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Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind (adj.)
synonyms: clever, deft, slick, dexterous
antonyms: clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
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Peaceable, friendly (adj.)
synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial
antonyms: hostile, antagonistic |
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Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling (adj.)
synonyms: disinclined, loath
antonyms: favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive
(n.) one at war, engaged in war
synonyms: (adj.) assertive, truculent, pugnacious
antonyms: (adj.) peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
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kindly, charitable (adj.)
synonyms: benign, well-meaning
antonyms: malicious, spiteful |
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hasty, not thorough (adj.)
synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory
antonyms: thorough, painstaking, careful |
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treachery, deceitfulness (n.)
synonyms: double-dealing, chicanery |
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to praise extravagantly (v.)
synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
antonyms: criticize, belittle, disparage |
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possible, able to be done (adj.)
synonyms: workable, viable
antonyms: unworkable, impractical |
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(n.) a wry face, facial distortion
(v.) to make a wry face
synonyms: pained expression, facial contortion
antonyms: grin, beam |
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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering (n.)
synonyms: conflagration, devastation, annihilation
antonym: deluge |
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance (adj.)
synonyms; impenetrable, resistant, proof against
antonyms: porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus (n.)
synonyms; impulse, spur
antonyms; curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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danger (n.)
synonyms; risk, hazard, peril
antonyms: safety, security |
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extremely careful; particular about detail (adj.)
synonyms: fastidious, fussy
antonyms: careless, negligent, sloppy |
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| a longing for something for the past; homesickness (n.) |
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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example (n.)
synonyms: paragon, exemplar |
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition (v.)
synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline
antonyms: advance, evolve, progress |
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to examine closely (v.)
synonyms: inspect, pore over
antonyms: scan, glance at |
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest (adj.)
synonyms: insipid, halfhearted
antonyms: heated, enthusiastic |
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