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v. to claim or take without right
syn. expropriate, usurp, commandeer
ant. relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon |
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adj. hackneyed, trite, commonplace
syn.stale, insipid
ant. fresh, novel,original, new |
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v. to work excessively; to thrash soundly
syn. overwork |
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adj. tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; n. petty, nagging criticism
syn. nit-picking,caviling
ant. approving, uncritical |
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adj. holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
syn. connected, unified, consistent, cohesive
ant. muddled, chaotic, disjointed |
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v. to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make infelxible or rigid
syn. harden, jell, coagulate, solidify
ant. melt, liquify |
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v. to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
syn. copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to |
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n. a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
syn. panegyric, eulogy, commendation
ant. condemnation, castigation, criticism |
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v. to avoid, shun, keep away from
syn. abstain from, steer clear of, forgo
ant. embrace, adopt |
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adj. relevent, appropriate, apropos, fitting
syn. pertinent
ant. irrelivant, extraneous, inappropriate |
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adj. so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
syn. unquenchable, ravenous, voracious |
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adj. refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
syn.uncompromising, unyeilding, obdurate
ant. lukewarm, halfhearted, yeilding |
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adj. offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
syn. malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative
ant. complimentary, flattering, ameliorative |
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n. generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
syn. liberality, munificence, bounty
ant. stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness |
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n. a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
syn. scouting expedition |
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v. to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
syn. verify, confirm, validate, authenticate
ant.refute, disprove, invalidate |
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