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(v.) to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar;(n.) a loud, angry roar
synonyms: (v.) yell, brawl, holler; (n.) howl
antonyms: (v.) whisper; (n.) murmer |
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(n.)one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
synonyms: recipient, heir |
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(v.) to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; (n.)a hopelessly bungled job
synonyms: (v.) foul up, bungle, mangle |
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(v.) to fill or cover in a disorderly way; (n.) a state of disorder, mess
synonyms: (v.) litter; (n.) confusion
antonyms: (n.) order, tidiness, neatness |
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(adj.) falling apart or ruined, run-down
synonyms: in disrepair, deteriorated, gone to seed
antonyms: shipshape, trim |
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(v.) to take apart; to strip of something
synonyms: disassemble
antonyms: put together, assemble, conduct |
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(n.)a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham
synonyms: buffoonery, mockery
antonyms: tragedy, melodramatic, tearjerker |
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(adj.) not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous
synonyms: fruitless, vain, ineffective
antonyms: successful, effective |
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(adj.)very tiring, calling for an extreme effort
synonyms: exhasting, punishing, taxing
antonyms: easy, effortless |
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(adj.)offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange
synonyms: gracious, cordial, cautious
antonyms: unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly |
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(n) the home or den of awild animal; any hideout
synomyms: nest, burrow, hideaway |
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(adj) overly generous, extravagant; abundant (v) to spend or give freely or without limit
synomyms: (adj) excessive, profuse
antonyms: stingy, meager; (v) begrudge, stint, deny |
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(adj) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome
synonyms: depressed, unsound, "sick"
antonyms: wholesome, healthy, cheerful, blithe |
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(adj) widely known because of bad conduct
synonyms: disgraceful, infamous, disreputable
antonyms: unknown, obscure, respectable |
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(v) to allow to many privileges, be too generous and easygoing
synonyms: coddle, cater to, indulge
antonyms: abuse, maltreat, mistreat, discipline |
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(n) an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person
synonyms: sponger, freeloader, leech |
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(v) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
synonyms: duck, sidestep
antonyms: fulfill, perform, shoulder, take on |
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(n) an amount beyond what is required, excess; (adj) more than what is needed or expected
synonyms: (n) glut, surfeit, overage
antonyms: (n) shortage, lack, dearth, paucity |
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(n) state of being easily frightened
synonyms: fearfulness, faintheartedness
antonyms: fearlessness, boldness, intrepidity
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(n) the power to forbid or prevent; (v) to prohibit, reject
synonyms: (v)turn down, nix, forbid
antonyms: approve, endorse, ratify, confirm |
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