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| v. to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit; diminish, decrease, subside, let up. ANTONYMS: intensify, increase, magnify, wax |
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| n. praise or flattery that is excessive; adoration, idolization, hero-worship. ANTONYMS: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium |
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| n. an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation; malediction, imprecation, abomination. ANTONYMS: benediction, blessing |
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| adj. shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom; acute, sagacious, judicious, wily. ANTONYMS: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb |
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| n. a greedy desire, particularly for wealth; cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness |
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| adj. deserving blame, worthy of condemnation; guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy. ANTONYMS: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious |
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| adj. tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone; stalling, slow, tardy, laggard. ANTONYMS: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious |
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| adj. conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense); glaring, flagrant, blatant. ANTONYMS: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling |
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| v. to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous; to talk out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge. ANTONYM: to speak one's mind plainly. |
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| adj. vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy; ephemeral, transient, transitory. ANTONYMS: everlasting, immortal, imperishable |
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| adj. unable to make up one's mind, hesitating; indecisive, vacillating, wavering. ANTONYMS: determined, decisive, unwavering. |
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| adj. cloud-like, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct; hazy, fuzzy, murky, opaque, indeterminate. ANTONYMS: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused |
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| n. one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used as adj.); neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice; ANTONYMS: veteran, past master, pro, expert |
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| n. extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency; destitution, want, indigence. ANTONYMS: affluence, abundance, luxury, opulence |
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| adj. done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious; inflated, ostentatious, affected. ANTONYMS: unassuming, unaffected, modest |
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| v. to review a series of facts; to sum up; review, summarize, go over |
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| v. to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence; revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate |
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| adj. untidy, dirty, careless; unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax. ANTONYMS: neat, tidy, careful, meticulous |
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| n. something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence; assumption, presumption, hypothesis |
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| adj. inactive, sluggish, dull; lethargic, otiose, languid. ANTONYMS: energetic, dynamic, vigorous |
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