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Affable
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(af' e bel)
(adj) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to Synonyms: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial Antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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Aggrandize
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(e gran' diz)
(v) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater Synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt Antonyms: reduce, decrease, diminish |
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Amorphous
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(e mor' fes)
(adj) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion Synonyms: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate Antonyms: definite, well-defined, clear-cut |
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Aura
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(or' e)
(n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a destinctive air or personal quality Synonyms: ambience, atmosphere |
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Contraband
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(kan' tre band)
(n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods Synonyms: illicit, bootleg, unlawful Antonyms: legla, lawful, licit |
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Erudite
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(er' yu dit)
(adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic Synonyms: profoundly educated, well-read Antonyms: ignorant, uneducated, illiterite |
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Gossamer
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(gas' e mer)
(adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial Synonyms: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy Antonyms: thick, dense, solid, massive |
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Infer
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(in fer')
(v) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest; imply Synonyms: gather, deduce, persume, guess, speculate |
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Inscrutable
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(in skru' te bel)
(adj) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically Synonyms: impenetrable, incomprehensile, enigmatic Antonyms: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable |
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Insular
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(in' sye ler)
(adj) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial Antonyms: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
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Irrevocable
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(i rev' e ke bel)
(adj) incapable of being changed or called back Synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable Antonyms: reversible, changeable |
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Propensity
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(pre pen' se te)
(n) a natural inclination or predilection toward Synonyms: natural bent, proclivity, penchant Antonyms: nautral incapacity or inability |
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Querulous
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(kwer' e les)
(adj) peevish, complaining, fretful Synonyms: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable Antonyms: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid |
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Remonstrate
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(ri man' strat)
(v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to Synonyms: reason against, expostulate |
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Repudiate
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(re pyu' de at)
(v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of Synonyms: disavow, abjure, renounce Antonyms: avow, affirm, aver, avouch |
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Resilient
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(ri zil' yent)
(adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly Synonyms: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy Antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding |
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Reverberate
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(re ver' be rat)
(v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly Synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo |
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Scurrilous
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(adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
Synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative Antonyms: secorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
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Sedulous
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(sej' e les)
(adj) persistent, showing industry and determination Synonyms: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable Antonyms: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose |
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Sleazy
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(sle' ze)
(adj) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable Synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty Antonyms: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy |