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n. an enthusiastic and usually expreft follower or fan
syn. devotee, enthusiast |
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v. to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully
syn. cow, coerce
ant. coax, cajole, wheedle, sweet-talk |
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adj. very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
syn. translucent, gossamer
ant. opaque, coarse, dense |
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adj. equal in size, extent, duration, or importance
syn. comparable corresponding coordinate |
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n. profit dervied from an office or position or from employment a fee or salary
syn. pay, wages, compensation |
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n. a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor; v. to make such a raid
syn. n. sally, sortie
ant. n. retreat strategic withdrawl |
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n. a type, class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary composition; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted
syn. species, sort, school |
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n. a mold; the surrounding situation or environment
syn. pattern, model |
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| n. a sermon stressing moral priciples; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse |
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v. to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate
syn.incarcerate, mew up
ant. release, liberate, emancipate |
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adj. blithely indifferent or unconcerned ; carefree; happy-go-lucky
syn. nonchalant, blase, devil-may-care
ant. worried, careworn, agitated, distraught |
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n. funeral rites or ceremonies
syn. last rites, funeral services |
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n. a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or coloful display
syn. style, verse, elan, eclat, flamboyance |
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n. a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes
syn. personality, image, role |
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n. a bitter verbal attack
syn. harangue, tirade, diatribe
ant. encomium, panegyric, tribute |
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adj. having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires
syn. lascivious, salacious, lewd, titillating
ant. prudish, demure, innocent |
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| adj. very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack |
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adj. of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems
syn. extensice, comprehensice, system-wide
ant. localized, specific, isolated, confined |
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adj. intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine or cause; biased or partisan
syn. partial
ant. fair, impartial, equitable, disinterested |
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n. a change, cariation, or alteration; (pl) sucessive or changing phases or conditions
syn. fluctuation, vacillation
ant. sameness, evenness |
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