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