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Pos: noun
Def: a state of society without government or law.
Syn: disorganization
Ant: order,rule
Sentence: Without law, there would be anarchy. |
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Pos: noun
Def:the act or an instance of annihilating.
Syn: demolition
Ant: untouched
Sentence: The affect of the nuclear weapon was total annihilation |
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Pos: adj.
Def: requiring great exertion
Syn: hard
Ant: easy
Sentence: The hike across the Sierra Nevada Mountains was an arduous one. |
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Pos: adj.
Def:extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal
Syn: horrifying
Ant: appealing, happy
Sentence: Killing thousands without any hesitation is an atrocious act. |
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Pos: noun
Def: a sudden and widespread disaster
Syn: tragedy
Ant: good news
Sentence: The events on September 11, 2001 were 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: It was hard to understand what was going on during the chaos after the explosion. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal
Syn: plot
Ant: disagree
Sentence: A group of terrorists were conspiring to attack the U.S. |
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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: The doctrine of atheism is becoming very popular. |
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Pos: adj.
Def: hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible
Syn: monstrous
Ant: magnificent
Sentence: Murder is an awefully heinous act. |
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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 first terrorist attack caused hysteria all over the country. |
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Pos: adj.
Def: likely to occur at any moment; impending
Syn: approaching
Ant: distant
Sentence: After they made it clear that they would not back down, war was imminent. |
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Pos: adj.
Def: beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
Syn: start
Ant: end
Sentence: The parents boasted about their incipient child who had just been born. |
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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: As the school year ended, the child's stress level began to mitigate. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts
Syn: disfigure
Ant: reconstruct
Sentence: Many war veterans come home mutilated from their battle experiences. |
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Pos: noun
Def: an agreement or treaty between two or more nations
Syn:treaty
Ant: arguement
Sentence: During WWII, Germany and the Soviet Union made a pact to not attack each other. |
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Pos: noun
Def: the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
Syn: tranquility
Ant: chaos
Sentence: The quiet top of the mountain was a very serene location to escape from the loud city. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
Syn: control
Ant: conquered
Sentence: The dog was subjugated by its new owners and never acted up again. |
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Pos: noun
Def:a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet
Syn: distress
Ant: happiness
Sentence: The gunfire created such turmoil that people couldnt think clearly. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to make or become a single unit; unite
Syn: combine
Ant: split
Sentence: The different tribes unified to fight against the people trying to take their land. |
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Pos: verb
Def: to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove
Syn: remove
Ant: give
Sentence: The boy withdrew from the band because he was to busy to make it to practice. |
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