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adj- friendly; easy to talk to
Syn: nice, kind, easygoing
Ant: cruel, evil, harsh
Sentence: Philip and Hannah are very affable which is probably why they were elected. |
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adj- speaking pompously
Syn: pretentious, grandiose, big-headed
Ant: humble, quiet, reserved, restrained
Sentence: He wrote a bombastic essay designed to demonstrate his sophistication. |
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adj- gullible; eager to believe
Syn: trusting, believing, unsuspecting
Ant: suspicious, skeptical, untrusting
Sentence: Children are very credulous and they will believe anything that you say. |
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n- extreme wickedness or corruption
Syn: evil, cruelty, villainy,
Ant: kindness, innocence, naivete
Sentence: The girl scout's depravity showed when she burned down the house. |
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adj- heavenly; as light and insubstantial as a gas
Syn: pleasant, enchanting, beautiful
Ant: solid, real, tangible
Sentence: The angels floated ethereally in the night sky. |
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adj- secretive; sly
Syn: sneaky, cunning, crafty, stealthy, covert
Ant: open, up-front, forthright
Sentence: Her furtive glance towards the case aroused suspicion in the officer. |
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adj- given or done without good reason; given or done freely
Syn: needless, uncalled for, unwarranted
Ant: necessary, critical
Sentence: His gratuitous remark about her hairstyle made her run away with tears in her eyes. |
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adj- overly dramatic
Syn: melodramatic, theatrical, bombastic
Ant: calm, mellow, restrained
Sentence: The teenage girl is histrionic when anything happens in school. |
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v- to express doubts about or attack the truth of something
Syn: criticize, doubt, challenge
Ant: defend, trust, support
Sentence: The democrats impugned the republican's campaign advertisements. |
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adj- feeling or looking tired or bored
Syn: unenthusiastic, indifferent, uninterested
Ant: enthusiastic, excited, ecstatic
Sentence: His jaded expression made for an annoying lab partner. |
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n- honor; glory
Syn: congratulations, respect
Ant: disgrace, shame
Sentence: The athlete was given kudos for her gold medal win. |
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adj- very talkative
Syn: chattering, motormouth, gabby, rambling
Ant: quiet, shy, reserved, subdued
Sentence: The girls on TV are always loquacious and never shut up. |
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n- hatred of women
Syn: jerk
Ant: philogyny
Sentence: There have been many misogynists in the early history before women had many rights. |
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n- showing family or friends favoritism
Syn: bias, partiality, preference
Ant: honor, impartiality, fairness
Sentence: The Kennedy's were accused of nepotism because of all the political positions that were held in the family. |
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adj- Stubborn and unyielding
Syn: obstinate, unwilling, inflexible
Ant: flexible, compliant, willing
Sentence: The guard was very obdurate and refused to let the car pass through the gates. |
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adj- recklessly wasteful or extravagant
Syn: flamboyant, excessive, immoral
Ant: frugal, conservative, thrifty
Sentence: The prodigal son returned from his five year journey abroad.
Used to describe people negatively. |
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n- essence of a substance; perfect example of a quality
Syn: ideal, soul, epitome, personification, embodiment
Ant: irrelevance, insignificance, unimportance
Sentence: The devil is the quintessence of evil.
Connotation: neutral to positive |
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n- bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
Syn: hatred, grudge, malice, spite
Ant: love, kindness, forgiveness, respect
Sentence: The rancor between the Capulets and the Montages was everlasting. |
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adj- lewd; erotic
Syn: scandalous, dirty, provocative, sensational, inappropriate
Ant: innocent, kind, censored, prudish, clean
Sentence: The national inquirer is a salacious magazine.
Connotation: negative or neutral |
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n- shameful wickedness
Syn: depravity, evil, sin, malice
Ant: righteousness, innocence, goodness
Sentence: The teacher was fired for turpitude after she had a relationship with one of her students.
Connotation: negative |
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