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beacon
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light or other signal
S;beam, flare |
light house |
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berserk
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violently enraged
S; mad, deranged A; sane rational |
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detract
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to take away from; reduce in value
S: subtract from, lower A: increase, heighten, enhance |
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celestial
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sky or heavens; heavenly
S; ethereal,stellar, blissful A; earthly,terrestrial,infernal |
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encounter
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an unplanned meeting, meeting of enemies in battle
S: confrontation, happen upon A: avoid, sidestep |
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chasten
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to punish; to restrain, moderate
S: discipline, temper A: praise, commend, reward |
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epic
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long poem about heroes, grand scale, vast, titanic
S: saga, chronilce |
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confiscate
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to seize by authority; to take and keep
S: commandeer, expropriate A: return, restore |
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pantomime
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a play or story without words using only gestures.
S: charade, mime show, dumb show |
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data
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information, facts figures, statistics
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pessimist
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one who believes or expects the worst; prophet of doom
S: killjoy A: optimist, Pollyanna |
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precaution
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care taken beforehand; a step or action taken to prevent something from happening
S: foresight, prudence, safe gaurd A: recklessness, heedlessness |
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prosecute
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bring before a court of law
S; put on trail, pursue A; defend, abandon |
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puncture
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small hole from a sharp object
S;perforation |
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wholesome
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heathy, moral
S;harmful, beneficial A; unheathy |
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retaliate
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to get revenge;strike back
S;avenge, pay back, get even A; pardon, forgive |
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wistful
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full of meconolagy
A; cheerful, happy, contented |
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sham
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fake, not genuine, false
S; phony, fraud A;authentic |
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uncouth
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unrefined, crude, awkward
S;boorish, graceless A; refined, polished, graceful |
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underscore
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draw a line under;drawn under
S; underline, stress, accent A; downplay, soft-pedal |
