Term
Connoisseur
Synonyms: Authority, Pundit, Savant, Maven, Devotee, Arbiter, Cognoscenti
Antonyms: Neophyte, Greenhorn, Tenderfoot, Tyro, Dilettante |
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| an expert able to appreciate a field |
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consensus
Synonyms: Unanimity, Like-mindedness, Concord, Accord, Concurrence
Antonyms: Discord, Dissidence |
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| Collective unanimity of opinion |
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| to analyze, explain, interpret, or understand |
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consummate
Synonyms: Superlative, Transcendent,
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a. perfect and complete in every respect (adj.)
b. to bring to completion or perfection |
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copious
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| large in number or quantity |
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corpulent
Synonyms:
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corroborate
Synonyms: Bear out
Antonyms: Confute, Impugn |
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| to confirm the truth or accuracy of |
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counsel
Synonyms:
Antonyms: Exhort, Admonish |
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| Advice secured through consultation |
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credibility
Synonyms: Plausible
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| THe ability to inspire belief or trust |
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criterion
Synonyms:Yardstick, Touchstone, Canon, Gauge
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| a standard or principle on which to base a judgment or decision |
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crucial
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| at a point that will determine the final outcome; of supreme importance |
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culpable
Synonyms: Peccant, Wanting, Censurable, Reprehensible
Antonyms: Laudable |
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cursory
Synonyms: Summary, Unmethodical, Slapdash
Antonyms: Systematic, Meticulous |
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| superficial, casual, hastily done |
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curtail
Synonyms:Abridge, Truncate, Dock
Antonyms: Augment |
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cynical
Synonyms: Pessimistic, Caustic, Sardonic, Acerbic
Antonyms: Sanguine |
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| inclined to doubt or deny the virtuousness or honesty of human motives; sneeringly bitter or negative |
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dapper
Synonyms: Natty, Smart, Spruce, Chic
Antonyms:Seedy, Dowdy, Slovenly, Blousy, Frumpy |
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| neatly and stylishly dressed |
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defect
Synonyms: Bug, Kink, Repudiate, Abjure
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a. a flaw or short-coming (noun)
To desert |
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defer
Synonyms: Table,
Antonyms: Expedite, Spurn |
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Definition
a. to put off or postpone
to yield courteously to the wishes or judgements of someone else |
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dejected
Synonyms: Blue, Despondent,
Antonyms: Exultant |
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Definition
| sad; in low spirits; depressed; downcast |
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delete
Synonyms: Expunge, Excise
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delineate
Synonyms: Etch
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| to make an accurate line drawing or diagram of; to portray or describe in detail. |
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delinquent
Synonyms: Remiss, Derelict, Negligent, Owing, Scofflaw,
Antonyms: Punctilious, Scrupulous, Dutiful, Conscientious |
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Definition
a. neglectful of a duty or obligation; seriously overdue (adj)
b. A person who fails to perform a duty |
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delude
Synonyms: Gull, Cozen, Hoodwink, Beguile
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demure
Synonyms: Sedate, Prim, Decorous, Staid, Diffident, Coy
Antonyms: Immodest, Jaunty, Bumptious |
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| Modest and reserved in dress, manner, or behavior |
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denouement
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| final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained |
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desultory
Synonyms: Spasmodic, Intermittent,
Antonyms: Steadfast |
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Definition
| shifting from one thing to another without reason or purpose; haphazard or random |
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deviate
Synonyms:Nonconformist, Maverick
Antonyms: Conformist |
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| a. to move away from, especially what is considered normal, right or acceptable (verb) |
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devoid
Synonyms: Destitue, Bereft
Antonyms: Teeming |
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devout
Synonyms: Pious, Reverent, Ardent, Zealous
Antonyms: Lukewarm, Tepid |
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Definition
| deeply religious, earnest, or sincere |
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dexterous
Synonyms: Adroit, Deft
Antonyms: Gauche, Inept, Maladroit |
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Definition
| skillful in the use of hands or body; clever |
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dilapidated
Synonyms: Rickety, Ramshackle, Sleazy, Dingy
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| fallen into disrepair or partial ruin, usually through neglect |
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dilatory
Synonyms: Behindhand, Laggard, Dawdling, Lethargic, Shilly-shallying, Temporizing
Antonyms:Expeditious |
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| inclined to waste time and lag behind |
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diligent
Synonyms: Assiduous, Sedulous, Indefatigable
Antonyms: Indolent, |
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| hardworking; thorough and persistent |
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dire
Synonyms: Calamitous, Woeful, Somber, Pressing
Antonyms: Salutary, |
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a. dreadful or disastrous; bleak or cheerless.
Urgent |
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discomfit
Synonyms: Rout, Trounce, Drup, Nonplus, Disconcert, Fluster
Antonyms: Reassure |
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a. to defeat or frustrate completely
To confuse |
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discourse
Synonyms: Treatise, Sermon, Lecture, Colloquy, Expatiate upon, Descant on
Antonyms: PrEcis |
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a. an oral exchange of ideas or conversation; lengthy discussion, either written or spoken (noun)
b. To talk about or discuss at length |
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discriminate
Synonyms: Differentiate, Perspicacity, Acumen, Bigotry
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a. to distinguish between 2 or more things; often by perceiving minute differences
b. To behave unfairly toward a person or group because of prejudice |
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disparage
Synonyms: Belittle, Depreciate, Decry
Antonyms: Extol, Laud |
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| to speak of negatively; to belittle |
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dispartiy
Synonyms: Disproportion
Antonyms: Parity |
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| a difference or inequality, age, rank, degree, amount, or qualify |
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distraught
Synonyms: Frantic, Perturbed
Antonyms: Impassive |
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| deeply upset and agitated |
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divulge
Synonyms: Impart
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docile
Synonyms: Tractable, Compliant
Antonyms: Obdurate |
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Definition
| easy to manage, teach, train or discipline |
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dormant
Synonyms: Latent, Quiescent, Torpid
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| inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping |
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drastic
Synonyms: Rigorous, Draconian
Antonyms: Halfhearted, Restrained |
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Definition
| violently forceful and swift; extreme |
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duplicity
Synonyms: Guile, Chicanery, Imposture
Antonyms: Probity |
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| deliberate deception in speech or conduct |
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eclectic
Synonyms:
Antonyms: Monolithic |
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| a. choosing what seems best from various sources (adj) |
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effete
Synonyms: Decadent
Antonyms: Prolific |
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Definition
| worn out or exhausted; marked by weakness, self indulgence or decadence |
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efficacious
Synonyms: Potent, Effectual
Antonyms: Inefficient |
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| capable of producing the desired effect |
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effrontery
Synonyms: Audacity, Impertinence, Gall, Cheek, Chutzpah,
Antonyms: Timidity, |
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elicit
Synonyms:
Antonyms: Educe |
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Definition
| to draw out or call forth |
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elite
Synonyms: A-one
Antonyms: Common Herd, Proletariat, Hoi Polloi, Dregs of Society, Rank and File |
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Definition
| a. a highly select group of superior individuals (noun) |
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emaciated
Synonyms: Gaunt, Haggard
Antonyms: Corpulent |
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| wasted or reduced by starvation, disease, or the like |
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emanate
Synonyms: From, Proceed from, Emit
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embellish
Synonyms: Gussy up, Garnish
Antonyms: Mar, Deface |
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| to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details |
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eminent
Synonyms: Marked
Antonyms: Obscure, Lowly |
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| standing above others in quality or position |
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empathy
Synonyms:
Antonyms: Callousness |
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| a sympathetic understanding of, or identification with, the feelings, thoughts, and attitudes of someone or something else |
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emulate
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| strive to equal or match, especially by imitating |
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enclave
Synonyms: Precinct
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| an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it |
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endemic
Synonyms:
Antonyms: Extraneous |
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| native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field |
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enigma
Synonyms: Conundrum
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| something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained |
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entice
Synonyms: Tempt, Inveigle, Seduce
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| to lead on by arousing hope or desire |
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entreat
Synonyms: Beg, Importune
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| to ask or petition earnestly |
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envisage
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| to have a mental image of something, especially when the thing does not yet exist; to conceive of |
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epithet
Synonyms: Appellation, Moniker, Obscenity
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| a. a word or phrase used to describe or characterize someone or something (not always derogatory) |
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equanimity
Synonyms: Placidity, Sangfroid, Unexcitability, Unflappability, Nonchalance
Antonyms:Fretfulness, Hysteria |
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equitable
Synonyms: Evenhanded
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| fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
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erudite
Synonyms: Profound
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| deeply learned, scholarly |
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esoteric
Synonyms: Occult, Abstruse, Recondite, Arcane, Inscrutable
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| a. understood by or intended for only a select few |
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ethical
Synonyms: Discreditable
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| in accordance with accepted principles of right and wrong |
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| relating to a small but distinct social group within the population (the group in question is usually distinguished from the rest of the population by its particular religious, racial, national, or cultural character) |
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euphemism
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| the substitution of a relatively inoffensive term for one that is considered too harsh |
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exacerbate
Synonyms:
Antonyms: Mitigate, Mollify, Allay, Assuage, Palliate |
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| to increase the bitterness or severity of; to intensify |
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exalt
Synonyms: Ennoble
Antonyms: Abase, Demote, Debase |
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| to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank |
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exemplary
Synonyms: Archetype, Paragon, Prototype, Epitome
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a. worthy of imitation
b. serving as model |
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exigency
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| a state of urgency or a situation demanding immediate attention; the pressing needs caused by such a crisis |
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exodus
Synonyms: Hegira
Antonyms: Influx |
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| a large-scale departure or flight |
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exotic
Synonyms:
Antonyms: Endemic |
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| foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual |
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expedient
Synonyms: Stratagem, Stopgap
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| a. advantageous to one's interest or purpose (adj) |
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exploit
Synonyms: Coup, Derring-do
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| a. to use to the greatest possible advantage, often selfishly (verb) |
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expound
Synonyms: Elucidate, Delineate
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fabricate
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| a. to assemble or construct from separate parts |
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facetious
Synonyms: Waggish, Whimsical, Droll, Frivolous
Antonyms: Sober |
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| not meant seriously; playful or humorous |
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facsimile
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a. an exact copy (noun)
b. reproduced exactly |
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falacy
Synonyms: Solecism
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a. faulty reasoning; an error in logic
b. false or mistaken notion |
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fathom
Synonyms: Sound, Plumb, Ferret Out, Divine
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a. a unit of length roughly equal to six feet and used primarily in the measurement of marine depths (n)
b. to get to the bottom of or understand (v) |
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fatuous
Synonyms: Inane, Vacuous, Vapid,
Antonyms: Acute, Incisive |
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| unconsciously foolish; stupid or absurd |
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feasible
Synonyms: Practicable
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| possible; both doable and workable |
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| to pretend or a give a false appearance |
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felicitous
Synonyms: Apropos, Apt, Apposite, Seemly
Antonyms: Inept |
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| agreeably suited to the purpose or occasion; aptly or gracefully expressed |
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fetish
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| a. an object believed among primitive peoples to have magical powers |
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fickle
Synonyms: Mercurial, Flighty
Antonyms: Immutable |
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| likely to change for no apparent reason; inconstant |
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filch
Synonyms: Pilfer, Purloin, Pinch,
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| to steal slyly, especially small things |
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finesse
Synonyms: Shrewdness, Adroitness, Dexterity, Facility, Savvy, Savoir Faire
Antonyms:Finagle |
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a. skill, delicacy or subtlety in doing something or handling a situation (n)
b. To accomplish by subtle or skillful maneuvering (v) |
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flagrant
Synonyms: Heinous, Scandalous, Egregious, Arrant
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| extremely and deliberately conspicuous; glaring |
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flaunt
Synonyms:
Antonyms: Soft-Pedal, De-emphasize |
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| to show off in an offensive way |
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flout
Synonyms: Scoff at, Deride, Disparage
Antonyms: Venerate |
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| to treat openly with scorn or contempt |
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fluctuate
Synonyms: Oscillate, Vacillate Ebb and flow, checkered career
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| to change continually from one position to another |
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foible
Synonyms:Idiosyncrasy, Quirk, Eccentricity, Crotchet
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| a minor often amusing, fault or weakness in character |
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forestall
Synonyms: Preclude, Obviate, Stave off
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| to secure an advantage or prevent a loss by previous action |
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formidable
Synonyms: Redoubtable
Antonyms:Paltry, Puny, Inconsequential |
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| a. arousing fear or admiration because of the unusual size or superiority of the thing involved |
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fortuitous
Synonyms: Inadvertent,
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| occurring by chance or accident |
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frugal
Synonyms: Sparing, Skimpy, Paltry, Stingy, Parsimonious, Penurious, Niggardly
Antonyms: Lavish, Prodigal |
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| (adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; involving little expense |
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fulsome
Synonyms: Inordinate, Odious, Vulgar, Crass
Antonyms: Muted |
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| excessive and, for that reason, offensive to good taste and obviously insecure |
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futile
Synonyms: Vain, Unavailing,
Antonyms: Efficacious |
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| incapable of producing the desired result; unsuccessful or ineffective |
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gape
Synonyms: Gawk, Goggle, Ogle
Antonyms: Purse lips, furrow the brow |
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| a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open) |
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garble
Synonyms: Mangle, Mutilate,
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| (v.) to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible |
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gloat
Synonyms: Revel in, Relish, Exult in
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| to regard with excessive or malicious satisfaction |
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goad
Synonyms: Prod, spur, stimulus, inducement, gadfly, propel
Antonyms: Curb, cheek, check |
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Definition
a. a long pointed stick used for driving animals (noun)
b. To drive or urge on (verb) |
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graphic
Synonyms: Diagrammatic, pictorial, picturesque
Antonyms: Pallid, anemic |
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a. relating to a drawn or pictorial representation, visual
b. vivid |
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gratuitous
Synonyms: Unsolicited, groundless, baseless
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a. freely given; done without recompense
b. uncalled-for, unjustified |
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gregarious
Synonyms: Extroverted, Affable, Genial
Antonyms: Withdrawn, Introverted |
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a. tending to form or move in a herd or other group; social
b. Sociable |
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grimace
Synonyms: Scowl, glower, glare, wince
Antonyms: Beam |
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a. a twisted facial expression indicating pain, disgust, or disapproval (noun)
b. contort face to show disapproval, pain, or disgust |
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grope
Synonyms: Fumble for, flounder around for
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| to feel around uncertainly for |
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grueling
Synonyms: Taxing, arduous, intense
Antonyms: Invigorating |
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| extremely demanding and exhausting |
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gruesome
Synonyms: Grisly, Macabre, Lurid
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| causing great shock, horror, or repugnance |
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gullible
Synonyms: Green, unwary, exploitable
Antonyms: Dubious, wary, cautious |
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Definition
| easily cheated or deceived |
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haggard
Synonyms: Careworn, drawn, wan, cadaverous, pinched
Antonyms: Florid, ruddy, rubicund |
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Definition
| worn and exhausted from anxiety, disease, hunger, or fatigue |
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harangue
Synonyms: Tirade, diatribe, philippic, pontificate
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| a. (n) a long, emotional public address designed to arouse strong feelings or spur the audience on to action |
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harbinger
Synonyms: Herald, portent, augur,
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a. a forerunner (n)
b. to predict/herald the approach of |
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haughty
Synonyms: Supercilious, Condescending, Arrogant
Antonyms: Modest, Meek, Servile, Fawning, Obsequious |
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| scornfully superior and aloof |
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heinous
Synonyms: Nefarious, Odious, Abhorrent, Execrable
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ignominy
Synonyms: Degradation, Disrepute, Opprobrium, Odium, Obloquy
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| public shame, disgrace, or dishonor |
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illicit
Synonyms: Unsanctioned, Proscribed
Antonyms: Permissible, |
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| contrary to or forbidden by law |
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immaculate
Synonyms: Unsullied
Antonyms: Tarnished, Sullied |
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| free from stain or blemish |
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immunity
Synonyms: Impunity, Insusceptibility, Dispensation, Amnesty
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| exemption from something, especially a disease |
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immutable
Synonyms:
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impasse
Synonyms: Cul-de-sac
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impediment
Synonyms: Encumbrance, Bar
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| a hindrance or obstruction |
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impervious
Synonyms: Unamenable,
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| incapable of being penetrated or affected |
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implacable
Synonyms: Unappeasable, Inexorable, Remorseless, Obdurate
Antonyms: Conciliatory, |
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| incapable of being pacified or appeased, inflexible |
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implicit
Synonyms: Tacit, Inherent
Antonyms: Explicit |
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| a. understood or implied b. absolute, unquestioning |
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impugn
Synonyms: Query
Antonyms: Vindicate, Acquit, Exonerate, Exculpate, Substantiate |
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Definition
| to call into question; to cast doubt upon |
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incarcerate
Synonyms: Intern, Immure
Antonyms: Emancipate, |
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Definition
| to put in jail or otherwise confine |
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incense
Synonyms: Incite
Antonyms: Mollify, Appease, Placate |
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inception
Synonyms:
Antonyms: denouement |
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| the beginning of something |
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indigent
Synonyms: destitute, impecunious
Antonyms: affluent, well-to-do, well-heeled |
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ingenious
Synonyms: Inventive, astute, Daedalian,
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| showing remarkable originality, imagination, inventiveness, or skill; clever |
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inherent
Synonyms: Intrinsic, Implicit, Internal, immanent, innate
Antonyms: extrinsic, incidental |
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| existing as a natural or essential part of |
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innovation
Synonyms: Novelty, Alteration, New-wrinkle
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instigate
Synonyms: Foment, touch off
Antonyms: quell, quash, squelch, |
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insuperable
Synonyms: insurmountable,
Antonyms: surmountable, vincible |
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Definition
| incapable of being overcome |
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intervene
Synonyms: Kibitz
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| to come between; to involve oneself in. |
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intrepid
Synonyms: Valiant, Gallant, Lionhearted, Stouthearted, Valorous, pusillanimous
Antonyms: Timorous |
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inveigh
Synonyms: Fulminate against, lambaste, decry
Antonyms: Extol, laud |
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| to protest bitterly or vehemently |
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irony
Synonyms: paradox
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| incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens |
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jeopardize
Synonyms: Imperil
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jettison
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| to throw overboard; to discard |
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judicious
Synonyms: Astute, prudent, shrewd, sage
Antonyms: Imprudent, rash |
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| having or exhibiting sound judgement |
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justify
Synonyms: vindicate
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| to show or be just, right, valid, or free of blame. |
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