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v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.
Synonyms: pacify, lenify, mollify
Antonyms: disgruntle, aggravate, annoy |
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adj. Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
Synonyms: refractory, stubborn, defiant.
Antonyms: Accepting, passive. |
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adj. attended by favorable circumstances or associated with good will or luck.
synonyms: encouraging, prosperous, lucky.
antonyms: unfavorable, insulting. |
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adj. lacking taste or flavor or tang, lacking livliness.
synonyms: bland, insipid, flavorless.
antonyms: zesty, tangy, flavorful. |
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n. something that is inferred or implied.
synonyms: deduction, implication.
antonyms: secret |
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adj. originating from where it is found.
synonyms: native, autochthonal, endemic.
antonyms: alien, foreign |
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n. a whetstone made of fine gritstone, used for sharpening razors.
v. become an expert at something or make something complete.
synonyms: perfect, acuminate.
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adj. not established by conditioning or learning, a quality inherited from birth.
synonyms: unlearned, natural, congenital.
Anotonyms: conditioned, honed. |
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n. personal as opposed to real property; any tangable, movable property.
synonyms: belonging, posession.
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adj. suggesting an unhealthy mental state or suggesting death, horror, or sorrow.
synonyms: ghoulish, diseased, sorrowful.
antonyms: cheerful, healthy, pleased, content. |
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v. force or persuade someone to do something.
synonyms: oblige, command, recommend.
antonyms: delay, impede, obstruct. |
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n. anger produced by some annoying irratation, a factor that causes anxiety or frustration.
synonyms: annoyance, irritation, trouble.
antonyms: comfort, help.
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n. Strong feelings of embarassment or an instance where one loses prestige or self-respect.
synonyms: humiliation, chagrin, degradation.
antonyms: comfort, confidence. |
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adj. With little movement, very slow and apathetic.
synonyms: torpid, inert.
antonyms: energetic, alert, lively. |
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v. speak to someone, approaching them in a confident manner.
synonyms: address, confront, entice.
Antonyms: avoid, ignore, shun. |
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v. add details, in order to clarify the meaning or purpose of an account or idea.
synonyms: elaborate, lucubrate, exposit.
antonyms: abridge, confuse, muddle. |
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n. acceptance without protest or agreement to a statement or proposal to do something.
synonyms: assent, compliance, obediance.
antonyms: rebellion, insubordination, disagreement. |
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n. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law on a point of law not directly bering on the case in question and therefore not binding.
synonyms: pronouncement, say-so, affirmation.
antonyms: retraction, disavowel. |
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n. absence of moral or spiritual values or actions that can be morally objected to; an unjust act.
synonyms: wickedness, immorality, sin, inustice.
antonyms: virtue, goodness. |
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adj. expressing extreme feelings of disrespect or arrogance toward someone.
synonyms: disdainful, insulting, scornful.
antonyms: humble, polite. |
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n. a feeling of anger caused by being offended.
synonyms: offense, resentment, grudge.
antonyms: forgiveness, love, happiness. |
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adj. inclined to or having the characteristics of having apoplexy. (loss of conciousness, seizures, strokes)
synonyms: lifeless, quiescent.
antonyms: mobile, active, busy. |
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v. make clear and more comprehensible.
synonyms: clarify, enlighten, decode.
antonyms: obfuscate, mystify, confuse. |
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n. a predisposition in favor of something, a strong likely.
synonyms: inclination, preference, orientation.
antonyms: antipathy, disinterest. |
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adj. showing curiosity by asking questions for clarification.
synonyms: speculative, questioning, wondering.
antonyms: unconcerned, incurious, stolid. |
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n. an evasion to the point of arguement by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections.
synonyms: quiddity, cavil, equivocation.
antonyms: concurrence, agreement, approval.
v. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections, or argueing over petty things.
synonyms: niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble.
antonyms: agree, approve, concur. |
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adj. in deplorable condition.
synonyms: bedraggled, dilapidated, tatterdemalion.
antonyms: repaired, stable, sound. |
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v. to be confusing, mysterious, bewildering.
synonyms: perplex, vex, puzzle, flummox.
antonyms: enlighten, explain. |
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v. perform an act usually with a negative connotation.
synonyms: commit, pull, enact.
antonyms: abstain, decline, avoid. |
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adj. elaborately or excessively ornamented.
synonyms: aureate, flamboyant, showy.
antonyms: natural, plain, undecorated. |
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adj. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious.
synonyms: artless, innocent, naive.
antonyms: sly, deceitful, dishonest. |
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n. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates. A way of turning aside ones attention or concern.
synonyms: digression, deflection, aberration.
antonyms: focus, conforming, staying. |
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adj. Free from deceit.
synonyms: honest, transparent, genuine.
antonyms: crafty, cunning, tricky. |
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n. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth.
synonyms: equivocation, dodging, ruse.
antonyms: directness, explanation. |
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adj. not prominent or readily noticeable.
synonyms: invisible, camouflaged, concealed.
antonyms: exposed, noticeable, open. |
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adj. clothed or adorned with finery.
synonyms: adorened, embellished, decorated.
Antonyms: plain, natural, blank. |
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n. An inclination to do something.
Synonyms: tendency, disposition, aptness.
Antonyms: dislike, disinclination, unsureness. |
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adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
synonyms: disdainful, lordly, sniffy, supercilious.
Antonyms: Humble, meek, timid. |
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n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group.
synonyms: privilege, perquisite, right.
antonyms: -- |
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n. a sudden short attack.
Synonyms: raid, maraud.
antonyms: charity, giving.
v. steal good; take as spoils.
synonyms: plunder, depoils, loot, ransack.
antonyms: give, donate. |
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adj. recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like.
Synonyms: bouncy, lively, whippy.
Antonyms: unrecovering, sickly. |
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adj. briefly giving the gist of something.
synonyms: compendious, compact, summary.
antonyms: report, story, details. |
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n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole.
synonyms: collection, accumulation, assemblage.
antonyms: piece, part, half, broken. |
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v. gather as of natural products.
synonyms: reap, harvest.
antonyms: plant. |
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adj. equally skillful with each hand.
synonyms: two-handed.
antonyms: right-handed, left-handed. |
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v. remove by erasing or crossing out.
synonomys: strike, exercise.
antonymes: create, uncover. |
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adj. similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar.
synonyms: corresspondent.
antonyms: homologous, heterologous. |
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n. a degree or grade of excellence or worth.
synonyms: quality, excellence, worthiness.
antonyms: worthless, unimportant. |
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adj. plausible but false.
synonyms: specious, unauthentic, migbegetton.
antonyms: factual, true, authentic. |
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n. noisy defiance.
synonys: rucus, noise, sound.
antonyms: quiet, silence. |
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