth)
Synonym: Incidental, Foruitous
Antonym: Essential, Intrinsic, Inherent, Congenital |
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To assign or refer to ( as a casue or source); to attribute
Synonym: impute, credit, attribute |
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Roundabout, not direct
Synonyms: Indirect, meandering, winding
Antonym: Straight, direct, as the crow flies |
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To sympathize with or have sorrow for; share a feeling of distress.
Synonym: Feel sorry for, empathize
Antonym: Feel no sympathy for |
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To direct or order; to presribe a course of action in an authoritative way.
to prohibit
Synonym: bid, charge, command, adjure
Antonym: allow, permit |
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To make easy, cause to progress faster
Synonym: accelerate, facilitate, speed up
Antonym: Hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct |
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to make amends, make up for, to avert
Synonym: redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation |
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a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence
synonym: commotion, turmoil, unrest
Antonym: peace and quiet, intentional, premediated
v. to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
Synonym: commotion, turmoil, unrest
Antonym: peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity |
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Resulting from or marked by lack of attention - unintentional, accidental
synonym: accidental, unconsidered
antonym: deliberate, intentional, premediated |
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existing in name only, not real; to small to be considered or taken seriously
Synonym: token, trifling, inconsequential
Antonym: Real, actual, exorbitatn, excessive |
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not decisive or definite, unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no
Syn: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest
Antonym: Positive, definite, committed |
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To steal something that has been given into one's trust. To take improperly for one's own use
synonym: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate |
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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency ( esp of human character or behavior)
Synonym: natural bent, penchant, propensity
Antonym: inability or incapacity |
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Composure or coolness, esp. in trying circumstances
Synonym: poise, self-assurance, equanimity
Antonym: excitability, hysteria, flappability |
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Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an estb gov.
Syn: mutinous, rebellious, subversive
Antym: supportive, loyal, faithful, allegiant |
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Thin, slender, not dense
Lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
Synonym: flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy
Antonym: Strong, solid, substbantial, valid |
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Caustic, sharp, harsh, bitterly sarcastic. Highly caustic or biting like a strong acid
synonymL: withering, acerbic, mordant
Antonym: Bland, saccharine, honeyed, sugary |
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To use coazingn or flattery to gain some desired end
Synonym: Cajole, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk
Antonym: Coerce, browbeatm, intimidate, strong-arm |
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Courteous and pleasnta, sociable, easy to speak to
Synonym: Genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
Antonym: Surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
Synonym: Augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
Antonym: Reduce, decrease, diminish |
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Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion
Synonym: Formless, unstructured,
Antonym: Definite, well-defined, clear-cut |
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That which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
Syonyms: Ambience, atmosphere |
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Illegal traffic, smuggled goods, illegal, prohibited
Synonym: Illict, bootleg, unlawful
Antonym: Legal, lawful, licit |
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Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
Synonym: Profoundly educated, well-read
Antonym: Ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
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Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a vey thin, light cloth
Synonym: Filmy, aheer, airy, fathery, gauzy
Antonym: 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
Synonym: gather, deduce presume, guess, speculate |
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Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
Synonym: Impenetrable, in comprehensible, 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
Synonym: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
Antonym: catholic, cosmopolitan, li b eral, |
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Incapable of being changed or called back
Synonym: Irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
Antonym: reversible, changeable |
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A natural inclination or predilection towrds
Synonym: Natural bent, proclivity, penchant
Antonym: natural incapacity or inability |
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peevish, complaining, fretful
Synonym: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable
Antonym: uncomplaining, stoical serence, placid |
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To aruge or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
Syonym: reason against, expostulate |
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To disown, reject or deny the validity of
synonym: disavow, abjure, renounce
Antonym: avow, affirm, aver, avouch |
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Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
Synonym:Springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy
Antonym: Rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding |
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To re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
Synonym: rumble, t hunder, boom,echo |
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Coarsley abusive, vulgar or low(esp in language) foul-mouthed
Synonym: obscene, filthy, abusive,
Antonym: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
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Persistent, showing industry and determination
Synonym: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
Antonym: lacksadaisaical, listless, indolent |
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Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable
Synonym: Inferior, cheesy, tawdry, Tatty
Antonym: Superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy |
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