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Adulterate
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(verb) to corrupt, make worseby the addition of something of lesser value
Synonyms- contaminate, pollute, sully
Anyonyms- purify, purge, expurgate |
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Ambidextrous
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(adjective) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
Synonyms- versatile, flexible
Antonyms- clumsy, all thumbs |
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(verb) to make larger, increase
Synonyms- supplement, amplify
Antonyms- decrease, diminish |
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(adjective, paticiple) derived of; made unhappy through a loss
Synonyms- bereaved
Antonyms- replete, well provided |
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(verb) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Synonyms- station, organize |
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(adjective) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial |
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(Noun) courage in facing difficulties
Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Antonyms: fearfulness, faintheartedness |
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| (Verb) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide |
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(Verb) to utter taunting words
(Noun) an expression of scorn
Synonyms: (v) ridicule, mock, deride, here
Antonyms: (n) compliment, praise |
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(Noun) an external appearance, cover, mask
Synonyms: costumes, semblance, pretense |
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(Adjective) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
Synonyms: cunning, dastardly, perfidious
Antonyms: Frank, ingenious, aboveboard |
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Intimation
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(Noun) a hint, indirect suggestion
Synonyms: clue, inkling |
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(Adjective) wealthy, luxurious, ample; grandiose
Synonyms: rich, plentiful, abundant
Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute |
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(Adjective) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
Synonyms: adaptable, resilient
Antonyms: inflexible, recalcitrant |
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(Verb) to say again, repeat
Synonyms: restate, recapulate |
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(Adjective) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic
Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive |
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(Adjective) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive
Antonyms: conclusive, confirmed |
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(Adjective) not combed, untidy, not properly maintained, unpolished, rude
Synonyms: sloppy, disordered, rough
Antonyms: well groomed, tidy |
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(Adjective, adverb) word for word, exactly as written or spoken
Synonyms: (adj) exact, (adv) precisely
Antonyms: (adj) paraphrased |
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(Adverb) cautiously, with great care
Synonyms: prudently, gingerly
Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously |
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(Adjective) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
Synonyms- clever, deft, slick, dexterous
Antonyms-clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
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(Adjective) peaceful, friendly
Synonyms- congenial, neighborly, cordial
Antonyms-hostile, antagonistic |
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(Adjective) having a deep seats distaste, opposed, unwilling
Synonyms-disinclined, loath
Antonyms- favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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Belligerent
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(Adjective) given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive
(Noun) one at war, one engaged in war
Synonyms- (adj) assertive, truculent, pugnacious
Antonyms- (adj) peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
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Benevolent
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(Adjective) kindly, charitable
Synonyms- benign, well meaning
Antonyms- malicious, spiteful |
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(Adjective) hasty, not thorough
Synonyms- quick, superficial, perfunctory
Antonyms- thorough, painstaking, careful |
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(Noun) treachery, deceitful
Synonyms- double dealing, chicanery |
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(Verb) to praise extravagantly
Synonyms- glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
Antonyms- criticize, belittle, disparge |
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| (Adjective) possible, able to be done |
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(Noun) a wry face, facial distortion
(Verb) to make a wry face |
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| (Noun) a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
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| (Adjective) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
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| (Noun) a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
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| (Adjective) extremely careful; particular about details |
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| (Noun) a longing for something past; homesick |
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| (Noun) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical |
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| (Verb) to move backwards; to return to an earlier condition |
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| (Verb) to examine closely |
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| (Adjective) Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
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