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Def: a. able to dissolveor eat away by chemical reation b. sharp and bitting Syn: corrosive; cutting
Ant:: mild; bland Forms: (noun) causticity; (adverb)caustically |
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Def: a. an offical who examines works of literature, films, and the things considered to be immoral, offensive, or dangerousand whois empowered to prohibit or remove this material; anyone who act as an arbiter of moral or reading /viewing matter b. to examine for or remove objectionable material Syn: excise, delete Ant: praise, approval Forms: (adjectives) censorial censorious; (noun) censorship |
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Def: a. open and strong critcism or disapproval(often taking the shape or form of a formal reprimand by someone in authority) b. to criticize sever Syn: rebuke, reprimand Forms: (noun) censerer; (adjective) censurable Latin/Greek:laud & laudable |
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Def: a. irritation, embarrassment, or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration b. to cause such a feeling Syn: vexation, annoyance Ant: jubilation, exultation |
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Def:Anyone who claims to have skills or knowledge that he or she doesn't possess Syn: imposter, fraud Forms: (nouns) charlatanism, charlatanry |
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Def: continuing over a long period of time or fecurring often Syn: prolonged, constant Ant: sporadic, occasional Forms: (adverb) chronically Latin/Greek: chronos = time |
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Def: indirect or roundabout; long-winded Syn: winding, rambling Ant: direct, undeviating Forms: (nouns) circuitousness, circuit Latin/Greek: circum = around |
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Def: cautious or prudent, espially in regard to the consequences of action or statements: tactful Syn: careful, watchful Ant: careless, imprudent Forms: (noun) circumspection; (adverb) circumspectly Latin/Greek: circum = around |
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Def: to get around or avoid, especially by trickery or deception Syn: evade, dodge Ant: obey, comply, respect Forms: (noun) circumvention Latin/Greek: circum = around |
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Def: concealec from view so as to hide one's purpose Syn:covert, stealthy Ant: open, obvious; overt Forms: (noun) clandestineness; (adverb) clandestinely |
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Def: to force someone to do something against his or her will by using undue pressure, threats, intimidation, or physical violence Syn: compel, pressure Forms:(noun) coercion, coerciveness; (adjective) coercive, coercible; (adverb) coercively Latin/Greek: co & cum = together |
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Def: forecful and convincing; to the point Syn: powerful, relevant Ant: weak, irrelevant Forms: (noun) cogency; (adverb) cogently |
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Def: to hold or stick together; to fit together into an orderly, logical, and unified whole Syn: combine, gel Ant: disperce, separate Forms: (nouns) coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness; (adjectives) coherent, cohersive |
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Def: a. to work together on some kind of joint project. b. to cooperate with the enemy in some kind of treasonable activity. Syn: cooperate, conspire Ant: dissociate oneself from Forms: (nouns) collaboration, collaborator |
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Def: a. capable of use with some other brand or model b. capable or living or getting along with Syn: harmonious, agreeable Ant: incompatible, incongruous Forms: (nouns) compatibility compatibleness; (adverb) compatibly |
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Def: overly self-satisfied; smug Syn: content Ant: dissatisfied Forms: (nouns) complacence, complacency; (adverb) complacently |
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Def: saying a lot in a few words Syn: brief, succinct Ant: wordy, long-winded Forms: (nouns) conciseness, concision; (adveb) concisely
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Def: to overlook or disregard an offence, thereby implying forgiveness, acceptance, or possibly approval of it Syn:accept, tolerance Ant: condemn, denounce Forms: (nouns) condonation, condoner |
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Def: a face-to-face encounter, usually suggesting a hostile or defiant attitude Syn: showdown, face-off Forms: (verb) confront Latin/Greek: frontis = forehead |
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conjecture (noun and verb) |
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Def: a. a conclusion based on inadequate evidence; a guess b. to conclude from inadequate evidence; to guess Syn: presumption, theory Ant: fact, demonstrate Forms: (adjective) conjectural Latin/Greek: jactus = throw |
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