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to increase in intensity, power, or prestige.
His self-____________ attitude made him repulsive to his female peers. |
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matching; corresponding in degree, size or amount.
If her work ethic were ____________ with her level of passion, she would be the best worker that company would have ever seen! |
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Unoriginal; obtained from another source
Her personality is a ___________ of all those people in her life that she let influence her.
Synonyms: adapated |
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An official testimony
Synonyms: Statement |
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inhabitant; one who frequents a place
She now had to avoid those places in which she used to be considered a _________, after a few too many black-out escapades.
Synonyms: residents |
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Correct; formal; marked by decorum
Those with excessive ________ behavior are often suspicious.
Synonyms: formal |
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belligerent; warlike
It was the ____________ nature of their conversation that got them kicked out of the bar.
Synonyms: hostile |
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self-important or pompus writing or speech
The ________ of the best man lost everyone's attention |
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to grow rapidly or flourish
Her __________ self-esteem led her treatment team to believe that she was finally ready for discharge.
syn: increase |
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to make smooth; to rub to a shine
His kind words tend to ________ her sharp tongue everytime she gets emotional.
syn: polish |
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to laugh loudly
Her tendancy to ________ at her own jokes, even when their not funny, causes others to laugh.
Syn: guffaw |
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Speed
The ________ at which she rushed home, indicated that she was worried something was happening under her nose.
synonyms: haste |
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wary; cautious, sparing
She was _______ when choosing locations for first dates, after all watching the recent news on abductions.
Syn: careful |
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regretful, penitent; seeking forgiveness
His ______ plea for his girlfriend to take him back, despite his disloyalty, was unconvincing.
Syn: apologetic |
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sinister; ominous
The ________ scenes from her Stephen King book kept her up at night.
Syn: threatening |
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appropriate; pertinent; relevant
Her reaction to the fire was _________, considering how much she lost.
Syn: suitable |
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daring and realess; recklessly bold
Her _______ life-style gained her attention, but made romantic partners chary of her motives and commitment.
Syn: impudent, foolhardy |
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protection or support
Since joining the NASW she was the ______ of being a member against potential lawsuits for malpractice.
Syn: patronage |
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to disparage or put down
Her tendency to ________ her boyfriend's romantic efforts are what made him rethink the relationship.
Syn:belittle |
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an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
She held on, hoping the ________ of the movie would come, but to her dismay it never did.
Syn: resolution |
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to belittle; to defame
Her envious co-worker tried to ______ her treatment style, in an effort to self-promote for the upcoming administrative openning.
Syn: disparage |
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rout; fiasco; complete failure
The project turned out to be a _______, because the group hadn't practiced their parts enough.
Syn: breakdown |
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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
Ex: The dearth of research made it difficult to draw practical solutions to the problem of transient youth health care.
Syn: deficiency |
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polite or appropriate conducct or behavior
Her lack of proper ______ was her most pressing criticisms at her bi-annual review.
Syn: propriety |
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calculated to confuse or entrap in argument
The therapist _______ questionning led the client into identifying his faulty, delusional thinking.
Syn: tricky |
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
The _______ argument that he presented to his parents was impervious to captious questioning.
Syn: persuasive |
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to slander
It is common for middle school girls to ________ each other, when dealing with their own feelings of insecurity.
smear |
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slander
Her ________ was becoming exhausting to her friends, who started distancing themselves from her.
defamation |
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to lessen in intensity or degree
Although she filed her tax returns late, Mary hoped the IRS would ______ the penalties.
Syn: decrease |
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one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions.
The senator was branded an ________ after he switched political parties midterm.
Syn: defector |
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a complex, ornate design; also a dance position
The highly valuable picture frame was covered with _________s, including gold-lead animals, plants and fruits.
Syn: ornamentation |
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biting; severe
After hearing the director's astringent criticism of his performance, the actor stormed out of the theater.
Syn: harsh |
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to waste away or deteriorate.
Kate's leg has been in a cast for weeks, and her muscles are starting to _______ from lack of use.
Syn: wither |
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to reprove; to express warning or disapproval
Adam __________ his son for tracking mud into the house.
Syn: caution |
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adept; dexterous
The ______ watchmaker carefully repaired my grandfather's shattered pocket watch.
Syn: skillful |
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favorable
The cost of failure is too great, so we must wait for the most _______ moment to strike.
Syn: propitioius |
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omen; portent
The smooth test-run of the new software was a favorable _______ of the product's success.
Syn: indication |
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to give notice to; to inform
Be sure to _____ the security officers that you will be visiting the site so they don't think you are a trespasser.
Syn: notify |
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an expression of approval or praise
The civil rights leader's most recent speech to her supporters was received with great ________.
Syn: admiration, esteem |
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dilligent; hard-working
The Internet has made research so easy that the gay between the ______ student and the lackadaisical student is harder to discern.
Syn: devoted |
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
Shining a flashlight under the bed helped to ______ the child's fears of a monster lurking there.
Syn: alleviate, allay, soothe |
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of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious
The ______ story about the origins of the school mascot is clearly a legend.
Syn: Questionable |
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to repeal; to revoke
Activists launched a statewide campaign to ____ the death penalty.
Syn: annul |
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
The ____ with which students headed for the door when the bell rand was a sure indication that the class was boring.
Syn: eagerness, enthusiasm, readiness |
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excessive praise; intense adoration
The young girl's ____ of the pop singer irritated her older brothers.
Syn: idolization |
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to put to a test
Her ability to quickly _____ a situation and find a solution is what makes her a great manager and troubleshooter.
Syn: assess |
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an act of defamation or maligning
The hotheaded candidate cast _____ on his opponent's honesty.
Syn: slander |
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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
Some people believe that cream and sugar _______ coffee.
Syn: taint; debase |
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to give notice to; to inform
Be sure to ______ the security officers that you will be visiting the site so they don't think you are a trespasser.
Syn: notify |
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an expression of approval or praise
The civil rights leader's most recent speech to her supporters was received with great ________.
Syn: admiration, esteem |
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diligent; hard-working
The Internet has made research so easy that the gap between the _______ student and the lackadaisical student is harder to discern.
Syn: devoted |
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
Shining a flashlight under the bed helped to _____ th child's fears of a monseter lurking there.
Syn: alleviate, allay, soothe |
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to lessen in intensity or degree
Although she filed her tax returns late, Mary hoped the IRS would ______ the penalties.
Syn: decrease |
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one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
The senator was branded an _____ after he switched political parties midterm.
Syn: defector |
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(adj)intended to gain approval or favor of.
insinuating |
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(adj) frugal to the point of stinginess
Societies that are _______ in its personal charity will require more government welfare.
cheap, closefisted |
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| (v) selected from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources, or reduce the population of by selective slaughter |
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