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to grow or acumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
S: collect, accumulate, proceed
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| a criticcal oor explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
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a state or scene of uproar or confusion
S: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
A: peace and quiet, order, tranquility |
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hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; a sheltered place, a hiding place
S: undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
A: open, overt, undisquised |
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pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearence
S: carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane
A: distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish |
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to demand insistantly, especially inpayment of a debt; a creditor; dark, dull, drab, dingy
S: hound, pester, harass, nag |
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effective, producing results
S: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
A: ineffective, worthless, useless |
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calmness, composure, refusal to panic
S: tranquility, imperturbability
A: excitability, flappability, agitation |
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accidental, occurring by a happy chance
S: unintentional, unplaned, random, lucky
A: intentional, deliberate, premeditated |
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the essential part, main point, or essence
S: substance, core, nucleus |
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freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarrented
S: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled for
A: justified, warranted |
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overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
S: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
A: obsequious, fawning, humble, unassuming |
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a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language, abusive, vitruperative
S: vituperation, philippic, diatribe, abuse
A: panegyric, encomium, tribute |
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showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; jester's costume; a jester
S: variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; fool
A: uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic |
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extremely generous, lavish
S: bounteous, liberal
A: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious |
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extremely generous, lavish
S: bounteous, liberal
A: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious |
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extremely generous, lavish
S: bounteous, liberal
A: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious |
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to delay, put off until later
S: stall, temporize, dillydally |
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tending to produce a strong feeling or response
S: stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
A: dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating |
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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
S: esoteric, arcane, profound, abtruse
A: simple, uncomplicated |
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a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of, condemn
S: scoundrel, blackguard; immoral, corrupt
A: saint, upright, virtuous, moral |
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characterized by or calling for continues sitting; remaining in one place
S: seated, stationary, static
A: active, peripatetic, migratory |
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