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firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacabble, invlexible; and exteremly hard substance
S: yielding, flexible, pliable |
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a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified
S: furor, hallabaloo, tumult, pandemonium |
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a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; to provide such defense or protection
S: stronghold, citadel, bastion, rampart
A: breach, weak point in the defense |
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easily made angry, bad-tempered
S: irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious
A: affable, genial, even-tempered |
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to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit
A: simulate, whet |
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to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce
S: limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract
A: protract, extend |
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courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior
S: courtesy
A: scorn, disdain |
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conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done
S: exhaustive, authoritative
A: tentative, inconclusive |
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| the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien |
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puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood
S: baffling, mysterious, inexplicable
A: intelligible, understandable, fathomable |
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without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation
S: unrehearsed
A: premeditated |
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excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor
S: sentimentalized, maudlin, mushy, nauseating
A: unsentimental, callous, insensitive |
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to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity
S: enrage, anger, exacerbate |
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something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame
S: obligation, duty, stigma |
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a vague sense of approaching misfortune
S: foreboding, premonition, hunch |
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given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending
S: prodigal, improvident; spendthrift
A: penny-pinching, frugal, economical |
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to send or hand in (as money) ; to cancel (as apenalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer
S: absolve, subside, abate |
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needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable
S: required, obligatory, incumbent
A: nonessential, superfluous, optional |
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| or or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's) |
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to oppose sucessfully; to prevent, frustrate
S: foil, baffle
A: abet, further |
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