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abridged compendium
cursory curtail
syllabus synopsis
terse |
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abrupt apace
headlong impetuous
precipitate |
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abet advocate
ancillary bolster
corroborate countenance
espouse mainstay
munificent proponent
stalwart sustenance |
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bilious dudgeon
irascible pettish
petulant pique
querulous umbrage
waspish |
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dilettante fledgling
neophyte novitiate
proselyte tyro |
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burgeoning callow
engender inchoate
incipient nascent |
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acerbic acidulous
acrimonious asperity
caustic mordacious
mordant trenchant |
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audacious courageous
dauntless |
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banal fatuous
hackneyed insipid
mundane pedestrian
platitude prosaic
quotidian trite |
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bacchanalian debauchery
depraved dissipated
iniquity libertine
libidinous licentious
reprobate ribald
salacious sordid
turpitude |
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capricious mercurial
volatile |
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counterpart emulate
facsimile factitious
paradigm precursor
quintessence simulated
vicarious |
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aspersion belittle berate
calumny castigate decry
defamation denounce deride/derisive
diatribe disparage excoriate
gainsay harangue impugn
inveigh lambaste objurgate
obloquy opprobrium pillory
rebuke remonstrate reprehend
reprove revile tirade vituperate |
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bereave cadaver defunct demise
dolorous elegy knell lament
macabre moribund obsequies
sepulchral wraith |
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abnegate abstain ascetic
spartan stoic temperate |
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authoritarian despotic dogmatic
hegemonic(hegemony) imperious
peremptory tyrannical |
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abstruse ambiguous arcane
bemusing cryptic enigmatic
esoteric inscrutable obscure
opaque paradoxical perplexing
recondite turbid |
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defile fetid invidious
noisome odious putrid
rebarbative |
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articulate cogent eloquent
evident limpid lucid
pellucid |
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aberrant anachronism anomalous
discrete eclectic esoteric
iconoclast |
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abash chagrin compunction
contrition diffidence expiate
foible gaucherie rue |
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equitable equity
tantamount |
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apocryphal canard chicanery
dissemble duplicity equivocate
erroneous ersatz fallacious
feigned guile mendacious/mendacity
perfidy prevaricate specious
spurious |
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conjugal consanguine distaff
endogamous filial fratricide
progenitor scion |
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ardor/ardent doctrinaire fervid
partisan tendentious zealot |
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absolute acquit exculpate
exonerate expiate palliate
redress vindicate |
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chortle droll facetious
flippant gibe jocular
levity ludicrous raillery
riposte simper |
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abatement aperture fissure
hiatus interregnum interstice
lull orifice rent
respite rift |
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altruistic beneficent clement
largess magnanimous munificent
philanthropic unstinting |
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avaricious covetous mercenary
miserly penurious rapacious
venal |
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asperity baleful dour fell
malevolent mordant sardonic
scathing truculent vitriolic
vituperation |
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baleful baneful deleterious
inimical injurious insidious
minatory perfidious pernicious |
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cacophony din dissonant
raucous strident |
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abhorrence anathema antagonism
antipathy detestation enmity
loathing malice odium
rancor |
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beneficial salubrious salutary
Hesitate dither oscillate
teeter vacillate waver |
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antithetic churlish curmudgeon
irascible malevolent misanthropic
truculent vindictive |
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credulous gullible ingenuous
naive novitiate tyro |
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disingenuous dissemble fulsome
ostensible unctuous |
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appraise ascertain assay
descry peruse |
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indolent inert lackadaisical
languid lassitude lethargic
phlegmatic quiescent slothful
torpid |
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adventitious amulet auspicious
fortuitous kismet optimum
portentous propitiate propitious
providential talisman |
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admonish belabor cavil enjoin
exhort harangue hector martinet
remonstrate reproof |
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askance awry careen carom
circuitous circumvent gyrate
labyrinth meander oblique serrated
sidle sinuous undulating vortex |
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bombastic circumlocution garrulous
grandiloquent loquacious periphrastic
prolix rhetoric turgid verbose |
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ameliorate appease assuage
defer mitigate mollify placate
propitiate satiate slake soothe |
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euphonious harmonious melodious
sonorous |
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destitute esurient impecunious
indigent |
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acclaim accolade aggrandize
encomium eulogize extol
fawn laud/laudatory
venerate/veneration |
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augur auspice fey harbinger
portentous presage prescient
prognosticate |
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astute canny erudite
perspicacious |
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disconsolate doleful dolor
elegiac forlorn lament lugubrious
melancholy morose plaintive
threnody |
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implacable inexorable intractable
intransigent obdurate obstinate
recalcitrant refractory renitent
untoward vexing |
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compendious curt laconic pithy
succinct taciturn |
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anachronism antecede antedate
anterior archaic diurnal eon
ephemeral epoch fortnight
millennium penultimate synchronous
temporal |
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craven diffident pusillanimous
recreant timorous trepidation |
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candor/candid fealty frankness
indisputable indubitable legitimate
probity sincere veracious verity |
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aberration anomaly iconoclast
idiosyncrasy |
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ambulatory itinerant
peripatetic |
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discursive expatiate forage
itinerant peregrination peripatetic
sojourn |
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adulterate enervate exacerbate
inhibit obviate stultify
undermine vitiate |
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adage aphorism apothegm
axiom bromide dictum epigram
platitude sententious truism |
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abeyance abjure abnegation
abortive abrogate decamp demur
recant recidivism remission
renege rescind retrograde |
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