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- to calm, set to rest
- lessen or relieve
SYN: reduce, alleviate, moderate |
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- beastlike, beastly, brutal
- subhuman in intelligence
SYN: animal, depraved, loathsome |
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- destive, sociable, having fun together, genial
SYN: fun-loving, jovial, merry |
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- circle of acquaintances
- close knit group of people w/ common interest
SYN: clique, set |
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- person/thing closely resembling or corresponging to another
- complement
SYN: match |
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- to object or take exception to
- objection
SYN: protest, object to |
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- shameless boldness
- impudence
SYN: gall, chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek |
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- to decorate, adorn, touch up
- improve by adding details
SYN: ornament, garnish |
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- lasting only a short time, shortlived
SYN: fleeting, transient, evanescent, transitory |
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- appropriate, apt, well chosen
- marked by good foturne
SYN: fortunate, well-put |
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- done slyly or stealthily
- sneaky, secret, shifty, stolen
SYN: clandestine, covert, surreptitous |
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- glaring, tastelessy showy in a vulgar way
SYN: gaudy, falshy, tawdry |
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- needy, impoverished
SYN: penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute |
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- far too great
- exceeding reasonable limits
SYN: exorbitant, extravagant, excessive |
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- cast overboard
- get rid of as burdensome
SYN: cast off, discard, dump, junk, abandon |
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- person who hates people
SYN: people-hater |
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- very persistent
- holding firmly to a course of action/beliefs
- hard to get rid of
SYN: stubborn, dogged, determined |
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- of little value or importance
- paltry, measly
- concerned with trifling matters, small minded
SYN: inconsequential, piddling, trifling |
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- garments/clothes
SYN: apparel, attire |
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- misleading, deceptive
- lacking in or not based on reality
SYN: specious, spurious, fanciful, imaginary |
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