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thoroughly skilled
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an expert
syn: (adj.) masterful, accomplished, proficient |
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(v.)
to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
syn: seek, yearn, aim for, soar |
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(adj.)
bare, dreary, dismal
syn: grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren |
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(v.)
to blame; scold
syn: upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, chastise |
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(adj.)
worthy of scorn, contemptible
syn: low, vile, cheap, sordid, detestable |
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(adj.)
small, smaller than most others of the same type
syn: undersized, miniature, tiny, compact |
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(v.)
to free from slavery; to release or liberate
syn: set loose, unchain, unshackle, unfetter |
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(adj.)
incorrect, containing mistakes
syn: mistaken, fallacious, all wrong |
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(v.)
to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit;
(n.) a feat, deed
syn: (v.) utilize, turn to advantage, misuse |
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(adj.)
made or delivered on the spur of the moment
syn: spontaneous, impromptu, off-the-cuff |
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(v.)
to make imperfect, damage, harm
syn: injure, mar, disable, cripple, enervate |
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(adj.)
not able to be defeated, unbearable
syn: unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable |
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(adj.)
drooping; without, sluggish
syn: lazy, sluggish, listless, slack, lethargic |
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(n.)
mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation;
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to get stuck
syn: (n.) marsh, swamp, bog, slough |
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(adj.)
forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
syn: brash, impudent, conspicuous, protruding |
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(n.)
an introduction to a speech or piece or writing
syn: opening, preface, prologue, preliminary |
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(v.)
to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract
syn: present, furnish, submit, make, effect |
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(adj.)
rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy
syn: rocky, crabby, blunt, harsh, hardy, tough |
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(adj.)
inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
syn: dubious, suspicious, incredulous |
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(adj.)
untidy in dress, personal habits, etc; careless, sloppy
syn: messy, untidy, slovenly, slapdash, cursory |
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