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lower; degrade; humiliate
The King abased his subjects after telling them that they were subordinate. |
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embarass
I am abashed because you failed. |
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subside or moderate
If you will abate the amount of spices, more people will eat your food. |
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renounce; give up
The King abdicated his throne. |
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abnormal or deviant
I can tell he has aberrant qualities when he continuously gets into trouble |
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deviation from the expected normal; mental irregularity
His acts are an aberration from what is expected in teens today. |
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assist, usually in doing something wrong
People often dont know when they abet criminals as distractions for their theivery |
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The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension
The debate is held in abeyance until there are more facts discovered. |
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detest
I abhor penut butter. |
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wretched; lacking pride
The abject conditions many are in is horrifying to think about |
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renounce upon oath
The defended abjured the crime he was accused of. |
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A washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious rite.
The murderer felt it necessary to ablution his body, to clean himself from his acts. |
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reunciation; self-sacrifice
Stoics abnegate their feelings |
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detestable; extremely unpleasant
The conditions many people live in are abominable |
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loathe; hatea
I abominate people whom dont know what this word means |
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
The scientist's aboriginal discovery shocked the community |
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unsuccessful; fruitless
The abortive attempts I've made to study will not last. |
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1 Harsh and rough in manner: an unpleasant, abrasive personality
2 rubbing off to excessive rawness
His abrasive characteristics were too much to handle |
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shorten
Some novels are abridged. |
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cutting off; seperation
The abcission can be seen during fall, when the plant sheds its leaves |
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depart secretely and hide
The fugitive absconded in a cave |
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pardon (an offense)
The president can absolve a criminal's sentence. |
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
Abstemious acts are condoned by many philosophies. |
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large number or amount. Often used in the plural: Scads of people are in the hall.
The scad amount of ants caused her to panick. |
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scarce supply; a lack: “the dearth of uncensored, firsthand information about the war”
The dearth supply of oil is frightening |
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Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess.
He was accused of being parsiminous when he refused to tip the waitress. |
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Characterized by feigned or affected grandeur; pompous.
The grandiose house was not appreciated by the simple buddhists. |
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Ready and willing to be taught; teachable
The docile child listened well. |
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To fix firmly or securely:
Today managed care plans are entrenched in the economy, enrolling 61 percent of the population |
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To fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
I squandered at the opportunity of getting 1st place. |
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To plead on another's behalf
I interceded that my friend did not steal the food. |
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Lacking brightness, luster, or vitality; dull
Lackluster people are not entertaining to be with. |
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1)An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism.
2) An official rebuke, as by a legislature of one of its members.
His mother censured him for his wrong actions. |
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The state or quality of being transient.(temporary)
The transient quality of life frightens most people |
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1 To dry out thoroughly.
2 To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture. See synonyms at dry.
3 To make dry, dull, or lifeless.
Please desicate the fruit so we can preserve them. |
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1 To free from blame.
2 To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.
The judge exonerated the defendant with the new evidence. |
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1 A state of alarm or dread; apprehension. See synonyms at fear.
2 An involuntary trembling or quivering.
Trepidation may have been used as a synonym for Kierkegaard's book, Fear and Trembling |
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Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish
Many Americans eat sumptuous meals every night. |
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Disagreeably damp or humid
The dank weather caused me to hate Florida. |
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1 Decomposition into fragments or parts; disintegration.
2 Indulgence in sensual pleasures; debauchery.
3 Termination or extinction by disintegration or dispersion: The dissolution of the empire was remarkably swift.
4 Extinction of life; death.
The waiting period of dissolution in marriage is 3 months, sometimes too long for couples which hate eachother. |
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1 To deceive by guile; delude. See synonyms at deceive.
2 To take away from by or as if by guile; cheat: a disease that has beguiled me of strength.
The theif beguiled me into thinking he was going to help carry my stuff. |
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1 Bending or flexing readily; pliable.
2 Capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily; supple.
A single pice of paper is far too limber |
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1 A deviation from a vertical or horizontal line, plane, position, or direction.
2 The angle or extent of such a deviation.
3 A mental deviation or aberration.
Immoral conduct.
4 An obscure statement.
Obliquity is praised as creative, but often too obscure. |
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1 To pronounce indistinctly.
2 To talk about disparagingly or insultingly.
I cant believe the slur he said about me. |
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1 Exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification.
2 Elevation to a preeminent or transcendent position; glorification
God's apotheosis seems to be in question in modern thought. |
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To consent or comply passively or without protest
she thinks that if she were to acquiesce every statement to another, she would not be disagreeable. it's too passive, though. |
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Making an investment to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an asset. Normally, a hedge consists of taking an offsetting position in a related security, such as a futures contract.
"It is a good think that he hedged his finances in order to prevent bankruptcy. |
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Making an investment to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an asset. Normally, a hedge consists of taking an offsetting position in a related security, such as a futures contract.
"It is a good think that he hedged his finances in order to prevent bankruptcy. |
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To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
"Slavery was abrogated after the Civil War." |
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The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
"The King's abasement towards his subject was embarassing for all to watch." |
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One given to loud, empty boasting; a bragger.
'Most people hate braggarts" |
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One given to loud, empty boasting; a bragger.
'Most people hate braggarts" |
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1 Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof.
2 Cautionary advice or warning.
"The admonition given the family was to remain calm and inside their home." |
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1 A presentiment of the future; a foreboding.
2 A warning in advance; a forewarning.
"The premonition saved many people's lives" |
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1 A state of alarm or dread; apprehension. See synonyms at fear.
2 An involuntary trembling or quivering.
"The spirtual trepidation some feel before God is enough proof.' |
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Very cautious; wary: was chary of the risks involved.
"The boy was chary to cross the river for the first time." |
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Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
"Many were annoyed at the man's lugubrious reaction to losing his dog." |
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Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing: a cogent argument. See synonyms at valid.
"The cogent argement convinced many." |
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Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff.
Architecture. Having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Used of an arch.
"Many people cannot stand stilted dinner parties." |
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Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
"The ungainly person had trouble juggling." |
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Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.
"Many teens are quixotic with their highschool loves." |
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Sparingly used or consumed: abstemious meals.
"The self-conscious girl ate her food abstemiously." |
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Sparingly used or consumed: abstemious meals.
"The self-conscious girl ate her food abstemiously." |
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seriousness in bearing, manner, or treatment.
"The sobriety that characterized the evening made many think that it was much more serious that originally thought. |
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An uneasy or nervous state
"The nervous boy was extremly restive" |
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impulsive and unpredictable ill humor
The petulance that characterizes much of today's humor is not appreciated by all. |
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One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.
"The harbinger predicted today's rain." |
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One who lives very meagerly in order to hoard money.
A greedy or avaricious person.
"The miser was parsiminous with his money in order to invest." |
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Something that serves as a goal or incentive.
"The spur to study is to do well." |
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Unwilling to state facts or opinions simply and directly.
"The mealy-mouthed lecturer was very indirect." |
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Loath to speak; close-mouthed
"The tightlipped child was difficult to speak to." |
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To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate
"The murder prevaricated from saying the truth." |
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1 An object, such as a celestial body, that gives light.
2 A person who is an inspiration to others.
"The luminary person inspired all listeners." |
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A person regarded as being of no importance or significance.
"Many try to act as if the homeless were a nonentity." |
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A person regarded as being of no importance or significance.
"Many try to act as if the homeless were a nonentity." |
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Infamous by way of being extremely wicked.
"Many dictators are nefarious for their actions." |
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Infamous by way of being extremely wicked.
"Many dictators are nefarious for their actions." |
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Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid
"The lackadaisical sentiment of our age is due to a lack of ethical and spiritual ethics" |
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To envy the possession or enjoyment of: She begrudged him his youth. See synonyms at envy.
"The begrudged him for his success" |
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1 To defraud, cheat, or swindle: made millions bilking wealthy clients on art sales.
2 To evade payment of: bilk one's debts
"I bilked the IRS of paying my taxes." |
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1 To cause to become closed; obstruct: occlude an artery.
2 To prevent the passage of: occlude light; occlude the flow of blood.
"Dams occlude the flow of water." |
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To find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections; quibble.
"The cavil he raised was a quibble of an objection. |
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1 A young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers.
2 A young or inexperienced person.
"The child was a fledgling at learning how to swim." |
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So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
"The crass retort did nothing to answer his objection." |
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Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance; unruly.
"The recalcitrant teen would refuse to comply with the officer." |
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Easily managed or controlled; governable; malleable
"The tractable student was pleasent to work with." |
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To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations.
"The debate was protracted to be debated until Monday." |
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Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
"The prim way to decorate your room is to have everything shining, net, and impressive to all" |
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Extreme dislike or aversion.
"I have a strong feeling of repugnance for those who dont have to study for the GRE." |
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Any of numerous plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
"The cactus' nettle were extremely sharp." |
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To calm in temper or feeling; soothe. See synonyms at pacify.
To lessen in intensity; temper.
To reduce the rigidity of; soften.
"Please mollify your feelings of rage." |
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To award compensation to: recompensed the victims of the accident.
"The victim was recompensed after the trial." |
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Abundantly supplied; abounding: a stream replete with trout; an apartment replete with Empire furniture.
"The replete amount of fish in the lake is amazing!" |
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To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See synonyms at relieve.
To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
To pacify or calm: assuage their chronic insecurity.
"The patient was assuaged after she found out she was not sick." |
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Lacking in importance or worth. See synonyms at trivial.
Wretched or contemptible.
"The paltry conditions the homeless live in is sickening." |
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Very liberal in giving; generous.
Showing great generosity
"The munificent philanthropist was a great man." |
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Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future
"The improvident man was shocked, even with all of the evidence." |
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To deter (a person) from a course of action or a purpose by persuasion or exhortation: dissuaded my friend from pursuing such a rash scheme.
"Plese dissuade him from doing something stupid." |
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To praise highly; exalt. See synonyms at praise.
"Many celebrities are extoled." |
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| Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability. |
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Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid. See synonyms at shy1.
"The diffident boy had not enough confidence to speak to others." |
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Warm and sincere; friendly: a cordial greeting; cordial relations.
"The cordial greeting made the visitors feel welcome." |
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1. The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy.
"The virulent insescts frightened all the people." |
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Extreme or unnatural paleness.
"The pallor on the woman's face was obvious after she woke from fainting." |
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Roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate: the asperity of northern winters.
"The asperity of the winter detered most from skiing." |
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The quality of being well-mannered; refinement.
"The gentility of the man made him very pleasant to be with." |
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Not injured or harmed:
"I escaped the hurricane unscathed." |
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Something that serves to restrict; a restraint.
"The fettering chains prevented the prisioner from escaping." |
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Lacking in activity; not busy: a slack season for the travel business.
"The slack season was unprofitable" |
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To put a heavy load on; burden: a hiker who was encumbered with a heavy pack;
"A Politician's life always encumbered with responsibilities." |
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Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors.
"The iridescent colors in the rainbow were amazing." |
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A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference.
"The predilection I have for veggie burgers cannot be outdone." |
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fixed, intense dislike; repugnance: formed an aversion to crowds.
"The aversion he had toward the police was not well grounded." |
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Somewhat disreputable; squalid:
"a seedy hotel in a run-down neighborhood" |
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To hesitate as if in fear or doubt
"He boggled when he began to study for the GRE." |
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Stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible.
"The hidebound person would not accept change." |
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To leap about playfully; frolic.
"Many children gambol while playing. |
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To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge:
"The buisnessman ploded his way to work." |
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To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother. See synonyms at annoy.
"Younger siblings are known to vex." |
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Flowing with sweetness or honey.
"The mellifluous river was beautifuly refreshing after hiking for 5 hours." |
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| To diminish or lessen gradually. Often used with off: "The storm finally tapered off." |
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Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act.
"The high-handed criminal could not control his actions." |
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The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
"The diminution of rain threatens farmers." |
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To swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure.
"Balloons distend when they are blown into." |
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To throw into confusion or disorder; entangle.
"The politician embroiled the argument with his new information." |
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To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof.
"The defendent remonstrated that he did not commit the crime." |
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To condescend to grant or bestow (a privilege, for example); deign.
"This money is a vouchsafe which was given to me from my family." |
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To cast overboard or off: a ship jettisoning wastes; a pilot jettisoning aircraft fuel.
"The broken television was jettisoned and soon forgotten." |
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In a plucky manner; spiritedly.
"The gamely boy was always eager to speak to me." |
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Dispirited and depressed; dejected.
"The crestfallen boy was difficult to make happy." |
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Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See synonyms at proud.
"The haughty person was difficlut to get along with, for he was too proud of his past." |
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Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected: a desultory speech.
"The desultory speech was difficult to follow." |
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Expressing or conferring praise: a laudatory review of the new play.
"The laudatory review helped sell many copies of the book." |
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Great physical beauty and appeal.
"The pulchritude which characterized her body was awed by all." |
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the quality or condition of being ugly
"The unsightliness of the dog made many people not like it." |
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Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness. See synonyms at lethargy.
"Languor characterizes many people after having taken the GRE." |
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Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will. See synonyms at enmity.
"Rancor will prevent people to forgive." |
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vapid, uninteresting; childish, immature; lacking nutrition
"The jejune lecture on various ways to wash clothes had us half-asleep after ten minutues." |
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