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To escape notice; to get away from
syn. avoid, evade, lose
ant. attract |
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inactive; unproductive
syn. idle, barren
ant. fertile, productive |
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anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation
syn. affliction, disease
ant. enhancement |
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| a funeral rite or ceremony |
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an occupant, inhabitant
syn. resident
ant. emigrant, alien |
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obligated loyalty or faithfulness
syn. devotion, fidelity, allegiance
ant. disloyalty, treachery |
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to attract by offering reward or pleasure
syn. tempt, lure
ant. discourage |
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to please
syn. satisfy, indulge
ant. displease, disappoint |
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a slow person, especially one who falls behind
syn. straggler, dawdler
ant. leader |
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maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
syn. strategy, ploy, maneuver
ant. blunder |
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worn out, dulled as from overindulgence
syn. exhausted, wearied
ant. fresh |
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the main point
syn. idea, essence |
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to recommend, to speak in favor of
syn. promote, encourage
ant. oppose, contest |
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to obliterate, to wipe out
syn. erase
ant. enshrine |
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personal appeal or attraction, magnetism
syn. charm |
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| a brute, a large monster, a frightful giant |
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to hypnotize
syn. captivate, entrance
ant. bore |
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| anything having existence, either physical or mystical. |
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to exchange words, to discuss casually
syn.banter |
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cowardly and treacherous
syn. dishonorable, shameful
ant. righteous |
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| favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power. |
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to resent another's success, to envy
syn. resent
ant. forgive |
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| an influential person, a member of an elite group |
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deep-seated hostility, often mutual
syn. hatred, antagonism
ant. friendship |
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to speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering manner
syn. trumpet
ant. whisper |
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to inspire or influence, to saturate
syn. instill, pervade |
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| a pole with a large hook on one end |
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to drink large quantities of, to gulp
syn. guzzle, swig
ant. sip |
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