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(n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic; (adj.) added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached ro a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity
Synonyms: (n.) associate, addition, accessory |
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(n.) the make sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends
Synonyms: ringleader, initiator, barometer
Antonyms: follower, imitator, emulator |
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(v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket
Synonym: (v.) whine; (n.) wail, screech
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(adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
Synonyms: fanciful, visionary, quixotic, pie-in-the-sky
Antonyms: realistic, down-to-earth, practicable |
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(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date
Synonyms: decadent, enfeebled, outmolded
Antonyms: thriving, burgeoning, vigorous, dynamic |
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(n.) An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action.
Synonyms: accomplished fact |
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(adj.) narrow-minded and ridged, especially in opinons or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinking conservative
Synonyms: intolerant, inflexable
Antonyms: open-minded, tolerant, liberal, progressive |
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(n.) any system or things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, ect.
Synonym: Chain of command, pecking order |
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(n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship
Synonyms: ceremony, observance |
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