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Skillfull, expert in the use of the hands or mind
syn: clever, deft, dexterous, slick
ant: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
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Peaceable, friendly
syn: congenial, neighborly, cordia
ant: hostile, antagonistic |
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
syn: disinclined, loath
ant: favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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given to fighting, warlike, combative aggressive
syn: assertive, truculent, pugnacious
ant:peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
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kindly, charitbale
syn: benign, well- meaning
ant: malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
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Hasty, not thorough.
syn: quick, superficial, perfunctory
ant: thorough, painstaking, careful |
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treachery, deceitfulness
syn: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery |
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to praise extravagantly
syn: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
ant:criticize, belittle, disparage |
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possible, able to be done
syn: workable, practicable, viable
ant: unworkable, impractical |
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a wry face, facial distortion.
syn: pained expression, facial contortion
ant: smile, grin |
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a large scale distruction, fire
syn: conflagration, devastation, annihilation
ant:deluge, inundation |
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not affected or hurt by;admitting of no passeage
syn:impenetrable, resistant, proof against
ant: porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
syn: impulse, incentive, spur
ant:curb, hindrance, impediment, constrait |
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danger
syn: risk, hazard, peril
ant: safety, security |
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extrmely carful; particular about details
syn:fastidious, painstaking, fussy
ant:careless, negilgent, sloppy |
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| a longing for something past, homesick |
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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
snon:paragon. exemplar |
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
synon: revert, degenerate, decline
anton: advance, evolve, progress |
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to examine closely
synon: inspecet, poor over
anton:skim, scan, glance at |
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lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
synon:insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy
anton:heated excited, enthusiastic |
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