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giving assistance or support
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a helper, aid
syn: (adj.) additional, back-up; (n.) reserve, accessory |
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(adj.)
frank, sincere; impartial;
syn: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased |
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a small room or compartment
syn: enclosure, hole-in-the-wall |
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(n.)
work that is hard and tiresome
syn: toil, labor, grind |
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a representative or messenger (as of a government)
syn: agent, ambassador, emissary, minister |
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(v.)
to elevate; to increase in intensity
syn: climb, raise, ascend, mount |
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a means to an end;
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advantageous, useful
syn: (n.) contrivance, device; (adj.) serviceable |
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(v.)
to pretend
syn: fake, sham, affect, simulate |
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(n.)
a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
syn: aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache |
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(adj.)
causing sorrow or pain; serious
syn: painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant |
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(adj.)
composed of different kinds, diverse
syn: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated |
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a vast number (as of people); a throng
syn: crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm |
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(v.)
to force, drive forward
syn: urge, push, spur, propel, incite |
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(adj.)
disbelieving, skeptical
syn: dubious, mistrustful, doubting |
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(v.)
to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
syn: imprint, enroll, enlist |
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(n.)
a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
syn: soliloquy, recitation |
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(n.)
a forecast of a the probable cause and outcome of a disease or situation
syn: prediction, projection |
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(adj.)
with a harsh, grating sound;
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a harsh sound
syn: (adj.) scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly |
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(adj.)
offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
syn: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive |
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(v.)
to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry;
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a pail
syn: (v.) abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump |
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