GRE Antonyms

GRE WORD LIST WITH ANTONYMS
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abstruse difficult to understand abstract, enigmatic, esoteric, heavy obscure, perplexing, profound, recondite, subtle, vague concrete, lucid, obvious accede agree or consent acquiesce, concede, concur condemn, demur, deny, refuse accentuate focus attention on accent, emphasize, feature, mask acclaim expression of approval acknowledgment, applause, approbation, eulogizing, exaltation criticism, jeering, vituperation acclaim give approval applaud, eulogize, exalt, extol berate, censure, vituperate accolade strong praise, recognition of achievement approval, award, badge accommodating willing to help considerate, cooperative, handy, hospitable,
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alienating, disobliging, estranged accessible approachable; ready for use attainable, obtainable limited, restricted accord agreement, mutual understanding (often written) concert, concord, concurrence, congruence, something (a quality) is in accord with something else; something acts in accordance with something else (an activity) antagonism, denial accord give approval, grant accede, acquiesce argue, deny, oppose accost approach for conversation or solicitation annoy, confront, entice, hail, proposition dodge, evade accretion gradual growth, addition accession, augmentation, increment decrease, shrinkage acerbic
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Acrimony nasty behavior, speech acerbity, asperity, irascibility, malevolence, malice, mordancy, civility, courtesy, diplomacy, flattery, kindness, politeness, sweetness Acumen ability to understand and reason acuity, ingenuity, sagacity acumen suggests that keenness relates to a person's mind, whereas acuity suggests that it relates to a person's performance; acumen is something that a person has, whereas acuity is something that a person displays inability, ineptness, obtuseness Acute deeply perceptive astute, incisive, keen, observant, perspicacious acute is used for a sudden onset and short duration; chronic is for conditions that are slow to develop and of long duration acute is an angle of less than 90 degrees; obtuse is one of more than 90 degrees chronic is contrasted with acute as chronic pain persists over a longer period of time than acute pain and is resistant to most medical treatments imperceptive, obtuse Acute very important afflictive, desperate, dire, grave not serious, unimportant Acute severe, intense excruciating, exquisite, poignant Acute having a sharp end or point acicular, acuminate, cuspate
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blunt, dull Adamant Unyielding inexorable, insistent, intransigent, obdurate flexible, pliant, yielding adamant hard like rock adamantine, flinty flexible, supple Adept very able adroit, deft, dexterous, proficient, savvy awkward, clumsy, inept Adhere conform to or follow rules exactly comply, heed only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole disjoin, not conform Adhere stick or become stuck to, either physically or mentally attach, cement, cleave, loose, separate Admonish warn, strongly criticize advise, berate applaud, commend, extol, laud Adorn Decorate array, bedeck, embellish
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damage, deform, mar
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Adroit Adjective very able or skilled adept, apt, proficient awkward, clumsy, inept Adulation Noun overenthusiastic praise applause, blandishment, fawning, sycophancy abuse, criticism Adulation Noun abject, adulatory, osculate, pliant, sycophantic, unctuous Adumbrate Verb Foreshadow augur, intimate, mist, obfuscate, obscure, portend Adverse Adjective unfavorable, antagonistic allergic to, contrary, detrimental, repugnant aversion is something that originates from within, whereas adversity is something that originates from without; adverse is usually applied to situations while averse is used to describe a person's attitude averse means reluctant or disinclined; adverse means hostile and antagonistic aiding, auspicious, propitious Advocate Noun person supporting an idea or cause publicly apostle, counsel, exponent antagonist, assailant, enemy Advocate Verb
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support idea or cause publicly bolster, countenance, tout, vindicate Assail, impugn, oppose Aerial Adjective occurring in the air airy, ethereal, lofty, pneumatic ground aesthetic/esthetic Adjective beautiful or artful artistic, creative, inventive displeasing, ugly Affable adjective friendly amiable, congenial, mild, urbane disdainful, grouchy, grumbling affinity noun liking or inclination toward something affection, compatibility, druthers an affinity is a relationship by marriage and consanguinity is a blood relationship dislike, hatred affinity noun similarity alliance, analogy, resemblance, semblance, similitude dissimilarity affluent adjective wealthy opulent, stinking rich to be affluent is to be prosperous or rich while effluent means flowing out or forth destitute, impoverished
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affluent adjective plentiful abundant, bountiful insufficient, lacking affront noun an insult abuse, slur, vexation effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult appeasement, compliment aggrandize verb cause something to seem or be greater, bigger acclaim, applaud, augment belittle, debase aggregate adjective forming a collection from separate parts ulaccumated, heaped, piled individual, part aggrieved adjective very distressed afflicted, peeved, persecuted, woeful happy, pleased aggrieve verb wrong abuse, afflict, oppress agile adjective physically or mentally nimble, deft alert, dexterous, limber, lithe brittle, clumsy, stiff
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agnostic noun person unsure that God exists doubter, materialist, skeptic an agnostic is one who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God; an atheist is one who disbelieves or denies the existence of God or gods believer agriculture noun farming, crop production agronomy, horticulture, tillage able adjective capable of performing; having an innate capacity adepte, adroit, agile, dexterous, endosse able is having the necessary power to accomplish something while capable means having the potential to accomplish something ineffective, inept alacrity noun liveliness; promptness avidity, expedition, fervor, gaiety, hilarity, promptitude, zeal apathy, aversion alias adverb otherwise known as also called, also known as an alias is an assumed name, an alibi is a form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed, while an excuse is an explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness alias noun false name moniker, nickname name allay
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verb reduce something, usually a pain or a problem abate, alleviate, assuage intensify, provoke, stir allege verb assert; claim adduce, aver, avouch, avow contradict, deny, dissent, repudiate alleviate verb relieve; lessen allay, assuage aggravate, intensify, magnify allocate verb assign; divide among allot, appropriate, mete to allocate something is to set it aside for a specific purpose; to allot something is to give it with an implied restriction and an understanding of sharing keep, keep together aloof adjective remote casual, detached, incurious, uppity concerned, friendly altercation noun fight, often verbal bickering, brawl, embroilment concord, harmony, union amalgamate verb blend coalesce, consolidate, fuse, interface, meld divide, separate
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ambiguous adjective having more than one meaning cryptic, dubious, enigmatic, tenebrous ambiguous is vague by accident or intent; equivocal is vague by intent clear, explicit, lucid ambivalent adjective conflicting clashing, contradictory, debatable, equivocal, wavering definite, settled, unequivocal ameliorate verb make, become better alleviate, amend, meliorate worsen
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amenable adjective willing, cooperative acquiescent, docile, obedient, open, pliable intractable, unwilling amenable adjective able to be judged; responsible accountable, liable, subject irresponsible amenity noun pleasant thing advantage, extravagance, facility, frill, superfluity abomination, inconvenience amenity noun pleasing, agreeable behavior amiability, etiquette, gallantry, geniality, gentility, suavity
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disruption, misbehavior amiable adjective friendly, agreeable affable, amicable amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and amiable is commonly applied only to people - though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes; amiable first meant 'kind' or 'lovely, lovable' and amicable first applied to things and meant 'pleasant, benign' crabby, mean, surly amicable adjective friendly, especially regarding an agreement accordant, amiable amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and amiable is commonly applied only to people - though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes; amiable first meant 'kind' or 'lovely, lovable' and amicable first applied to things and meant 'pleasant, benign' hostile, unfriendly
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amorous adjective loving, affectionate amative, aphrodisiac, ardent, cold, frigid, hateful amorphous Adjective without definite shape, character baggy, blobby, inchoate definite, distinct
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noun pain remover anesthetic, anodyne, painkiller an anesthetic induces insensibility, an analgesic makes you feel no pain, while an anodyne removes your cares
analogous adjective agreeing, similar consonant, convertible, kindred, resembling homologues features are those that were originally the same in evolutionary development but have adapted differently (arms of humans, forelegs of cats, etc.); analogous features are those that resemble one another in function but are traceable back to completely different origins when a comparison is of such a nature that it comprises three terms, then comparable is the word to use; when it comprises four terms, the relation requires the word analogous disagreeing, disparate
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anarchist noun person who opposes the idea of government and laws agitator, insurgent, malcontent, mutineer Anathema Noun something hated abomination, bane, detestation love anecdote noun interesting or amusing story episode, gag, incident, recital an antidote is a remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison; an agent is a force or substance that relieves or counteracts; an anecdote is a short account of an interesting or humorous incident
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anesthesia/anesthesia noun induced sleep; induced absence of feeling analgesia, insentience, numbness, stupor
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anguish noun severe upset or pain affliction, agony, dole, pang, rue comfort, contentment, joy, solace
animate verb bring to life arouse, enliven, exalt, spark, spur, stimulate, vivify deaden, kill
annul verb void an agreement abate, abrogate, annihilate, rescind retain, revalidate, validate
annul verb void an agreement abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate retain, revalidate, validate
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anomaly noun
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deviation from normal, usual aberration, eccentricity, incongruity, oddity conformity, regularity
anonymous adjective unknown, usually by choice bearding, incognito Known, identified
antagonism noun causing problem; opposition animosity, antipathy, antithesis, rancor accord, agreement
antecedent adjective prior anterior, foregoing, former, precedent after, following
antecedent(s) noun predecessor(s) in family ancestor, descent, genealogy, progenitor descendant antediluvian adjective out-of-date; prehistoric ancient, antiquated, archaic, hoary, obsolete, modern, young
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anthology noun literary collection album, analects, compendium, omnibus antipathy noun strong dislike, disgust abhorrence, animosity, antagonism, aversion, enmity, eschewal, evasion admiration, appreciation, esteem antiquated adjective obsolete aged, ancient, antediluvian, archaic modern, new, recent
antiseptic adjective completely clean, uncontaminated; decontaminating antibiotic, aseptic, prophylactic contaminated, unsanitary, unsterile
antithesis noun exact opposite reverse same
anxiety noun worry, tension angst, apprehension, bumps, composure, contentment, tranquility
apathetic adjective uncaring, disinterested callous, languid, moony, stoic, stolid concerned, interested, responsive
apocryphal adjective questionable; fake dubious, equivocal, mythical, spurious authentic, real
appalling adjective horrifying astounding, daunting, grim encouraging, reassuring
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apprehend verb catch and arrest Seize, capture lose, not catch approbation noun praise admiration, endorsement criticism, disapprobation appropriate adjective
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suitable appurtenant, apropos, congruous, felicitous, germane, pertinent improper, unsuited aquatic adjective occurring in water amphibian, marine, watery arable adjective farmable cultivable, plow able, tillable infertile arbiter noun person who settles dispute arbitrator, maven, mediator, moderator an arbitrator is appointed; an arbiter has no such authority but his/her opinion is valued
Arbitrary Adjective whimsical, chance capricious, discretionary, erratic, frivolous, supercilious circumspect, rational
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Arbitrary Adjective Dictatorial autocratic, despotic, imperious, peremptory, tyrannical, democratic Arbitration Noun settlement of dispute
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adjustment, determination, mediation
Arcane Adjective hidden, secret cabalistic, esoteric, occult, recondite common, normal, outward
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Archaic Adjective very old ancient, primitive, superannuated modern, new Archetypal Adjective most typical clichd, exemplary, hackneyed, paradigmatic, quintessential atypical, unique ardor noun enthusiasm avidity, devotion, gusto, vehemence coldness, frigidity
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arid adjective dry barren, parched damp, humid, moist arid adjective uninterested, spiritless insipid, tedious, vapid
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interested, lively, spirited arrogate verb claim without justification assume, confiscate, expropriate appropriate artisan noun craftsperson artificer, master, professional ascertain verb make sure confirm, determine ascetic adjective self-denying abstaining, abstemious, austere ascribe verb assign to source accredit, impute
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aspersion noun verbal exhibition of bad temper calumny, defamation, invective, obloquy baptism by sprinkling is aspersion, by dipping is immersion, by pouring water is affusion calmness, kindness
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aspire verb aim, hope
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crave, hanker, pursue
assail verb attack, usually with words assault, impugn, lambaste, malign, revile, vilify to assail a task is to approach it with the intent of mastering it, from Latin salire 'to leap'; assault is also based on this word and assail and assault can be synonyms assess verb evaluate, determine appraise, gauge, peg, reckon assiduous adjective hard-working diligent, grinding, indefatigable, sedulous lazy, negligent
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assuage verb soothe, relieve alleviate, mitigate, mollify, pacify, quench, tranquilize exacerbate, upset astute adjective perceptive adroit, perspicacious, sagacious asinine, imbecile, obtuse
asylum noun refuge ivory, sanctuary, security
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asylum noun psychiatric hospital institution, sanatorium atone verb compensate; make amends for former misdoing appease, expiate
atrophy noun wasting away, disintegration decline, degeneracy, deterioration
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attain verb achieve, accomplish acquire, reap, score, snag obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort abandon, forfeit, surrender attribute noun feature aspect, facet, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk, trait attribute verb ascribe, assign to source apply, associate, connect atypical nonconforming aberrant, anomalous, divergent, heteroclite conforming, normal, ordinary
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audacious adjective reckless, daring dauntless, gutty, intrepid, valiant gentle, meek, timid, yielding audacious adjective arrogant, presumptuous bantam, brash, defiant, impertinent, impudent humble, modest, timid audible adjective able to be heard aural, discernible, perceptible inaudible augment verb make greater; improve aggrandize, amplify, intensify, magnify augment means to add more of the same thing; supplement means to add something, usually to make up for a deficiency decrease, degrade auspicious adjective encouraging; favorable felicitous, halcyon, propitious auspicious implies success in the future while propitious means favorable conditions are present; auspicious means promising or of good omen - not just special or memorable inauspicious, inopportune, ominous
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austere adjective severe in manner ascetic, inexorable, obdurate, stern bland, calm, gentle, meek, mild
austere adjective refraining; abstinent abstemious, chaste, economical, puritanical elaborate, extravagant, indulgent
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avarice noun extreme greed avidity, cupidity, frugality, parsimony generosity, philanthropy avenge verb retaliate chasten, punish, redress, vindicate aversion noun dislike; opposition abhorrence, abomination, allergy, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, detestation aversion is something that originates from within, whereas adversity is something that originates from without; adverse is usually applied to situations while averse is used to describe a person's attitude affection, care, fondness
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Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: balk verb stop short demur, evade, refuse, resist balk verb thwart baffle, counteract, disconcert, foil aid, help ballad noun narrative song chant, ditty, serenade banal adjective commonplace bland, hackneyed, insipid, mundane, pabulum, pedestrian new, original bane noun cause of misery affliction, calamity, nuisance, pest, plague, scourge, venom, woe
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fortune, good luck battery series of similar things array, bunch, cluster assault is an attempt or threat to do physical harm while battery is unjustified application of force; assault and battery is carrying out of threatened physical harm or violence individual battery physical abuse assault, mayhem, mugging, onslaught beguile
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Part of Speech: verb Definition: fool betray, con, dupe, entice, lure, manipulate benign kindly amiable, complaisant, congenial benign refers to a trait or characteristic; benignant to a tendency or disposition hateful, hostile, malignant benign
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Part of Speech: adjective Definition: mild, especially describing weather auspicious, balmy, fortunate, propitious, temperate
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bad, severe bequeath verb give in a will

Bestow, grant, impart, transmit
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berate verb criticize hatefully

Castigate, censure, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, revile, scorch Compliment, hail, praise
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bereft adjective lacking; missing

Deprived, destitute, devoid, impoverished
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beseech verb beg

Crave, entreat, implore, invoke, petition, and solicit Give, offer
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bilk verb cheat
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blandish verb flatter

Allure, beguile, coax, entice
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blemish noun flaw

clamorous, effervescent, impetuous, obstreperous, rambunctious, raucous, rowdy
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Bloom, blur, lump, macula, scar, smudge, snag blight noun disease; plague
Affliction, pest, rot, scourge Blessing, boon
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boisterous adjective noisy and mischievous

Calm, restrained
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adjective pompous, grandiloquent

Common, conservative, conventional Humble, quiet, reserved, restrained
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boon noun advantage

Benevolence, gift, grant, gratuity
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bourgeois adjective commonplace
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Adventurous, imaginative, inspired
brazen adjective brash, unashamed

Audacious, blatant, defiant, impertinent, impudent,
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Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: cacophony noun dissonance Discord, harshness
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Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: cadence noun rhythm Accent, intonation, swing
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cajole verb attempt to coax; flatter Banter, inveigle, maneuver, tantalize
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Bully, repel callous adjective cruel, insensitive apathetic, unsusceptibleNotes: callus is a hard patch of skin; callous is an adjective meaning 'indifferent to suffering' or 'hardened' Compassionate, tender calumny noun
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slander Defamation, lie
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Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: candor noun complete honesty naivet, probity, unequivocalness, veracity Artifice, deception, guile canvas noun coarse material Tarpaulin, tenting Notes: canvas is the noun (fabric etc.) and canvass is generally a verb (to solicit, question) - though a canvass can be an examination of pros and cons
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Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: capacious adjective ample, extensive Abundant, dilatable, vast, voluminous Cramped, squeezed capitulate verb give in Bow, succumb, yield recapitulate means to briefly summarize and repeat the main points; capitulate means to surrender under agreed conditions
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Defend, fight capricious adjective given to sudden behavior change arbitrary, erratic, mutable, notional, vagarious Constant, dependable, staid captivate verb attract, enchant Allure, beguile, enrapture, gratify, infatuate, intrigue
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Disgust, disillusion carouse verb make merry, often with liquor Frolic, imbibe, quaff, Cain, roister,wassail Sad, grieve
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catalog/catalogue noun written or printed matter featuring a selection of objects Cartulary, compendium, synopsis
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caucus noun group gathered to make decision Assembly, conclave, convention, council, parley
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caustic adjective burning, corrosive Acerbic, corroding, mordant, pungent, tart Calm, mild cavort verb frolic, prance Caper, caracole, censure noun severe criticism admonition, condemnation, obloquy, rebuke, remonstrance,
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Notes: to censor is to disallow portions or the entireties of books, plays, etc. on the grounds that they transgress propriety, 'to scrutinize, revise, or cut,' expurgate or suppress; to censure is to criticize vehemently or harshly, or condemn
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Approval, compliment, endorsement, ratification, recommendation,
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chaos noun utter confusion bedlam, clutter, entropy, muddle, pandemonium, turmoil Calm, harmony chastise verb scold, discipline Berate, castigate, censure, upbraid
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Cheer, compliment cherish verb care about deeply adore, nurture
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Abandon, denounce chide verb criticize, lecture Admonish, berate, exprobate Compliment, laud
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chronological adjective in consecutive time Historical, juncture, progressive circuitous adjective going around, indirect Ambiguous, labyrinthine, oblique, rambling Direct, straight circumlocution
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noun indirect speech Euphemism, periphrases, pleonasm, prolixity, tautology Conciseness, terseness circumscribe verb mark off, delimit Confine, delineate, girdle, trammel Free, open circumspect adjective cautious, discreet Cagey, canny, meticulous, prudent, sagacious Audacious, rash circumvent verb fool, mislead beguile, bilk, hoodwink, outflank
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Aid, permit clairvoyant adjective intuitive, psychic Discerning, judicious, prescient, prophetic clamor noun
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loud cry; commotion agitation, pandemonium, ruckus, vociferation Quiet, silence clandestine adjective secret, sly Covert, illegitimate, illicit Forthright, truthful cleave verb divide, split Hack, hew, whack Join, meld, and unite clemency noun forgiveness Compassion, endurance, No mercy clergy noun ministry of church Canonry, ecclesiastics, pastorate
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Notes: clergy first meant 'learning, scholarship' and clerk had the original meaning 'man ordained to the Christian ministry' Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: cloying adjective sickly sweet
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Drippy, mushy, saccharine, sappy coagulate verb clot Coalesce, consolidate, curdle, gelatinize Dilute, melt, unclog coalesce verb blend, come together Amalgamate, Divide, separate cobbler noun shoemaker Boot maker, cordwainer, shoe repairman coerce verb compel, press Beset, impel, menace, Leave alone cogent adjective effective Apt, conclusive puissant Impotent, invalid cognizant
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adjective aware Apprehensive Ignorant, unaware coherent adjective understandable Articulate, consistent, lucid
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Disorganized collateral adjective indirect, secondary Accessory, appurtenant, concurrent Chief, principal colloquial adjective particular, familiar to an area, informal Chatty, demotic, dialectal, jive Formal, standard collusion noun secret understanding, often with intent to defraud
Diddling, graft, , intrigue
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Notes: cooperation is always positive, collaboration is positive except in wartime (working with the enemy), and collusion is always negative (working together in secret for a dishonest purpose)
colossus noun giant thing Cyclops, behemoth, leviathan, mammoth combustion noun explosion; on fire Agitation, candescence, tumult
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commensurate adjective adequate, corresponding Appropriate, coextensive Inadequate, incommensurate commodious adjective ample, spacious Capacious, extensive Confined, cramped compelling adjective irresistible Coercive, fascinating, imperative Discretional, elective, optional compensate verb make restitution
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Guerdon, recompense, recoup Deprive, forfeit complacency noun contentment Satisfaction, smugness complement noun companion, counterpart Aggregate, augmentation, consummation
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compliant adjective obedient Docile meek, submissive, Recalcitrant compliment noun praise, flattery Adulation, cajolery, eulogy, laud, ovation, panegyric
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Censure, denunciation, slander compound noun combination, mixture Aggregate, amalgam, conglomerate, fusion, medley
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confection noun sweet food Candy, dainty confidant noun close friend Acquaintance, adherent,
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Enemy, foe conflagration noun large fire Blaze, holocaust, inferno confluence noun coming together Concurrence, convergence conformist noun person in agreement Bourgeois, emulator confound verb confuse Abash, perplex
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Clarify, enlighten congeal verb coagulate Concrete, gelato, Dissolve, melt, congenial adjective friendly, compatible Affable, congruous, Incompatible, uncongenial congregation noun assembled group, especially concerned with church-going Aggregation, congruity noun agreement accord, coherence, compatible Conflict connive verb plot, scheme Cabal, cogitate,
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Notes: one connives at something but conspires with somebody
consecrate verb hold in high religious regard Anoint, exalt, sanctify, venerate Deprecate consensus noun general agreement Concurrence, consent, unison
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Notes: a census is an official, periodic, count of the population; a consensus is an agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
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Disagreement consign verb entrust, hand over for care Commend to, confide Hold, retain consolation noun relief, comfort Alleviation, lenity,
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Agitation, antagonism consonant adjective agreeing, consistent
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Agnate, analogous, congenial, congruous Dissonant, incongruous constituent adjective component, part Division, elemental, integral Whole. construe verb deduce; explain Analyze, decipher, explicate consummate adjective ultimate, best Accomplished, transcendent, unmitigated Incomplete, worst contentious adjective quarrelsome Antagonistic, belligerent, combative, petulant, querulous contravene verb go against, contradict abjure, counteract, impugn, infringe, refute, repudiate, spurn,
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thwart, transgress, traverse
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Aid, assent, and concur
contrite adjective regretful Apologetic, chastened, compunctious, Mean, unrepentant
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conundrum noun puzzle Enigma, mystery convene verb bring together; meet Congregate, convoke, corral Adjourn, disperse convention noun conference Confab convivial adjective fun-loving Genial, hilarious, jocund Blah, solemn, staid
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convoluted adjective complicated Intricate, labyrinthine, serpentine, tangled Simple copious adjective abundant Exuberant, galore Lacking, meager corpulence noun obesity Portliness, stoutness
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corroborate verb back up information, story Approve, , validate
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Contradict, deny corrosive adjective consuming, wearing; bitter Acerbic, acrid, caustic, Contributing, fortifying
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cosmopolitan adjective worldly-wise Catholic, ecumenical, gregarious, Country, rustic
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counteract verb do opposing action Buck, contravene cupidity noun greed, strong desire
Avarice, avidity, craving, infatuation, voracity Dislike, distaste
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cursory adjective casual, hasty

Desultory, haphazard, perfunctory
Notes: cursory means 'superficial'; cursorial is 'pertaining or adapted to running' Antonyms: Complete, meticulous

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Blunt, brusque, churlish, concise, laconic, peremptory,
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Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: daunt verb frighten, alarm Baffle, consternate, intimidate, thwart Assist, embolden, incite, dearth noun insufficiency, scarcity Defect, exiguousness, paucity Abundance, excess debacle noun catastrophe collapse, defeasance, fiasco, havoc, Boon, miracle debase verb degrade, shame abase, cripple, debauch, demean Elevate, laud, praise debauch verb deprave, corrupt Debase, defile, intrigue, inveigle, vitiate
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debunk verb disprove, ridicule discover, disparage Prove, uphold decorous . adjective appropriate, suitable Decent, demure, sedate, staid Impolite, unrefined decry verb criticize, blame Abuse, asperse, calumniate, censure, reprobate, vilify Applaud, exalt, laud deface verb mar, mutilate Blemish, contort, dilapidate, obliterate Adorn, embellish, mend defamatory adjective libelous, slanderous Abusive, calumnious, contumelious, denigrating
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defer verb hold off, put off Adjourn, procrastinate, remit, retard Advance, expedite, and forge deferential adjective respectful, considerate Courteous, insinuative, obsequious, reverential, saccharine
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Notes: deferential means showing courteous expression of regard or respect; difference is the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; differential means relating to or showing a difference or the quality of the difference between similar things
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Arrogant, immodest defile verb corrupt, violate Adulterate, besmirch, contaminate, debase Clean, purify, sanctify deft adjective agile, clever adept, adroit, apt Awkward, clumsy, inept defunct adjective extinct, not functioning inanimate, invalid, obsolete
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Alive, operative, valid delegate noun representative, often governmental Emissary, envoy, senator, surrogate deleterious adjective harmful, damaging Bad, destructive, detrimental, pernicious Aiding, helpful deliberate adjective intentional Advised, conscious, scrupulous, Chance, indeterminate delineate verb describe; outline Depict, portray, trace demagogue noun agitating person Agitator, fanatic, incendiary demarcation noun boundary, division Bound, confine
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demean verb humble, humiliate Abase, disparage Boost, enhance demure adjective reserved, affected Bashful, decorous, reticent
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depravity noun corruption, immorality Abandonment, debauchery, perversion, profligacy Honor, morality, nobility deprecate verb belittle, condemn Depreciate, expostulate, mudsling, Approve, commend derelict adjective careless, negligent delinquent, lax, remiss, slack Careful deride verb make fun of; insult Banter, detract, disparage Commend, praise, revere derivative adjective borrowed, transmitted from source Acquired, cognate Inventive, unique
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desecrate verb abuse, violate Contaminate, desolate, devastate Honor, praise, sanctify desiccate verb take moisture out of Divest, exsiccate, parch, sear, shrivel Moisten, wet desolate adjective unused, barren Derelict, isolated, solitary
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despondent adjective depressed

Dejected, forlorn, melancholy, morose, woebegone,
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Oppressor, tyrant

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destitute adjective down and out; wanting

Bereft, depleted, impecunious, impoverished Lucky, prosperous

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deter verb check, inhibit from action

Impede, obviate, preclude, avert, daunt Encourage, instigate

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devious adjective dishonest, crafty

Deceitful, duplicitous, errant, surreptitious Artless, honest

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dialect noun local speech

cant, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular
Notes: a dialect is geographical or social variety of speech, whereas dialectic is a form of reasoning or argumentation that focuses on resolving contradictions

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diaphanous adjective fine, see-through

Chiffon, gauzy, gossamer, pellucid Opaque, thick

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didactic adjective educational

Donnish, exhortative, homiletic,

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diffident adjective hesitant; unconfident

Bashful, coy, demure Bold, confident

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diffuse adjective spread out

broadcast, universal Compact, concentrated, confined

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dilatory adjective procrastinating

deliberate, laggard Diligent, eager
discordant adjective not in harmony; conflicting
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discrepancy noun conflict, disagreement

Contrariety, disparity, dissonance, incongruity Agreement, concordance, parity
discretion noun caution, judgment
Synonyms: acumen, deliberation, diplomacy, discernment, gumption, perspicacity, sagacity, solicitude

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discursive adjective ambling

Deviating, erratic, prolix, roving
disdain noun hate; indifference
Synonyms: aversion, hauteur, insolence Notes: contempt is a more engaged, more involved feeling of disapproval than disdain Antonyms: Admiration, esteem
disgruntled adjective unhappy; critical
Synonyms: Annoyed, cranky, griping, grouchy, grousing, grumpy, sullen, vexed Antonyms: Contented, satisfied

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dishearten verb depress, ruin one's hopes

Crush, daunt, disparage, Encourage, hearten, inspirit

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contrary, various
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Main Entry: Definition: Synonyms: Antonyms: Main Entry: Definition: Synonyms: Notes: ebullient enthusiastic agitated, buoyant, elated, exhilarated, exuberant, frothy apathetic, disinterested eclectic comprehensive, general assorted, catholic, dilettantish eclectic means selecting what seems best of various styles, methods, or ideas while esoteric means intended for and understandable by only a small knowledgeable group specific, unvaried ecstatic very happy, blissful beatific, delirious, elated, euphoric despaired, sorrowful, tormented edict pronouncement, order canon, decree, dictate, enactment, manifesto, precept an edict is a formal or authoritative proclamation; an addict is someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or someone who is a devoted supporter or fan efface erase delete, eliminate, expunge, obliterate effervescent fizzing, foaming expansive, fermenting, frothing, resilient flat, stale Part of Speech: adjective
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effervescent enthusiastic, vivacious animated, ebullient, exhilarated, exuberant inactive, sober efficacious efficient, productive competent, effectual, potent, puissant effective means 'having a (desired) result or effect,' effectual is 'succeeding in producing a desired result or effect,' and efficacious means the same as effectual as well as 'serving as an effective solution or remedy' if something is efficacious, it is able to produce the desired result; efficacy means the power to produce effects incapable, inefficient effrontery nerve, boldness audacity, impertinence, impudence, insolence effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult manners, modesty effulgent glowing, luminous beaming, incandescent, lambent, lucent egregious outstandingly bad; outrageous arrant, atrocious, heinous, nefarious, notorious egregious means conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; exceptional means well above average or surpassing what is common or usual or expected minor, slight
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elaborate intricate; involved elegant, embellished, labyrinthine, ornate, ostentatious normal, regular elated very happy blissful, ecstatic, elevated, euphoric, jubilant depressed, sorrowful elegy dirge knell, lament, plaint, requiem, threnody elicit draw out badger, educe, evince, squeeze elicit means to call forth emotions, feelings, and responses or to bring out or draw out, while illicit means contrary to or forbidden by law - unlawful hide, suppress eloquent having a skillful way with words ardent, articulate, fecund, fervid, magniloquent, rhetorical dull, inarticulate elucidate explain in detail annotate, exemplify, explicate, illuminate confuse, distract, obscure elude avoid; escape circumvent, confound, eschew, evade, thwart elude means to escape or evade from while allude
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emollient soothing balsamic, demulcent, lenitive, palliative emollient lotion lenitive, liniment, salve, unguent emote express emotion exaggerate, overplay empathy understanding affinity, comprehension, concord empathy denotes a deep emotional understanding of another's feelings or problems, while sympathy is more general and can apply to small annoyances or setbacks sympathy means the stimulation in a person of feelings that are similar in kind to those that affect another person; empathy means a mental or affective projection into the feelings or state of mind of another person apathy, misunderstanding empirical/empiric practical; based on experience experiment, factual, observational, pragmatic hypothetical, speculative, theoretical empirical describes results determined by experiment and observed behavior or facts; theoretical describes results that are based on guesswork or hypothesis - and pragmatic is contrasted with theoretical on the grounds that the former proceeds from what is demonstrably practical, the latter from conjecture
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emulate copy the actions of challenge, compete, imitate emulate means to strive to equal, excel, or match by imitating; imitate means to reproduce or copy someone's behavior or looks enamor fascinate, captivate enchant, enrapture, enthrall dislike, hate encore another round of applause; repeat acclamation, plaudits, repetition encumber bother, burden clog, cramp, discommode, hamper, impede, aid, assist enervate tire, wear out debilitate, fatigue, jade, sap, vitiate energize means to cause to be alert or to invigorate while enervate means to weaken mentally or morally enervate means 'drain energy or vigor from' (from Latin enervare 'weaken by extraction of the sinews') and innervate means 'supply with energy' (Latin in- 'in' and nervus 'strength, vigor, energy') innervate means 'to stimulate or give nervous energy,' the opposite of enervate empower, energize, invigorate enfranchise set free citizenries, emancipate enslave engender
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Part of Speech: verb Definition: Synonyms: Antonyms: Main Entry: cause to happen; cause an action arouse, beget, breed, incite, muster, procreate finish, halt enigmatic/enigmatical
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: Synonyms: Antonyms: Main Entry: mysterious ambiguous, cryptic, inexplicable, obscure, oracular clear, obvious enigmatic
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: Synonyms: Antonyms: Main Entry: mysterious cryptic, enigmatical, equivocal, obscure, occult, oracular clear, known, obvious, plain enmity
Part of Speech: noun Definition: Synonyms: Antonyms: hatred, animosity acrimony, alienation, antagonism, malevolence, malice, rancor affinity, fellowship, friendship, good will, kindness, love
Concept: Enmity. Category: 1. Social Affections Synonyms: Enmity, hostility, alienation, malevolence Antonyms: friendship Main Entry: entail
Part of Speech: verb Definition: Synonyms: Main Entry: require; result in encompass, occasion, tangle enthrall
Part of Speech: verb Definition: Synonyms: Antonyms: captivate beguile, fascinate, hypnotize, intrigue, rivet bore, weary
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ephemeral momentary, passing brief, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, transitory, volatile enduring, eternal, perpetual epitome abbreviation compendium, conspectus, prcis, recapitulation, synopsis addition, expansion, equanimity levelheadedness aplomb, equability, imperturbability, phlegm agitation, anxiety equivocal doubtful, uncertain ambiguous, dubious, oblique, obscure, tenebrous ambiguous is vague by accident or intent; equivocal is vague by intent clear, obvious erudite well-educated, cultured savvy, scholastic, common, ignorant eschew have nothing to do with abandon, abjure, abstain embrace, like
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esoteric mysterious, obscure abstruse, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, inscrutable, mystic, occult, profound eclectic means selecting what seems best of various styles, methods, or ideas while esoteric means intended for and understandable by only a small knowledgeable group familiar, obvious espouse stand up for; support accept, adopt forsake, reject espouse marry betroth, unite divorce ethereal delicate, heavenly aerial, celestial, gossamer, spiritual, tenuous earthly, worldly etymology word history derivation, etymon, source entomology is the study of insects while etymology is the study of the sources and development of words evanescent adjective transient brief, fading, fleeting, tenuous
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evince manifest attest, indicate, prove exacerbate infuriate; make worse aggravate, envenom, vex, worsen to aggravate is to make something worse, while to exacerbate is to increase something's bitterness or harshness aid, soothe exalt promote, praise aggrandize, ennoble, erect, extol, laud, magnify exalt means to elevate, praise, or raise a person or thing; exult means to rejoice greatly castigate, condemn, criticize exasperate upset, provoke aggravate, exacerbate, incense, infuriate, irk, comfort, placate, soothe excavate dig up hollow, quarry, scoop, scrape, fill exculpate forgive acquit, amnesty, exonerate, vindicate to exculpate is 'to free from accusation or blame' while exonerate is literally 'to free from a burden' blame, condemn, sentence excursion journey
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digression, expedition, ramble abhorrent disgusting despicable, execrable, loathsome exhort urge, warn admonish, incite, preach, prick, prod, spur exigent urgent, pressing acute, clamant, imperative, insistent, menacing ordinary, usual exorbitant extravagant, excessive enormous, extortionate, inordinate, towering cheap, moderate exonerate excuse, clear of responsibility or blame acquit, exculpate, liberate, sanitize, vindicate to exculpate is 'to free from accusation or blame' while exonerate is literally 'to free from a burden' accuse, condemn, incarcerate expedient worthwhile, appropriate beneficial, judicious, opportune, pragmatic, prudent inappropriate, inexpedient expedient resource contrivance, maneuver, refuge, stratagem expiate
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make amends for amend, compensate, redeem expunge destroy, obliterate abolish, annihilate, annul, extirpate build, construct expurgate censor, cut cleanse, decontaminate, lustrate, purge, purify allow, permit extant in existence contemporary, instant dead, extinct extol sing the praises of acclaim, bless, eulogize, exalt, hymn, laud blame, criticize extraneous unneeded; irrevelant accidental, impertinent, peripheral, redundant, superfluous, appropriate, integral, pertinent extraneous foreign adventitious, alien, exotic, extrinsic national, native extricate get out of a situation; relieve of responsibility deliver, detach, disencumber, sever entangle, involve
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exult be joyful cheer, jubilate, rejoice exalt means to elevate, praise, or raise a person or thing; exult means to rejoice greatly grieve, mourn exult boast bluster, brag, triumph, vaunt conceal, hide
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very careful, meticulous captious, dainty, demanding, finicky, punctilious, queasy, squeamish, indifferent, uncouth fathom discern, understand appreciate, apprehend, penetrate, perceive, probe misunderstand, not get fecund productive breeding, fertile, prolife rant, prolific, spawning impotent, sterile felicitous appropriate, suitable applicable, apposite, apt, pertinent inappropriate, infelicitous, inopportune feral untamed brutal, ferocious, fervent/fervid enthusiastic, excited ardent, devout, ecstatic, pious, unfeigned, vehement discouraged, dispirited, impassive fetid foul, rancid fusty, loathsome, lousy, malodorous, mephitic, noxious, putrid, repugnant aromatic, clean, fragrant
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fetter tie up, hold bind, clog, hinder, hobble, manacle, repress a manacle (handcuff shackle) comes from Latin manus 'hand'; the ankle counterpart is fetter free, release fickle vacillating, blowing hot and cold arbitrary, capricious, coquettish cognizant, reliable, steady fidelity faithfulness in a relationship allegiance, ardor, fealty, loyalty, piety infidelity, lying, treachery figurative
Part of Speech: adjective not literal, but symbolic allegorical, emblematic, ornate literal, real, straightforward flabbergast surprise abash, astound, overwhelm expect flaccid drooping debilitated, emasculated, enervated, lax, limp firm, taut, tight flagrant flaunting, blatant; without shame arrant, atrocious, egregious, notorious, ostentatious
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flagrant implies shocking and reprehensible, while blatant is obvious, contrived, and usually obnoxious; flagrant is a stronger term than blatant concealed, mild, restrained florid very elaborate aureate, baroque, embellished, euphuistic, figurative, flamboyant, magniloquent, ornate, rhetorical, sonorous floriated means 'decorated with flowers' while florid is 'blooming with flowers' natural, plain flout show contempt for affront, defy one flaunts (makes much of) something of one's own (wealth, good looks, education) while one flouts (disregards or violates) something outside oneself (convention, law, regulation); to flaunt is to show off and to flout is to treat with contempt or disregard with smugness honor, respect forage search madly for explore, pilfer, plunder, raid, rake, scour forbearance resisting, avoidance abstinence, endurance, fortitude continuation, indulgence forestall keep from happening anticipate, avert, deter, thwart forlorn hopeless, inconsolable
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abandoned, cynical, futile, pessimistic, solitary, woebegone lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship, while lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness; forlorn and desolate are even more isolated and sad cheerful, consolable, happy forsake abandon, turn one's back on abdicate, forgo, jettison, jilt, relinquish, repudiate return, revert fortitude strength of mind; guts endurance, grit, intrepidity, mettle, tenacity, valiancy, valor, cowardice, weakness fortuitous lucky, accidental arbitrary, contingent accidental stresses chance; fortuitous so strongly suggests chance that it often connotes absence of cause aleatory refers to the present or future while fortuitous is more about past events fortunate means having unexpected good fortune or luck; fortuitous means happening by chance or coming or occurring by accident or without any known cause calculated, deliberate, intentional forum meeting colloquium, conclave, congregation foster promote, support advance, champion, foment, harbor, nurture condemn, discourage
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foster give care or accommodation to assist, nourish, oblige, sustain ignore, neglect fraught full of abounding, bristling, laden, replete empty frenetic maniacal corybantic, delirious, demented, frenzied, insane frantic (from Latin phrenecticus 'frenetic') pertains to a mental state or condition, to a frame of mind, whereas that of frenetic pertains rather to a type of behavior or conduct balanced, calm frivolous trivial, silly barmy, facetious, juvenile, volatile, whimsical grave, mature, sensible, serious, solemn, thoughtful, wise frugal economical abstemious, canny, meticulous, parsimonious, prudent, thrifty frugal refers more directly to practicing economy in the course of shopping for goods or services, whereas thrifty applies more to the preservation of funds generous, lavish furtive sneaky, secretive cautious, clandestine, cloaked, covert, elusive, evasive forthright, honest
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grandiloquence bombast boastful, eloquence, fustian, magniloquence, rant, turgidity magniloquence refers to a language that is lofty and
extravagant, whereas grandiloquence refers to a language that is pompous or bombastic Main Entry: Definition: Synonyms: Notes: gratuitous free complimentary, gratis, spontaneous, willing grateful means feeling or showing gratitude or feeling thankful; gratified means having received what was desired; gratuitous means costing nothing or free unnecessary or unwarranted - without cause costly, expensive gregarious friendly affable, clubby, convivial, cordial cool, introverted grievous severe, painful; serious afflicting, agonizing, appalling, atrocious, calamitous, deplorable, dire, egregious, flagrant, offensive, onerous good, pleasant guile slyness, cleverness artifice, chicanery, dissemblance, treachery honesty, naivety Part of Speech: adjective
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Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: haughty adjective arrogant
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cavalier*, conceited, contemptuous, egotistic, hoity-toity, imperious, lofty, on high horse, sniffy snooty, snotty, stuck-up, supercilious, superior, uppity
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meek, shy hackneyed adjective clichd, tired
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banal, conventional, corny*, hokey, moth-eaten pedestrian*, quotidian, stereotyped, threadbare, tripe, trite, original, uncommon hallowed adjective holy, revered anointed, beatified,consecrated, enshrined,inviolable, sacrosanct,
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sanctified, unprofane
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Desecrated, profane, unsanctified hapless adjective unfortunate hexed, ill-fated, infelicitous, jinxed, Jonah, untoward, voodooed,
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woeful, wretched
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Fortuitous, fortunate, lucky, well-off
harangue noun long lecture diatribe, exhortation, jeremiad, philippic, screed, sermon, spiel*,
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spouting, tirade Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition:
hardy adjective strong, tough
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acclimatized, brawny, burly, hefty, indefatigable, inured, rugged, stalwart, staunch, tenacious, Notes: hardy means 'strong, durable, capable' - while hearty means 'strong' in a more active way as in hearty appetite, applause, meal
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infirm, tender, unhealthy, harrowing adjective dangerous, frightening
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agonizing, chilling, excruciating, heart-rending, racking, tormenting, traumatic Calming, pleasant hedonist noun person who seeks pleasure above other values
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Bon vivant, debauchee, epicure, gourmand, lecher, libertine, profligate, sensualist, sybarite, voluptuary ascetic
hegemony noun dominion Authority, predominance heinous adjective horrifying, monstrous
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abhorrent, atrocious, execrable, flagitious, flagrant, iniquitous, nefarious, raunchy, scandalous, vicious, Glorious, magnificent heterogeneous adjective assorted, miscellaneous amalgamate, composite, conglomerate incongruous, mosaic, ,
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unallied, variegated
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Homogeneous hiatus noun pause, interruption aperture, breach, , interim, lacuna, lapse, rift, Continuation hierarchy noun order due order, echelons, pecking order, pyramid, hypocrisy noun deceitfulness, pretense
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affectation, bigotry, cant, casuistry, deceit, dissembling, doubledealing, glibness, mockery, pharisaicalness, pharisaic, phoniness, pietism, quackery, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, speciousness, unctuousness
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Forthrightness, righteousness, sincerity, hypothetical adjective guessed, assumed
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assumptive, concocted, conjecturable, conjectural, contestable, debatable, equivocal, postulated, presumptive, presupposed, , problematic, stochastic, theoreticu, vague
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factual, measured, proved
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Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: iconoclast noun detractor Cynic, dissident, heretic, idiosyncratic adjective peculiar Distinctive, personal idolatrous adjective fetishistic Heathen, pagan ignominious adjective humiliating
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Discreditable, inglorious illicit adjective not legal; forbidden adulterous, contraband, felonious, furtive
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Notes: elicit means to call forth emotions, feelings, and responses or to bring out or draw out, while illicit means contrary to or forbidden by law - unlawful literally, illegitimate is 'not lawful' and illicit is 'not allowed' a form of conduct will be illicit and a type of practice will be illegal
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Blessed, legitimate, licit immerse verb submerge in liquid asperse, baptize, bathe, bury, souse
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Notes: immerse means to thrust into or engross fully; submerge means sink below the surface or put under water
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Dry, retrieve immutable adjective unchangeable Abiding, perpetual, sacrosanct, steadfast, Alterable, mutable impeccable adjective above suspicion; flawless Aces, immaculate, infallible, unblemished, unerring,
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unflawed
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Blemished, flawed
impecunious adjective poverty-stricken Beggared, impoverished, strapped Moneyed, rich imperative adjective necessary Clamant, exigent, obligatory Inessential, optional imperious adjective bossy, overbearing despotic, dictatorial, domineering, haughty, peremptory,
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tyrannical
Notes: imperial pertains to the qualities of power and royalty; imperious implies that someone is overbearing or domineering
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Fawning, servile, subservient impertinent adjective bold, disrespectful Contumelious, lippy, meddlesome, presumptuous, prying Kind, mannered impervious adjective unable to be penetrated Hermetic, unpierceable, unreceptive
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Exposed, penetrable impetuous adjective acting without thinking Ardent, fervid, precipitate, spontaneous, unbridled Calm, cautious, circumspect, impinge verb trespass encroach, infringe, intrude, invade, meddle, obtrude, pry
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Notes: to impinge is to come into contact or encroach or have an impact; to infringe is to encroach on a right or privilege or to violate
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Avoid, dodge implacable adjective merciless, cruel
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inexorable, rancorous, relentless,: placable is 'of a tolerant nature' - the opposite of implacable Kind, nice, implement noun agent, tool Apparatus, contraption, contrivance, implicate verb imply, involve Accuse, embroil, entangle, impute,
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Defend, pardon implicit adjective included without question, inherent, absolute mplicative, inarticulate, inevitable,
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Notes: implicit means implied though not directly expressed; explicit means precisely and clearly expressed
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Explicit, specific impregnable adjective unyielding firm, fortified, impenetrable, invincible, impudent adjective bold, shameless
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Arrant, audacious, blatant, bumptious, contumelious, impertinent, presumptuous Humble, modest impute verb attribute Adduce, ascribe, insinuate Defend, guard inane adjective stupid Asinine, fatuous, imbecilic, jejune,
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Notes: inane means silly, lacking significance or insubstantial; insane means mentally deranged, mad or very foolish
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Bright, intelligent inarticulate adjective unable to speak well Faltering, maundering, muffled, Articulate, communicative incarnate adjective in bodily form Exteriorized, substantiated, tangible incendiary adjective causing trouble, damage Demagogic, dissentious, malevolent, provocative, Peacemaking incessant adjective never-ending, persistent Interminable, monotonous, perpetual, Broken, intermittent inchoate adjective undeveloped, beginning Amorphous, embryonic, incipient
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Developed, mature incisive adjective intelligent Concise, , perspicacious, profound, trenchant Incompetent, stupid inclination noun tendency, bent appetite, aptitude, bias, idiosyncrasy persuasion, predilection, ,
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proclivity, proneness, Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition:
incontrovertible adjective beyond dispute Authentic, irrefutable, unequivocal, Changeable, controvertible, incorrigible adjective bad, hopeless Abandoned, inveterate, irredeemable Good, manageable increment noun small step toward gain Accession, augmentation Decrease, loss
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incumbent adjective obligatory Binding, compelling indefatigable adjective untiring Industrious, ironclad, pertinacious, strenuous Fatigued, tired indigenous adjective native, inborn autochthonous, chthonic, congenital, connate Alien, foreign indigent adjective poor Destitute, impecunious, impoverished, penurious Rich, wealthy indignation noun anger animus, Glee, happiness indolent adjective lazy
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Drony, lackadaisical, languid, sluggish, torpid Active, energetic, enthusiastic, indomitable adjective steadfast, unyielding
Good, virtue

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injunction noun decree

admonition, , embargo, exhortation, writ

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innate adjective inherited, native

congenital, connate, inbred
Notes: the word innate means 'inborn' and should apply to living things; inherent is 'essential, intrinsic' and applies best to nonliving things like ideas Antonyms: Acquired, extrinsic

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innocuous adjective harmless

Banal, in obnoxious, insipid, jejune Bad, destructive

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introduce verb begin, institute

commence, inaugurate, induct Close, finish
innuendo noun suggestion

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inoculate verb immunize

Inject, vaccinate
inquisitor noun questioner
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interrogator, prober, res: exigent, gluttonous, importunate, insatiate, rapacious, ravenous earcher insatiable adjective voracious, wanting
Fulfilled, satiable

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insidious adjective sneaky, tricky

Machiavellian, astute, perfidious, perilous,
Notes: insidious (Latin insider 'to lie in wait for,' from sedere 'sit') describes stealthy, treacherous behavior; invidious behavior arouses ill will, animosity, or hostility Antonyms: Fair, sincere

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insinuate verb hint, suggest

Allude, ascribe, connote Conceal, withhold insipid
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dull, uninteresting
Anemic, innocuous, jejune, mundane, nebbish,
Notes: sipid - of pleasing taste, flavor, or character - is the opposite of insipid Antonyms: Exciting, exhilarating
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instigate verb nfluence, provoke

Abet, actuate, Halt, prevent

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insular adjective narrow-minded

Bigoted, parochial, secluded Broad-minded, unbiased, unprejudiced
insurgent adjective rebellious
Synonyms: Anarchical, contumacious, factious, insurrectionary, mutinous, seditious Antonyms: Obedient, subordinate

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integral adjective necessary, basic

Component, intrinsic Extrinsic, supplemental

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interject verb throw in; interrupt

Implant, infiltrate, infuse, insinuate, intercalate,

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interlocutor noun conversationalist

Dialogist, interrogator

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interminable adjective infinite

protracted, unceasing, uninterrupted Bounded, finite

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intimation noun clue, hint

Implication, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, telltale,

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intractable /intransigent adjective difficult, stubborn

Cantankerous, obdurate, pertinacious, perverse,
Amenable, facile

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intransigent adjective uncompromising

Adamant, tenacious
Notes: intractable means stubborn or obstinate; intransigent is this, but implies being more intense and refusing to compromise or change

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intrepid adjective brave, nervy

Audacious, doughty stalwart, valiant, valorous Cowardly, meek, timid
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inundate

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verb drown, overwhelm

Deluge, submerge, swamp, whelm Underwhelm

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inure verb accustom

Acclimate
invective noun verbal abuse
Synonyms: accusation, blasphemy, castigation, diatribe, epithet, jeremiad, obloquy, philippic ,sarcasm, scurrility, tirade Antonyms: Compliment, flattery

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inveterate adjective long-standing, established

abiding, , chronic, enduring, entrenched Short-lived

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inviolable adjective divine

Holy, sacrosanct

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irascible adjective crabby

bearish, bristly, cantankerous, choleric, feisty,
Notes: irate means 'angry' while irascible means 'disposed toward or easily provoked to anger' (both are from Latin ira 'anger') Antonyms: Cheerful, happy

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iridescent adjective rainbow-colored

Irises, nacreous, opaline, polychromatic, prismatic

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irreverence noun disrespect

blasphemy, flippancy, heresy Regard, respect

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irrevocable adjective fixed, unchangeable

Doomed, immutable, indelible Alterable, reversible
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Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: jubilant adjective happy
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doing handsprings, elated, enraptured, euphoric, excited, exuberant, exultant, exulting, flipping, flying*, gleeful, rhapsodic, thrilled, tickled, triumphal, triumphant
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depressed, sorrowful, juxtaposition noun adjacency abutment, proximity, touching
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Main Entry: Part of Speech: Definition: knell verb chime bell, proclaim, signal, summon, toll,
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kudos noun praise, acclaim
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PR, eminence, esteem, flattery, illustriousness, laudation, notability, plaudits, plum, preeminence, prominence, puff, pumping up, raves, repute, strokes
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blame, criticism

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