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to make less in amount, to subside, become less, to nulify, to deduct, omit
S: diminish, decrease, subside, let up
A: intensify, increase, magnify, wax |
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praise or flattery that is excessive
S: adoration, idolization, hero-worship
A: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium |
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an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
S: malediction, imprecation, abomination
A: benediction, blessing |
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shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
S: shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily
A: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb |
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a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
S: cupidity, rapacity, acquisiticeness |
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deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
S:guilty, delinquet, peccant, blameworthy
A: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious |
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tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
S: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard
A: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious |
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conspicuous, standing out from the mass (bad)
S: glaring, flagrant, blatant
A: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling |
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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpertation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
S: to talk out of both sides of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge
A: to speak one's mind plainly |
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vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
S: ephemeral, transient, transitory
A: everlasting, immortal, imperishable |
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unable to make up one's mind, hesistating
S: indecisive, vacillating, wavering
A: determined, decisive, unwavering |
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cloudlike resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
S: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque, indeterminate
A: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused |
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one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
S: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice
A: veteran, past master, pro, expert |
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extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
S: destitution, want, indigence
A: affluence, abundance, luxury, opulence |
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done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on ones skill or abilities, ambitious
S: inflated, ostentaious, affected
A: unassuming, unaffected, modest |
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to review a series of facts; to sum up
S: review, summarize, sum up, go over |
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to revive, bring back to consciousness or exsistence
S: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate |
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untidy, dirty, careless
S: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax
A: neat, tidy, careful, meticulous |
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something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
S: assumption, presumption, hypothesis |
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inactive, sluggish, dull
S: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid
A: energetic, dynamic, vigorous |
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