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(adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid
SYN- (adj.) back-up (n.) reserve, accessory
ANT- (adj). main, primary |
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(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
SYN-forthright
ANT-insincere |
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(n.) a small room or compartment
SYN-enclosure
ANT-auditorium, vast hall |
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(n.) work that is hard and tiresome
SYN- toil, labor
ANT-frolic, amusement |
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(n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government)
SYN-agent, ambassador, emissary |
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(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity
SYN- climb, ascend
ANT-decrease, lessen |
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(n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful
SYN-(n.) contrivance (adj.) serviceable
ANT- (adj. inconvenient, disadvantageous |
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(v.) to pretend
SYN-fake, sham, affect, simulate |
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(n.) a natural quality, talent or skill; a distinctive style
SYN-aptitude, panache
ANT-inability, incapacity |
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(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious
SYN-painful, heartrending
ANT-joyous, uplifting |
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(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse
SYN-miscellaneous, variegated
ANT-homogenous, uniform |
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(n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng
SYN-crowd, mass
ANT-few, handful |
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(v.) to force, drive forward
SYN-urge, push
ANT-discourage, check |
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(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical
SYN-dubious, doubting
ANT-believing, trusting |
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(v.)to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
SYN-imprint
ANT-erase |
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(n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
SYN-soliloquy, recitation
ANT-dialogue, colloquy |
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(n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
SYN-prediction, projection |
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(adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound
SYN-(adj.) scratchy, abrasive
ANT-(adj.) sonorous, smooth |
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(v.) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way;to run hastily, scurry; (n.) a pail
SYN-(v.) abandon
ANT-(v.) salvage |
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| (adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful SYN- hateful, odious ANT-pleasing, attractive |
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