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mollify

to make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle (relating to people)

mollify (synonym/antonym)

SYN:ASSUAGE, CALM, PACIFY, SOOTHE,

ANT:IRRITATE, ENRAGE, ANGER, UPSET, INFLAME, INTENSIFY

mitigate

to make something less severe or less unpleasant (relating to situation)

mitigate (synonym/antonym)

SYN: appease, relieve, alleviate, lessen

ANT: n/a

stolid

showing little or no emotion or imagination

stolid (synonym/antonym)

SYN: IMPASSIVE, STOIC, EMOTIONLESS, BLANK, DETACHED

ANT: ATTENTIVE, EMOTIONAL, EXPRESSIVE,

profound

felt or experienced strongly; extreme

profound (synonym/antonym)

SYN: STRONG, EXTREME, RADICAL, SIGNIFICANT

ANT: SHALLOW, WEAK, FEEBLE

acquit

to decide officially in a court of law that (someone) is not guilty of a particular crime

acquit (synonym/antonym)

SYN:ABSOLVE, VINDICATE, DISCHARGE, CLEAR, FREE

ANT:INDICT, CONVICT, CONDEMN, SENTENCE,

brevity

the use of few words

brevity (synonym/antonym)

SYN: BRIEFNESS, SHORTNESS, CONCISENESS, CURTNESS, SUCCINCTNESS

ANT: LENTHINESS, LONGEVITY, PERMANENCE

perpetrate

to commit (a crime or other harmful act)

perpetrate (synonym/antonym)

SYN: commit, execute, perform, implement

ANT: n/a

amiable

pleasant and friendly

amiable (synonym/antonym)

SYN: pleasant, friendly, amicable, affable

ANT:unfriendly, cranky, irritable, aloof

temerity

a willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets other people

temerity (synonym/antonym)

SYN: audacity, boldness, nerve, assurance,

ANT:cowardice, timidity, caution

tactful

careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone

tactful (synonym/antonym)

SYN:prudent, judicious, polite, careful, courteous

ANT:rude, disrespectful, impolite, indiscreet, asinine, IMPUDENT

impudent

rude and not respectful

impudent (synonym/antonym)

SYN: rude, disrespectful, cocky, fresh, brazen, audacious, saucy

ANT: respectful, polite, modest, humble

complacent

feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder

complacent (synonym/antonym)

SYN:content, smug, self-satisfied, conceited

ANT:concerned, dissatisfied, discontent, INDUSTRIOUS

credibility

when someone can be believed or trusted

credibility (synonym/antonym)

SYN:reliability, trustworthiness, believability, dependability

ANT: n/a

comply

to obey an order, rule, or request

comply (synonym/antonym)

SYN:obey, fulfill, satisfy, acquiesce, adhere, COOPERATE

ANT: deny, object, rebel, refuse, rebuff

apprehensive

feeling anxious about something that you are going to do

apprehensive (synonym/antonym)

SYN:anxious, concerned, doubtful, nervous, dubious, TENTATIVE

ANT: at ease, relaxed, confident, unconcerned

expunge

to rub off or remove information from a piece of writing

expunge (synonym/antonym)

SYN:abolish, erase, remove, extinguish, annihilate, delete

ANT:insert, add, install, create

industrious

having the characteristic of regularly working hard

industrious (synonym/antonym)

SYN:hard-working, energetic, diligent, eager

ANT: lazy, idle, slacking, complacent

candid

truthful and honest

candid (synonym/antonym)

SYN:truthful, honest, blunt, open, forthright, straightforward

ANT: deceptive, devious, deceitful, sly

acrimonious

angry and including strongly critical accusations

acrimonious (synonym/antonym)

SYN:RESENTFUL, SALTY, ACRID, BITTER, CONTENTIOUS, RANCOROUS

ANT: PLEASANT, AMIABLE, FRIENDLY, CALM, AMICABLE

indigenous

existing naturally or having always lived in a place; native

indigenous (synonym/antonym)

SYN:domestic, common, natural, native

ANT: alien, foreign, unnatural

She was not ____________________ by his apology.

mollified

Getting a lot of sleep and drinking plenty of fluids can ________________________ the effects of the flu.

mitigate

____________________ and impassive, the customs inspector listened to her explanation.

stolid

The speech had a ________________________ influence on her.

profound

The jury ____________________ him, so he was able to walk out of the courtroom with his family.

acquit

The essays were written with admirable ____________________

brevity

Deadly terrorist attacks have been ____________________by extremists.

perpetrated

He was ____________________and charming, and he possessed an ability to make people feel comfortable in his presence.

amiable

She had the ____________________ to call me a liar.

temerity

Mentioning his baldness wasn't very ____________________.

tactful

The ____________________ child demanded a cookie before dinner.

impudent

We can't afford to become ____________________about any of our products.

complacent

His arrest for indecent behavior seriously damaged his ____________________ as a religious leader.

credibility

Comosa says he will ____________________ with the judge's ruling.

comply

I've invited a lot of people to the party, but I'm a bit ____________________ that no one will come.

apprehensive

His name has been ____________________from the list of members.

expunge

She's an extremely competent and ____________________ worker.

industrious

We had a ____________________ discussion about her poor job performance.

candid

After an ____________________ debate, the proposal was adopted.

acrimonious

Are there any species of frog ____________________ to the area?

indigenous