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(v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
syn:to assign, allot, apportion
sentence: The teacher decided to ALLOCATE a corner of the classroom to an exhibition of student science projects |
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(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned
syn: intense, zealous, fervent, avid
ant:indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic
sentence: When he told me that he was reading Hucklebarry Finn for the ninth time, I realized that he was indeed an ARDENT admirer of the novel |
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(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent
syn: industrious, unremitting, sedulous
ant:lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless
sentence: If you were as ASSIDUOUS in studying foreign affairs as you are in memorizing batting averages, you would have known... |
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(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent
syn: rash, impetuousl brazen, impertinent
ant:prudent, wary, cautious, circumspect
sentence: Wasn't it rather BRASH of Frank to offer the football coach... |
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(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies
syn: implusice, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
ant: constant, steady, steadfast, unwavering
sentence: Her casting decisions for the class play are CAPRICIOUS, with no real attempt... |
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(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely
syn:to discipline, censure, call on the carpet
ant:to commend, pat on the back; to reward
sentence: The Bible tells us that the Lord will CHASTISE the wicked... |
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(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wrody, verbose
syn: ample, profuse, bountiful
ant: inadequate, meager, scanty; concise
sentence: Aunt Cora arrived with nine pieces of luggage assorted medical equipment, and COPIOUS supplies of good advice. |
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(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm;(adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional
syn:to diverge, veer, swerve
ant: to conform to, abide by, orthodox
sentence: If you wish to recover quickly, you must not DEVIATE in the slightest from the doctor's instructions |
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(adj., part.) made unnaturally thin
syn:gaunt, withered, shriveled, all skin and bones
ant:plump, fat, obese, corpulent
sentence:Remembering Fred as a robust 200-pounter, I was shocked to see how EMANCIPATED he had become... |
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(v.) to rejoice greatly
syn: to rejoice, revel, glory in
ant:to mope, sulk; to regret, rue, lament
sentence:General Grant accepted Lee's surrender with quiet dignity, refusing to EXULT over the defeat... |
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(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy
syn:knotty, misshapen, contorted
ant:smooth, unblemished; straight
sentence: We were fascinated to see the consummate grace and skill with which the GNARLED hands of the old... |
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(n.) a payment for damage or loss
syn:compensation, restitution, reparation
sentence:There can be no INDEMNITY for the pain and suffering... |
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(n.) a hint; a vague notion
syn:a clue, intimation, suggestion
sentence:As the speaker's voice droned on endlessly in the hot, crowded room, I suddenly realized that I hadn't the slightest INKLING of... |
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(adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood
syn:lucid, intelligible; transparent, clear
ant:clouded, murky; opaque
sentence:Somewhere in a LIMPID pool in the Canadian Rockies... |
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(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority
syn:all-powerful
ant:powerless, impotent, feeble, weak
sentence:Under the American system of separation of powers....omnipotent |
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(adj.) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities
syn:edible; appetizing, attractive
ant:inedible; distasteful, disagreeable
sentence: My travels have shown me that many exotic.... really quite PALATABLE |
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(adj.) deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell
syn:heartreanding, bittersweet, melancholy
ant:unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny
sentence: Nothing can arouse POIGNANT memories.... |
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(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will
syn:animosity, enmity, bitterness
ant:goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity
sentence: RANCOR is never so bitter as when... |
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(adj.) immature but overconfident; conceited
syn:pretentious, superficial, fatuous
ant:mature, judicious, sage, knowledgeable
sentence:Some of my friends.....decidedly sophomoric turn of mind |
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(adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
syn:unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu
ant:planned, contrived, premditated, rehearsed
sentence:How can you say that the audience's reaction was SPONTANEOUS when the... |
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