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adj: near, next to, adjoining Synonyms: alongside, nearby, neighboring Antonyms: faraway, distant, remote |
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v. to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; adj. lighted up Syn: dismount, descend Ant: mount, ascend, take off |
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adj. not productive, bare Syn: unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid Ant: fertile, productive, fruitful |
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v. to break up, disturb Syn: upset, displace, disorder Ant: organize, arrange |
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N. a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some tim Syn: ruling house, regime |
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n. an advance indication, sample or warning Syn: preview, anticipation |
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v. to begin to grow, come into being syn: sprout, shoot up, grow, burgeon Ant: wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up |
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v. to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully Syn: speed, fly race, catapult, fling Any: crawl, creep |
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adj. ordinary, dull, routin, without variation syn: monotonous, uneventful, prosaic, boring ant: lively, exciting, thrilling, exhilarating |
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v. to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly syn: imply, intimate ant: barge in, broadcast |
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adj. endless, so long as to seem endless syn: never-ending, ceaseless ant: brief, short, fleeting |
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v. to ask questions, examine by questioning syn: question, query |
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v. to pay back; to give a reward; n. a pament for loss, service or injury syn: v. repay n. compensation |
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v. to repair, restore to good condition, make new again syn: repair, fix up, recondition |
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n. a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job syn: synopsis, job history |
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adj. silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish syn: grumpy, surly, peevish, morose ant: cheerful, blithe, sociable, vivacious |
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v. to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; n. a small, irregular quantity of anything syn: (v.) dribble, drizzle, drip; (n.) small amount ant: ( v.) gush, pour, flood; (n.) deluge |
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adj. not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace syn: insignificant, petty, trifling ant: important, weighty, momentous |
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n. a pause in fighting, temporary peace syn: cease-fire, armistice ant: war, warfare, fighting |
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adj. evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme syn: wicked, malicious, savage ant: good, kind, kindly, mild, harmless |
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