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| adroit - skillful, expert in use of the hands or mind |
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SYN:clever, deft, dexterous, slick
ANT:clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
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| amicable - peaceable, friendly |
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SYN:congenial, neighborly, cordial
ANT:hostile, antagonistic |
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| averse - having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
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SYN:disinclined, loath
ANT:favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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| belligerent - given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war |
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SYN:assertive, truculent, pugnacious
ANT:peaceful, concilatory, placid |
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| benevolent - kindly, charitable |
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SYN:benign, well-meaning
ANT:malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
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| cursory - hasty, not thorough |
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SYN:quick, superficial, perfunctory
ANT:thorough, painstaking, careful |
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| duplicity - treachery, deceitfulness |
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| SYN:fraud, double-dealing, chicanery |
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| extol - to praise extravagantly |
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SYN:glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
ANT:criticize. belittle, disparge |
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| feasible - possible, able to be done |
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SYN:workable, practicable, viable
ANT:unworkable, impractical |
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| grimace - a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face |
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SYN:pained expression, facial contortion
ANT:smile, grin, beam |
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| holocaust - a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
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SYN:conflagration, devastation, annihilation
ANT:deluge, inundation |
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| impervious - not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
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SYN:impenetrable, resistant, proof against
ANT:porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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| impetus - a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
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SYN:impulse, incentive, spur
ANT:curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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SYN:risk, hazard, peril
ANT:safety, security |
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| meticulous - extremely careful; particular about details |
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SYN:fastidious, painstaking, fussy
ANT:careless, negligent, sloppy |
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| nostalgia - a longing for something past; homesickness |
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| quintessence - the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
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| retrogress - to move backward; to return to an earleir condition |
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SYN:revert, degenerate, decline
ANT:advance, evolve, progress |
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| scrutinize - to examine closely |
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SYN:inspect, pore over
ANT:skim, scan, glance at |
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| tepid - lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
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SYN:insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy
ANT:heated, excited, enthusiastic |
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