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| adj - courteous and pleasant, social, easy to speak to; syn: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial; ant: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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| aggrandize - def, syn, ant |
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| v - to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater; syn: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt; ant:reduce, decrease, diminish |
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| amorphous - def, syn, ant |
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| adj - shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion; syn: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate; ant: definite, well-defined, clear-cut |
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| n - that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality; syn: ambiance, atmosphere |
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| contraband - def, syn, ant |
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| n - illegal traffic, smuggled goods; adj - illegal, prohibited; syn: illicit, bootleg, unlawful; ant: legal, lawful, licit |
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| adj - scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic; syn: profoundly educated, well-read; ant: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
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| adj- thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; n- a very thin, light cloth; syn: adj-filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy; ant: adj- thick, dense, solid, massive |
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| v- to find out by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought, to hint, suggest, imply; syn; gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate |
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| inscrutable - def, syn, ant |
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| adj- incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically; syn: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic; ant: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable |
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| adj- relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; named or isolated in outlook or experience; syn: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial; ant: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
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| irrevocable - def, syn, ant |
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| adj- incapable of being changed or called back; syn: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable; ant: reversible, changeable |
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| propensity - def, syn, ant |
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| n-a natural inclination or predilection toward; syn: natural bent, proclivity, penchant; ant: natural incapacity or inability |
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| querulous - def, syn, ant |
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| adj- peevish, complaining, fretful; syn: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable; ant: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid |
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| v- to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to; syn: reason against, expostulate |
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| repudiate - def, syn, ant |
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| v-to disown, reject, or deny the validity of; syn: disavow, abjure, renounce; ant: avow, affirm, aver, avouch |
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| resilient - def, syn, ant |
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| adj-able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly; syn: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy; ant: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding |
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| v - to echo back, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly; syn: rumble, thunder, boom, echo |
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| scurrilous - def, syn, ant |
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| adj - coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed; syn: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative; ant: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
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| adj- persistent, showing industry and determination; syn: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable; ant: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose |
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| adj- thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable; syn: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty; ant: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy |
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