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(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
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(adj,adv) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course |
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awry |
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(n.) a short club used as a weapon |
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bludgeon |
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(v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
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bludgeon |
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(v.) to end resistance, give up; surrender, throw in the towel |
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capitulate |
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(v.) to warm or wear sore by rubbing;; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against |
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chafe |
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(n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
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chafe |
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(v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of |
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defile |
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(v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns |
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defile |
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(n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon |
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defile |
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(adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
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dire |
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(adj.) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion |
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disarming |
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(adj., part.) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
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disgruntled |
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(v.) to advance beyond the usual proper limits, trespass |
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encroach |
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(v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality |
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endow |
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(v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage |
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fend |
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(n.) freedom from punishment |
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impunity |
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(n.) air, manner; appearance; expression |
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mien |
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(adj.) having to do with punishment |
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penal |
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(adj.) related to the matter at hand; to the point |
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pertinent |
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(adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common |
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predominant |
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(n.)something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat |
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prodigy (also: a child or young person with anextraordinary ability or talent) |
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(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
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recluse |
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(n.) fame, glory |
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renown |
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Synonyms: appropriate, fir, proper, liable
Antonyms: inappropriate, unlikely, slow |
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apt |
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Synonyms: (adj.) crooked, askew, amiss
Antonyms: (adj.) straight, symmetrical |
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awry |
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Synonyms: (n.) cudgel; (v.) clobber, clout |
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bludgeon |
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Antonyms: hold out, persist |
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capitulate |
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Synonyms: (v.) irritate, scrape, abrade
Antonyms: (v.) soothe, molligy, please, elate |
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chafe |
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Synonyms: (v., trans.) pollute, contaminate, descrate
Antonyms: (v., trans.) cleanse, purify |
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defile |
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Synonyms: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent
Antonyms: favorable, auspicious, beneficial |
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dire |
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Synonyms: endearing, winning
Antonyms: alarming, troubling, disquieting |
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disarming |
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Synonyms: displeased, grumpy, surly
Antonyms: pleased, satisfied, content |
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disgruntled |
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Synonyms: intrude, infringe |
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encroach |
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Synonyms: grant, bestow, present, bequeath
Antonyms: take away, deprive |
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endow |
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Synonyms: stave off, cope |
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fend |
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Synonyms: exemption from penalty, immunity |
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impunity |
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Synonyms: look, bearing, demeanor |
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mien |
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Synonyms: correctional, disciplinary |
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penal |
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Synonyms: relevant, germane, apropos
Antonyms: unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial |
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pertinent |
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Synonyms: chief, major, paramount, prevalant
Antonyms: secondary, minor, subsidiary, rare |
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predominant |
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Synonyms: marvel, wonder, freak, genius
Antonyms: dumbbell, dunce, dillard |
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prodigy |
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Synonyms: loner, hermit |
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recluse |
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Synonyms: reputation, celebrity, prestige
Antonyms: obscurity, infamy, notoriety |
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