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| acquiesce - to accept without protest; to agree or submit |
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SYN: comply with, accede, consent, yield
ANT: resist, protest |
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| allure - to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm |
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SYN: beguile, tantalize, temptation, enticement
ANT: repel, turn off, repellent |
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| askew - twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly |
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SYN: awry, lopsided, cockeyed
ANT: straight, symmetrical |
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| blithe - cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned |
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SYN: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent
ANT: glum, morose, despondent, depressed |
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| contentious - quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
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SYN: argumentative, disputatious, combative
ANT: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific |
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| covet - to desire something belonging to another |
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SYN: crave, yearn for, hunger for
ANT: disdain, scorn, despise |
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| crestfallen - discouraged, dejected, downcast |
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SYN: despondent, disconsolate
ANT: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky |
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| disheveled - rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder |
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SYN: untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt
ANT: tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed |
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| exponent - one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised |
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