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adj. courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
S. genial, amicale, agreeable, cordial
A. surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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v. to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
S. augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
A. reduce, decrease, diminish |
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adj. shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unit, or cohesion
S. formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate
A. definite, well-defined, clear-cut |
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n. that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
S. ambience, atmosphere |
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n. illegal traffic, smuggled goods;
adj. illegal, prohibited
s. illicit, bootleg, unlawful
A. legal, lawful, licit |
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adj. scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
S. profoundly educated, well-read
A. ignorant uneducated, illiterate |
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adj. thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
n. a very thin, light cloth
S. filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
A. thick, dense, solid, massive |
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v. to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
S. gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate |
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adj. incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
S. impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
A. comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable |
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adj. relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
S. narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
A. catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
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adj. incapable of being changed or called back
S. irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
A. reversible, changeable |
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n. a natural inclination or predilection toward
S. natural bent, proclivity, penchant
A. natural incapacity or inability |
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adj. peevish, complaining, fretful
S. petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable
A. uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid |
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v. to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
S. reason against, expostulate |
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v. to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
S. disavow, abjure, renounce
A. avow, affirm, aver, avouch |
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adj. able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
S. springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy
A. rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding |
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v. to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
S. rumble, thunder, boom, echo |
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adj. coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
S. obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
A. decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
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adj. persistent, showing industry and determination
S. assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
A. lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose |
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adj. thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shody or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
S. inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty
A. superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy |
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