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Pos: Noun
Def: forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, esp. from the use of alcoholic beverages
Syn: Avoidence
Ant: Self-indulgence
I have abstinence to alcohol; I have been sober for many years. |
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Pos: Noun
Def: sanctification
Syn: Blessing
Ant: Disloyalty
The priest had consecrated the group of injured people. |
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Pos: Verb
Def: come forth; give off
Syn: Arise
Ant: Take
The liar had emanated to the teacher. |
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Pos: adj
Def: person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
Syn: voluptuary
Ant:selfless
The man's hedonistic lifestyle had made him realize that all he needed was God. |
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Pos: Verb
Def: To sacrifice.
Syn: assassinate, crucify, dispatch
Ant: bear, create
The people immolated the queen to the Kraken. |
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Pos: Adj.
Def: Used or adapted for setting property on fire.
Syn: dangerous, demagogic, inflammatory
Ant: peacemaking
The incendiary bombing had set flame to the entire city. |
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Pos:
Def:Continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending.
Syn: ceaseless
Ant: ending
The incessant whining of my brother had pushed me over the edge. |
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ADJ. Def: Not consolable; that cannot be comforted; disconsolate.
Syn: comfortless, desolate, discouraged, distressed , sad
Ant: happy, understanding
The inconsolable wife would not bury her dead child. |
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Def: Widely and unfavorably known.
Syn: dishonorable, scandalous, shady
Ant: popular, praised
The notorious gang in the hood was involved in a violent shootout. |
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Def: Any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations.
Syn: authority, criterion
Ant: anarchy
The precedent had been decided by the military officials. |
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Pos:Noun
Def:in a state of foul decay or decomposition
Syn:degeneration, depreciation
Ant:pureness, purification
The house was putrescence; the whole house was ruined.
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Pos:noun
Def: a general examination or survey of a region, usually followed by a detailed survey.
Syn: exploration
Ant:stationary
The reconnaissance plane had scouted the area ahead of the moutain. |
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Pos:verb
Def: to pardon or forgive
Syn:forgive
Ant:grudge
The child was remitted for burning down the parent's garage. |
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Pos:adj
Def: distasteful, objectionable, or offensive
Syn: bad, obnoxious; hostile
Ant:pleasant
The repungant smell of the dead bodies had caused most of the people in hiroshima to feint. |
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Pos:noun
Def: any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
Syn:boat
Ant:plane
The sampan had skimmed throught the water in the cool morning. |
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Pos:adj
Def: expressed in few words
Syn:brief
Ant:lengthy
The succinct injuries on the bodies were unbearble to look at. |
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Pos:noun
Def: a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler
Syn: totality
Ant:democracy
The tyrant ruled over the country in tyranny. |
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Pos:noun
Def: a consensus or undivided opinion
Syn:consensus
Ant:disagreement
The unanimity of the group was aimed to end world hunger. |
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Pos:adj
Def: green with vegetation
Syn:lush
Ant:baron
The verdant forest had been annihalated due to the atomic bomb. |
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Pos:noun
Def: the act of willing, choosing, or resolving
Syn:choice, will
Ant:steal
The volition of the government was to end the war. |
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