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d. total lack of inhibition
s. recklessness
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d. to humble, disgrace, or humiliate
s. degrade, debase |
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d. to diminish or put an end to
s. moderate, decrease, reduce |
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d. something different from the usual or normal
s. deviation, anomaly
a. the standard, typical |
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d. to strongly loathe or hate
s. nauseate, abominate, detest, execrate
a. love, adore |
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d. to reject or take back; to formally abandon
s. recant, retract, foreswear |
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d. to abolish or invalidate by authority; to cancel or make void
s. void, nullify, rescind, annul, or revoke
a. authorize, sanction, approve |
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d. to forgive or free from blame
s. acquit, exonerate, exculpate
s. indict, prosecute, charge, or to find guilty |
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d. difficult to understand
s. abstract, recondite, enigmatic
a. simplistic, crude, basic |
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d. praise or distinction for meritorious achievements
s. esteem, kudos, acclaim, plaudits |
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d. bitter, sharp in taste or temper
s. acrimonious, caustic, mordant
a. amicable, amiable, affable, sweet-tempered |
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d. the highest point
s. apex, summit, peak, pinnacle, zenith, vertex, climax
a. nadir, trough (lowest point) |
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d. to agree or comply quietly; to give in without complaint
s. accede, assent
a. challenge, disagree, confront, defy |
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d. mental sharpness or brightness
s. discernment, astuteness, sagacity |
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d. a brief statement expressing a truth
s. axiom, maxim, aphorism, apothegm, proverb |
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d. to lesson or soften the harmful effects of
s. mitigate, abate, assuage, allay, mollify, pacify
a. instigate, initiate |
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d. to make better or improve
s. amend, rectify
a. exacerbate, aggravate |
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d. friendly, pleasant, likeable
s. amicable, affable, cordial, genial
a.nasty, malicious, spiteful |
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d. having no definite form
s. nondescript
a. definite, solidified, distinct, unambiguous |
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d. a strong dislike or hostility
s. abhorrence, aversion, repugnance
a. fondness, liking |
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d. having no emotion or feeling
s. dispassionate, impassive, indifferent, stoic
a. passionate, fervent, ardent, zealous, fanatical, avid, enthusiastic |
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d. very difficult to overcome or accomplish
s. strenuous, laborious
a. effortless, easy |
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d. persistent, hard-working
s. diligent, sedulous
a. lazy, languid |
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d. favorable; forecasting a promising future
s. propitious
a. ominous, foreboding, portentous, warning, menacing |
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d. excessive greed
s. covetousness, rapacity, cupidity
a. generousness, kind-heartednes |
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d. overly common, tasteless
s. hackneyed, prosaic, trite, insipid
a. extraordinary |
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d. to deceive, mislead, or charm
s. delude, swindle, dupe |
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d. aggressive, tending to fight
s. belligerent, pugnacious, obstreperous, argumentative, antagonistic
a. pacific, conciliatory, appeasing |
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d. kindly, gentle, harmless
s. benevolent
a. malignant, malevolent |
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d. to put down harshly
s. rebuke, chide, reprimand, scold, belittle, chastise, castigate
a. praise, laud, extol, honor |
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d. to cheat, deceive, or trick
s. dupe, defraud, swindle, filch |
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d. to coax with flattery, persuade
s. cajole |
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d. to be bold or shameless
s. brass, impudent
a. modest, reserved, meek |
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d. to reinforce or support
s. bolster |
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d. to yield or surrender
s. relent
a. remain firm |
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d. a quack, fraud
s. imposter |
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d. winding, indirect
s. tortuous, roundabout, serpentine, sinuous, oblique
a. terse, curt, abrupt |
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d. secretive
s. furtive, covert, stealthy, surreptitious
a. overt, obvious |
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d. agreement
s. accord, concurrence
a. disagreement, discord |
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d. hereditary, since birth
s. inherent, inborn, innate, intrinsic |
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d. speculation, guess, prediction
s. inference, speculation |
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d. anything that causes discontent
s. litigious, polemical, querulous
a. conciliatory, peace-making |
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d. sociable, fond of eating and drinking together
s. gregarious, affable
a. antisocial |
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d. to call together, summon
s. muster, convene
a. disperse |
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d. twisted, involved
s. perplexing, enigmatic, complicated
z. straightforward, uncomplicated |
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d. a cranky person
s. miser |
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d. hastily done
s. passing, perfunctory, hurried
a. patient |
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d. brief and to the point
s. laconic, concise, terse, succinct, pithy
a. loquacious, verbose, garrulous |
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d. to weaken
s. enfeeble, enervate
a. strengthen, fortify, enliven |
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d. to discredit or disprove
s. demystify
a. uphold |
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d. proper, tasteful, socially correct
s. staid, demure, prudish
a. gauche, vulgar, awkward, uncouth, tactless |
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d. to censure or belittle
s. deprecate, deplore, vilify, traduce
a. praise, extol |
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| d. to show respect or submit to another’s wishes |
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d. to dirty, spoil, or disgrace
s. debase, adulterate, besmirch, sully
a. sanctify, deify |
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d. skillful, dexterous
s. adroit, adept
a. clumsy, inept |
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d. no longer in existence
s. obsolete |
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d. extremely poor
s. indigent, impoverished, impecunious
a. lavish, extravagance |
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d. aimless
s. random, unfocused, haphazard
a. focused, ordered, structured |
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d. to discourage from happening
s. discourage, dissuade, daunt
a. encourage, foster |
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d. excessively instructive
s. educational, informative, edifying |
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d. slow, tending to delay
s. procrastinating, tardy, laggard
a. alacritous, on task |
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d. a difficulty
s. quandary, predicament, impasse, mire |
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d. funeral song
s. elegy, requiem |
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d. to take back
s. disown, deny, renounce, reject
a. accept |
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| d. wandering from topic to topic |
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d. sad, mournful
s. melancholy, dismal
a. cheerful, jovial |
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d. at rest, inactive
s. torpid, quiescent, fallow, comatose
a. active, vigorous |
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d. sullen and gloomy
s. sour, severe
a. effusive, demonstrative |
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d. stupid talk
s. nonsense, foolishness, idiocy |
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d. pleasing, soothing to the ear
s. sonorous, euphonious
a. cacophony, dissonance, disharmony |
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d. threat of force or intimidation
s. pressure, compulsion, coercion |
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d. selecting from various sources
s. assorted, various, miscellaneous
a. uniform, consistent, homogeneous |
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| d. law, command, public order |
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d. to delete or erase
s. annul, obliterate, expunge |
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d. rude boldness
s. audacity, impudence
a. shy, meek, timid, submissive |
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d. expressing emotion without restraint
s. ebullient, demonstrative, gushing, vociferous, fulsome
a. emotionless, unemotional, blank, impassive, composed |
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d. a flagrant error
s. glaring, gross, conspicuous
a. latent, hidden |
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| d. a mournful poem usually about the dead |
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d. to explain or clarify; to make clear
s. explicate, expound, illuminate
a. muddle, confuse |
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d. to adorn or make elegant
s. ornament, decorate, exaggerate |
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d. to steal money in violation of a trust; to commit fraud or to cheat
s. misappropriate, misuse |
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d. to involve in; cause to fall into disorder
s. entangle, enmesh
a. submit, pacify |
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d. to correct a text
s. amend, alter |
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d. having soothing qualities, especially for skin
s. soothing
a. coarse, rough |
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d. to produce, cause, or bring about
s. stimulate, provoke
a. hinder, thwart, frustrate, foil |
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d. hatred or hostility
s. antagonism, ill will
a. love, cordiality, geniality, affability |
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d. boredom, lack of energy
s. languor, tedium
a. vigor, vitality |
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d. something terrible
s. atrocity, horror, extent |
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d. to settle comfortably into a place
s. entrench, install, establish |
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d. to beg or implore
s. plead, beseech, importune |
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d. representative of an entire group
s. summary, essence, embodiment, archetype |
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d. to be uncertain
s. ambiguous, unclear, nebulous
a. defined, certain, unambiguous |
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d. learned, scholarly
s. cultured, well-educated
a. unintelligent, dull |
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d. to give support for
s. advocate, promote, champion
a. deny, block |
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d. not earthly, ghostly
s. spiritual, delicate, eerie
a. mundane, common |
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| d. use of an inoffensive phrase to replace an offensive one |
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d. to avoid; to elude
s. dodge, shirk
a. remain, take on |
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d. to aggravate; intensify the bad qualities of
s. exasperate, embitter
a. to lesson, mollify |
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d. useful for effecting a desired result
s. convenient, practical, efficient |
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d. clearly defined, specific
s. unambiguous, unequivocal
a. vague, unclear, implicit |
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d. to censor
s. clean up, purge, abridge
a. to permit, allow |
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d. to obtain something by threats
s. to wrest, to force |
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d. uncultivated, unused
s. uncultivated, seedless
a. worn out, used up |
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d. careful with details
s. fussy, particular, choosy
a. careless, sloppy |
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d.complacently stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
s. idiotic, childish
a. self-aware, not satisfied |
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d. to flatter excessively
s. grovel |
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d. ineffective, weak
s. careless, irresponsible |
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d. fertile, productive
s. fruitful
a. infertile, sterile, barren |
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d. to pretend; give false impression
s. fake, simulate
a. to be genuine |
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d. suitable, appropriate
s. fortunate, lucky, blessed
a. cursed, unlucky |
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d. gaudy, extremely ornate
s. ruddy, flushed
a. plain, ordinary |
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d. a minor weakness or character flaw
s. fault, shortcoming |
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d. to arouse; to whip up to a furor
s. excite, provoke
a. deaden, soften |
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d. dreary, deserted
s. unhappy, hopeless, despairing
a. happy, contented |
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| d. strong point, something a person does well |
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d. unruly, rebellious
s. obstreperous, boisterous
a. placid, agreeable |
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d. wildly frantic
s. frenzied, hectic
a. calm |
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d. to gather and store
s. to harbor, maintain |
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d. talkative, verbose
s. loquacious, prolix, diffuse, prating, prattling
a. terse, curt, taciturn |
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d. to stare angrily at someone
s. to glare |
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d. to prod, urge
s. galvanize
a. thwart, hinder |
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d. exaggerated and pretentious
s. inspirational, awesome, elaborate
a. common, trite, miniscule |
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d. free, voluntary
s. unnecessary and unjustified |
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| d. a facial expression showing disgust or pain; to grimace |
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d. trickery, deception
s. cunning, deceit
a. honesty, blunt, straightforwardness |
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| d. relating to sense of taste |
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d. worn out by overuse
s. trite, commonplace, mundane
a. grandiose, elaborate |
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d. a precursor or a sign of things to come
s. omen |
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| d. a gap, break, or interruption |
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d. very old
s. decrepit, wearied |
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d. to sharpen
s. to improve
a. to weaken, dull |
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| d. purposeful exaggeration for an effect |
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| d. one who has an unfounded belief that he or she is ill |
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| d. one who attacks traditional beliefs |
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d. dishonorable
s. shameful, plebian, base, common
a. honorable, noble |
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d. flawless, without fault
s. pristine, immaculate, irreproachable
a. defective, deficient, faulty; blameworthy, censurable, culpable; cursory, shallow, superficial. |
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d. mandatory
s. peremptory, compulsory, imperious, obligatory, required
a. nonessential |
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d. arrogantly self-assured
s. bossy, domineering, high-handed, imperative, imperial, magisterial, overbearing, peremptory
a. considerate, easy, gentle, kindly |
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d. not devout in religion
s. irreverent, profane, ungodly, unhallowed, unholy
a. pious |
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d. to attack verbally
s. assail, contradict, contravene, cross, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, traverse
a. advocate; authenticate |
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d. foolish, silly, vacuous, empty-headed
a. expressive, meaningful, pregnant, significant, weighty |
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d. combustible
s. inflammatory |
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d. continuous, never ending
s. ceaseless, constant, endless, everlasting, interminable, perpetual, timeless, unceasing
a. intermittent |
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d. in disguise
s. furtive
a. blatant, conspicuous |
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d. tireless
s. inexhaustible, tireless, unflagging, untiring, weariless
a. fatigable, beatable |
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d. habitually lazy, idle
s. inactive, inert, lackadaisical, languid, lazy, lethargic, listless
a. energetic, industrious |
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d. fearless, unconquerable
s. frenzied, hectic
a. calm, weak, fatigued |
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d. clumsy, awkward
s. awkward, bumbling, bungling
a. competent |
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d. obdurate, relentless
s. implacable, unyielding, inflexible, immovable, ineluctable, obdurate, obstinate |
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d. harmless, inoffensive
s. banal, bland, flat, inane, innocent
a. harmful |
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d. cover with water, overwhelm
s. capitulate, surrender |
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d. sly, treacherous, devious
s. crafty, crooked, cunning, deceitful, deceptive, disingenuous, duplicitous, perfidious, perilous,
a. straightforward |
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d. bland, tasteless
s. arid, banal, inane, innocuous
a. interesting |
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d. uncompromising, refusing to yield to another
s. determined, firm, fixed, obdurate, resolute, rigid, set, stiff, stubborn
s. acquiescing, flexible, pliant, swayable, yielding |
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d. fearless
s. bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant
a. cowardly, fearful |
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d. verbal abuse
s. accusation, berating, blasphemy, castigation, censure, condemnation
a. praise |
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d. easily angered, quick in temper
s. blasphemy, castigation, censure, condemnation
a. civil, kind, peaceable, sweet |
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d. conclusive, irreversible
s. certain, changeless, constant, final, immutable, indelible, inevitable
a. temporary |
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d. jovial, playful, humorous
s. amusing, blithe, cheerful, comic, comical, joyous, laughable, lighthearted, lively, ludicrous,
merry, mischievous, playful, pleasant
a. serious, solemn |
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d. sensible, wise, prudent, careful
s. accurate, acute, astute, calculating, cautious, circumspect
a. careless, ill-advised |
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d. dawdler, loafer, lazy person
s. slacker, loiterer
a. go-getter, opportunist |
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d. to deplore, grieve, or mourn over
s. bawl, bemoan, bewail
a. celebrate, rejoice |
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d. to attack with satire, or mock harshly
s. burlesque, caricature, invective, parody |
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d. lacking energy
s. indifferent, slow, listless, lethargic, lassitude, enervating
a. active, energetic |
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d. present but hidden
s. covert, hidden, idle, immature, lurking, passive, possible, potential
a. active, manifest, obvious |
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d. worthy of praise, meritorious
s. commendable
a. blameworthy, shameful |
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d. suspicious
s. careful, cautious, chary, distrustful, doubting, dubious, shy, skeptical, uncertain, unsure, wary
a. trustful |
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d. humor, frivolous
s. facetiousness, festivity, fickleness, flightiness, flippancy, folly, foolishness, frivolity
a. gravity, seriousness |
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d. one who believes in unrestricted freedom
s. individualistic,
a. autocratic, despotic |
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d. given to or expressing lust
s. lascivious, lewd, lubricious, lecherous, bawdy, wanton, prurient, salacious
a. chaste, pure |
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d. immoral, unrestrained by society
s. amoral, disorderly, dissolute
a. moral, virtuous |
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d. clear, transparent
s. bright, comprehensible, intelligible, lucid
a. muddy, opaque |
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d. to treat as a celebrity
s. commemorate, commend, consecrate, dedicate
a. disregard, forget, ignore, overlook |
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d. reddened with anger
s. enraged, exasperated, flaming, fuming, furious, hot, incensed, indignant, infuriated
a. happy |
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d. clear and easily understood
s. comprehendible, comprehensible, intelligible, knowable, limpid, luminous
a. ambiguous, muddled, opaque |
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d. sorrowful, mournful
s. depressed, crestfallen, dispirited, melancholy
a. cheerful, elated, euphoric, exhilarated |
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d. harshly shocking, sensational
s. exaggerated, extreme, startling
a. discreet, subtle |
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d. to prowl or sneak
s. conceal oneself, creep, crouch, go furtively |
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| d. whirlpool, turmoil, agitated state of mind s. bedlam, anarchy, shambles, tumult, turmoil, uproar a. calm, peace, quiet |
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| d. generous s. altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, high-minded, kind, kindly, knightly a. mean-spirited, selfish |
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d. clumsy, tactless, poorly skilled
s. blundering, bumbling, bungling, clumsy, clunky, floundering, gauche
a. adroit, skillful |
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d. curse, imprecation
s. anathema, damnation, curse word
a. benediction, blessing |
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d. evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
s. shirk, circumlocute, dodge, hedge, escape, feign
a. confront, encounter, meet, face |
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d. damage, deface, spoil
s. blight, hurt, detract, disfigure
a. enhance, improve |
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d. strict disciplinarian, one who rigidly follows the rules
s. absolutist, authoritarian, enforcer |
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d. overly sentimental, mawkish
s. emotional, gushing, mawkish, mushy, romantic, sentimental
a. austere, undemonstrative |
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d. changeable, unpredictable, shrewd
s. temperamental, fickle, impulsive
a. constant, steady |
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d. frivolity, gaiety, laughter
s. amusement, cheer, cheerfulness, convulsions, entertainment, festivity
a. serious, solemn |
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d. to soften, lesson, or make milder
s. abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, diminish
a. increase, intensify, instigate |
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d. to make calm or lese severe
s. abate, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, temper, mitigate
a. aggravate, enrage |
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d. gruesome, relating to disease, abnormally gloomy
s. aberrant, abnormal, ailing, brooding, dark, depressed, despondent
a. cheerful |
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d. gloomy, sullen, surly
s. cantankerous, choleric, churlish, pessimistic, acrimonious
a. cheerful, happy |
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d. mark with spots, dappled
s. bespeckle, besprinkle, dapple, dot, dust, mark |
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d. worldly, commonplace
s. banal, commonplace, everyday, humdrum, lowly, normal, prosaic, routine, workday
a. extraordinary, prodigious |
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d. changeable
s. arbitrary, contrary, effervescent, erratic, fanciful, fickle, fitful, flaky, flighty, impulsive, inconstant, mercurial, quirky, temperamental, unpredictable, variable, volatile, whimsical
a. constant, dependable, predictable, stable, steadfast, steady |
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d. immense number, countless, measureless
s. countless, endless, immeasurable, incalculable, infinite, loads, multitudinous, numberless
a. blameworthy, shameful |
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d. harmful, poisonous
s. baneful, corrupting, dangerous, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, fetid, foul, harmful, hurtful, injurious, noisome, pernicious, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, toxic, unhealthy, venomous, virulent
a. innocuous, pleasant |
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d. vicious, evil, wicked
s. abominable, atrocious, corrupt, criminal, degenerate, depraved, detestable, dreadful, evil, execrable, flagrant, foul, glaring, gross, heinous, horrible, infamous, infernal, iniquitous, miscreant, monstrous, odious, opprobrious, outrageous, perverse, shameful, treacherous, vicious, vile, villainous,
a. admirable, good |
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d. occurring at night
s. late, night, night-loving, nightly, nighttime
a. daytime |
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d. stinking, putrid
s. disgusting, fetid, foul, harmful, horrid, hurtful, injurious, nauseating
a. moral, pleasant |
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d. lacking interesting or distinctive qualities; dull
s. commonplace, dull, empty, featureless, ordinary, unexceptional, uninspiring, uninteresting, unmemorable, unremarkable, vague
a. distinctive, extraordinary |
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d. unfavorable fame
s. infamy, dishonor, disrepute, opprobrium
a. anonymity, low profile, obscurity |
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d. a beginner, an apprentice
s. neophyte, tyro, greenhorn
a. expert, master, professional, virtuoso |
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d. shade of meaning, extremely subtle
s. degree, distinction, gradation, hint
a. denotation, literal meaning |
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d. to make legally invalid; to counteract the effect of
s. abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, counteract, counterbalance, invalidate, negate, neutralize, rescind, restrict, revoke, undo, veto, void
a. authorize, confirm, validate, ratify |
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d. to muddle
s. perplex, stupefy, confuse, obscure, unaware, inattentive
a. uncover |
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d. unmindful of
s. absent-minded, incognizant, unaware, unobservant,
a. aware, conscious |
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d. seeking favor by flattery
s. sycophantic, fawning, groveling, submissive
a. domineering |
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d. troublesome
s. boisterous, unruly, rambunctious
a. quiet, silent, subtle |
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d. stupid, dull, insensitive
s. dense, imperceptive, uncomprehending
a. bright, clever |
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d. to make unnecessary
s. hinder, interfere, preclude, prevent
a. confront, embrace, meet head on, face, invite |
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d. block
s. curb, impede, obstruct,
a. clear, free, let go, open, unblock |
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d. hateful, contemptible
s. abhorrent, detestable, loathsome, repugnant
a. agreeable, delightful, pleasant |
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d. too helpful, meddlesome
s. interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, overzealous
a. self-effacing |
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d. menacing, threatening
s. foreboding, portentous, sinister
a. auspicious, benign, favorable, promising, propitious |
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d. having infinite knowledge
s. all-seeing, almighty, infinite
a. lay, lowly, profane, unholy |
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d. burdensome
s. arduous, demanding, laborious, overtaxing
s. easy, effortless |
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d. impervious to light, difficult to understand
s. blurred, foggy, murky
a. clear, transparent |
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d. advantageous, appropriate, fitting
s. auspicious, favorable, fortuitous, suitable
a. inopportune, disadvantageous |
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d. one who takes advantage of a situation
s. entrepreneur |
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d. affluence, wealth
s. affluence, plentitude, profusion, prosperity
a. dearth, paucity, scarceness, scarcity |
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d. to move back and forth
s. be unsteady, fluctuate, swing, teeter, vacillate, waver
a. continue, remain |
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d. to turn to bone, become rigid
s. fossilize, harden, indurate, petrify, stiffen
a. liquefy, soften |
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d. apparent
s. demonstrative, exhibited, outward, plausible
a. genuine, real |
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d.showy, pretentious
s. boastful,extravagant, flamboyant, garish, gaudy,
jaunty, pretentious, showy
a. modest, unpretentious |
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d. shunning, banishing, excluding
s. displacement, eviction, exile, relegation
a. admission |
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d. agitated, overdone
s. excited, overexcited, overwhelmed, worked up, worn, wound up
a. calm, cool, laid back |
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d. to ease, make less serious, or calm
s. alleviate, assuage, ease, minimize, soften, soothe,
a. aggravate, intensify, exacerbate, upset |
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d. lacking color or liveliness
s. bloodless, sickly, wan, weak
a. flushed, robust, strong |
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d. pitifully small or worthless
s. inconsiderable, insignificant, limited, meager, measly, puny, slight, trifling,
a. considerable, substantial |
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d. cure-all
s. elixir, tonic, cure, elixir, nostrum |
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d. flamboyance, verve
s. brio, charisma, flamboyance, swagger, verve, vigor, élan
a. apathy, dullness, languor, lethargy, listlessness, stagnation |
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d. epidemic, spread over a whole area or country
s. endemic, epidemic, pestiferous, pestilential
a. non-communicable, noninfectious |
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d. an ideal example, the model
s. archetype, prototype, exemplar, original, pattern, prototype, sample, standard
a. anomaly, atypica |
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d. a contradiction
s. oxymoron, equivocation, incongruity, dilemma |
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d. to dry, shrivel
s. blister, dehydrate, desiccate, dry up, evaporate, exsiccate, make thirsty |
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d. an outcast, one hated by society
s. abomination, anathema, bane, detestation, enemy
a. beloved, the blessed |
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d. of limited scope or outlook; provincial
s. biased, bigoted, conventional, ecclesiastic, insular, limited, local, narrow, provincial,
a. cosmopolitan, broad-minded |
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d. humorous imitation
s. burlesque, caricature, cartoon, farce, lampoon, mimicry, mockery, roast, satire |
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d. to ward off or deflect
s. avoid, block, deflect, dodge, evade, shirk, sidestep |
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d. stinginess
s. frugality, greediness, miserliness, niggardliness, rapacity
a. benevolence, charity, philanthropy, generosity |
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d. pity, compassion
s. desolation, emotion, feeling, plaintiveness, sentiment |
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d. to condescend to, disparage, talk down to
s. indulge, snub |
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d. a lack of, scarcity
s. absence, dearth, meagerness, paltriness, shortage, sparseness
a. abundance |
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d. a minor sin or fault, a weak point
s. blemish, defect, error, failing, flaw, foible, imperfection, infirmity
a. strength |
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d. a teacher
s. adviser, guide, lecturer, mentor, preceptor, professor, schoolmaster, tutor
a. pupil, student |
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d. commonplace
s. banal, flat, mundane, ordinary
a. exciting, inspired |
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d. quarrelsome, irritable, complaining
s. carping, petulant
a. placid, calm |
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d. having negative connotations, disparaging
s. debasing, deprecatory, derisive, derogatory, detracting, irreverent, negative, slighting, uncomplimentary
a. complimentary |
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d. extreme poverty
s. deprivation, destitution, impoverishment, insufficiency, lack, neediness
a. wealth, affluence |
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d. faithless, disloyal
s. crooked, faithless, fraudulent, shady, treacherous,
a. decent, ethical, honest, honorable, moral, principled, scrupulous, trustworthy, truthful, uncorrupt |
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d. done in a routine way, indifferent
s. cursory, routine
a. careful, thorough |
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d. very harmful, wicked
s. damaging, destructive, evil, malevolent, malicious, ruinous, sinister
a. beneficial, favorable |
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d. sluggish
s. apathetic, indifferent, passionless, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unfeeling,
a. animated, enthusiastic, excited, fervid, friendly, warm |
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d. excess, overabundance
s. glut, profusion, surfeit, glut, overflow, plenty, superfluity, surplus
a. dearth, lack |
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d. emotionally moving
s. heart-rending, Moving. passionate, sentimental, , touching, |
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d. weighty, heavy, large
s. burdensome, substantial
a. elegant, graceful, light |
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d. meaningless, foolish talk
s. drivel, chatter, idle talk, jabber
a. quietness, silence, stillness |
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d. unusually advanced at a young age
s. advanced, intelligent, mature
a. backward, slow |
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d. a preference
s. fondness, penchant, predisposition, proclivity, propensity |
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d. a tendency
s. disposition, leaning, liableness, penchant, predisposition, propensity
a. distaste, repulsion, revulsion |
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d. vast, enormous, extraordinary
s. immeasurable, immense, monumental
a. small |
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d. corrupt, degenerate
s. lascivious, depraved
a. moral, upright |
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d. lavish, extravagant
s. prodigal
a. meager, sparse |
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d. productive, fertile
s. fecund |
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d. to forbid, condemn, or outlaw
s. bar, disallow, prohibit
a.permit, allow |
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d. readily assuming different forms
s. versatile, variable, adjustable
a. constant, fixed |
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d. to cleanse or free from impurities
s. expurgate, purify, clean |
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d. a witty, skillful storyteller
s. narrator, conversationalist |
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d. fundamental, drastic
s. extreme, sweeping, far-reaching |
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d. to roam, wander, babble, or digress
s. amble, saunter |
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d. implication, outgrowth
s. consequence, result, effect, outcome |
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d. having a rank smell or taste
s. spoiled, rotten, offensive
a. fresh |
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d. a relationship of trust
s. fellowship, understanding, connection |
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d. bitter hatred; deep-seated ill will
s. enmity, resentment, bitterness, animosity, malice |
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d. deeply absorbed, having the mind fixed on something
s.engrossed, captivated, enthralled, spellbound
a. bored |
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d. harsh-sounding, boisterous, excessively noisy
s. strident, grating |
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d. to correct or make amends; remove errors or defects
s. put right, repair, fix, resolve, mend |
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d. extremely hungry
s. rapacious, famished
a. full |
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d. to tear down or demolish
s. destroy, annihilate, flatten
a. build |
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d. to scold
s. reprimand, reproach, admonish
a. praise |
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d. resisting authority or control
s. disobedient, uncontrollable, unruly, refractory, noncompliant
a. well-behaved |
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d. shut off from the world
s. a hermit, isolated, solitary, secluded |
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d. known only by a few; difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand
s. profound |
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d. to say or do again
s. repeat, restate, recap |
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d. to make young again, renew
s. revive, restore, revitalize, invigorate |
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d. to renounce or surrender something
s. to waive, surrender, abdicate, renounce
a. retain |
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d. to take pleasure in
s. enjoy, savor
a. dislike |
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d. remembrance of past events
s. memory, nostalgia |
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d. to go back on one’s word
s. back out, retract, disavow |
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d. pay or reward for work or trouble
s. salary, compensation, payment |
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d. rising again into being or vigor; showing new life or activity
s. reborn |
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d. a meal
s. banquet, feast, spread, buffet |
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d. abundantly supplied, filled
s. full, complete
a. hungry |
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d. to blame
s. scold, rebuke, censure, accuse |
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d. blameworthy, disreputable
s. objectionable, shameful |
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d. repetition, esp. in music
s. recurrence, renewal, resumption, recapitulation |
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d. morally corrupt, worthless
s. depraved, unprincipled |
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d. to reject as having no authority
s. disown, decline, deny, disclaim |
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d. hymns or religious service for the dead
s. a lament, funeral dirge |
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d. a brief interval or relief
s. break, breather, lull, let-up |
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d. impatient or uneasy
s. restless, disobedient |
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d. not speaking, quiet
s. silent, reserved, restrained, uncommunicative, taciturn
a. talkative, verbose |
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d. a group of attendants with an important person
s. entourage, cortege |
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d. a quick, witty reply
s. riposte, answer, comeback |
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d. the exchange of witty retorts
s. bantering |
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d. persuasive use of language
s. discourse, oratory, public speaking |
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d. humorous in a vulgar way
s. obscene, suggestive, coarse, bawdy, lewd
a. refined |
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d. widespread, prevalent, abundant
s. replete, teeming, swarming |
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d. excessively ornate or intricate
s. gaudy, ornate, decorative, elaborate
a. plain |
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d. round in shape, fat
s. fleshy, corpulent, obese |
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d. to contemplate or reflect upon
s. ponder, reflect, cogitate, mull |
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d. rural, country
s. backcountry |
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d. extremely sacred, beyond criticism
s. sacred, revered, holy, untouchable |
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d. shrewd, wise
s. learned, perceptive, erudite, astute, knowledgeable
a. foolish |
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d. prominent or conspicuous
s. outstanding, relevant, significant, main
a. minor |
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d. sickly yellow in color
s. wan, washed out, pale, ashen, pallid |
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d. healthy
s. wholesome, respectable, decent, hygienic, clean |
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d. to satisfy
s. fill, sate, quench, slake |
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d. harshly critical, painfully hot
s. derisive, contemptuous, cutting, hurtful, caustic
a. complimentary, lauding |
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d. to deride, ridicule, taunt, or jeer
s. mock, jeer, sneer |
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