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n. something added to something else as hlpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic; adj. added or connected ina subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity
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n. the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhous; a leader, as in a deperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends
syn: ringleader, initiator, barometer
ant: follower, imitator, emulator |
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adj. absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
syn: fanciful, visionary, quixotic, pie-in-the-sky
ant: realistic, down-to -earth, practicable |
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adj. lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date
syn: decadent, enfeebled, outmoded
ant: thriving, bergeoning, vigorous, dynamic |
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an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
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n. a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand
syn: bog, quagmire
ant: solid ground, bedrock, terra firma |
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adj. offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
syn: fetid, noxious, vile, loathsome
ant: wholesome, pleasant, sweet-smelling |
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n. a convert; a disciple
syn: novice, neophyte
ant: master, teacher, guide, guru |
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resembling but not acutally being; seemingly but not actually or completely
syn: kuind of, semi-, as if
ant: totally, completely, actually, in fact |
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adj. irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
syn: bawdy, risque
ant: seemly, proper, decorous |
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adj. lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive
syn: prone, prostrate; inert
ant: upright, erect, perpendicular, vertical |
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n. a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off; a decorative deesign on the title of a book or at end of a chapter
syn: thumbnail sketch, anecdote
ant: epic, full-length treatment |
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n. protection; patronage; sponsorship
syn: auspices |
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v. to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice
syn: acquaint, notify
ant: keep secret, withold information |
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adj. given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious syn: tearful, doleful, dolorous, John Boehner
ant: dry- eyed, cheerful, merry, hilarious |
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n. a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium
syn: wordbook, glossary |
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n. a confused struggle; a violent free for all; a tumultuous minglin
syn: fracas, brawl, scuffle, donnybrook
ant: friendly chat, peace and quiet |
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n. a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewd as the model of a larger group or system
syn: epitome world in little
ant: universe, macrocosm, cosmos, totality |
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v. to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
syn: muddy the waters
ant: clarify, elucidate, explicate |
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n. the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
syn: benevolence, solicitude, fatherliness |
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v. to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern
syn: split, divide, alienate, estrange
ant: unite, unify, reconcile |
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n. the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute
syn: jurisdiction, orbit |
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| adj. having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook |
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n. a person under the protection of a feudal lord to who he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant; adj. subservient
syn: n. menial, minion; adj. servile
ant: n. overlord |
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n. the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable
syn: realism, lifelikeness, authenticity |
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adj. subordinate or supplementary
syn: auxiliary, subsidiary, accessory
ant: central, key, primary, principal, main |
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v. to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play film, etc)
syn: censor, purge, expurgate |
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v. to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner
syn: deign |
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n. an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character
syn: island, subgroup |
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adj. free adv. without charge
syn: adj. on the house; adv. freely
ant: adv. for a price |
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n. a representation or image of a sacred personage; a symbol; an object of blind devotion
syn: emblem, idol |
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n. a small narrow space between things or parts of things
syn: gap, slot, crevice, interval, lacuna |
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n. the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something
syn: cosmos, entirety
ant: model, miniature, microcosm |
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n. a trickster or swindler; a charlatan
syn: imposter, quack
ant: sucker, dupe, "mark" pigeon |
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n. a song of praise, joy, or triumph
syn: hymn, ode, anthem
ant: dirge, elegy, lament, threnody |
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n. lighthearted joking, talk, or writing
syn: banter, jesting, repartee, badinage |
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n. overfullness; superabundance; superfluity
syn: surplus, surfeit, glut, excess
ant: shortage, paucity, dearth, scarcity |
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adj. concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in one's opinions
syn: down-to-earth, businesslike
ant: idealistic, impractical, visionary |
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n. inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder
syn: avarice, cupidity, voraciousness
ant: liberality, generosity, altruism |
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n. a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions
syn: rift, breach
ant: united front, reconciliation |
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n. a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; adj. masterly or billiant
syn: expert, master, prodigy, maestro
ant: amateur, beginner, novice; adj. mediocre |
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n. a natural attraction to a person thing, or activity; a relationship, connection
syn: inclination, penchant
ant: distaste, aversion |
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adj. closely related in origin, essential nature, or function; n. such a person or thing
syn: adj. allied, affiliated; n. relative
ant: adj. dissimilar, unrelated |
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n. a proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result; adj. resultant or consequent
syn: deductino, conclusion
ant: axiom, postulate, premise |
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