Term
| Abbreviated Communication |
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Definition
abridge
compendium
cursory
curtail
syllabus
synopsis
terse |
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Term
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Definition
apace
abrupt
headlong
impetuous
precipitate |
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Term
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Definition
abet
advocate
ancillary
bolster
corroborate
countenance
espouse
mainstay
munificent
proponent
stalwart
sustenance |
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Term
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Definition
bilious
dudgeon
irascible
pettish
petulant
pique
querulous
umbrage
waspish |
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Term
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Definition
dilettante
fledgling
neophyte
novitiate
proselyte
tyro |
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Term
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Definition
burgeoning
callow
engender
inchoate
incipient
nascent |
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Term
| Biting (as in wit or temperament) |
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Definition
acerbic
acidulous
acrimonious
asperity
caustic
mordacious
mordant
trenchant |
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Term
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Definition
audacious
courageous
dauntless |
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Term
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Definition
banal
fatuous
hackneyed
insipid
mundane
pedestrian
platitude
prosaic
quotidian
trite |
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Term
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Definition
bacchanalian
debauchery
depraved
dissipated
iniquity
libertine
libidinous
licentious
reprobate
ribald
salacious
sordid
turpitude |
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Term
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Definition
capricious
mercurial
volatile |
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Term
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Definition
counterpart
emulate
facsimile
factitious
paradigm
precursor
quintessence
simulated
vicarious |
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Term
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Definition
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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