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Affinity
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(n.) a natural attraction to a person
syn:inclination,penchant
ant:distaste,aversion
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Bilious
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(adj.) peevish or irritable
syn:choleric,irascible,peevish,splenetic
ant:sweettempered,genial,pleasant,delightful
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Cognate
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(adj.)closely related in origin
syn:allied,affiliated,relative
ant:dissimilar,unrelated
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Corollary
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(adj.)resultant or consequent
syn:deduction,conclusion
ant:axiom,postulate,premise
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Cul-de-sac
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(n.)a blind alley or dead-end street
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Derring-do
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(n.)valor or heroism
syn:audacity,bravado,pyrotechnics
ant:cowardice,timidity,poltronnery
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Divination
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(n.)the art or act of predicting the future
syn:prophecy,augury
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Elixir
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(n.) a potion once thought capable of curing all ills
syn:cure-all,nostrum,tonic
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Folderol
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(n.)foolish talk
syn:hooplan,gibberish
ant:sense,significance
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Gamut
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(n.) an entire range or series
syn:scope,compass,sweep
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Hoi polloi
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(n.)the common people, the masses
syn:rank and file
ant:aristocracy,elite, upper class
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Ineffable
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(adj.)not expressible in words
syn:inexpressible,indescribeable
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Lucubration
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(n.)laborious study or thought
syn:burning the midnight candle,deep thought
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Mnemonic
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(n.)a device to aid the memory
syn:reminder,cue
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Obloquy
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(n.)public abuse indicating strong disapproval or censure
syn:discredit,opprobrium,ignomity,dishonor
ant:praise,acclaim,approbation
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