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adj) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
S: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
A: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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(v) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
S: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
A: reduce, decrease, diminish |
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(adj) shapeless, without definite form, or no particular type or character; without organization
S: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate
A: definite, well-defined, clear-cut |
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(n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere), a distinctive air of personal quality
S: ambience, atmosphere |
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(n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj) illegal, prohibited
S: illicit, bootleg, unlawful
A: legal, lawful, licit |
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(adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pendantic
S: profoundly educated, well-read
A: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
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(adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n) a very thin, light cloth
S: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
A: thick, dense, solid, massive |
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| incapeable of being understood |
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| relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island |
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| incapeable of being changed |
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| a natural inclination or predilection toward |
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| to argue or plead with someone against something |
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| to disown, reject, or deny the validity of something |
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| able to return quickly to original shape or form |
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| to re-echo, resound, or be reflected repeatedly |
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| coarsly abusive, vilgar, or low |
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| persistant, showing industry and determination |
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| hin or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy, inferior |
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