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Adjective. Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to.
S: Genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial.
A: Surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable. |
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Verb. To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensity to make appear greater.
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Adjective. Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character' without organization, unity, or cohesion.
S: Formless, unstructed, nebulous, inchoate.
A: Definate, well-defined, clear cut. |
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Noun. That which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality.
S: Ambiance, atmosphere. |
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Noun. Illegal traffic, smuggled goods;
Adjective. Illegal, prohibited.
S: (Adjective) Illict, bootleg, unlawful.
A: (Adjective) Legal, lawful, licit. |
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Adjective. Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic.
S: Profoundly educated, well-read.
A: Ignorant, uneducated, illiterate. |
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Adjective. Think, light, delicate, insubstantial;
Noun. A very thin light cut
S: (Adjective) Filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy.
A: (Adjective) Thick, defense, solid, massive. |
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Verb. To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the case of thought; to hint, suggest, imply.
S: Gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate. |
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Adjective. Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically.
S: Impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic.
A: Comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable. |
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Adjective. Relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience.
S: Narrow-minded, parochial, provincial.
A: Catholic, cosmopolitian, liberal. |
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Adjective. Incapable of being changed or called back.
S: irreversible, un-recallable, unalterable.
A: Reversible, changeable. |
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Noun. A natural inclination or predilection toward.
S: Natural bent, proclivity, penchant.
A: Natural incapacity or inability. |
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Adjective. Peevish, complaining, fretful.
S: Petulant, touchy, cranky irritable.
A: Uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid. |
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Verb. To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to.
S: Reason against, expostulate. |
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Verb. To disown, reject; or deny the validity of.
S: Disavow, abjure, renounce.
A: Avow, affirm, aver, avouch. |
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Adjective. Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly.
S: Springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy.
A: Rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding. |
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Verb. To re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly.
S: Rumble, thunder, boom, echo. |
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Adjective. Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language) foul-mouthed.
S: Obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative.
A: Decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified. |
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Adjective. Persistent, showing industry and determination.
S: Assiduous, tireless, indefatigable.
A: Lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otilose. |
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Adjective. Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable.
S: Inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty.
A: Superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy. |
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