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Definition: A place or building where things are, or may be stored. Designed to act over a prolonged period.
An abundant source of something
Part(s) of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Other Forms: repositorium(n.) , repositories(n.) (plural).
Synonym: Capsule, chest, storehouse.
Antonym: open area
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Definition: to sharpen (a knife, or tool) with grinding or friction; to stimulate (an emotion)
Part(s) of Speech: verb
Other Forms: whetter (noun)
Synonym: edge, file, arouse, sharpen
Antonym: blunt, dull
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Definition: Sweet Sounding, sweetened with honey
Part(s) of Speech:adj.
Other Forms:(n) Mellifluousness
(adv) mellifluously
Synonym:Harmonic, honeyed, dulcet
Antonym: discordant
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Definition: Process or quality of Decay(of art or morals)
luxurious self-indulgence
Part(s) of Speech:Noun
Other Forms:Decadently (adv)
Decadent (adj.)
Synonym: Deterioration
Antonym:period of growth
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Definition: to persuade, influence by smooth, flattering words or acts; talk into.
Part(s) of Speech: verb
Other Forms: wheedler (noun), wheedlingly (adverb)
Synonym: persuade, induce, cajole
Antonym: force, dissuade, give into
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Definition: 1. making a hypocritical show of religion, piety, etc.
2. holy, sacred.
Part(s) of Speech: adjective
Other Forms: sanctimony (noun), sanctimoniously (adverb), sanctimonial (adj.) sanctimoniousness (n.)
Synonym: hypocritical, bigoted, deceiving,devout
Antonym: humble, meek, modest
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Definition: self-evidently truth; statement/proposition that is regarded as being established or accepted
Assumption or postulate
Part(s) of Speech: noun
Other Forms: (adj.) axiomatic
Synonym: truth, postulate, assumption, conjecture
Antonym: nonsense,flummery
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Definition:
1. (noun) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop
2. (verb) to set soldiers or dragoons upon; forced to do something
Part(s) of Speech: noun and verb
Other Forms: dragoonage (noun)
Synonym:coerce, intimidate, pressure
Antonym: give in, leave alone, abdicate
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Definition:
1. excessively particular; hard to please; very attentive to accuracy and minute details
2. requiring excessive care
Part(s) of Speech: Adjective
Other Forms:
(adv.) fastidiously
(n.) fastidiousness
Synonym: choosy; discriminating; finicky; meticulous; punctilious; perfectionist
Antonym: uncouth; indifferent; careless; lax; absent-minded
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Definition:
(n.) an opinion based on incomplete information
(v.) to guess
Part(s) of Speech: noun, verb
Other Forms:
(adj.) conjecturable
(n.) conjecturer
(adj.) conjectural
(adv.) conjecturally
Synonym: theory, speculation, guess, axiom, presume; surmise
Antonym: fact, determine, solve, conclusion; proof
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Definition: to make a denial; to go back on a promise
Part(s) of Speech: verb
Other Forms: reneger (n.)
Synonyms: deny, renounce, revoke
Antonyms: honor
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Definition: In a state of nervous excitement or anxiety; too elaborate or complicated in design or construction
Part(s) of Speech: adj.
Other Forms:
Synonym: agitated
Antonym: calm,serenity
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Definition:an urgent need or demand
Part(s) of Speech:noun
Other Forms:exigent(n./adj.), exigencies(n.), exigence(adj.)
Synonym: need, demand, urgency, crisis
Antonym:
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Definition: Cause(a large amount of change or harm)
inflict (vengeance)
archaic avenge
Part(s) of Speech: verb
Other Forms: wreaker - noun
Synonym:inflict, bestow, administer
Antonym:fix
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Definition:
1. Drinking too much alcohol especially frequently
2. Having or showing lack of self-control
3. Unpleasantly hot or cold.
Part(s) of Speech: Adjective
Other Forms:
1. intemperance (n)
2. intemperately (adv)
3. intemperateness (n)
4. temperate (adj.)
Synonym:
1. excessive
2. extreme
3. unrestrained
4. alcoholic
5.volatile
Antonym:
1. mild
2. disciplined
3. strict
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Definition: Sycophant, behave servilely
Part(s) of Speech: noun
Other Forms:
Toadyism (noun)
Toadyish (adj.)
Synonym:
fawn, truckle, suck up
Antonym:
troublemaker
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Definition: to beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
Part(s) of Speech: verb
Other Forms: imploringly (adv.), imploration (n), implorer (n), implorable (adj)
Synonym: beg; entreat; beseech,importune
Antonym: answer, reject
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Definition:
1. Cause to happen suddenly or unexpectedly or prematuredly
2. to be deposited in solid form from a solution
3. Done or made without careful consideration
Part(s) of Speech: verb, adjective, noun
Other Forms: (adj.) precipitable; (adv.) precipitately; (n.) precipitateness
Synonym: accelerate; advance; hasten; discharge; trigger
Antonym: check; slow; wait,quiescence
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Definition: a rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue;correctness.
Part(s) of Speech:Noun
Other Forms:Rectitudinously(adv.), rectitudo(n.)
Synonym:integrity, probity, principle, moral
Antonym: immorality
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Definition: fail to fulfill; renounce one's title
Part(s) of Speech: verb
Other Forms: (n.) abdication
Synonym: surrender
Antonym:fulfill
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Definition: having knowledge or being aware of
Part(s) of Speech: adjective
Other Forms:
(adj.) cognizable
(n.) cognizance
(v.) cognize/cognizes/cognizing/cognized
(adv.) cognizably
Synonym: conscious, aware, knowing
Antonym: ignorant, unconscious, unaware
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Definition: (noun) 1. flowing/flow
2. flowing in of the tide
3. continuous change
(verb) 4. to melt; make fluid
5. to fuse by the use of flux
6. to purge
7. to flow
Part(s) of Speech: noun and verb
Other Forms: fluxed, fluxing, fluxes (all verb)
Synonym: flow, motion, alteration, oscillation
Antonym: stability, steadiness, immutable
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Definition: ask (someone) pressingly for or to do something
Part(s) of Speech: verb
Other Forms: importunely (adverb), importuner (noun), importunate (adjective)
Synonym: beseech, entreat, implore, supplicate, solicit, plead
Antonym: ask, patient
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Definition:1. having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment 2. totally committed to a cause or belief
Part(s) of Speech:adjective
Other Forms:devoutly (adv.) devoutness(n.)
Synonym:religious, devoted, dedicated, holy, saintly,sanctimonious
Antonym:unbelieving, insincere
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Definition:
1. an agreement between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.
2. to pledge; stipulate
Part(s) of Speech: noun, verb
Other Forms: covenantal (adj)
Synonym: agreement; arrangement; bargain
Antonym: disagreement
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