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(n.) a person who takes part in a crime
Synonyms: partner in crime, confederate |
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(v.) to destroy completely
Synonyms: obliterate, decimate, demolish
Antonyms: foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
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(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
Synonyms: capricious, high-handed, autocratic
Antonyms: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable |
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(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass
Synonyms: saucy, bold
Antonyms: deferential, respectful, self-effacing |
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(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
Synonyms: stimulus, spur, instigator |
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(n.) a large-scale departure or flight
Synonyms: emigration, escape, hegira
Antonyms: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance |
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(v.) to make easier, to assist
Synonyms: ease, smooth the way, simplify
Antonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede |
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(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control
Synonyms: unruly, intractable, incruable, inveterate
Antonyms: tractable, docile, curable, reparabele |
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(adj.) hidden, present but not relized
Synonyms: dormant, inactive, undeveloped
Antonyms: exposed, manifest, evident |
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(adj.) givent to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist
Synonyms: (adj.) truculent
Antonyms: (adj.) unassertive, peaceable, passive |
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(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable
Synonyms: morbid, doleful
Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
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(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense stupid
Synonyms: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse
Antonyms: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive |
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(adj.) chief in importance, above all others
Synonyms: supreme, foremost, primary,dominant
Antonyms: secondary, subordinate, ancillary |
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(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble
Synonyms: (v.) chatter; (n.) twaddle, gibberish, piffle |
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(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an asseration; to refute
Synonyms: disprove, confute, shoot holes in
Antonyms: conhfirm, corroboratem,substantiate |
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(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke
Synonyms:(v.) reprove, reproach; (n.) reproof
Antonyms: (v.) praise, pat on the back |
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(n.) slavery, forced labor
Synonyms: captivity, bondage, thralldom
Antonyms: freedom, liberty |
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(adj.) careless and hasty
Synonyms: cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod
Antonyms: painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth |
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(adj.) not running, or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive sluggish, dull
Synonyms: still, motionless, inert, fetid
Antonyms: flowing, running, fresh, sweet |
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(v.) to give way to superior force, yield
Synonyms: submit, die, expire
Antonyms: overcome, master, conquer |
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