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(n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence.
Synonyms: promise, sureness, poise, self-possession.
Antonyms: uncertainty, doubt, insecurity. |
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(n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety.
Synonyms: sanatorium, sanctuary, refuge. |
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(v.) to comfort.
Synonyms: soothe, solace, alleviate.
Antonyms: distress, aggravate, bother, vex, torment.
(n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device. |
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(v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon.
Synonyms: enlarge, expand, swell, prolong.
Antonyms: contract, compress, constrict. |
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(n.) refuse, waste products.
Synonyms: rubbish, trash, detritus, dregs, scum. |
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(v.) to lessen, diminish.
Synonyms: decrease, shrink, fade, peter out.
Antonyms: increase, enlarge, swell, proliferate. |
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(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy.
Synonyms: frivolous, impudent, impertinent, insolent.
Antonyms: serious, respectful, deferential, obsequious. |
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(n.) a resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation.
Synonyms: exemption, impunity.
Antonyms: vulnerability, susceptibility, exposure. |
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(v.) to establish, set up.
Synonyms: found, bring about.
Antonyms: terminate, discontinue, demolish, raze.
(n.) an organization for the promotion of learning.
Synonym: academy. |
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(n.) a debt; something disadvantageous.
Synonyms: handicap, difficulty, impediment, drawback.
Antonyms: advantage, asset. |
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(adj.) ridiculous, senseless.
Synonyms: nonsensical, absurd, incredible.
Antonyms: sensible, reasonable, realistic, plausible. |
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(adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting.
Synonyms: argumentative, combative, belligerent.
Antonyms: peace-loving, friendly, amicable, congenial. |
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(adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies.
Synonyms: fanatical, zealous, raving, infuriated, berserk.
Antonyms: moderate, restrained, blase, indifferent. |
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(n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study.
Synonyms: domain, duchy, bailiwick, jurisdiction. |
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(v.) to make young again; to make like new.
Synonyms: revitalize, renew.
Antonyms: wear out, exhaust, enervate, debilitate. |
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(v.) to reward, pay, reimburse.
Synonyms: compensate, satisfy, profit, benefit. |
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(adj.) meager, scant; scattered.
Synonyms: thin, scanty, few and far between.
Antonyms: plentiful, abundant, profuse, teeming. |
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(adj.) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness.
Synonyms: first-rate, outstanding, worthy, pure.
Antonyms: mediocre, shoddy, second-rate, sham. |
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(n.) a risky or daring undertaking.
Synonym: gamble.
(v.) to expose to danger; to dare.
Synonyms: try, chance, undertake.
Antonyms: withdraw, retire, shrink from, shy away. |
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(v.) to twist out of shape
Synonyms: bend, distort, misshape.
Antonyms: straighten, unbend, rectify.
(n.) an abnormality.
Synonym: irregularity. |
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