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(v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute.
SYN: Assign, allot, apportion |
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(adj.) very enthusiastic; impassioned
SYN: Intense, zealous, fervent, avid.
ANT: Indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic. |
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(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent.
SYN: industrious, unremitting, sedulous.
ANT: Lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless. |
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(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent.
SYN: Rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent.
ANT: Prudent, wary, cautious, circumspect. |
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(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies.
SYN: Impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial.
ANT: Constant, steady, steadfast, unwavering. |
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(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely.
SYN: Discipline, censure.
ANT: Commend, reward. |
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(adj.) abundant, plentiful; wordy, verbose.
SYN: Ample, profuse, bountiful.
ANT: Inadequate, meager, scanty, concise. |
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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: (v.) Diverge, veer, swerve.
ANT: (v.) Conform to, abide by; (adj.) Orthodox. |
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(adj.,part.) unnaturally thin.
SYN: Gaunt, withered, shriveled.
ANT: Plump, fat, obese, corpulent. |
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(v.) to rejoice greatly.
SYN: Revel, glory.
ANT: Mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament. |
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(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy.
SYN: Knotty, misshapen, contorted.
ANT: Smooth, unblemished, straight. |
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(n.) a payment for damage or loss.
SYN: Compensation, restitution, reparation. |
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(n.) a hint; a vague notion.
SYN: Clue, intimation, suggestion. |
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(adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood.
SYN: Lucid, intelligible.
ANT: Clouded, murky, opaque. |
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(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority.
SYN: All-powerful.
ANT: Powerless, impotent, feeble, weak. |
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(adj.) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption.
SYN: Edible, appetizing, attractive.
ANT: Inedible, distasteful, disagreeable. |
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(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell.
SYN: Heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy.
ANT: Unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny. |
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(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will.
SYN: Animosity, enmity, bitterness.
ANT: Goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity. |
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(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited.
SYN: Pretentious, superficial, fatuous.
ANT: Mature, judicious, safe, knowledgeable. |
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(adj.) arising naturally, not planned or engineered in advance.
SYN: Unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu.
ANT: Premeditated, planned, contrived, rehearsed. |
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(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit.
SYN: Comply with, accede, consent, yield.
ANT: Resist, protest. |
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(v.) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; to power to attract, charm.
SYN: (v.) Beguile, tantalize; (n.) Tempation, enticement.
ANT: (v.) Repel, turn off; (n.) Repellent. |
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(adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly.
SYN: Awry, lopsided, cockeyed.
ANT: Straight, symmetrical. |
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(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned.
SYN: Carefree, nonchalant, indifferent.
ANT: Glum, morose, despondent, depressed. |
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(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue.
SYN: Argumentative, disputatious, combative.
ANT: Agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific. |
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(v.) to desire something belonging to another.
SYN: Crave, yearn for, hunger for.
ANT: Disdain, scorn, despise. |
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(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast.
SYN: Despondent, disconsolate.
ANT: Elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky. |
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(adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder.
SYN: Untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt.
ANT: Tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed. |
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(n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets. (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised.
SYN: Defender, champion, interpreter.
ANT: Critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor. |
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(adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty.
SYN: Talkative, loquacious, long-winded.
ANT: Reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic, reserved. |
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(adj.) incapable of being overcome.
SYN: Invincible, insurmountable.
ANT: Surmountable, conquerable. |
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(adj.) to be regretted or pitied.
SYN: Deplorable, regrettable, distressing.
ANT: Praiseworthy, commendable, laudable. |
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(n.) an unsuitable or misleading name.
SYN: Misnaming, malapropism. |
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(v.) to affirm openly, to state belief in, to claim; to pretend.
SYN: Assert, declare, proclaim, purport.
ANT: Disclaim, disavow, repudiate. |
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(n.) a period of relief or rest.
SYN: Interval, intermission, lull, breather. |
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(n.) a repayment; a deserved punishment.
SYN: Recompense, requital, just desserts. |
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(adj.) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible.
SYN: Twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple.
ANT: Direct, straight, unbending, stiff, rigid. |
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(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style.
SYN: Resonant, resounding, grandiloquent.
ANT: Tinny, ready, harsh, grating. |
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(n.) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field.
SYN: Forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers.
ANT: Rear guard, stragglers, laggards. |
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(n.) a wasteful person, spendthrift, a good-for-nothing.
SYN: Loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate.
ANT: Skinflint, tightwad, miser. |
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