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censure
verb
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express severe disapproval of someone or something, typically in a formal statement
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“So far from being decorated, he had been censured for showing cowardice in the battle.”
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synonyms : reprimand, blame disapproval
antonyms : praise, agreement, approval
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express severe disapproval of someone or something, typically in a formal statement
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“So far from being decorated, he had been censured for showing cowardice in the battle.”
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synonyms : reprimand, blame disapproval
antonyms : praise, agreement, approval
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complicity
noun
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the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
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“On the same day it was given out that fresh documents had been discovered which revealed further details about Snowball’s complicity with Jones.”
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synonyms : collaboration, guilt, involvement
antonyms : ignorance, innocence, refusal
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the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
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“On the same day it was given out that fresh documents had been discovered which revealed further details about Snowball’s complicity with Jones.”
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synonyms : collaboration, guilt, involvement
antonyms : ignorance, innocence, refusal
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conciliatory
adjective
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intended or likely to placate or pacify
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“In addition, four pigeons were sent to Foxwood with a conciliatory message, which it was hoped might reestablish good relations with Pilkington.”
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synonyms : calm, appeasing, willing
antonyms : fighting, refusing, stubborn
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intended or likely to placate or pacify
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“In addition, four pigeons were sent to Foxwood with a conciliatory message, which it was hoped might reestablish good relations with Pilkington.”
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synonyms : calm, appeasing, willing
antonyms : fighting, refusing, stubborn
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contrary
adjective
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opposite in nature, direction, or meaning
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“On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility.”
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synonyms : conflicting, clashing, opposite
antonyms : agreeable, equal, kind
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opposite in nature, direction, or meaning
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“On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility.”
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synonyms : conflicting, clashing, opposite
antonyms : agreeable, equal, kind
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enmity
noun
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the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
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“I merely repeat, remember always your duty of enmity towards man and all his ways.”
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synonyms : bad blood, bitterness, dislike
antonyms : approval, friendliness, kindness
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the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
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“I merely repeat, remember always your duty of enmity towards man and all his ways.”
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synonyms : bad blood, bitterness, dislike
antonyms : approval, friendliness, kindness
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frugal
adjective
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sparing or economical with regard to money or food
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“the truest happiness, he said, lay in working hard and living frugally.”
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synonyms : careful, thrifty, saving
antonyms : careless, wasteful, lavish
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sparing or economical with regard to money or food
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“the truest happiness, he said, lay in working hard and living frugally.”
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synonyms : careful, thrifty, saving
antonyms : careless, wasteful, lavish
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ignominious
adjective
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deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
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“And so. within five minutes of their invasion they were in ignominious retreat by the same way as they had come, with a flock of geese hissing after them and pecking at their calves all the way.”
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synonyms : disgraceful, shameful, embarrassing
antonyms : respectable
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deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
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“And so. within five minutes of their invasion they were in ignominious retreat by the same way as they had come, with a flock of geese hissing after them and pecking at their calves all the way.”
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synonyms : disgraceful, shameful, embarrassing
antonyms : respectable
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impromptu
adjective
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done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed
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“An impromptu celebration of the victory was held immediately.”
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synonyms : offhanded, spontaneous, unscripted
antonyms : planned, deliberate
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done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed
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“An impromptu celebration of the victory was held immediately.”
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synonyms : offhanded, spontaneous, unscripted
antonyms : planned, deliberate
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incumbent
adjective
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necessary for someone as a duty or responsibly
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“But before doing so, there were a few words that he felt it incumbent upon him to say.”
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synonyms : binding, necessary, urgent
antonyms : unnecessary
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necessary for someone as a duty or responsibly
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“But before doing so, there were a few words that he felt it incumbent upon him to say.”
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synonyms : binding, necessary, urgent
antonyms : unnecessary
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intimation
noun
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an indication or a hint
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“When the cheering had died down, Napoleon, who had remained on his feet, intimated that he too had a few words to say.”
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synonyms : cue, inkling, suggestion
antonyms : brightness, information, light
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an indication or a hint
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“When the cheering had died down, Napoleon, who had remained on his feet, intimated that he too had a few words to say.”
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synonyms : cue, inkling, suggestion
antonyms : brightness, information, light
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liable
adjective
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likely to; maybe going to
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“Certainly the animals did not want Jones back; if the holding of debates on Sunday mornings was liable to bring him back, then the debates must stop.”
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synonyms : accountable, bound, subject
antonyms : irresponsible, unlikely, unaccountable
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likely to; maybe going to
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“Certainly the animals did not want Jones back; if the holding of debates on Sunday mornings was liable to bring him back, then the debates must stop.”
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synonyms : accountable, bound, subject
antonyms : irresponsible, unlikely, unaccountable
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oration
noun
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a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion
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"Napoleon himself appeared at the meeting on the following Sunday morning and pronounced a short oration in Boxer's honor.”
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synonyms : address, lecture, declamation
antonyms : print, writing
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a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion
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"Napoleon himself appeared at the meeting on the following Sunday morning and pronounced a short oration in Boxer's honor.”
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synonyms : address, lecture, declamation
antonyms : print, writing
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posthumous
adjective
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occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator
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"There was also "Animal Hero, Second Class," which was conferred posthumously on the dead sheep.”
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synonyms : post mortem, after death
antonyms : alive
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occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator
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"There was also "Animal Hero, Second Class," which was conferred posthumously on the dead sheep.”
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synonyms : post mortem, after death
antonyms : alive
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ratify
verb
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sign or five formal consent to (a treaty/contract/agreement), making it officially valid
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"It had come to be accepted that the pigs, who were manifestly cleverer than the other animals, should decide all questions of farm policy, though their decisions had to be ratified by a majority vote.”
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synonyms : approve, confirm, endorse
antonyms : deny, destroy, disagree
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sign or five formal consent to (a treaty/contract/agreement), making it officially valid
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"It had come to be accepted that the pigs, who were manifestly cleverer than the other animals, should decide all questions of farm policy, though their decisions had to be ratified by a majority vote.”
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synonyms : approve, confirm, endorse
antonyms : deny, destroy, disagree
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shirk
verb
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avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility)
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"He did his work in the same slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones's time, never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either.”
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synonyms : bypass, dodge, sneak
antonyms : confront, encounter, face
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avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility)
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"He did his work in the same slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones's time, never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either.”
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synonyms : bypass, dodge, sneak
antonyms : confront, encounter, face
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sordid
adjective
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involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
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“In glowing sentences he painted a picture of Animal Farm as it might be when sordid labour was lifted from the animals' backs.”
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synonyms : nasty, shameful, sleazy
antonyms : clean, good, kind
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involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
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“In glowing sentences he painted a picture of Animal Farm as it might be when sordid labour was lifted from the animals' backs.”
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synonyms : nasty, shameful, sleazy
antonyms : clean, good, kind
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stratagem
noun
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a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end
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"It now appeared that Snowball had not, as the animals had previously imagined, merely attempted to lose the Battle of the Cowshed by means of a stratagem, but had been openly fighting on Jones's side.”
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synonyms : gimmick, ploy, brainchild
antonyms : inactivity, reality, openness
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a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end
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"It now appeared that Snowball had not, as the animals had previously imagined, merely attempted to lose the Battle of the Cowshed by means of a stratagem, but had been openly fighting on Jones's side.”
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synonyms : gimmick, ploy, brainchild
antonyms : inactivity, reality, openness
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subsist
verb
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to exist or continue in existence
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"He would end his remarks, he said, by emphasizing once again the friendly feelings that subsisted, and ought to subsist, between Animal Farm and its neighbors.”
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synonyms : get along, get by, scrape by
antonyms : cease, depart, die
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to exist or continue in existence
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"He would end his remarks, he said, by emphasizing once again the friendly feelings that subsisted, and ought to subsist, between Animal Farm and its neighbors.”
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synonyms : get along, get by, scrape by
antonyms : cease, depart, die
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surmount
verb
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to stand or be placed on top of
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"It was surmounted by a portrait of Napoleon, in profile, executed by Squealer in white paint.”
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synonyms : conquer
antonyms :
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to stand or be placed on top of
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"It was surmounted by a portrait of Napoleon, in profile, executed by Squealer in white paint.”
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synonyms : conquer
antonyms :
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taciturn
adjective
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(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
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"Only old Benjamin was much the same as ever, except for being a little grayer about the muzzle, and, since Boxer's death, more morose and taciturn than ever.”
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synonyms : aloof, close-mouthed, quiet
antonyms : communicative, fluent, talkative
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(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
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"Only old Benjamin was much the same as ever, except for being a little grayer about the muzzle, and, since Boxer's death, more morose and taciturn than ever.”
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synonyms : aloof, close-mouthed, quiet
antonyms : communicative, fluent, talkative
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