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slavery any state of being bound or held down

syn: servitude, captivity, subjegation, dependence

ant: freedom, liberty, independence

believable

syn: plausible, acceptable, likley

ant:unbeleviable, implausible, importable

to pay for

syn: settle, bear the cost, foot the bill

hardworking, industrious, not lazy

syn: assiduous, sedulous

Ant: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory

sad; dreary

syn: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy

ant: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant

frightful, horrible, deathly pale

syn: dreadful, appalling, grusome, grisly

ant: pleasant, agreeable, attractive, delightful

to hold back

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to shape or cut down with an ax to hold to

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poor, in a state of poverty; depleated

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never stopping, going on all the time

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complicated; difficult to understand

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easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

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occurring or published after death

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overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish

 syn: fussy, fastidious, squeamish

ant: dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy, loose, lax

grimly or scournfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

syn:caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry

ant: bland, mild, saccharine, good-natureddddd.

exeeding what is sufficient or required, excess

syn:surplus, supererogatory

ant:necessary, essential, vital, idispensable

to take the place of, supersede

syn: replace, displace, oust

to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark

syn: ridicule, deride

ant: cheer, applaud, acclaim

tenacious

holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

syn: obstinate, stubborn, dogged

ant:  yielding, weak, gentle, lax, slack

endlessly

Syn: forever, unceasingly, incessantly, ceaselessly

Ant: succinctly, concisely, tersely, briefly

Apportion

to divide and give out in shares

Syn: distribute, allot, parcel out, allocate

Bona Fide

genuine, sincere

Syn: authentic, indisputable, legitimate, certified

Ant: false, fake, bogus, spurious, counterfeit

able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful

Syn: Blithe, jaunty, lighthearted, animated

Ant: downcast, depressed, gloomy, morose

a small, exclusive group of people

Syn: inner circle, coterie

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getting on well with others;agreeable, pleasant

Syn: friendly, sociable, amiable, copatible

Ant: disagreeable, surly, cold, standoffish

Lofty

very high; noble

Syn: elevated, towering, exalted, grand

Ant: base, petty, low, sordid, despicable

a movement from one country or region to another

Syn: population shift, mass movement

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percieve

to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp metally

Syn: notice, discern, understand

Ant: miss, overlook, be blind to

inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper

Syn: obstinate, contrary, mulish, wayward

Ant: tractable, docile, amenable, yielding

an introduction; that which comes before or leads off

Syn: preface, overature, prolauge, "curtain raiser"

Ant: epilogue, postlude, aftermath

Stale, spoild

Syn: foul, rank, fetid, sour, rotten, putrid

Ant: wholesome, fresh

Rustic

(adj.) country-like; simple, plain, awkward; (n) one who lives in the country

Syn: rough, unsophisticated, countrified

Ant: citified, urban, sophisticated, suave

sever

(v.)

to seperate, divide into parts

Syn: cut off, amputate, break off, dissolve

Ant: join, unite, weld together

Sordid

(adj.)

wrethchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Syn: filthy, squalid, base, vile, seedy, sleazy

Ant: pure, noble, opulent, lavish

not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain

Syn:indefensible, insupportable, groundless

Ant: irrefutable, impregnable, incotestable

able to do many things well; capable of many uses

Syn: adaptable, handy, all-around, many-sided

Ant: implicate, incriminate, condemn, convict

to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify

Syn: acquit, absolve, exonerate, advocate

Ant: implicate, incriminate, condemn, convict

to lose size, strength or power

Syn: diminish, decline, subside, dwindle

Ant: grow, wax, amplify, balloon, increase

to add to, attach; to incorperate; an attachment or addition

Syn: join, acquire, appropriate, procure

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to cut or split open; cling to

Syn: sever, halve, sunder, adhere, clasp

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in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery; a liquer

Syn: hospitable, affable, warm, convivial

Ant: gruff, unfreindly, unsociable

the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element

Syn: foundation, base, underpinning, support

an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure

Syn: disaster, fiasco, calamity,

Ant: success, triumph, victory, coup

to make weak or lifeless

Syn: enfeeble, sap, enervate

Ant: enlive, stimulate, energize, excite

to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throuw into confusion

Syn: entangle, ensnarl

Ant: disentangle, separate, disconnect

to clear from a charge or accusation

Syn: absolve, acquit, vindicate, exculpate

Ant: implicate, incriminate, inculpate,

glib

ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere

Syn: superficial, pat, oily, unctuous, facile,

Ant: halting, tounge-tied, speechless, awkward

by chance, not planned; lacking order

Syn: random, accidental,slapdash

Ant: deliberate, purposeful, orderly, meticulous

to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials

Syn: ad-lib, play it by eear, wing it, extemporize,

Ant: plan, rehearse, practice, prepare

a coming in, inflow

Syn: inppouring, inrush, invasion

Ant: outpouring, exodus, departure

an extreme or unnatural paleness

Syn: wanness, lividness, bloodlessness

Ant: flush, blush, rosiness, bloom

a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something

Syn: lineage, ancestery, genealogy

very steep

Syn: sheer, abrupt, sharp

Ant: gradual, shallow, graded, incremental

very abundant; given or flowing freely

Syn: extravagant, lavish, bounteous, plenteous

Ant: sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient

to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)

Syn: unite, conciliate, mend fences

Ant: antagonize, alienate, drive a wedge between

to put in chains, a chain, fetter

Syn: manacle, enslave; handcuffs, bonds, irons

Ant: free, unfetter, emancipate, liberate

shabby, old, and worn

Syn:frayed, seedy, ragged, shopworn, trite

Ant: luzurious, plush, costly, sumptuous

abase

to lower in esteem, degrade; to humble

Syn: lower, humiliate, prostrate, demean

Ant: elevate, ennoble, exalted

to move to action; to impel

Syn: trigger, incite, instigate

to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid

Syn: stop, deflect, ward off, preclude

Ant: invite, induce, provoke, cause

rude, unrefined; clumsy

Syn: vulgur, crude, uncouth, ill-mannered, gauche

Ant: suave, urbane, polished, courtly, well-bred

the main impact, force, or burden

Syn: blow, shock

Ant: aftershock, aftermath, repercussion

a fighter; engaged in fighting

Syn: soldier, diputant, warrior; hostile, battling

Ant: civilian; peacful, neutral

inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping

Syn: resting, still, quiescent

Ant: awake, active, lively, productive

causing uncertainty or suspicion; in a doubtful or uncertain state of mind, hesitant

Syn: questionable, suspect, unsettled, undecided

Ant: certain, positive, indubitable, reliable

to deliver a loud, ranting speech; a loud speech

Syn: rant, lecture, tirade, diatribe

Ant: whisper, murmur, undertone

to make a destructive raid on; torment, harass

Syn: badger, pester, hound, pillage, ravage

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not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors of offenses

Syn: remorseless, unrepentant, incorrigible

Ant: ashamed, remorseful, contrite, apologetic

a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow

Syn: rascal, rogue, scoundrel, miscreant

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a large military force; any lagre group or number; many, numerous

Syn: multitude, host, throng, division, regiment

Ant: squad, platoon; few, sparse