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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or short coming
sysnonyms:amend, better
antonyms:worsen, aggravate, exacerbate |
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poise, assurance, great self-confidence;perpendicurlarity
synonyms: composure, self-possession, levelheadness
antonyms:confusion, embarrassment, abashment |
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pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
synonyms:inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious
antonyms:unadorned, simple, plain, austere |
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without experience;immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
synonyms:green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
antonyms:mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
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foolish, aimless talk or thinking;nonsense
synonyms:balderdash, hogwash? |
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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype |
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
synonyms:entreat, implore, adjure
antonyms:discourage, advise against, deprecate |
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| by virtue of holding a certain office |
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recongnized bounds
synonyms:encroach, impinge, intrude, poach
antonynm:stay in bounds |
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
synonyms:cozy up to, corry favor with
antonyms:alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself |
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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intrufer
synonyms: trespaser, meddler, buttinsky |
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| belonging to someone or something by its very nature, seential, inherent; iriginating in a bodily organ or part |
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inveigh
synonyms:rail, haranque, fulminate, remonstrate
antonyms:acclaim, glorify, extol |
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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
synonyms:rail, haranque, fulminate, remonstrate
antonyms:acclaim, glorify, extol |
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
synonyms:fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
antonyms:energy, vitality, animation, liveliness |
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a period of 1000 years, a period of great joy
synonyms:chiliad, golden age, prosperity, pease
antonyms:doomsday, day of judgment |
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mysterious, magical, supernatural;secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; to hide, conceal'eclipse; matters involving the supernaural
synonyms: supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane
antonyms:mundane, common, public, exoteric |
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| to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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| to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action or process |
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strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling, sharp or bitter to the taste
synonyms: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative
antonyms:lenient, mild, lax, permissive |
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| to htink or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof |
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