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Wealthy and privileged;well-to-do
in the move -- neighborhoods of the city it is not unusual for people to have 3 or 4 luxury cars.
ant-impoverished syn-prosperous |
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Superflous-adj
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additional to what is neccessary;extra
ruben told me that the last paragraph in my article was--
syn-nonessential ant--crucial |
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Mellifluous-adj
(me lif loo es) |
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sweetly flowing or sounding
the -- notes of meg's song reminded jack of a gently running brook
syn:harmonious |
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to make less heavy or serious
no matter how angels tried to -- the mood,everyone seemed determined to be miserable
syn:lighten Ant:dampen |
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lack of seriousness;jolly
the speaker -- seemed out of place at the funeral
syn:jollity ant:gloominess |
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to make less painfun or dangerous
alice hasa developed a home remedy which will -- the symptoms of a bad cold
syn:ease ant:aggravate |
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to slip away; go by
many years had --, and the farmer was eager to see his homeland again |
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complete failure and ruin
some people fear the tax increase will bring about the -- of the economy |
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a falling back into an old illness or bad habit
since i decided to give up chocolate,i have not had a single --
syn:setback |
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to move back or away from
as the ocean waves --,the people on the shore saw a strange object lying in the sand
syn:retreat ant:advance |
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concession-n
(keb sesh en) |
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something given up or yielded
phil's parents have already made many -- to their demanding son
syn:admission ant:refusal |
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to surrender
the two nations fought iver the land for many lands before one finally -- it to the other
syn:yield ant:withhold |
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