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| animosity - strong dislike; bitter hostility |
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SYN: enmity, rancor, antipathy
ANT: affection, fondness, rapport, amity |
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| apathy - a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
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SYN: indifference, disinterest, detachment
ANT: enthusiasm, fervor, ardor, concern |
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| apprehensive - fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
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SYN: worried, nervous, fretful, jittery
ANT: unworried, assured, confident, certain |
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| commend - to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
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SYN: applaud; entrust
ANT: abhor, loathe |
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| compatible - able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system |
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SYN: harmonious, in agreement, like-minded
ANT: mismatched, incongruous, antagonistic |
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| condolence - an expression of sympathy |
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| SYN: commiseration, solace, sympathy |
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| consecrate - to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
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| SYN: devote, dedicate, sanctify |
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| decrepit - old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
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SYN: infirm, broken-down, rickety, dilapidated
ANT: vigorous, robust, sturdy |
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| deride - to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
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SYN: mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at
ANT: praise, extol, acclaim, applaud |
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| ingenuous - innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
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SYN: naive, artless, guileless, candid
ANT: artful, crafty, worldly, sophsticated |
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| multifarious - having great variety; numerous and diverse |
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SYN: varied, manifold, heterogeneous
ANT: unvaried, uniform, homogeneous |
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| obsolete - out-of-date, no longer in use |
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SYN: outmoded, antiquated, passe, old hat
ANT: current, up-to-date, brand new |
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| omnivorous - eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes |
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| SYN: all-devouring, voracious |
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| parsimonious - stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
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SYN: frugal, niggardly, penny-pinching, cheap
ANT: generous, openhanded |
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| quandary - a state of perplexity or doubt |
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| SYN: confusion, dilemma, predicament |
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| recalcitrant - stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
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SYN: unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery
ANT: obedient, docile, cooperative, compliant |
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| reprisal - an injury done in return for injury |
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Definition
| SYN: retaliation, revenge, retribution |
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| revel - to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration |
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Definition
SYN: relish, savor, bask in, carouse
ANT: abhor, loathe |
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| stultify - to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |
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Definition
SYN: smother, stifle, neutralize, negate
ANT: arouse, excite, inspire, stimulate |
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| suave - smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
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SYN: sophisticated, urbane, polished
ANT: crude, clumsy, unpolished, oafish, loutish |
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