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| allocate - to set apart of designate for a special purpose; to distribute |
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| SYN: assign, allot, apportion |
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| ardent - very enthusiastic, impassioned |
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SYN: intense, zealous, fervent, avid
ANT: indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic |
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| assiduous - persistent, attentive, diligent |
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SYN: industrious, unremitting, sedulous
ANT: lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless |
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| brash - prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent |
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SYN: rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent
ANT: prudent, wary, cautious, circumspect |
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| capricious - subject to whims or passing fancies |
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SYN: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
ANT: constant, steady, steadfast, unwavering |
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| chastise - to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severly |
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SYN: discipline, censure
ANT: commend, reward |
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| copious - abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose |
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SYN: ample, profuse, bountiful
ANT: inadequate, meager, scanty, concise |
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| deviate - to turn aside; to stray from a norm; one who departs from a norm; differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional |
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SYN: diverge, veer, swerve
ANT: conform to, abide by; orthodox |
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| emaciated - unnaturally thin |
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SYN: gaunt, withered, shriveled
ANT: plump, fat, obese, corpulent |
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| exult - to rejoice greatly |
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SYN: revel, glory
ANT: mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament |
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| gnarled - knotted, twisted, lumpy |
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SYN: knotty, misshapen, contorted
ANT: smooth, unblemished, straight |
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| indemnity - a payment for damage or loss |
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| SYN: compensation, restitution, reparation |
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| inkling - a hint; a vague notion |
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| SYN: clue, intimation, suggestion |
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| limpid - clear, transparent; readily understood |
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SYN: lucid, intelligible
ANT: powerless, impotent, feeble, weak |
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| omnipotent - almighty, having unlimited power or authority |
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SYN: all powerful
ANT: powerless, impotent, feeble, weak |
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| palatable - agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for comsumption |
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SYN: edible, appetizing, attractive
ANT: inedible, distasteful, disagreeable |
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| poignant - deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell |
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SYN: heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy
ANT: unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny |
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| rancor - bitter resentment or ill-will |
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SYN: animosity, enmity, bitterness
ANT: goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity |
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| sophomoric - immature and overconfident; conceited |
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SYN: pretentious, superficial, fatuous
ANT: mature, judicious, sage, knowledgeable |
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| spontaneous - arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance |
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SYN: unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu
ANT: premeditated, planned, contrived, rehearsed |
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