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ALLEY

Verb.

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  • to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relive.
  • The politician made a speech in order to _________ his constituents’ fear.
  • SYNONYMS: reduce, alleviate, moderate
  • ANTONYMS: aggravate, exacerbate, intensity
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BESTIAL

adjective

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  • beast-like; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
  • in beating their prisoner, the guards were guilty of a truly ______ act.
  • SYNONYMS: animal, depraved, loathsome
  • ANTONYMS: human, humane, clement, virtuous, upright.
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CONVIVIAL

adjective

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  • festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
  • thanksgiving dinner at grandmas house is always a ______ family gathering.
  • SYNONYMS: fun-loving, jovial, merry
  • ANTONYMS: dour, grim, sullen, unsociable
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COTERIE

noun

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  • a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest
  • Robert Browning and his ____ had ideas about poetry that seemed revolutionary in their day.
  • SYNONYMS: clique, set
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COUNTERPART

noun

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  • a person of thug closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
  • I have to admit I was frightened of my _________ on the other team because she had the high-jump record.
  • SYNONYM: match
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DEMUR
verb
Noun

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• to object or to take an exception to; on objection

  • The rank and file will ____ if they not consulted regularly by the union leadership.
  • The speech in favor of the proposal was drowned out by a chorus of ____ from the senate floor.
  • SYNONYMS: protest, object to
  • ANTONYMS: assent to, consent to, accept, agree to
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EFFRONTERY

Noun

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  • shameless boldness, impudence
  • After having been suspended for disrespectful behavior the student had the ____ to talk back to his teacher again
  • SYNONYMS: gall, chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek
  • ANTONYMS: shyness, diffidence, timidity
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EMBELLISH

verb

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  • to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
  • the best story tellers ______ their tales in ways that help readers visualize the setting
  • SYNONYMS: ornament, garnish
  • ANTONYMS: strip, mar, disfigure
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EPHEMERAL

adjective

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  • lasting only a short time, short-lived
  • only the greatest of writers and artists achieve anything other than ______ popularity.
  • SYNONYMS: fleeting, transient, evanescent, transitory
  • ANTONYMS: inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy
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FELICITOUS

adjective

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  • appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
  • in view of the high prices for home heating oil, the mild winter was a ______ turn of events.
  • SYNONYMS: fortunate, well-put
  • ANTONYMS: inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy
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FURTIVE

adjective

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  • done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen
  • the girl was caught taking a ______ glance at the test paper of the student sitting next to her.
  • SYNONYMS: clandestine, covert, surreptitious
  • ANTONYMS: forthright, aboveboard, open
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GARNISH

adjective

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  • glaring; tastelessly showy of overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way.
  • the storefront was painted in ______ colors so that it would attract the attention of passersby.
  • SYNONYMS: gaudy, flashy, tawdry
  • ANTONYMS:subdued, muted, understand, quiet
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ILLUSORY

adjective

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  • misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
  • police state tactics provide an _____ sense of security in an unjust society.
  • SYNONYMS: specious, spurious, fanciful, imaginary
  • ANTONYMS: actual, real, factual, objective
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INDIGENT

adjective

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  • needy, impoverished
  • the number of homeless and _____ persons had increased since the economy took a downturn
  • SYNONYMS: penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute
  • ANTONYMS: wealthy, affluent, prosperous
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INORDINATE

adjective

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  • far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
  • the press showered the popular actor with _____ praise for what seemed a rather ordinary performance.
  • SYNONYMS:exorbitant, extravagant
  • ANTONYMS: moderate, reasonable, equitable
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JETTISON

verb

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  • to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
  • the captain ordered the crew to ______ the ballast so the ship could move more quickly through the water
  • SYNONYMS: cast off, discard, dump, junk, abandon
  • ANTONYMS: conserve, retain, hold on to, keep
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MISANTHROPE

noun

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  • a person who hates or despises people
  • the millionaire _____ left all her money to an animal shelter and not a penny to a single human
  • SYNONYMS: people-hater
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PERTINACIOUS

adjective

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  • very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied
  • the defense attorney was as _____ as a bulldog in a cross-examination of the witness
  • SYNONYMS:stubborn, dogged, determined
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PICAYUNE

adjective

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  • of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
  • a supervisor who fusses about every ______ fault of the workers will lower morale and productivity
  • SYNONYMS: inconsequential, piddling, trifling
  • ANTONYMS: important, significant, huge, gigantic
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RAIMENT

noun

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  • clothing, garments
  • when the chorus in the Greek tragedy hears that the kind has died, they tear their ______ in anguish
  • SYNONYMS: apparel, attire
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ALLEGE

Verb

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  • to assert without proof or confirmation
  • the newspaper tabloid ______ the the movie star and the director were having creative differences.
  • SYNONYMS: claim, contend
  • ANTONYMS: prove, deny
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ARRANT

Adjective

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  • thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
  • in Shakespeare’s tragedy the audience sees clearly that logo is an ______ scoundrel, but Othello is blind to his treachery
  • SYNONYMS: egregious, unmitigated
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BADINAGE

noun

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  • light and playful conversation
  • I enjoy the delightful ______ between stars like Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn in 1940s movies
  • SYNONYMS:banter, persiflage, repartee
  • ANTONYMS: sermon
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CONCILIATE

verb

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  • to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
  • because of the weakness of our army, we had to try to _____ the enemy
  • SYNONYMS: placate, mollify, propitiate
  • ANTONYMS: antagonize, alienate, estrange
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COUNTERMAND

Verb

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  • to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
  • today’s directive clearly _____ all previous instructions on how to exit the building in case of fire
  • SYNONYMS: recall, revoke
  • ANTONYMS: reaffirm, reassert
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ECHELON

noun

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  • one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
  • although the civil servant began in the lower _____ of government service he rose quickly through the ranks
  • SYNONYMS: level, rank

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