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(v) make or declare something sacred; dedicated formally to a religious purpose
Syn: blessing
Ant: deprive of blessing
To the poor child, a scholarship to college was quite a consecration.
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(v) cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting
Syn: cancel
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it was hard to remit from eating the ice cream in the freezer. |
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(adj) not able to be comforted or alleviated
Syn: heartbroken
Ant: joyfullness
After the woman's father died, she was inconsolable.
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(adj) designed to cause fires; stir up conflict
Syn: combustible; inflammatory
Ant: peacemaking
The world would be much more peaceful without the invention of incendiary weapons.
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(adj) extremely distasteful; unpleasent
Syn: repulsive
Ant: friendly
The thought of eating brussel spouts was very repugnant to the young child. |
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(adj) famously known for a bad deed
Syn: infamous
Ant: famous
Bugsy Mallone was notorious for his 'gangster' ways and many murders.
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(adj) rich with grass or other rich vegetation
Syn: leafy
Ant: dead
The view from my backyard is beautiful because of the luscious, verdant hills.
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(v)kill or offer as a sacrifice
Syn: yield
Ant: prayer
They had to give up one immolate to the gods in order to stay safe.
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(n) the faculty or power of using one's will
Syn: free will
Ant: un-control
After many teachers jobs were taken away, the others went on strike out of their own volition.
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(adj) briefly and clearly expressed (espec. in writings)
Syn: crisp
Ant: verbose
The genius never answers a sentence wit anything less than being very succinct.
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(adj) continuing without pause or interruption
Syn: ceaseless
Ant: occasional
It was a successful work day because of the incessant rate.
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(v) give out or emit
Syn: radiate
Ant: withdraw
when the girl walked out after getting dressed up her face was emanated a luminescent glow.
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(n) military observation of a region to locate an enemy ascertain strategic procedures
Syn: exploration
Ant: stay put
There were many reconnaissance missions to locate the enemy.
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(n)the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something
Syn: withholding
Ant: indulgence
I was proud when my father maintained abstinence from smoking.
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(n) cruel and oppressive govern't rule.
Syn: dictatorship
Ant: democracy
The Nazi's were a horrible form of tyranny.
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(n)any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situation
syn: pattern
ant: behind
A precedent was set when the court case was settled.
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(n) the process of undergoing decay;rotting
Syn:breakdown
Ant: growing
The dead mammals were full of putrescence.
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(n) a small boat of a kind used in the Far East; typically with an oar(s) at the stern.
Syn: a dinghy
Ant: a train
The sampan was of little use or need during the raid.
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(adj) the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self indulgence
Syn: pleasure-seeking
Ant: sacrifice
The children became more and more hedonistic as they got older.
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(n) fully in agreement
Syn: harmony
Ant: disagreement
My brother and i are never in unanimity, we disagree a lot.
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