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acrimonious
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(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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SYNONYMS- biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish
ANTONYMS- gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
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bovine
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(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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SYNONYMS- stolid, dull, slow, stupid
ANTONYMS- alert, sharp, bright, keep, quick |
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consternation
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(n.) dismay, confusion
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corpulent
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(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
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SYNONYMS- overweight, heacy, obese, stout, abjure
ANTONYMS- slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated |
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disavow
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(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with
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SYNONYMS- disown, disclaim, retract, abjure
ANTONYMS- acknowledge, admit, grant, certify |
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dispassionate
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(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
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SYNONYMS- unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
ANTONYMS- committed, engaged, partial, biased |
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dissension
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(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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SYNONYMS- strife, discord, contention
ANTONYMS- agreement, accord, harmony |
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dissipate
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(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
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SYNONYMS- disperse, strew, diffuse, waste
ANTONYMS- gather, collect, conserve, husband |
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expurgate
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(v.) to remove objectional passages or words from a written text; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
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SYNONYMS- purge, censor, bowdlerize
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gauntlet
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(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
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SYNONYMS- dare, provocation, trial, punishment
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hypothetical
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(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
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SYNONYMS- assumed, supposed, confectural, conditional
ANTONYMS- actual, real, tested, substantiated |
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ignoble
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(adj.) mean, low, base
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SYNONYMS- inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid
ANTONYMS- admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble |
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impugn
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(v.) to call into question; to attack as false
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SYNONYMS- challenge, deny, dispute, query, question
ANTONYMS- confirm, prove, verify, validate |
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intemperate
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(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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SYNONYMS- excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
ANTONYMS- moderate, restrained, cool and collected |
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odium
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(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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SYNONYMS- abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
ANTONYMS- esteem, admiration, approbation |
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perdify
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(n.) faithlessness, treachery
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SYNONYMS- betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity
ANTONYMS- faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness |
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relegate
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(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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SYNONYMS- transfer, consign, demote, exile
ANTONYMS- promote, elevate, advance, recall |
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squeamish
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(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
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SYNONYMS- nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish
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subservient
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(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
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SYNONYMS- secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
ANTONYMS- primary, principal, bossy, domineering |
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susceptible
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(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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SYNONYMS- vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
ANTONYMS- resistant, immune |