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Incessant

Indigenous

continuing without interruption;

ceaseless; unending
Syn:endless, nonstop, perpetual,
unending, unrelenting

1. existing, growing, or produced

naturally in a region or country;
belonging (to) as a native
2. innate; inherent; inborn

Ant:broken, ceasing, ending,

intermittent, interrupted

Syn:aboriginal,domestic, endemic,
homegrown, inherent
Ant:alien, foreign

Ineffable

Ineluctable

not to be uttered; that cannot be

expressed in speech; indescribable

not to be avoided or escaped

Syn:beyond words, divine,

heavenly, inexpressible,
unspeakable

Syn:inescapable, inevitable,
unavoidable , certain
Ant:avoidable, escapable

Ant:definable, describable,
utterable

Ingenuous

Insouciant

honest, trustful

calm and untroubled; carefree;

indifferent

Syn:artless, frank, guileless,

innocent, trusting
Ant:deceitful, dishonest, sly

Syn:carefree, careless,
lighthearted, unconcerned,
untroubled
Ant:anxious, high-strung, nervous

Interdict

Meticulous

prohibit; forbid

excessively careful (with great

attention to detail); painstaking;
scrupulous

Syn:banish, bar, declare illegal,

outlaw, prohibit
Ant:allow, permit

Syn:conscientious, fastidious,
fussy, precise, scrupulous
Ant:careless, messy, sloppy,
undetailed

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Misanthrope

Ostracize

a person who hates or distrusts all

people

banish from a group; exclude from

public favor; ban

Syn:pessimist, recluse, loner, cynic

Syn:blacklist, boycott, cast out,

deport, exclude

Ant:philanthropist

Ant:embrace, welcome

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Peripatetic

Piety

walking or moving about; not

staying in one place; itinerant

devotion to religious duties and

practices; the quality or state of
being pious

Syn:ambulant, itinerant, migrant,

vagrant, wandering
Ant:fixed, settled

Syn:application, devoutness,
dutifulness, godliness, , religiosity
Ant:impiety, irreverence

Plethora

Plummet

overabundance; excessive

fall sharply; fall straight down

Syn:deluge, flood, glut,

overabundance, plenty

Syn:collapse, crash,drop down, fall,

tumble

Ant:few, lack, little, rarity, scarcity

Ant:ascend, rise, shoot up

Specious

Stickler

seemingly reasonable but incorrect;

misleading (often intentionally)

a person who insists on the strict

observance of something specified

Syn:apparently right, beguiling,

delusive, fallacious

Syn:disciplinarian, enforcer, fanatic,

nitpicker, taskmaster

Ant:real, true, valid

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Sully

Tortuous

defile; soil; tarnish

winding; full of curves

Syn:besmirch, blacken, dishonor,

smudge, tarnish

Syn:circuitous, crooked,
roundabout, serpentine

Ant:compliment, enhance, praise

Ant:direct, straight, untwisted

Truculent

Ubiquitous

fierce; savage; ferocious;

pugnacious or bellicose

being everywhere; omnipresent

Syn:abusive, bellicose, combative,

contentious, vituperative
Ant:cooperative, gentle, mild, nice,
tame

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Syn:omnipresent, pervasive,
universal
Ant:rare, scarce

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