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| n. a person who takes part in a crime |
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| syn. partner in crime, confederation |
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| syn. obliterate, decimate, demolish |
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| ant. foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
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| adj. unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness |
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| syn. capricious, high-handed, autocratic |
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| adj. shameless, impudent; made of brass |
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| n. a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change |
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| syn. stimulus, spur, instigator |
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| n. a large-scale departure or flight |
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| syn. emigration, escape, hegira |
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| ant. immigration, influx, arrival, entrance |
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| v. to make easier; to assist |
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| syn. ease, smooth the way, simplify |
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| ant. hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede |
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| adj.not able to be corrected; beyond control |
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| syn. unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate |
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| ant. tractable, docile, curable, reparable |
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| adj. hidden, present but not realized |
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| syn. dormant, inactive, undeveloped |
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adj. given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause
n. an activist |
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| adj. having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
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| ant. cheerful, blithe, jaunty, bouyant |
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| adj. not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid |
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| syn. hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse |
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| ant. transparent, clear, bright, perceptive |
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| adj. chief in importance, above all others |
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| syn. supreme, foremost, primary, dominant |
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v. to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble
n. baby talk; babble |
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| syn. chatter, twaddle, gibberish, piffle |
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| v. to offer arguements or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute |
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| syn. disprove, confute, shoot holes in |
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| ant. confirm, corroborate, substantiate |
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v. to scold; find faul with
n. a rebuke |
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| syn. reprove, reproach, reproof |
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| ant. praise, pat on the back |
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| syn. captivity, bondage, thralldom |
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| syn. cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slopshod |
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| adj. not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull |
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| syn. still, motionless, inert, fetid |
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| ant. flowing, running, fresh, sweet |
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| v. to give way to superior force, yield |
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