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(n) a person who takes part in a crime
syn: partner in crime, confederate |
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(v) to destroy completely
syn: obliterate, decimate, demolish
ant: foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
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(adj) unreasonable; based on one’s own wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
syn: capricious, high-handed, autocratic
ant: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable |
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(adj) made of brass; shameless; impudent
syn: saucy, bold
ant: deferential, respectful, self-effacing |
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(n) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
syn: stimulus, spur, instigator |
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(v) to make easier, assist
syn: ease, smooth the way, simplify
ant: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede |
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(adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control
syn: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate
ant: tractable, docile, curable, reparable |
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(adj) hidden, present but not realized
syn: dormant, inactive, undeveloped
ant: exposed, manifest, evident |
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(adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
syn: morbid, doleful
ant: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
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(adj) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense; stupid
syn: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse
ant: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive |
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(adj) chief in importance; above all others
syn: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant
ant: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive |
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(v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way
(n) baby talk
syn:(v)chatter; (n) twaddle, gibbersih, piffle |
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(v) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute
syn: disprove, confute, shoot holes in
ant: confirm, corroborate, substantiate |
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(v) to scold, to find fault with
(n) a rebuke
syn: (v) reprove, reproach; (n) reproof
ant: (v)praise, pat on the back |
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(n) slavery, forced labor
syn: captivity, bondage, thralldom
ant: freedom, liberty |
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(adj) careless and hasty
syn: cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod
ant: painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth |
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(adj) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
syn: still, motionless, inert, fetid
ant: flowing, running, fresh, sweet |
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(v) to give way to superior force, yield
syn: submit, die, expire
ant: overcome, master, conquer |
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(n) a large-scale departure or flight
syn: emigration, escape, hegira
ant: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance |
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(adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause
(n)activitst
syn: (adj) truculent
ant: (adj) unassertive, peacheable, passive |
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