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Peremptory
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2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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a. Having the nature of a command in that it does not allow discussion
b. determined
S: Binding, Mandatory, Positive
A: Mild, indecisive, hesitant
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To lie deliberately while under oath to tell the truth.
S: Forswear, Prevaricate
POS: Verb |
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Permeate
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2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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To spread through; to penetrate
S: Diffuse, Saturate
POS: Verb |
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Pernicious
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2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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Highly injurious or harmful
S: Malignant, Destructive
A: Wholesome, beneficial
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Persevere
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2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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To continue steadfastly despite obstacles
S: Persist, endure
A: Quit, Abandon
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Term
Phobia
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2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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An intense irrational fear of something
S: Dread, Horror
A: Liking, Taste
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The use of another person's writings or ideas as one's own without acknowledging from the source
S: Theft, Piracy
POS: Noun |
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Plaintive
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2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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Sorrowful or melancholy; mournful
S: Heartbroken, Tearful
A: Merry, Cheerful
POS: Adj. |
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Plethora
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2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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Superabundance or excess
S: Avalanche, Surplus
A: Lack, Want
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Poignant
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2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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Keenly touching or moving
S: Tender, Bittersweet
A: Bland, Vapid
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Precarious
Def.
2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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Dangerously insecure, unstable, or uncertain.
S: Touchy, Delicate
A: Safe, Stable, Firm
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Precocious
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2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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Developing unusually early
S: Forward, Gifted
A: Retarded, Backward
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Preying on
S: Looting, Pillaging
POS: Adj. |
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Prelude
Def.
2 Syn.
2 Ant.
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Definition
An introductory piece of music; anything that precedes something
S: Prologue, preface
A: Aftermath, sequel, epilogue
POS: Noun |
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Premise
Def.
2 Syn.
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Definition
A statement upon which an argument is based
To state or assume as the basis for something else
S: Thesis, Hypothesis |
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