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abate
(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

Synonyms: diminish, decrease, subside, let up
Antonyms: intensify, increase, magnify, wax
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adulation
(n) praise or flattery that is excessive

Synonyms: adoration, idolization, hero-worship
Antonyms: ridicule, derision, odium
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anathema
(n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or stong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)

Synonyms: abomination, imprecation, malediction
Antonyms: benediction, blessing
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astute
(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom'

Synonyms: shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily
Antonyms: Obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb
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avarice
(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

Synonyms: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness
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culpable
(adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

Synonyms : guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy
Antonyms: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious
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dilatory
(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

Synonyms: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard
Antonyms:prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious
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egregious
(adj) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)

Synonyms: glaring, flagrant, blatant
Antonyms: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling
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equivocate
(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation, to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

Synonyms: to speak out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge
Antonyms: to speak one's mind plainly
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evanescent
(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

Synonyms: ephemeral, transient, transitory
Antonyms: everlasting, immortal, imperishable
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irresolute
(adj.) unable to make up one's mind; hesitating

Synonyms: indecisive, vacillating, wavering
Antonyms: determined, decisive, unwavering
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nebulous
(adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

Synonyms: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque, indeterminate
Antonyms: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused
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novice
(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)

Synonyms: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice
Antonyms: veteran, past paster, pro, expert
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penury
(n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

Synonyms: destitution, want, indigence
Antonyms: alluence, luxury
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pretentious
(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious

Synonyms: inflated, ostentatious
Antonyms: unaffected, modest
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recapitulate
(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up

Synonyms: review, summarize, sum up, go over
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resuscitate
(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

syn: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate
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slovenly
(adj.) untidy, dirty, careless

Synonyms: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax
Antonyms: neat, meticulous
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supposition
(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

Synonyms: assumption, presumption, hypothesis
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torpid
(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull

Synonyms: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid
Antonyms: energetic, vigorous