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praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting
syn: kudos, acclaim, cheers, plaudits
ant: boos, disapproval, censure, criticism |
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sourness or bitterness of taste; harshness or severity of manner or expression
syn: acidity, astringency, mordancy, asperity
ant: blandness, mellowness, mildness |
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the process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment
syn: abrasion, erosion, exhaustion, reduction
ant: augmentation, proliferation, enlargement |
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a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative
syn: cliche, platitude |
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extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause; such a person
syn: superpatriot, flag-waver, jingoist |
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continuing over a long period of time or recurring often
syn: recurrent, persistent, inveterate, habitual
ant: transitory, transient, sporadic |
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to explain in detail
syn: elucidate, explicate, delineate |
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party strife and intrigue
syn: infighting, dissension
ant: unanimity, harmony, agreement, consensus |
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spotless; without blemish or fault
syn: unsoiled, impeccable
ant: blemished, tarnished, stained, sullied |
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a curse; the act of cursing
syn: execration, malediction
ant: blemished, tarnished, stained sullied |
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not able to be avoided, changed, or overcome
syn: unavoidable, inescapable, inevitable
ant:avoidable, escapabel, reversible, revocable |
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood; fickle or inconstant
syn: erratic, flighty, capricious, volatile
ant: antonyms: phlegmatic, sluggish, constant, steady |
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to make less serious or severe by glossing over; to relieve without actually curing, mitigate
syn: alleviate, extenuate
ant: intensify, magnify, aggravate |
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customs and regulations dealig with official behavior and etiquette, as in a court of among diplomats; a type of international agreement; a memorandum, official account, or record
syn: code of conduct, minutes |
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shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent
syn: radiant, dazzling, glorious
ant: dull, drab, lusterless |
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to brand or mark as in some way to discreditable, disgraceful, or ignominious
syn: sully, taint, disgrace
ant: whitewash, laud, extol |
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in secret; confidentially; privately; secretive
syn: secretly, covertly, stealthily, furtively
ant: overtly, openly |
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excessive pride in and boastfulness about one's own accomplishments or qualitites; a vain show or display
syn: vanity, conceit, swagger, pretentiousness
ant: humility, modesty, diffidence |
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a trace or visible evidence of something that once existed but now is lost or vanished
syn: artifact, relic, remains |
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the power to choose, will, or decide; the act of choosing, willing, or deciding
syn: free will, choice
ant: coercion, compulsion, duress |
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accessory items of clothing or equipment; a soldier's outfit, usually not including arms or clothing; trappings
syn: gear, equipage, appurtenances |
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the pint in the orbit of a heavenly body or artificial satellite farthest from the earth; the farthest or highest point
syn: zenith, apex, summit, pinnacle
ant: nadir, bottom, pits, perigee |
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appropirate, opportune; relevantly; incidentally, by the way; speaking of
syn: pertinent, germane, apposite, relevant
ant: irrelivant, inappropriate, immaterial |
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to engage in a petty or peevish dispute; to move or run rapidly, rush; to flicker, quiver
syn: squabble, wrangle, quarrel, plash
ant: concur, agree, acquiesce |
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to blend together or fuse so as to form one body or substance
syn: amalgamate, merge, combine, unite
ant: concur, agree, acquiesce |
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an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence; a mishap
syn: blunder, mischance, faux pas, gaffe |
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a rolling up, coiling, or twisting together; a sinuous folding or design
syn: twist, turn, complication |
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to pick out or select; to gather or collect
syn: glean, choose, pluck |
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completely distinct or different; entirely dissimilar
syn: divergent
ant: similar, homogeneous, uniform |
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certain of truth or one's own ideas; inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts
syn: opinionated, doctrinaire, authoritarian
ant: open-minded, disinterested, dispassionate |
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morally or sexually unrestrained; having no regard for accepted rules, customs, or laws
syn: wanton, dissolute, lascivious
ant: chaste, modest, restrained, prudish |
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to distribute or apportion by or as if by measure; to allot
syn: assign, parcel out |
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harmful to physical health or morals
syn: pernicious, noisome, deleterious, toxic
ant: wholesome, salubrious, beneficial |
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an aggressive attack on or refutation of a specific opinion or doctrine
syn: diatribe, controversy |
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full of people; filled to capacity; densely populated; having a large population
syn: crowded, teeming, swarming
ant: uninhabited, unpeopled, deserted, barren |
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complete and confirmed honesty; total integrity
syn: uprightness, rectitude
ant: corruption, venality, immorality, iniquity |
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a swift, witty reply; converstion full of such remarks; skill in making such replies or conversation
syn: retort, comeback, banter, verbal sparring |
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to take place or occur as something additional or unexpected; to follow immediately after
syn: ensue, succeed
ant: precede, antecede |
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to shorten by or as if by cutting off, lop
syn: trim, abbreviate, curtail
ant: lengthen, elongate, extend, protract |
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beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable
syn: irreproachable, irrefutable, unassailable
ant: questionable, debatable, dubious |
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to outline or sketch broadly; to foreshadow or prefigure; to disclose partially
syn: indicate |
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the elevation of a person to a divine rank or status; the glorification of a person as an ideal; a glorified ideal
syn: deification |
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practicing strict self-denial for the sake of personal or spiritual discipline; one who leads a life of self-discipline, especially to express religious devotion
syn: austere, spartan; celibate
ant: wanton, dissolute; hedonist |
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a small, showy ornament of little value or use
syn: trifle, gewgaw, knickknack, bagatelle
ant: gem, precious jewel, treasure |
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to mislead or deceive; to cheat; to divert; to cause to vanish unnoticed
syn: delude, dupe, lure, while away |
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to put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; to develop rapidly or suddenly
syn: sprout, blossom, bloom, flourish
ant: atrophy, wither, shrivel, diminish |
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something that completes a whole; the quantity or number needed to make up a whole; the full number or allowance; to comlete
syn: balance, round out |
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obstinately or willfully disobedient; openly rebellious
syn: impudent, unruly, defiant, refractory
ant: docile, meek, deferential, cooperative |
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an irascible, churlish person
syn: grouch, crank, sorehead, churl |
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intended to instruct, especially morally; inclined to moralize too much
syn: educational, instructional, moralistic |
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lacking in sincerity or candor
syn: artful, sly, two-faced, insincere
ant: candid, frank, artless, sincere |
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to clear of guilt or blame
syn: absolve, exonerate, acquit
ant: convict, condemn |
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a slip in manners or conduct; a social blunder
syn: indiscretion, gaffe
ant: coup, tour de force |
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to denounce or condemn vehemently; to explode, detonate
syn: rail, inveigh
ant: praise, applaud, commend, extol |
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inflated or pretentious language in speech or writing; a cloth made of cotton and flax
syn: rant, claptrap, bombast, grandiloquence |
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haughtiness of bearing or attitude
syn: conceit, superciliousness, snobbishness
ant: modesty, humility, diffidence, mousiness |
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to restrain or hold back; to hinder or arrest; to probibit
syn: repress, check, supress
ant: modesty, humility, diffidence, mousiness |
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an elaborate or prolonged lamentation; any tale of woe
ant: paean, song or praise |
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one who makes a practice of taking advantage of circumstance to further his or her own self-interest, regardless of principles or ultimate consequences
syn: self-seeker, expoiter |
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| not guided or restrained by conscience, prudence, or reason; unscrupulous; immoderate |
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