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(v) to make shorter
syn: shorten, condense, abbreviate
ant: expand, enlarge, augment |
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(n) a follower, supporter
(adj) attached, sticking to
syn: (n) disciple
ant: (n) opponent, adversary, critic, detractor |
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(n) an angry argument
syn: quarrel, dispute, squabble
ant: agreement, accord |
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(adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
syn: angelic, seraphic, beatific
ant: impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish |
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(v) to pardon or overlook
syn: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to
ant: censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecate |
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(v) to disagree; (n) disagreement
syn: (v) differ, dispute
ant: (v) agree, concur; (n) unanimity, harmony |
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(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
syn: illustrious, renowned
ant: obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble |
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(v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
syn: expel, dispel |
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(v) to make, manufacture; to make-up, invent
syn: put together, devise, contrive, concoct
ant: take apart, undo, destroy, demolish |
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(adj) angry
syn: incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid
ant: calm, composed, cool, unruffled |
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(n) a raider, plunderer
syn: looter, pirate, freebooter |
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(n) excessive fatness
syn: serious overweight, extreme corpulence
ant: emaciation, gauntness, scrawniness |
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(n) an extremely poor person
syn: destitute person
ant: millionaire, tycoon |
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(v) to steal in small quantities
syn: filch, rob, swipe, purloin |
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(n) a split, break, breach
syn: crack, fissure, gap, cleft
ant: reconciliation |
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(n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
syn: appearance, air, aura, veneer, façade
ant: dissimilarity, contrast, total lack |
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(v) to overcome, rise above
syn: conquer, triumph over
ant: be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to |
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(v) to bring to an end
syn: conclude, finish, discontinue
ant: begin, commence, initiate |
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(adj) commonplace; overused, stale
syn: banal, hackneyed, corny
ant: original, novel, fresh, innovative |
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(v) to seize and hold a position by force or without right
syn: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant |
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