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abridge 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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| Bitting (as in wit or temperature) |
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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 reporbate 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 moribound obsequies sepulchral wraith |
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| abnegate abstain ascetic spartan stoic temperate |
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Definition
authoritarian despotic dogmatic hegemonic (hegmony)
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 deffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue |
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| equitable equity tantamount |
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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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absolve
acquit
exculpate
exonerate
expiate
palliate
redress
vindicate |
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Definition
chortle
droll
facetious
flippant
gibe
jocular
levity
ludicrous
raillery
riposte
simper
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Definition
abatement
aperture
fissure
hiatus
interregnum
interstice
lull
orifice
rent
respite
rift |
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Definition
altruistic
beneficent
clement
largess
magnanimous
munificent
philanthropic
unstinting
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Definition
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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Definition
baleful
baneful
deleterious
inimical
injurious
insidious
minatory
perfidious
pernicious |
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Definition
cacophony
din
dissonant
raucous
strident |
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Definition
abhorrence
anathema
antagonism
antipathy
detestation
enimity
loathing
malice
odium
rancor |
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Definition
beneficial
salubrious
salutary |
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Definition
dither
oscillate
teeter
vacillate
waver |
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Definition
adventitious
amulet
auspicious
fortuitous
kismet
optimum
portentous
propitiate
propitious
providential
talisman |
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Definition
antithetic
churlish
curmudgeon
irascible
malevolent
misanthropic
truculent
vindictive |
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Definition
credulous
gullible
ingenuous
naive
novitiate
tyro |
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Definition
disingenuous
dissemble
fulsome
ostensible
unctuous |
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Definition
appraise
ascertain
assay
descry
peruse |
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Definition
indolent
inert
lackadaisical
languid
lassitude
lethargic
phlegmatic
quiescent
slothful
torpid |
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Definition
admonish
cavil
belabor
enjoin
exhort
harangue
hector
matinet
remonstrate
reproof |
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Definition
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Definition
askance
awry
careen
carom
circumvent
gyrate
labyrinth
meander
oblique
serrated
sidle
sinuous
undulating
vortex |
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Definition
bombastic
circumlocution
garrulous
grandiloquent
loquacious
periphrastic
prolix
rhetoric
turgid
verbose |
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Definition
ameliorate
appease
assuage
defer
mitigate
mollify
placate
propitite
satiate
slake
sooth |
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Definition
euphonious
harmonious
melodious
sonorous
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Definition
destitute
esurient
impecunious
indigent |
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Definition
acclaim
accolade
aggrandize
encomium
eulogize
extol
fawn
laud/laudatory
venerate/veneration |
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Definition
augar
auspice
fey
harbinger
portentous
presage
prescient
prognosticate |
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Definition
discomfort
encumber
fetter
forfend
hinder
impede
inhibit
occlude |
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Definition
astute
canny
erudite
perspicacious |
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Definition
disconsolate
doleful
dolor
elegiac
forlorn
lament
lugubrious
melancholy
morose
plaintive
threnody |
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Definition
implacale
inexorable
intractable
intransigent
obdurate
obstinate
recalcitrant
refractory
rentient
untoward
vexing |
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Definition
compendious
curt
laconic
pithy
succinct
taciturn |
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Definition
anachronism
antecede
anterior
archaic
diurnal
eon
ephemeral
epoch
fortnight
millennium
penultimate
synchronous
temporal |
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Definition
craven
diffident
pusillanimous
recreant
timorous
trepidation |
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Definition
candor/candid
fealty
frankness
indisputable
indubitable
legitimate
probity
sincere
veracious
verity |
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Definition
aberration
anomaly
iconoclast
idiosyncrasy
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Definition
ambulatory
itinerant
peripatetic
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Definition
discursive
expatiate
forage
itinerant
peregrination
peripatetic
sojourn |
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Definition
adulterate
enervate
exacerbate
inhibit
obviate
stultify
undermine
vitiate |
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Definition
adage
aphorism
apothegm
axiom
bromide
dictum
epigram
platitude
sententious
truism |
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Definition
abeyance
abjure
abnegation
abortive
abrogate
decamp
demur
recant
recidivism
remission
renege
rescind
retrograde |
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