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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
amend, better
worsen aggravate |
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| poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
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pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
inflated, highfaultin, high-flown, pretentious
unadorned, simple, plain, austere |
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without experience; immature; not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
balderdash, hogwash. tommyrot; slaver |
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a summary, condensed account; and instance that represents a larger reality
abstract, digest, model, archetype |
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
entreat, implore, adjure
discourage, advise against,deprecate |
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| by virtue of holding a certain office |
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
encroach, impinge, intrude, poach
stay in bounds |
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
cozy up to, curr favor with
alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself |
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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, and intruder
trespasser, meddler, buttinisky |
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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in abodily organ or part
immanent, organic
extrinsic, external, outward |
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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate
acclaim, glorify, extol
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weariness or body or mind, lack of energy
fatigue, lethargy, torpor, langour
energy, vitality, animation, liveliness |
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a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace
doomsday, day of judgement |
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mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view, not detectable by oridnary means; to hide, conceal, eclipse; matters involving the supernatural
supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane
mundane, common, public, exoteric |
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| to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action or process
provoke, produce; reckless, impetuous
wary, cautious, circumspect |
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strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binging or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative
lenient, mild, lax, permissive |
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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacs definite proof
infer, gather; inference, presumption |
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