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Def: Keen of mind and judgment, especially in practical matters; cunning
Syn: shrewd, acute
Ant: obtuse, inane
Forms: (noun)astuteness (adverb) astutely |
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Def: A. an institution that shelters and cares for mentally unbalanced, aged, or homeless people B. Any place offering protection or security C. Protection against a legal or social penalty
Syn: refuge, haven |
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Def: to make up for or repent
Syn: expiate, redeem
Forms: (nouns) atonement |
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Def: a savagely cruel, brutal, or inhuman deed; a monstrosity
Syn: enormity, outrage
Ant: kindness, good deed
Forms: (adjective) atrocious; (noun) atrociousness |
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Def: A.(noun) a failure to develop normally; a progressive wasting away or decline B. (verb) to waste away
Syn: deterioration, decay
Ant: maturation, grow
Forms: (adjective) atrophic |
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Def: A. a gradual wearing down or weakening of resistance resulting from constant friction , pressure, or harassment B. a gradual, often natural decrease in size , strength, or number as a result of resignation, retirement, death, or the like.
Syn: abrasion, erosion
Ant: increase, expansion |
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Def: to make greater : to become greater
Syn: increase, expand
Ant: lessen, dwindle
Forms: (noun) augmentation |
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Def: A. (noun) Someone who can forecast the future by spotting various signs or indications of what is to come B. (verb) to protect or foretell through signs; to point to or be an omen of
Syn: seer, portend
Forms: (noun) augury |
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Def: rigidly severe; severely simple or bare
Syn: ascetic, somber
Ant: tolerant, gaudy
Forms: (noun) austereness, austere, austerities (adverb) austerely |
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Def: genuine, trustworthy
Syn: actual, bona fide
Ant: phony, bogus
Forms: (noun) authenticity; (verb) authenticate |
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Def: an excessive desire to acquire and possess wealth: a combination of greed and stinginess
Syn: rapacity, miserliness
Ant: generosity, liberality
Forms: (adjective) avaricious; (noun) avariciousness |
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Def: extremely eager; anxious, or enthusiastic
Syn: ardent, fervent
Ant: indifferent, apathetic
Forms: (noun) avidity; (adverb) avidly |
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Def: to tease; to annoy with a constant string of petty torments
Syn: pester, vex
Ant: leave in peace, soothe, pacify |
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Def: A. to puzzle completely B. to prevent from achieving a goal
Syn: perplex, foil, balk
Ant: help, assist |
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Def: made stale by constant use or repetition
Syn: trite, prosaic
Ant: novel, fresh, scintillating |
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Def: warring, actually engaged in a war; warlike or hostile
Syn: martial, bellicose
Ant: pacific, dovish
Forms: (nouns)belligerence, belligerency; (adverb) belligerently |
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Def A. gentle and kindly B. Wholesome or favorable
Syn: favorable, auspicious
Ant: pernicious, noxious
Forms: (noun) benignity; (adjective) benignant; (adverb) benignly |
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Def: to engage in pretty quarreling
Syn: wrangle, haggle
Ant: agree, concur
Forms: (noun) bickering |
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Def: weird or fantastic
Syn: odd, eccentric
Ant: sedate, sober
Forms: (noun) bizarreness |
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Def: A. mild or gentle B. lacking interest or liveliness; flat
Syn: dull, mediocre
Ant: spicy, lively
Forms: (noun) blandness; (adverb) blandly |
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