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(adj)stinging, bitter in temper or tone
SYN:biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish
ANT:gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
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(adj)resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
SYN:stolid, dull, slow, stupid
ANT:alert, sharp, bright, keen |
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(n)dismay, confusion
SYN: shock, amazement, dismay
ANT: calm, composure, aplomb |
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(adj)fat; having a large, bulky body
SYN: overweight, heavy, obese,stout, portly
ANT:slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated |
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(v)to deny responsibility for or connection with
SYN: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure
ANT: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify |
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(adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion
SYN: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
ANT: committed, engaged, partial, biased |
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(n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
SYN: strife, discord, contention
ANT: agreement, accord, harmony |
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(v) to cause to disappear; to scatter dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
SYN:disperse, stew, diffuse, waste
ANT:gather, collect, conserve, husband |
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(v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
SYN: purge, censor, bowdlerize |
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(n) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them
SYN:dare, provocation, trial, punishment |
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(adj) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
SYN: assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional
ANT: actual, real, tested, substantiated |
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(adj) mean, low, base
SYN: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid
ANT:admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble |
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(v) to call into question; to attack as false
SYN: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question
ANT: confirm, prove, verify, validate |
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(adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
SYN: excessive, extreme, unstrained, inordinate
ANT: moderate, restrained, cool and collected |
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(n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
SYN: abhorrence, shane, ignominy
ANT: esteem, approbation |
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(n) faithlessness, treachery
SYN: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity
ANT: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness |
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(v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
SYN: transfer, consign, demote, exile
ANT: promote, elevate, recall |
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(adj) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
SYN: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish |
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(adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
SYN:secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
ANT:primary, principal, bossy, domineering |
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(adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
SYN: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
ANT:resistant, immune |
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