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| (v) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit |
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| syn: diminish, decrease, subside, let up |
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| ant: intensify, increase, magnify, wax |
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| (n) praise or flattery that is excessive |
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| syn: adoration, idolization, hero-worship |
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| ant: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium |
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| (n) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article) |
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| syn: malediction, imprecation, abomination |
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| ant: benediction, blessing |
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| (adj) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
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| syn: shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily |
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| ant: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb |
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| (n) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
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| syn: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness |
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| (adj) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
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| syn: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy |
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| ant: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious |
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| (adj) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt intended to delay or postpone |
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| syn: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard |
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| ant: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious |
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| (adj) conspicuous, standing out from the mass(used particularly in an unfavorable scene) |
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| syn: glaring, flagrant, blatant |
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| ant: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling |
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| (v) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous |
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| syn: to talk out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge |
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| ant: to speak one's mind plainly |
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| (adj) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
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| syn: ephemeral, transient, transitory |
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| ant: everlasting, immortal, imperishable |
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| (adj) unable to make up one;s mind, hesitating |
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| syn: indecisive, vacillating, wavering |
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| ant: determined, decisive, unwavering |
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| (adj) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent, vague, confused, indistinct |
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| syn: hazy, fussy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque, indeterminate |
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| ant: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused |
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| (adj) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and activity (also used adjectivally) |
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| syn: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice |
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| ant: veteran, part master, pro, expert |
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| (n) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency |
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| syn: destitution, want, indigence |
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| ant: affluence, abundance, luxury, opulence |
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| (adj) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably, making demands on one's skill or ability, ambitious |
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| syn: inflated, ostentatious, affected |
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| ant: unassuming, unaffected, modest |
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| (v) to review a series of facts; to sum up |
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| syn: review, summarize, sum up, go over |
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| (v) to revive, to bring back to consciousness or existence |
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| syn: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate |
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| (adj) untidy, dirty, careless |
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| syn: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax |
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| ant: neat, tidy, careful, meticulous |
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| (n) sth that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
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| syn: assumption, presumption, hypothesis |
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| (adj) inactive, sluggish, dull |
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| syn: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid |
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