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adj) suitable, sitting, likely; quick to learn
syn: appropriate, fit, proper, liable
ant: inappropriate, unlikely slow |
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adj.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
syn: crooked, askew, amiss
ant: straight, symmetrical |
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n) a short club used as a weapon
v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or stron arguments to gain some point
syn:cudgel, clobber, clout |
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v) to end resistance, give up, surrender, trow in the towel
ant: hold out, persist |
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v) to warm by rubbing, to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissastisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against;
n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing
syn: irritate, scrape, abrade
ant: soothe, mollify, please, elate |
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v) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; to march in a single line or in columns
n) a narrow passage, gorge, canyon
syn:pollute, contaminate, desecrate
ant: cleanse, purify |
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adj) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
syn: disastrous, ominmous, sinister, urgent
ant: favorable, auspicious, beneficial |
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adj) charming, tending to rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
syn: endearing, winning
ant: alarming, troubling, disquieting |
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adj) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
syn: displeased, grumpy, surly
ant: pleased, satisfied, contennt |
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v) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
syn: intrude, infringe |
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v) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
syn: grant, bestow, present, bequeth
ant: take away, deprive |
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v) to ward off, resist; to get along; manage
syn: stave off, cope |
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n) freedom from punishment
syn: exemption from penalty, immunity |
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n)air, manner, appearance, expression
syn: look, bearing, demeanor |
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adj) having to do with punishment
syn: correctional, disciplinary |
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adj) related to the matter at hand, to the point
syn: relevant, germane, apropos
ant: unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial |
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adj) the greatest in strength or power; mosy common
syn: chief, major, paramount, prevalent
ant: secondary, minor, subsidary, rare |
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n) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
syn: marvel, wonder, freak, genius
ant: dumbbel, dunce, dullard |
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n) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
syn: loner, hermit |
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n) fame, glorysyn: reputation, celebrity, prestige
ant: obscurity, infamy, notoriety |
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