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| (v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread (syn) (v) disperse; (adj) rambling, verbose, prolix (ant) (v) concentrate; (adj) brief, concise, succinct |
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| (v) to seize for military or official use (syn) take over, requisition, expropriate |
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| (n) scattered fragments, wreckage (syn) rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam |
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| (adj) sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent (syn) irregular, occasional (ant) steady, continuous, chronic |
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| (adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding one's own ideas, having a closed mind (syn) obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible (ant) open-minded, reasonable |
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| (n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions; (v) to bring to such a standstill (syn)(n) standoff, stalemate, impasse (ant) (n) agreement, accord, breakthrough |
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| (v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed (syn)blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge |
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| (adj) not genuine, not true, not valid (syn) false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus (ant) genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid |
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| (adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years (syn) (adj) enduring, recurring (ant) (adj) brief, short-lived, fleting, ephemeral |
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| (adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint (syn) unrestrained, unchecked (ant) restrained, held in check, muted |
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| (n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through (ant) (v) close, seal |
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| (n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through (ant) (v) close, seal |
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| (v) to incline to beforehand (syn) make susceptible to (ant) immunize against, shield from |
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| (v) to let go, give up (syn) surrender, abandon (ant) hold on to, keep, retain, cling to |
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| (adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving (syn) unwieldy, ponderous (ant) manageable, easy to handle |
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| (v) to save from fire or shipwreck ; (n) property thus saved (syn) (v) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim (ant) (v) abandon, scrap, junk |
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| (n) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
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| (v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty (syn) warn, call on the carpet, (ant) praise, pat on the back |
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| (n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem (syn) predicament, quandary, pickle, bind (ant) cinch |
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| (v) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by; (n) a hopeless mess (syn) (v) jumble,mess up; (n) confusion, disorder (ant) (n) orderliness, tidiness, neatness |
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| (adj) careful, cautious (syn)wary, prudent, guarded (ant) incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
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