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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
synonyms: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
synonyms:augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
antonyms:reduce, decrease, diminish |
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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
synonyms:formless, unsctructured, nebulous, unchoate
antonyms:definite, well-defined, clear-cut |
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surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
synonyms:ambience, atmosphere |
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited
synonyms:illicit, bootleg, unlawful
antonyms:legal, lawful, licit |
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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
aynonyms:profoundly educated, well-read
antonyms:ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial, very thin light cloth
synonyms:filmy, diaphanous, sheer,airy, feathery, gauzy
antonyms:thick, dense, solid, massive |
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to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
synonyms:gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate |
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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
synonyms:impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
antonyms:comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable |
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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island, narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
synonyms:narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
antonyms:catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
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incapable of being changed or called back
synonyms:irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
antonyms:reversible, changeable |
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a natural inclination or predilection toward
synonyms:natural bent, proclivity, penchant
antonyms:natural incapacity or inability |
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peevish, complaining, fretful
synonyms: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable
antonyms:uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid |
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to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
synonyms:reason against, expostulate |
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
synonyms:disavow, abjure, renounce (rejecting)
antonyms:avow, affirm, aver, avouch |
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able to return to original form, and to recover quicky, bounce back (tennis ball)
synonyms:springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy
anyonyms:rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding |
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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
synonyms:rumble, thunder, boom, echo |
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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (language), foul mouthed
synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive
antonyms: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
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persistent, determination
synonyms:assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
antonyms:lackadaisical, indolent |
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, ethically low, mean, or disreputable
synonyms:inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty
antonyms: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy |
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