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def: Sever or stern in manner; simple and plain
syn: forbidding, unadorned, puritanical
ant: mild, flamboyant, luxurious |
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def: performing acts of kindness or charity
syn: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
ant: selfish, harmful, deleterious |
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def: pale, gaunt
syn: wasted, emaciated, haggard
ant: robust, portly, rosy |
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def: make up, to devise
syn: create, fashion, rustle up |
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def: coarse, unfeeling; stupid
syn: crude, vulgar, oafish
ant: refined, tasteful, brilliant |
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def: to lower in character, quality or value; to degrade
syn: cheapen, demean, corrupt
ant: elevate, uplift, improve |
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def: to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently
syn: profane, defile, violate
ant: revere, honor, venerate |
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def: to confuse
syn: upset, rattle, perturb
ant: relax, calm, put at ease |
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def: grand in an impressive or stately way
syn: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
ant: simple, modest, humble |
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def: trifling, unimportant
syn: trivial, negligible, pretty
ant: important, essential, vital |
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def: a breaking of a law or obligation
syn: violation, transgression, breach |
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def: to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
syn: lessen, relieve, alleviate
ant: aggravate, intensify, irritate |
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def: to rob of goods by open force(as in war), plunder;
syn: ravage, sack, booty |
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def: to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
syn: chatter, prattle, blab
ant: come to the point, not waste words |
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def: very careful and exact
syn: precise, scrupulous, fussy
ant: careless, negligent, perfunctory |
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def: inspiring fear or awe
syn: formidable, fearsome, august
ant: laughable, risible, contemptible |
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def: to find fault with, scold, rebuke
syn: chide, chastise, reproach
ant: commend, laud, praise |
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def: the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position;
syn: compensation, redress, restoration |
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def: strong and sturdy; brave
syn: sturdy, intrepid, mainstay
ant: weak, infirm, vacillating |
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def: open to attack
syn: defenseless, exposed, unguarded
ant: invincible, protected, safe |
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