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to make less in amount, degree, etc. ; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit |
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diminish, decrease, subside, let up |
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intensify, increase, magnify, wax |
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praise or flattery that is excessive |
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adoration, idolization, hero-worship |
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ridicule, derision, scorn, odium |
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an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article) |
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malediction, imprecation, abomination |
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shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdome |
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shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily |
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abtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb |
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a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
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cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness |
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deserving clame, worthy of condemnation |
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guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy |
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blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious |
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tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone |
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stalling, slow, tardy, laggard |
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prompt, punctual, speedy, sxpeditious |
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conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense) |
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glaring, flagrant, blatant |
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unnotiveable, paltry, piddling |
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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous |
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to talk out of both dies of one's mouth, palter, hedge |
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to speak one's mind plainly |
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vanidhing, soon passing away; light and airy |
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ephemeral, transient, transitory |
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everlasting, immortal, imperishable |
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unable to make up ones mind, hesitating |
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indecisive, vacillating, wavering |
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determined, decisive, unwavering |
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cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
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hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque, indeterminate |
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definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused |
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one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience |
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neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice |
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veteran, past master, pro, expert |
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extreme poverty; barrenness, insuffciency |
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destitution, wnat, indigence |
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affluence, abundance, luxury, opulence |
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done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one;s skill or abilities, ambitious |
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inflated, ostentatious, affected |
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unassuming, unaffected, modest |
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to review a series of facts; to sum up |
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to revive, bring back to consciousness or existance |
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revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate |
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unkept, slatternly, slipshod, lax |
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neat, tidy, careful, meticulous |
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something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
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assumpton, presumption, hypothesis |
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sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid |
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energetic, dynamic, vigorous |
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