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(v.) to corrupt, to make worse by the addition of something of a lesser value
SYNONYMS: contaminate, pollute
ANTONYMS:purify, purge, expurgate |
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(v.) to make larger, increase
SYNONYMS: enlarge, supplement
ANTONYMS: decrease, diminish |
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(adj., part.) deprived of, made unhappy through a loss
SYNONYM: bereaved
ANTONYMS: replete, well provided |
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(adj.) stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored
SYNONYMS: harsh, bleak, forbidding
ANTONYMS: cheery, inviting, genial |
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(n.) courage in facing difficulties
SYNONYMS: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
ANTONYMS: fearfulness, faintheartedness |
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(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap
SYNONYM: cunning, underhanded
ANTONYMS: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard |
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(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion
SYNONYM: clue, indication, inkling |
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(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
SYNONYMS:impassive, phlegmatic
ANTONYMS: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung |
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(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
SYNONYMS: clever, deft, dexterous, slick
ANTONYMS: clumsy inept, all thumbs |
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(adj.) having deep seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
SYNONYMS: congenial, neighborly, cordial
ANTONYMS: hostile, antagonistic |
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(v.) to praise extravagantly
SYNONYMS: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
ANTONYMS: criticize, belittle, disparage |
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(n.) moving force, impulse, stimulus
SYNONYMS: impulse, incentive, spur
ANTONYMS: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
SYNONYMS: ruse, stratagem, contrivance |
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(adj.) cowardly, (n.) a coward
SYNONYMS:pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
ANTONYMS: persuade, cajole |
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(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
SYNONYMS: penalizing, retaliatory |
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(v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief form wrong or injury
SYNONYMS: rectify, correct, mitigate |
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(n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a long time
SYNONYMS: visit, stopover, brief stay |
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(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave
SYNONYMS: elegant
ANTONYMS: crude, uncouth, boorish |
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(adj.) forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point
SYNONYMS: persuasive, compelling
ANTONYMS: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevent |
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(n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
SYNONYMS: universal cure, easy solution |
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(adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
SYNONYMS: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing
ANTONYMS:humble, meek, defential, servile |
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(adj.) easily excused; pardonable
SYNONYMS: excusable, forgivable
ANTONYMS: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable |
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(adj.)unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
SYNONYMS: selfless
ANTONYMS: selfish, self-centered |
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(v.) to express agreement (n.) agreement
SYNONYMS: (v.) concur, consent, accede
ANTONYMS: (v.) disagree, differ, dissent |
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(n.) mercy, humaneness, mildness, moderateness
SYNONYMS: leniency, forbearance, gentleness
ANTONYMS: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility |
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(n. a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply, a famine
SYNONYMS:insufficiency, want, paucity
ANTONYMS: surplus, oversupply
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(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
SYNONYMS: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn
ANTONYMS: bold, brash, audacious, self-confident |
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(adj.) free from error, absolutely dependable
SYNONYMS: unerring, certain
ANTONYMS: imperfect |
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(v.) to rest, lie, place; (n.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness
SYNONYMS: (v.) sleep, (n.) tranquility, respite
ANTONYMS: (n.) exertion, wakefulness, tumult, bustle, ado |
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(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
SYNONYMS: brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic
ANTONYMS: gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening |
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(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful
SYNONYMS: venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful
ANTONYMS: innocuous, harmless, benign |
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(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful
SYNONYMS: venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful
ANTONYMS: innocuous, harmless, benign |
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(adj.) skillful, nimble
SYNONYMS: dexterous, adroit, proficient, clever, masterful
ANTONYMS:clumsy, awkward, bungling, inept |
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(v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
SYNONYMS: uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise
ANTONYMS: implant, sow foster, nourish |
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(adj.) meddling, excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
SYNONYMS: meddlesome, prying, impertinent, obtrusive
ANTONYMS: reserved, diffident, timid, aloof |
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(adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption
SYNONYMS: dishonest, bribable, corruptible
ANTONYMS: honest, incorruptible, scrupulous |
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(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost
SYNONYMS: surviving, in existence
ANTONYMS: extinct, defunct, vanished |
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(v.) to bury, to commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
ANTONYMS: unearth, exhume |
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(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
SYNONYMS: taskmaster, slave driver |
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(v.) TO anticipate and prevent; to remove, to dispose of
SYNONYM: preclude, forestall, ward off |
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(adj.) innocent, simple, frank
SYNONYMS: naive, artless, guileless, candid
ANTONYMS:artful, crafty, worldly, sophisticated |
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(adj.) stingy, miserly, meager, poor small
SYNONYMS: frugal, niggardly, penny pinching, cheap
ANTONYMS: generous, openhanded |
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(adj. stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
SYNONYMS: unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery
ANTONYMS: obedient, docile, cooperative, compliant |
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(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned
SYNONYMS: intense, zealous, fervent, ANTONYMS: indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic |
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(adj.) subject to whims or fancies
SYNONYMS: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
ANTONYMS: constant, steady, steadfast, unwavering |
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(n.) a payment for damage or loss
SYNONYMS: compensation, restitution, reparation |
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(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will
SYNONYMS: animosity, enmity, bitterness
ANTONYMS: goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity |
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(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit
SYNONYMS: comply with, accede, consent, yield
ANTONYMS:resist, protest |
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(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
SYNONYMS:carefree, nonchalant, indifferent
ANTONYMS: glum, morose, despondent, depressed |
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(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue
SYNONYMS: argumentative, disputatious, combative
ANTONYMS: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific |
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(adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty
SYNONYMS: talkative, loquacious, long-winded
ANTONYMS: surmountable, conquerable |
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(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
SYNONYMS: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent
ANTONYMS: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating |
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(n.) foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
SYNONYMS: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers
ANTONYMS: rear guard, stragglers, laggards |
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(n.) wasteful person, spendthrift; a good for nothing
SYNONYMS: loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate
ANTONYMS: skinflint, tightwad, miser |
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native or confined to a particular region of people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field
SYNONYMS: indigenous, restricted to
ANTONYMS: alien, foreign, extaneous |
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(v.) to renounce, repudiate under oath, to avoid, shun
SYNONYMS:forswear, retract, recant, abstain from
ANTONYMS: affirm, avow, aver, profess |
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(n.) a commonplace, stale, or trite remark
SYNONYM: cliche, truism, bromide
ANTONYMS: epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot |
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