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acclamation
(n.) a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval
SYNONYMS: ovation, cheering, plaudits
ANTONYMS: booing, hissing, jeers, catcalls
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bucolic
(adj.) characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral
SYNONYM: rustic
ANTONYM: metropolitan
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calumniate
(v.) to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously
SYNONYMS: defame, libel
ANTONYMS: flatter, whitewash, praise
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chary
(adj.) extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident
SYNONYM: skittish
ANTONYMS: heedless, reckless, incautious
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collusion
(n.) secret agreement or cooperation
SYNONYMS: conspiracy, plot, connivance, cohorts
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dilettante
(n.) a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way; (adj.) superficial
SYNONYM: amateur
ANTONYM: professional
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imperturbable
(adj.) not easily excited; emotionally steady
SYNONYMS: unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled
ANTONYM: excitable
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increment
(n.) an enlargement, increase, addition
SYNONYM: accretion
ANTONYMS: reduction, decrease
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mandate
(n.) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; (v.) to issue such an order
SYNONYM: (n.) directive
ANTONYMS: (v.) forbid, ban, outlaw
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paltry
(adj.) trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy
SYNONYMS: measly, meager, piddling, trivial
ANTONYMS: gigantic, immense
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paroxysm
(n.) a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion
SYNONYMS: fit, seizure
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pedantry
(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
SYNONYMS: nit-picking, pettifoggery
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peregrination
(n.) the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country
SYNONYMS: journey, wandering, odyssey
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redolent
(adj.) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura
SYNONYMS: evocative, reminiscent, aromatic
ANTONYMS: unevocative, odorless
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refulgent
(adj.) shining, radiant, resplendent
SYNONYM: splendid
ANTONYMS: dim, dark, obscure, dingy, dull
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shibboleth
(n.) a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism
SYNONYMS: password, slogan
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tyro
(n.) a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill
SYNONYM: neophyte
ANTONYMS: veteran, past master, expert
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unremitting
(adj.) not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless
SYNONYMS: incessant, unrelenting
ANTONYMS: desultory, intermittent
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vacillate
(v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will
SYNONYMS: fluctuate, oscillate
ANTONYM: persevere
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vituperative
(adj.) harshly abusive, severely scolding
SYNONYMS: abusive, scurrilous, insulting
ANTONYMS: complimentary, laudatory, flattering
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allege
(v.) to assert without proof or confirmation
SYNONYM: contend
ANTONYM: prove
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arrant
(adi) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
SYNONYMS: egregious, unmitigated
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badinage
(n.) light and playful conversation
SYNONYMS: banter, persiflage, repartee
ANTONYM: sermon
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conciliate
(v) to overcome the distrust of, win over. to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
SYNONYMS: mollify, propitiate
ANTONYMS: antagonize, alienate, estrange
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countermand
(v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another
SYNONYMS: recall, revoke
ANTONYMS: reaffirm, reassert
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echelon
(n.) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit, a step-like formation or arrangement
SYNONYM: rank, level, tier
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exacerbate
(v) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
SYNONYMS: intensify, worsen, agaravat
ANTONYMS: alléviate, mitigate, ameliorate
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fatuous
(adj) foolish in a self-satisfied way (hubris)
SYNONYMS: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous
ANTONYMS: intelligent, perceptive, bright
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irrefutable
(adj.) impossible. to disprove; beyond argument
SYNONYMS: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable
ANTONYMS: disputable, indefensible, untenable
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juggernaut
(n.) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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lackadasical
(adj.) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
SYNONYMS: indolent, indifferent, lax
ANTONYMS: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted
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litany
(n.) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
SYNONYMS: catalog, megillah
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macabre
(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
SYNONYMS: grim, ghoulish
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paucity
(n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth of
SYNONYM: lack
ANTONYMS: glut, plenitude, deluge surplus, overabundance
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portend
(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
SYNONYMS: bode, foretell, suggest, predict
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raze
(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
SYNONYMS: pull down, demolish, shave off
ANTONYMS: build, construct, raise, erect
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recant
(v.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
SYNONYMS: repudiate, disavow.
ANTONYM: reassert
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saturate
(v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
SYNONYMS: drench, flood, imbue
ANTONYM: drain
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saturnine
(adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
SYNONYM: morose; ANTONYMS: cheerful, vivacious
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slough
(v) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; (n.) a mire; a
state of depression, bog
SYNONYMS: (v.) shed, slog
ANTONYMS: (v.) take on, acquire, assume
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Allay
(v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
SYNONYMS: reduce, alleviate, moderate
ANTONYMS: aggravate, exacerbate, intensify
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bestial
(adj.) beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
SYNONYMS: animalistic, loathsome
ANTONYMS: human, clement, virtuous, upright
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convivial
(adj.) festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
SYNONYMS: fun-loving, jovial, merry
ANTONYMS: dour, sullen, unsociable
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coterie
(n.) a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest
SYNONYMS: clique, set
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counterpart
(n.) a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another, a complement
SYNONYM: match
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demur
(v.) to object or take exception to (n.) an objection
SYNONYMS: (.) protest, object to
ANTONYMS: (v.) assent to, consent to, accept, agree to
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effrontery
(n.) shameless boldness, impudent
SYNONYMS: chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek
ANTONYMS: shyness, diffidence, timidity
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embellish
(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
SYNONYM: garnish
ANTONYMS: strip, mar, disfigure
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ephemeral
(adj) lasting only a short time, short-lived
SYNONYMS: transient, evanescent, transitory
ANTONYMS: durable, long-lasting, permanent, perpetual
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felicitous
(adj.) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
SYNONYMS: fortunate, well-put
ANTONYMS: Inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy
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furtive
(adj) done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret
SYNONYMS: covert, surreptitious
ANTONYMS: aboveboard, open
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garish
(adj.) glaring; tastelessly showy or over-decorated in a vulgar or offensive way
SYNONYMS: gaudy, flashy, tawdry , lour le sgue, today
ANTONYMS: subdued, muted, understated, quiet
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illusory
(adj.) misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
SYNONYMS: specious, spurious, imaginary
ANTONYMS: actual, real, factual, objective
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indigent
(adj.) needy, impoverished
SYNONYMS: penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute
ANTONYMS: affluent, prosperous
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inordinate
(adj.) far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
SYNONYMS: exorbitant, extravagant
ANTONYMS: reasonable, equitable
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jettison
(v.) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
SYNONYMS: cast off, discard, dump, junk
ANTONYMS: conserve, retain, hold on to, keep
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misanthrope
(n.) a person who hates or despises people, hater of humanity
SYNONYM: people-hater.... Annie
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pertinacious
(adj) very persistent, holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied
SYNONYMS: stubborn, determined, lackadasical
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picayune
(adj.) of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
SYNONYMS: piddling, trifling
ANTONYMS: important, significant, huge, gigantic
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raiment
(n.) clothing, garments
SYNONYMS: apparel, attire
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Aquisitive
(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
ANT: altruistic
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Arrogate
(v.) To claim or take without right.
ANT: Renounce, abdicate, abandon
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Banal
(adj.) Hackneyed, trite, commonplace.
ANT: fresh, original, new
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belabor
(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
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Carping
(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism
ANT: approving, uncritical
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Coherent
(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
ANT: muddled, chaotic, disjointed, adhesive
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congeal
(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
ANT: liquify
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emulate
(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
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ecomium
(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
ANT: condemnation, castigation, criticism
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Eschew
(v.) To avoid, shun, keep away from.
ANT: embrace, adopt
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Germane
(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
ANT: Irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate
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insatiable
(adj.) So great or demanding as not to be satisfied.
ANT: unquenchable, ravenous
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intransigent
(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
ANT: lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding
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Invidious
(Adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
ANT: flattering, ameliorative
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Largesse
(N.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
ANT: stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness
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reconaissance
(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
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Substantiate
(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
ANT: refute, disprove, invalidate
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Taciturn
(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
ANT: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose
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temporize
(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
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tenable
(adj.) capable of being held or defended
ANT: indefensible, unjustifiable
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Accent Aquisitive
a kwiz' e tiv
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Accent Arrogate
a' ro gāt
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Accent Banal
ba nal'
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Accent Belabor
bi lā' bor
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Accent Carping
kar' ping
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Accent Coherent
kō hēr' ant
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Accent Congeal
kon jēl'
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Accent Emulate
em' yu lāt
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Accent Encomium
en kō' mē um
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Accent Eschew
es chü'
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Accent Germane
jer mān'
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Accent Insatiable
in sā' sha ble
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Accent Intransigent
in trans' se jent
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Accent Invidious
in vid' ē us
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Accent Largesse
lär jes'
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Accent Reconnaissance
ri kän' a sance
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Accent Substantiate
sub stan' shē āt
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Accent Taciturn
tas' e turn
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Accent Temporize
Tem' pe rïz
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Accent Tenable
ten' a ble