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v. overlook; forgive.
We cannot _______ your recent criminal cooperation with the gamblers.
Synonyms: Forgive, pardon, remit
Antonyms: deplore, deprecate, disapprove; impugn, reproach |
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v. come together.
Marchers _________ on Washington for the great Peace March.
Synonyms: cocenter, concentrate, focus, meet
Antonym: none |
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n. strongly held belief.
Nothing could shake his _________ that she was innocent.
Synonyms: 1. assurance, assuredness, certitude, confidence, sureness, surety
2. belief, eye, feeling, mind, persuasion, sentiment, view
Antonyms: dubiety, dubiosity, uncertainty; disbelief, incredulity, unbelief |
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Corroborate
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v. confirm.
Unless we find a witness to ___________ your evidence, it will not stand up in court.
Synonyms: authenticate, bear out, justify, substantiate, validate, verify
Antonyms: contradict |
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Credulity
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n. belief
The witch doctor took advantage of the __________ of the superstitious natives.
Synonyms: credence, faith
Antonyms: none |
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Criterion
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n. standard used in judging
What _________ did you use when you selected this essay as the prize-winner?
Synonyms: benchmark, gauge, measure, touchstone, yardstick
Antonyms: none |
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adj. mysterious; puzzling; secret
His ________ remarks could not be interpreted.
Synonyms: dark, Delphian, enigmatic, mystifying
Antonyms: none |
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adj. casual; hastily done
A _________ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson; a more extensive study should be undertaken.
Synonyms: depthless, shallow, sketchy, uncritical
Antonyms: painstaking |
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v. intimidate
Your threats cannot ______ me.
Synonyms: appall, consternate, horrify, shake
Antonym: enhearten |
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Debilitate
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v. weaken; enfeeble
Overindulgence __________ character as well as physical stamina.
Synonyms: attenuate, blunt, cripple, disable, enfeeble, sap, unbrace, undermine, unstrengthen
Antonyms: invigorate |
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Delineate
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n. portray
He is a powerful storyteller, but he is weakest when he attempts to _________ character.
Synonyms: depict, describe, image, interpret, limn, picture, portray, render
Antonyms: none |
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Depravity
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n. corruption; wickedness
The __________ of the tyrant's behavior shocked all.
Synonyms: corruption, immorality, wickedness
Antonyms: none |
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v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
A firm believer in the old-fashioned courtesy, Miss Post __________ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
Synonyms: discommend, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, frown, object
Antonyms: endorse |
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Despondent
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adj. depressed; gloomy
To the dismay of his parents, he became more and more ____________ every day.
Synonyms: despairing, desperate, desponding, forlorn, hopeless
Antonyms: lighthearted |
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n. tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler
The people rebelled against the once-benevolent king who had turned into a _______.
Synonyms: dictator, duce, oppressor, strong man
Antonyms: none |
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n. something that discourages; hindrance
Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a ___________ to potential killers?
Synonyms: disadvise, discourage, divert, avert, forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, rule out, stave off, ward
Antonyms: abet, incite, instigate; excite provoke, stimulate; actuate, motivate |
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adj. teaching; instructional
The _________ qualities of his poetry overshadow its literary qualities; the lesson he teaches is more memorable that the lines.
Synonyms: moral, moralizing, peachy, schoolmasterish, sermonic, sermonzing, teachy
Antonyms: undidactic |
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Diminution
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n. lessening; reduction in size.
The blockaders hoped to achieve victory as soon as the ___________ of the enemy's supplies became serious.
Synonyms: lilliputian, miniature, minute, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weeny
Antonyms: none |
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