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(v) to accept without protest; to agree or submit
Acquiesce
- Syn: comply with, consent
- Ant: resist, protest
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(v) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to
(n) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
Allure
- Syn: (v) beguile, tantalize; (n) temptation, enticement
- Ant: (v) repel, turn off; (n) repellent
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(adj, adv) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly
Askew
- Syn: awry, lopsided
- Ant: straight, symmetrical
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(adj) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
Blithe
- Syn: carefree, nonchalant
- Ant: glum, morose
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(adj) quarrelsome, inclined to argue
Contentious
- Syn: argumentative, combative
- Ant: agreeable, pacific
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(n) an unsuitable or misleading name
Misnomer
- Syn: misnaming, malapropism
- Ant: None
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(v) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
Profess
- Syn: declare, proclaim
- Ant: disclaim, repudiate
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(n) a period of relief or rest
Respite
- Syn: intermission, breather
- Ant: None
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(n) a repayment; a deserved punishment
Retribution
- Syn: recompense, requital
- Ant: None
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(adj) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
Sinuous
- Syn: twisting, supple
- Ant: direct, stiff
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(adj) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
Sonorous
- Syn: resonant, resounding
- Ant: harsh, grating
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(n) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
Vanguard
- Syn: forefront, trailblazers
- Ant: rear guard, stragglers
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(n) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing
Wastrel
- Syn: loafer, idler
- Ant: skinflint, miser
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(v) to desire something belonging to another
Covet
- Syn: crave, hunger for
- Ant: despise, scorn
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(adj) discouraged, dejected, downcast
Crestfallen
- Syn: despondent, disconsolate
- Ant: cheerful, elated
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(adj) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
Disheveled
- Syn: untidy, unkempt
- Ant: neat, well-groomed
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(n) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; math - the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised
Exponent
- Syn: defender, champion
- Ant: critic, detractor
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(adj) given to much talking, tediously chatty
Garrulous
- Syn: talkative, long-winded
- Ant: reserved, mum
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(adj) incapable of being overcome
Insuperable
- Syn: invincible, insurmountable
- Ant: surmountable, conquerable
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(adj) to be regretted or pitied
Lamentable
- Syn: regrettable, distressing
- Ant: praiseworthy, commendable
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(v) to refer to casually or indirectly
Allude
- Syn: suggest, hint at
- Ant: None
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(adj) supernaturally perceptive
(n) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer
Clairvoyant
- Syn: insightful, discerning
- Ant: dense, blind
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(adj) serving to settle an issue; final
Conclusive
- Syn: decisive, convincing
- Ant: unsettled, indefinite
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(adj) not respectable, not esteemed
Disreputable
- Syn: disgraceful, shady
- Ant: honest, respectable
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(adj) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field
Endemic
- Syn: indigenous, restricted to
- Ant: alien, foreign
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(adj) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
Exemplary
- Syn: praiseworthy, illustrative
- Ant: infamous, scandalous
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(v) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of
(n) a measure of depth in water
Fathom
- Syn: grasp, comprehend
- Ant: None
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(n) treacherous cunning, deceit
Guile
- Syn: trickery, duplicity
- Ant: plain dealing, candor
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(n) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
Integrity
- Syn: rectitude, probity
- Ant: dishonesty, corruption
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(n) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook
Itinerary
- Syn: schedule, program
- Ant: None
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(v) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
Misconstrue
- Syn: misjudge, misinterpret
- Ant: None
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(adj) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
Obnoxious
- Syn: disagreeable, hateful
- Ant: agreeable, pleasing
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(v) to appease, soothe, pacify
Placate
- Syn: allay, satisfy
- Ant: provoke, annoy
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(adj) calm, peaceful
Placid
- Syn: tranquil, quiet
- Ant: agitated, turbulent
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(n) passing off or using one's own the writing (or other material) of another person
Plagiarism
- Syn: piracy, theft
- Ant: None
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(adj) powerful; highly affective
Potent
- Syn: mighty, forceful
- Ant: weak, powerless
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(n) a false reason. deceptive excuse
Pretext
- Syn: pretense, cover story
- Ant: None
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(v) to stick out, thrust forth
Protrude
- Syn: jut out, bulge
- Ant: None
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(adj) harsh, unrelieved, desolate
(adv) utterly
Stark
- Syn: bleak, downright
- Ant: bright, cheerful
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(adj) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface , shallow
Superficial
- Syn: skin-deep, insubstantial
- Ant: profound, thorough
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