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Pos: noun
Def: a state of society without government or law.
Syn: disorganization
Ant: order,rule
Sentence: The students were an anarchy without the teacher |
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Pos: noun
Def:the act or an instance of annihilating.
Syn: demolition
Ant: untouched
Sentence: Japan was annihilated after the atomic bomb hit |
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Pos: adj.
Def: requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult
Syn: hard
Ant: easy, simple
Sentence: AP classes are very arduous |
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Pos: adj.
Def:extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or bruta
Syn: horrifying
Ant: appealing, happy
Sentence: The atrocious destruction in Japan after the bomb hit was unbearable. |
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Pos: noun
Def: a sudden and widespread disaster
Syn: tragedy
Ant: good news
Sentence: Battle of the grade levels 2 years ago was a catastrophe! |
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Pos: noun
Def: a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
Syn: disorder
Ant: calm
Sentence: Between drama, dance, and school, my life is chaos. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal
Syn: plot
Ant: disagree
Sentence: The Americans conspired before they attacked Japan. |
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Pos: noun
Def:a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government
Syn: proposition
Ant: disbelief
Sentence: I believe in the doctrine of Christianity. |
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Pos: adj.
Def: hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible
Syn: monstrous
Ant: magnificent
Sentence: The singing on American Idol is heinous! |
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Pos: noun
Def: an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
Syn: outburst
Ant: containment
Sentence: The landing of the flying saucer caused massive hysteria in the city. |
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Pos: adj.
Def: likely to occur at any moment; impending
Syn: approaching
Ant: distant
Sentence: Someone standing on their head is imminent to fall. |
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Pos: adj.
Def: beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
Syn: start
Ant: end
Sentence: My friend wants me to meet his incipient wife he is about to marry. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
Syn: lessen
Ant: intensify
Sentence: When I got my cast off, my leg started to mitigate. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts
Syn: disfigure
Ant: construct
Sentence: After the bomb was dropped, peoples bodies were mutilated from burns. |
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Pos: noun
Def: an agreement or treaty between two or more nations
syn: treaty
ant: arguement
Sentence: In Survivor, people make pacts to save themselves from going home. |
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Pos: noun
Def: the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
Syn: tranquility
Ant: chaos
Sentence: I have serenity when I am praying to God. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
Syn:conquer
Ant: fail
Sentence: Slaves are subjugated to their masters |
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Pos: noun
Def:a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet
Syn: distress
Ant: happiness
Sentence: I was in such turmoil when I was trying to learn a dance. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to make or become a single unit; unite
Syn: combine
Ant: split
Sentence: At church, we all unify to worship God. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove
Syn: remove
Ant: give
Sentence: I had to withdraw from Cross Country so that I could do the musical. |
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