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hypothetical
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Definition
adj. based on assumptions or hypotheses.
Why do we have to consider ___________ cases when we have actual case histories that we may examine.
Synonyms: supposed, conjectural, putative, reputed, suppositional
Antonyms: none |
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immutable
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adj. unchangeable.
Scientists are constantly seeking to discover the ___________ laws of nature.
Synonyms: inflexible, constant, fixed, immovable, unalterable, invariable, unmodifiable, unmovable
Antonyms: mutable |
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implication
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n. that which is hinted at or suggested.
If I understand the _____________ of your remark, you do not trust our captain.
Synonyms: association, connotation, hint, overtone, suggestion, undertone
Antonyms: none |
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adj. understood but not stated.
It is ___________ that you will come to aid if we are attacked.
Synonyms: tacit, implied, inarticulate, inferred, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unutterd
Antonyms: explicit |
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inadvertently
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adv. carelessly; unintentionally.
She ______________ omitted two questions on the examination and mismarked her answer sheet.
Synonyms: 1. feckless, heedless, irreflective, thoughtless, uncaring, unrecking
2. undesigned, undevised, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated, unpurposed, unthought
Antonyms: advertent |
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inaugurate
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v. start; initiate; install in office.
The airline decided to ________________ its new route to the Far East with a special reduced fare offer.
Synonyms: 1. induct, install, instate, invest
2. commence, enter, get off, initiate, kick off, launch, open, start
3. institute, originate, set up, usher in
Antonyms: none |
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adj. uninterrupted.
The crickets kept up an _____________ chirping which disturbed our attempts to fall asleep.
Synonyms: continual, ceaseless, constant, continuous, endless, everlasting, interminable, perpetual, timeless, unceasing
Antonyms: intermittent |
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incidental
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adj. not essential; minor.
The scholarship covered his major expenses at college and some of his _____________ expenses as well.
Synonyms: accidental, casual, chance, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, odd
Antonyms: essential |
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v. arouse to action.
The demagogue _________ the mod to take action into its own hands.
Synonyms: abet, foment, instigate, provoke, raise, set, set on, stir, whip
Antonyms: check, curb, discourage,inhibit, restrain; calm, quiet, subdue |
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Term
incongruous
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adj. not fitting; absurd.
Dave saw nothing ______________ about wearing sneakers with his tuxedo.
Synonyms: inconstant, conflicting, disconsonant, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, incompatible, incongruent, incosistent, unmixable
Antonyms: congruent, congruous |
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incontrovertible
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adj. indisputable.
We must yield to the ________________ evidence that you have presented, and free your client.
Synonyms: positive, certain, incontestable, indubitable, uncontestable, undeniable, unequivocal, unquestionable
Antonyms: controvertible |
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incorrigible
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Definition
adj. uncorrectable.
Because he was an ______________ criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Synonyms: hopeless, incurable, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreformable, irremediable, irretrievable, unrecoverable, unredeemable
Antonyms: : curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable |
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v. charge.
If the grand jury __________ the suspect, he will go to trial.
Synonyms: accuse, arraign, criminate, impeach, incriminate, inculpate, tax
Antonyms: none |
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adj. lazy.
The sultry weather in the tropics encourages tourists to lead an __________ life.
Synonyms: drony, easygoing, faineant, slothful, slowgoing, work-shy
Antonyms: industrious |
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adj. humoring; yielding; lenient.
____________ parents spoil their children by giving in to their every whim.
Synonyms: forbearing, charitable, clement, easy, lenient, merciful, tolerant
Antonyms: severe, stern; harsh, rigorous, stringent, strict |
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adj. notoriously bad.
Jesse James was an __________ outlaw.
Synonyms: ill-famed, notorious, opprobrious, vicious corrupt, degenerate, flagitious, miscretant, nefarious, perverse, rotten, villainous, unhealthy
Antonyms: illustrious |
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v. pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily.
In order to be able to ___________ enemy lies at night without being seen, the scouts darkened their faces and wore black coveralls.
Synonyms: insinuate, edge in, foist, work in, worm
Antonyms: none |
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Term
ingenuous
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Definition
adj. naive; young; unsophisticated.
These remarks indicate that you are ___________ and unaware of life's harsher realities.
Synonyms: natural, artless, naive, simple, unaffected, unartful, unartificial, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied
Antonyms: disengenuous, covert, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious |
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