Synonyms & Antonyms


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 words
 Meaning
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augment
To increase, to make larger, or supplement.
2

The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.
3
applaud
To praise, or to express approval for someone or something by clapping hands.
4

After the performance, the audience applauded for five minutes.
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astound
To astonish, bewilder or dazzle, surprise.
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attribute
A characteristic or quality of things.
7

His finest attribute is his kindness.
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appropriate
Suitable to social situation, or social respect or social discreetness; socially correct proper well managed
9

I don't think it was appropriate for the cashier to tell me out loud infront of all those people at the checkout
that my hair piece look like it was falling out of place.
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appalling
Horrifying and astonishing
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That was an appalling waste of money
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arouse
To stimulate feelings, To sexually stimulate.
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The new building proposals in the village are arousing unneeded discomfort.
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astute
quickly and critically discerning;  shrewd or crafty
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amass
To collect in a mass or heap; To gather a great quantity to amass a treasure or fortune. To amass word or phrase.
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appraisal
The act or process of developing an opinion of value. A judgement or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one.
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antique
An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.
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astray
In a wrong or unknown and wrongly motivated direction.
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aforementioned
previously mentioned
20

The PA system broadcast a long list of names in the morning, but it wasn't until later that they requested the aforementioned students report to the health clinic.
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anguish
Extreme pain, either of body or mind. Excruciating distress.
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avarice
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain. Greediness after wealth, cupidity, covetousness
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autonomous
Self-governing; Intelligent, sentiment, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.
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amicable
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
25

They hope to reach an amicable agreement.
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advocate
A person who speak in support of something.
27

Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.
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aloof
At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance, apart, away, without sympathy, unfavorably.
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assuage
To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate , or relieve( hunger, emotion, pain)
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ambrosia
Any food with an especially delicious flavor or fragrance. A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
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anomaly
A deviation from a rule or what is regarded as normal. Someone or something that is regarded as unusual.
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antidote
A remedy to counteract the effect of poison.
33

She reached the hospital in time to receive the antidote of the snake venom.
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abdicate
To surrender, renounce or relinquish a throne, or other high office or dignity.
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acute
Urgent, sensitive, short, quick, brief.
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His need for medical attention was acute.
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adhesion
Ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
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cohesion
Various intermolecular forces that holds the solid and liquid together. State of cohering or of working together.
39

Unit cohesion is important in military.
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Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance. It works well enough but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities.
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assassinate
To murder someone, especially and important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reason.
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abrupt
to tear off or asunder. To interrupt suddenly.
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atrocity
An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
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abstain
To hold back, refrain from something
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abracadabra
use to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
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absurd
Having no rational or orderly relationship to people's lives, meaningless, lacking order value.
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accede
To approach, to arrive, to come forward, agree
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accentuate
To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress. To bring out distinctly. To make more noticeable or prominent, to emphasize.
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abysmal
Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss, unending, profound, fathomless, and immeasurable. Bottomless; extremely bad.
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acronym
An abbreviation formed by (usually initial) letter taken from the word, that is itself pronounced as a word, such as RAM, RADAR, SCUBA sometimes contrasted with initials.
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affable
receiving other kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, social able
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alienates
To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to wean.
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antecedent
Either in time or order.
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barricade
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.
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baffle
To bewilder completely, to confuse or perplex.
57

I am baffled by the contradictions and omissions in the instructions
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beckon
To wave and/or to node to somebody with the intentions to make the person come closer. To seem attractive and inviting. A sigh made without word.
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brim
An edge or boarder specifically of the sea or a body of water. The topmost rim or lip of a container.
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bicker
To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner. A fight with stone with two parties of boys.
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brittle
Inflexible liable to break or snap easily under pressure and stress.
62

Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron. A diamond is hard but brittle.
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brawl
A fight, usually with large with large number of people involved.
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breach
A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie, violation; non-fulfillment, a breach of contract, a breach of promise.
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barter
An equal exchange; we had no money so we had to live by barter.
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bribe
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty bribe bribed bribing bribes.
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boisterous
Full of energy, exuberant; noisy, characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy. Having or resembling animal exuberance.
68
bigot
On strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, politics etc and intolerant of those who differ.
69

Don't call me a bigot. That extremely rude.
70
banish
To send someone away and forbid that person from returning. He was banished from the kingdom
71
bale
Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
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benevolent
(malevolent) Having disposition to do well. Possessing or manifesting love for mankind. Chinese and eastern mythology describes dragons as benevolent.
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bashful
(shy) Synonyms. Inclined to avoid notice.
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blithe
Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern. She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.
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bogus
Counterfeit, or fake, not genuine.
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bankrupt
On who is unable to pay his or her debts? An insolvent person. (bankrupt, bankrupted, bankrupted, bankrupting, bankrupts)
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clamorous
Loud and continuous shouting or exclamation.
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castigate
Castigated, castigated, castigating, castigates.
79

To punish, criticize, reprimand severely. To revise or make correction to a publications.
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confident
Very sure of something, positive. I am pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
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confined
Not free to move.
82
collide
To impact directly especially if violent when a body collides with another, then momentum is conserve. To come into conflict or incompatible.
83

China collides with modern world.
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confront
To stand or meet facing especially in competition, hostility or defiance, to come face to face with, to oppose, to challenge.
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captive
A person who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
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conceal
Concealed, concealed, concealing conceals. To hide something from view or public knowledge. To try to keep something secret.
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He tried to conceal the truth about his health.
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conjecture
A statement or an idea which is unproven, but it is thought to be true; a guess, hypothesis.
89

I don't know if it is true, I am simply conjecturing here.
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conscript
One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service? A draftee. The soldier was a conscript.
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constrict
To narrow especially by applying pressure.
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contemporary
Someone or something living at the same time or of roughly the same age as another. Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare.
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conscientious
Thoughtful, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.
94

He was thoughtful and conscientious
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credible
believable, plausible, authentic or convincing
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cryptic
Having hidden meaning, mystified or of an obscure nature.
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curtail
To cut short the tail of an animal. To shorten or abridge the duration of something.
98

Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair. When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed his speech.
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cruise
To sail about, especially for pleasure. To travel of a constant speed from maximum operating efficiency.
100

To actively seek a romantic partner causal sexual partner by moving around a particular area. To troll, to win easily.
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conventional
Pertaining to a convention generally accepted principle, methods and behavior. Ordinary commonplace.
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They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food and keep conventional hours. Typical or economical.
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congestion
The act of gathering into a heap or mass. An excess of traffic.
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culpable
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious, blameworthy. I am culpable for stealing your money.
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chronic
Prolonged or slow to heal, chronic cough, chronic headache, chronic illness. Invertebrate or habitual.
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He is a chronic smoker.
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callous
Heartless, insensitive, emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feeling of others.
108

She was so callous that she could criticize a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
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chaos
Any state of disorder, any confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
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covert
Hidden, concealed, sacred, sheltered,
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candid
Impartial and free from prejudice; straightforward, open and sincere; not posed or rehearsed.
112

My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish. He knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgment.
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derisive
A feeling of contempt or scorn, disdain.
114

the critic's review of the film was derisive.
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dogmatic
Adhering only to principles which are true apriority (hypothesis) rather than truth based on evidence or deduction.
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decript
Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
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dubious
Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
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diminutive
A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance or endearment. Booklet, the diminutive of books, means 'small book'
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dilate
To enlarge, to make bigger, to become wider or larger.
120

The eye doctor put the drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.
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drench
to soak, to make very wet.
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decency
quality of being decent; propriety
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discern
to detect with the sense especially with the eyes. To perceive, recognized or comprehend with the mind. To differentiate.
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He was too young to discern right from wrong.
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dotting
A dotted pattern.
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draft
A early version of written work. A preliminary sketch, rough outline. His first draft was better than most authors’ final products.
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dispatch
The act of doing quickly. To send a shipment with promptness. When we act with dispatch, you act speedily and efficiently.
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deteriorate
to make worse, to make inferior in quality or value. To impair; to deteriorate the mind.
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dilapidated
Having fallen into the state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
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destitute
Lacking something, to impoverish; to strip of wealth, resource etc.
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detachable
Designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.
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detrimental
Causing damage or harm.
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Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.
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duel
To engage in a battle; struggle between two parties, combat between two people.
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deficit
Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short. Situation wherein spending exceeds government revenue.
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demise
Transmissions by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor, death, end.
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The lack of funding ultimately led to the demise of the projects.
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detest
To dislike intensely, to loathe. I detest snakes.
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dignified
to honor , to exalt in rank.
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dread
to fear greatly.
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exotic
Foreign, especially in an exciting way; non-native to the ecosystem.
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erratic
deviating from the common course in opinion or conduct;
143

Harry has been getting erratic scores in his tests, 40% last week, but 98% this week.
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emancipates
To set free from the power of another; to liberate; father may emancipate child; to emancipate a slave, or a country
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elaborate
to give further detail or explanation;
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Could you elaborate on the plot for your noble for me?
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epoch
A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy; to divide data into segment by time period.
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exquisite
Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional, beautiful, delicate, discriminating.
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They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite.
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exhilarating
To thrill refreshingly, To bring new life, To make happy, cheer up. Good news exhilarated the mind, wine exhilarates the drinker.
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eloquent
Fluently persuasive and articulate. Effective in expressing meaning by speech.
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exaggerate
To overstate, to describe more than is fact. I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate.
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 He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I knew he was exaggerating. The real number is about ten.
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(antonyms) belittle, downplay, understate
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excel
To be much better than others, to exceed, to go beyond. I excelled everyone else with my exam results.
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excerpt
a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work.
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eligible
Meeting the necessary requirement to participate; worthy of being chosen.
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evacuate
To make empty; to move out of an unsafe location to into safety.
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extempore
Carry out with no preparation; without prior preparation.
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eminence
Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
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extravagant
Exceeding the bounds of something’s; extravagant acts, praise or abuse.
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economical
Careful with money so as not to spend too much. Saving money or resources.
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fallible
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong. Defective, faulty, fruitful, imperfect.
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fiery
of or relating to fire.
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fictitious
Not real; invented; contrived
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St. Mary Mead is a fictitious village from the books of Agatha Christie.
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Feeble
Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm, debilitated.
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Flexible
Capable of or being adapted or molded.
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There was a principle more flexible to their purpose.
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Forbidden
Not allowed, prohibited.
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Foremost
First either in time or in space; closest to the bow in front, prominently forward.
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Fragrance
A pleasant smell or odor, aroma.
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Frank
Bluntly honest; a hot dog or sausage.
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faster
Providing parental care to unrelated children. To nurture or bring up offspring.
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frugal
Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
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fastidious
Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness
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fastidious
Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
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formal
Being in accord with established forms.
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casuals
Design for informal or everyday use.
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frail
Easily broken; mentally and physically fragile.
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grumpy
Unhappy, dissatisfied and /or irritable.
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Tommy feels grumpy today because his friend stole his ball. Michael Final was grumpy, but became even grumpier when the Celtics lost.
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gratis
Free, without charge.
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groan
Low mournful uttered sound in pain or grief or in frustration or disapproval.
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gruesome
Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.
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haphazardly
Random, chaotic, incomplete.
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hostile
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy.
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a hostile force, hostile intentions, a hostile country.
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humble
Thinking lowly of one's self, to bring low, to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of.
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hybrid
Offspring resulting from crossbreeding, different entities.
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hyperbole
Overstatement, exaggeration, aedeses. Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.
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hallucination
Sensory perception of something that does not exist.
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hamper
Large basket usually with cover, used for packing and carrying of articles and small animals.
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hallmarks
a distinct characteristic.
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induce
to cause , to persuade, to force.
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indiscriminate
Without care or making distinction, thoughtless
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How can anyone be so indiscriminate in making friends as he is.
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impediment
Hindrance, that which impedes progress.  Working in a noisy factory
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Working in a noisy factory left him with a slight hearing impediment.
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intermittent
Stopping and starting at intervals.
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The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
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intangible
Incapable of being perceived.
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insatiable
Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased.
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Indicative
serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something,
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He has pain indicative of heart attack.
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intricate
Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
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The architecture of this clock is very intricate.
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ingenious
Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
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This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn't even know I had.
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inundate
To cover with large amounts of water, to flood.
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intrusive
Doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disrupting; entering without right or welcome.
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Did it ever cross your mind that he might find all those questions you ask intrusive?
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inhibit
to hinder, to restrain.( to restrict, to limit)
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inherit
to receive property or a little by legal succession of etc. To receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
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inevitable
Impossible to avoid or prevent.
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We are going so fast that the collision was inevitable.
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instantaneous
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
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inspiring
Providing inspiration, encouraging, stimulating.
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jocund
Jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits.
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jolly
A pleasure trip or excursion, very extremely, to amuse or divert.
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kindle
A group of kittens, to start a fire, to arouse
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lateral
Ventral, of or pertaining to side or pertaining to left or right of the body.
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liberates
to free, to release from restrain or bondage; to set at liberty; to manumit; to disengage; to liberate a slave or prisoner, to liberate a mind from prejudice
to liberate gases.
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ventral
related to abdomen or stomach
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dorsal
related to the side in which the backboned is located.
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literally
Actually, really (antonyms) figuratively, metaphorically, virtually
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loathe
hate, detest, revile
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l loathe scrubbing toilets.
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locale
The place where something happens. Being near running water and good shade,
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The explorer decided it was a good locale for setting up camp.
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lyrical
Appropriate for or suggestive of singing, expressive of emotion
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ludicrous
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny. He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.
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mock
Imitation, not genuine; fake, practice exam.
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A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.
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minuscule
lower case letter, very small, tiny,
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mandate
official command, an order or injunction
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mandatory
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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Attendance at a school is usually mandatory.
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mutation
Heritable change in genetic material.
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mar
to spoil, to damage.
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melodious
Having a pleasant melody or sound, tuneful.
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melody
Sequence of note that makes up a musical phrase.
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moderate
To reduce the excessiveness; Travelling at moderate speed.
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mythical
not real, false or fabricated, existing in myth.
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nominal
of resembling , relating to, or consisting of a names or names, existing in name only, nominal difference, (engineering) according to plan
or design.
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We will just do a nominal flight check.
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novelty
State of being new, new, original, especially in an interesting way. A work of prose fiction.  Longer than a short story.
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notorious
widely known, especially for something bad, infamous
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novice
a beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
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oath
An affirmation of the truth of a statement.
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obscure
hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous , dark , faint or indistinct; difficult to understand; the enigmatic, mysterious, esoteric;
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The speaker made obscure references to little known literary work.
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ominous
Being or exhibiting an omen; giving indication of a coming ill.
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optimal
The best, most favorable or desirable especially under some restriction.
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Finding the optimal between features and price is a common problems
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option
One of the choices which can be made.
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overwhelm
To overpower, crush;
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In December 1939 the soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.
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perceive
(ken) to see, to become aware of , to understand.
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perennial
Having the lifecycle of more than two years; annual, biennial, perennial, perpetual, permanent, appearing and reappearing again
and again.
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posthumously
After death, born after one father death. Taking place after one's death.
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Posthumous medal of honor was given to the family of soldier who died in battle.
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perplexed
To cause to fel baffled, to puzzle, to make intricate or complicated.
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persistent
Refusing to give up; insistently repetitive; indefinitely continuous.
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She has had a persistent cough for weeks.  There was persistent knocking in the door; There have been persistent rumors for years.
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panacea
Remedy believe to cure all diseases; Something that will solve all problems.
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paramount
Supreme of the highest importance. Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.
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prospects
The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view, scene; outlook; a panoramic view, a landscape.
To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.
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prevailing
to be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain advantages over other; to have upper hand;
to be current widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to succeed in persuading or inducing.
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quest
journey or in pursuit of a goal; a mission; to search for ; to examine;
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recipients
one who receive
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rational
Capable of reasoning; a rational number; a number that can be expressed as a quotient of two integers.
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The quotient of two rationales is again a rational.
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refrain
To hold back; to restrain someone or something; to abstain from; a much repeated comment, complement or saying
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resort
a place where people go for recreation especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment and a relaxing environment
to repeat a sorting process; sort again.
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reluctant
not wanting to take some action, unwilling, disinclined;
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She was reluctant to lend him some money.
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rumor
Statement or claim from no known reliable source.
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John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion
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rebel
A person who resist a established authority often violently
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scrupulously
In a careful manner, with scruple; done in careful attention to detail; conscientiously; meticulously;
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sinister
amino us; unlucky; illegitimate; of the left side
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secluded
Hidden, isolated, remote
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spectacular
Amazing or worthy of special attention; related to or having the character of, spectacle or entertainment.
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sporadically
in an occasional, infrequent, or irregular manner.
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stalk
Steam or main axis of a plant; one of the two upright pieces of the ladder. To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered
when getting closer; To follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.
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static
Unchanging, having no motion; occupying memory allocated when a program is loaded.
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solitary
on who lives alone; not much visited or frequented; remote from society
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sophisticated
having obtained worldly experience, complicated, especially of complex technology; appealing to the tastes of an intellectual; cerebral
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sole
A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an ox or cow in the stall; A dirty pond of standing water; unmarried, widowed; bottom
of shoe, boot or foot.
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subtle
hard to grasp, cunning, skillful
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The difference is subtle but you can hear it if you listen carefully.
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Simultaneously
Occurring at a same time.
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surpass
to go beyond; especially in a metamorphic or technical manner; to exceed.
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The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks in his examinations.
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stubborn
Refusing to move or change one's opinions
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suspicious
distrust; have a doubt about
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stumble
an error or blunder; a clumsy walk to make a mistake or have trouble.
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tentative
of or pertaining to a trails; essaying; experimental; uncertain;
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timid
lacking in courage and confidence
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trail
to follow behind; to show a trailer of; to be behind in competition; footprints or sign of someone/something has passed previously.
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turbulence
disturbance in fluid; gas
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unbiased
impartial or without bias or prejudice
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unaccustomed
not prepared by life experience to an event or thing, not accustomed - (familiar)
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He is unaccustomed to cold.
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verify
to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
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vandalism
needless damage or destruction of property
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vigorous
Physically strong and active.
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virtually
almost ; almost but not quite; without exaggeration
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wary
cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent;
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widespread
Affecting a large area;
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withdraw
to pull pack; extract money from an account
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withhold
to keep an object, information to oneself than giving to other
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yield
to give as required; to produce as return; to produce as result;
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zeal
The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause or idea and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest
collective noun for a group of zebras.
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zenith
highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body; highest point or state; peak
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zest
The outer skin of a citrus fruit; enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; Auntie mame had a real zest for life.




consciousness 

Analyze, compare, contrast, critique, evaluate, examine, investigate, characterize, define, depict, describe, explain, identify, introduce, narrate, recount, summarize, acknowledge, advocate, assert, promote, propose, support, condemn, criticize, oppose.


imply, suggest, infer, assume, most likely, probably, seem, predict, indicate, conclude



Methodology: A collection of methods, practices, procedures, and rules used by those who work in some field.

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Process: A series of events which produce a result.
Method: A process by which task is completed.
Procedure:  A particular method for performing task.
Practice: Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
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Comprehensive:  Broadly or completely covering, including the larger portion of something.
Advocacy: The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something.
Dogmatist: A stubborn, assertive, opinionated person
Stubborn: Refusing to move or to change one’s opinion, obstinate, firmly resisting.
Assertive: boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
Dogmatism: The manner and character of a dogmatist, arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.
Contingent: Possible but not certain to occur.
Ambitious: Eager or inordinate desire for some objects that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame.
Requiem: A mass to honor and remember a dead person, A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
Liturgical: A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion.
Prodigal:  wastefully extravagant.
Interpretation: explain the meaning of.
Indictments: The official legal document outlining the charges concerned.
Render: to pass down, to interpret, to translate into another language.
Flaw: a defect, fault, or imperfection especially one that is hidden.
Hackles: an instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
Proponents: On who support something, advocate
Acquaint:  To familiarize, to introduce
Enlightenment:  An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.  A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason or knowledge.
Colossal: Extremely large or on a great scale.
Revive: To return to life, to recover life or strength.  To recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression.
Fuss: To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
Disseminates: To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, and errors for growth and propagation such as seed.
Entice: to lure, to attract by arousing desire or hope.
Tempting:  attractive, appealing, enticing
Cutting-edge:  The latest or most advanced stage in the development of something. Highly advanced, innovative or pioneering.
Brands: A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
Trademarks:  A proprietary business, product or services.
Proprietary:  As or relating to property or ownership, as proprietary rights.
Rubbish: Fragments of building, ruins; debris.  Exceedingly  bad, awful; terrible
Grit: Collection of hard small materials, such as dirt ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking.
Augment: To increase, to grow, to become greater.  To increase the interval by a half step.
Foresee: to anticipate, to predict
Anticipate: to act before especially to prevent an action.  To know before it happens.
Surmount: to get over, to overcome
Concise: brief, yet including all important information.
Precise: exact, accurate
Well off: Of a person, being in fortunate circumstances, especially having financial security.
Autocracy: A form of government in which unlimited power is held by single individual.
Promote: To mentally support, to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
Encourage: to mentally support, to motivate, give courage, hope or sprit.
Promote: to raise to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
Quest: A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal, a mission.  A group of people making search or inquiry.
Peril: A situation of serious and immediate danger.
Hedges: a thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes. A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement. Contract or arrangement reducing one’s exposure to risk.
Appeal : to accuse someone of something, to be attractive, to summon, to challenge, to invoke
Summon: to call people together, to use a personal skill, to create a resource by magic.
Dubbed: To name, to entitle, to call; to make a copy from an original or master audio tape.
Mishap: Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
Probed: An investigation or inquiry, various medical instruments used to explore the wounds.
Amputate: To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
Antiquity: the ancients; the people of ancients times, a relic or monument of ancient
Incredible: too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable
Marsupial: A mammal of which the female has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature, through early infancy, such as the kangaroo or koala, or else pouchless members of the marsupialia like the shrew opossum.
Legible: Being clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting.
Eligible: allowed to or meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
Patronage: The act of providing approval and support, backing, championship. A communication that indicate lack of respect by patronizing the recipient.
Pastoral:  Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; pastoral life. A composition of instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness;
Instill: To cause a quality to become part of someone’s nature. To pour in drop by drop.
Renaissance: rebirth or revival; The transition period between medieval and modern times, the renaissance.
Prolific: Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in abundance.
Convicted: To find guilty as a result of legal proceedings, about of a crime.

Defying: openly resist or refuse to obey

List of Synonyms: 

https://www.powerthesaurus.org/collecting/synonyms
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms-synonyms-and-homonyms-for-kids.html
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms-synonyms-and-homonyms.html

https://justenglish.me/2014/04/18/synonyms-for-the-96-most-commonly-used-words-in-english/

http://www.synonyms-antonyms.com/antonyms-list.html


Antonyms

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/opposites.shtml
http://www.michigan-proficiency-exams.com/synonym-and-antonym-list.html
List of Homophones: 

http://www.singularis.ltd.uk/bifroest/misc/homophones-list.html




Homophones
1. accessary, accessory
111. dew, due
221. leach, leech
331. rouse, rows
2. ad, add
112. die, dye
222. lead, led
332. rung, wrung
3. ail, ale
113. discreet, discrete
223. leak, leek
333. rye, wry
4. air, heir
114. doe, doh, dough
224. lean, lien
334. saver, savour
5. aisle, I'll, isle
115. done, dun
225. lessen, lesson
335. spade, spayed
6. all, awl
116. douse, dowse
226. levee, levy
336. sale, sail
7. allowed, aloud
117. draft, draught
227. liar, lyre
337. sane, seine
8. alms, arms
118. dual, duel
228. licence, license
338. satire, satyr
9. altar, alter
119. earn, urn
229. licker, liquor
339. sauce, source
10. arc, ark
120. eery, eyrie
230. lie, lye
340. saw, soar, sore
11. aren't, aunt
121. ewe, yew, you
231. lieu, loo
341. scene, seen
12. ate, eight
122. faint, feint
232. links, lynx
342. scull, skull
13. auger, augur
123. fah, far
233. lo, low
343. sea, see
14. auk, orc
124. fair, fare
234. load, lode
344. seam, seem
15. aural, oral
125. farther, father
235. loan, lone
345. sear, seer, sere
16. away, aweigh
126. fate, fête
236. locks, lox
346. seas, sees, seize
17. awe, oar, or, ore
127. faun, fawn
237. loop, loupe
347. sew, so, sow
18. axel, axle
128. fay, fey
238. loot, lute
348. shake, sheikh
19. aye, eye, I
129. faze, phase
239. made, maid
349. shear, sheer
20. bail, bale
130. feat, feet
240. mail, male
350. shoe, shoo
21. bait, bate
131. ferrule, ferule
241. main, mane
351. sic, sick
22. baize, bays
132. few, phew
242. maize, maze
352. side, sighed
23. bald, bawled
133. fie, phi
243. mall, maul
353. sign, sine
24. ball, bawl
134. file, phial
244. manna, manner
354. sink, synch
25. band, banned
135. find, fined
245. mantel, mantle
355. slay, sleigh
26. bard, barred
136. fir, fur
246. mare, mayor
356. sloe, slow
27. bare, bear
137. fizz, phiz
247. mark, marque
357. sole, soul
28. bark, barque
138. flair, flare
248. marshal, martial
358. some, sum
29. baron, barren
139. flaw, floor
249. marten, martin
359. son, sun
30. base, bass
140. flea, flee
250. mask, masque
360. sort, sought
31. bay, bey
141. flex, flecks
251. maw, more
361. spa, spar
32. bazaar, bizarre
142. flew, flu, flue
252. me, mi
362. staid, stayed
33. be, bee
143. floe, flow
253. mean, mien
363. stair, stare
34. beach, beech
144. flour, flower
254. meat, meet, mete
364. stake, steak
35. bean, been
145. foaled, fold
255. medal, meddle
365. stalk, stork
36. beat, beet
146. for, fore, four
256. metal, mettle
366. stationary, stationery
37. beau, bow
147. foreword, forward
257. meter, metre
367. steal, steel
38. beer, bier
148. fort, fought
258. might, mite
368. stile, style
39. bel, bell, belle
149. forth, fourth
259. miner, minor, mynah
369. storey, story
40. berry, bury
150. foul, fowl
260. mind, mined
370. straight, strait
41. berth, birth
151. franc, frank
261. missed, mist
371. sweet, suite
42. bight, bite, byte
152. freeze, frieze
262. moat, mote
372. swat, swot
43. billed, build
153. friar, fryer
263. mode, mowed
373. tacks, tax
44. bitten, bittern
154. furs, furze
264. moor, more
374. tale, tail
45. blew, blue
155. gait, gate
265. moose, mousse
375. talk, torque
46. bloc, block
156. galipot, gallipot
266. morning, mourning
376. tare, tear
47. boar, bore
157. gallop, galop
267. muscle, mussel
377. taught, taut, tort
48. board, bored
158. gamble, gambol
268. naval, navel
378. te, tea, tee
49. boarder, border
159. gays, gaze
269. nay, neigh
379. team, teem
50. bold, bowled
160. genes, jeans
270. nigh, nye
380. tear, tier
51. boos, booze
161. gild, guild
271. none, nun
381. teas, tease
52. born, borne
162. gilt, guilt
272. od, odd
382. terce, terse
53. bough, bow
163. giro, gyro
273. ode, owed
383. tern, turn
54. boy, buoy
164. gnaw, nor
274. oh, owe
384. there, their, they're
55. brae, bray
165. gneiss, nice
275. one, won
385. threw, through
56. braid, brayed
166. gorilla, guerilla
276. packed, pact
386. throes, throws
57. braise, brays, braze
167. grate, great
277. packs, pax
387. throne, thrown
58. brake, break
168. greave, grieve
278. pail, pale
388. thyme, time
59. bread, bred
169. greys, graze
279. pain, pane
389. tic, tick
60. brews, bruise
170. grisly, grizzly
280. pair, pare, pear
390. tide, tied
61. bridal, bridle
171. groan, grown
281. palate, palette, pallet
391. tire, tyre
62. broach, brooch
172. guessed, guest
282. pascal, paschal
392. to, too, two
63. bur, burr
173. hail, hale
283. paten, patten, pattern
393. toad, toed, towed
64. but, butt
174. hair, hare
284. pause, paws, pores, pours
394. told, tolled
65. buy, by, bye
175. hall, haul
285. pawn, porn
395. tole, toll
66. buyer, byre
176. hangar, hanger
286. pea, pee
396. ton, tun
67. calendar, calender
177. hart, heart
287. peace, piece
397. tor, tore
68. call, caul
178. haw, hoar, whore
288. peak, peek, peke, pique
398. tough, tuff
69. canvas, canvass
179. hay, hey
289. peal, peel
399. troop, troupe
70. cast, caste
180. heal, heel, he'll
290. pearl, purl
400. tuba, tuber
71. caster, castor
181. hear, here
291. pedal, peddle
401. vain, vane, vein
72. caught, court
182. heard, herd
292. peer, pier
402. vale, veil
73. caw, core, corps
183. he'd, heed
293. pi, pie
403. vial, vile
74. cede, seed
184. heroin, heroine
294. pica, pika
404. wail, wale, whale
75. ceiling, sealing
185. hew, hue
295. place, plaice
405. wain, wane
76. cell, sell
186. hi, high
296. plain, plane
406. waist, waste
77. censer, censor, sensor
187. higher, hire
297. pleas, please
407. wait, weight
78. cent, scent, sent
188. him, hymn
298. plum, plumb
408. waive, wave
79. cereal, serial
189. ho, hoe
299. pole, poll
409. wall, waul
80. cheap, cheep
190. hoard, horde
300. poof, pouffe
410. war, wore
81. check, cheque
191. hoarse, horse
301. practice, practise
411. ware, wear, where
82. choir, quire
192. holey, holy, wholly
302. praise, prays, preys
412. warn, worn
83. chord, cord
193. hour, our
303. principal, principle
413. wart, wort
84. cite, sight, site
194. idle, idol
304. profit, prophet
414. watt, what
85. clack, claque
195. in, inn
305. quarts, quartz
415. wax, whacks
86. clew, clue
196. indict, indite
306. quean, queen
416. way, weigh, whey
87. climb, clime
197. it's, its
307. rain, reign, rein
417. we, wee, whee
88. close, cloze
198. jewel, joule
308. raise, rays, raze
418. weak, week
89. coal, kohl
199. key, quay
309. rap, wrap
419. we'd, weed
90. coarse, course
200. knave, nave
310. raw, roar
420. weal, we'll, wheel
91. coign, coin
201. knead, need
311. read, reed
421. wean, ween
92. colonel, kernel
202. knew, new
312. read, red
422. weather, whether
93. complacent, complaisant
203. knight, night
313. real, reel
423. weaver, weever
94. complement, compliment
204. knit, nit
314. reek, wreak
424. weir, we're
95. coo, coup
205. knob, nob
315. rest, wrest
425. were, whirr
96. cops, copse
206. knock, nock
316. retch, wretch
426. wet, whet
97. council, counsel
207. knot, not
317. review, revue
427. wheald, wheeled
98. cousin, cozen
208. know, no
318. rheum, room
428. which, witch
99. creak, creek
209. knows, nose
319. right, rite, wright, write
429. whig, wig
100. crews, cruise
210. laager, lager
320. ring, wring
430. while, wile
101. cue, kyu, queue
211. lac, lack
321. road, rode
431. whine, wine
102. curb, kerb
212. lade, laid
322. roe, row
432. whirl, whorl
103. currant, current
213. lain, lane
323. role, roll
433. whirled, world
104. cymbol, symbol
214. lam, lamb
324. roo, roux, rue
434. whit, wit
105. dam, damn
215. laps, lapse
325. rood, rude
435. white, wight
106. days, daze
216. larva, lava
326. root, route
436. who's, whose
107. dear, deer
217. lase, laze
327. rose, rows
437. woe, whoa
108. descent, dissent
218. law, lore
328. rota, rotor
438. wood, would
109. desert, dessert
219. lay, ley
329. rote, wrote
439. yaw, yore, your, you're
110. deviser, divisor
220. lea, lee
330. rough, ruff
440. yoke, yolk



441. you'll, yule














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  1. perspective and blindness
  2. evaluate and instinctive
  3. predator and prey
  4. antonym and synonym
  5. monarchy and democracy
  6. journey and stay
  7. gait and sit
  8. environment and private
  9. victim and culprit
  10. enigma and clearness
  11. love and hate
  12. atmosphere and terrain
  13. scoundrel and hero
  14. legacy and disown
  15. good and bad
  16. nomad and settled
  17. guardian and enemy
  18. chronological and disordered
  19. mandate and denial
  20. committee and Individual
  21. investigate and ignore
  22. precipice and slope
  23. route and detour
  24. survival and death
  25. summit and bottom
  26. happy and sad
  27. version and original
  28. nostalgic and forward-looking
  29. audience and nonattendance
  30. ecosystem and chaos
  31. infer and misunderstand
  32. selfish and generous
  33. hi and bye
  34. orphan and parented
  35. propaganda and truth
  36. analyze and assemble
  37. symbol and generality
  38. horde and few
  39. prodigy and amateur
  40. anxious and calm
  41. hostile and friendly
  42. evidence and guess
  43. camouflage and reveal
  44. decrease and increase
  45. beautiful and ugly
  46. habitat and public
  47. reluctant and eager
  48. respect and disrespect
  49. artificial and natural
  50. context and foreground
  51. despotic and democratic
  52. agriculture and industry
  53. triumph and defeat
  54. philosopher and realist
  55. currency and debt
  56. producer and consumer
  57. debris and cleanness
  58. harvest and plant
  59. smile and frown
  60. emerge and disappear
  61. expedition and delay
  62. denotation and connotation
  63. collaborate and disagree
  64. contradict and agree
  65. pride and humility
  66. prude and libertine
  67. cascade and drip
  68. billow and deflate
  69. argument and agreement
  70. commotion and peace
  71. lunar and tinge
  72. sanctuary and risk
  73. rubble and repair
  74. haven and hazard
  75. gullible and wary
  76. carcass and essence
  77. strategy and coincidence
  78. tasteless and classy
  79. romp and seriousness
  80. prejudice and fairness
  81. plunge and rise
  82. edible and poisonous
  83. inspire and discourage
  84. trust and distrust
  85. rough and smooth
  86. long and short
  87. heavy and light
  88. artifact and natural object
  89. abundant and scarce
  90. hierarchy and Equality
  91. trudge and sprint
  92. simile and dissimilarity
  93. subtle and obvious
  94. data and nonmaterial
  95. premonition and intellect
  96. architect and demolisher
  97. solitude and company
  98. unimpressive and awesome
  99. spectator and participant
  100. paraphrase and quote

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