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to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
Syn: diminish, decrease, subside, let up |
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praise or flattery that is excessive
Syn: adoration, idolization, hero-worship |
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an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
Syn: abomination |
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shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
Syn: shrewd, acute, wily |
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| a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
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deserving blame, worth of condemnation
Syn: guilty, delinquent, blameworthy |
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tending to delay or procrstinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
Syn: stalling, slow, tardy |
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conspicuous, standing out from the mass
Syn: glaring, blatant |
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| to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous |
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vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
Syn: transient, transitory |
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unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
Syn: indecisive, wavering |
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cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistrinct
Syn: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque, indeterminate |
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one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
Syn: trainee, apprentice |
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extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
Syn: destitution, want |
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done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demans on one's skill or abilites, ambitious
Syn: inflated, affected |
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to review a series of facts; to sum up
Syn: review, summarize, sum up, go over |
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to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
Syn: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate |
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untidy, dirty, careless
Syn: unkempt, lax |
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something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
Syn: assumption, presumption, hypothesis |
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inactive, sluggish, dull
Syn: sluggish, lethargic, languid |
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