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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
S: genial, amicable, cordial
A: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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| to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
S: nebulous, inchoate
A: clear-cut |
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that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
S: ambience |
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited
S: illicit, bootleg, unlawful
A: legal, lawful, licit |
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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
S: profoundly educated, well-read
A: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth
S: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
A: massive |
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to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hin, suggest, imply
s: deduce, presume, speculate |
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iincapable of being undertood; impossible to see through physically
S: impenetrable, enigmatic
A: penetrable |
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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
S: parochial, provincial
A: cosmopolitan, liberal |
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incapable of being changed or called back
S: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
A: changeable |
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a natural inclination or predilection toward
S: natural bent, proclivity, penchant
A: natural incapacity or inability |
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peevish, complaining, fretful
S: petulant, touchy,
A: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid |
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to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
S: reason against, expostulate |
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
S: disavow, abjure, renounce
A: aver, avouch |
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able to return to an original shpae or form; able to recover quickly
S: springy, elastic, bouncy
A: stiff, unyielding |
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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
S: rumble, boom, echo |
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coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
S: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
A: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
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persistent, showing industry and determination
S: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
A: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose |
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
S: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty
A: sturdy |
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