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Abate

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(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread.
“the storm suddenly abated”

subside
die down/away/out
drop off/away
lessen

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Abjure

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solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).

renounce
relinquish
reject

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Arduous

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involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

“an arduous journey”
Similar:
onerous
taxing
difficult

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Artless

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without guile or deception.
“an artless, naive girl”
without effort or pretentiousness; natural and simple.
“an artless literary masterpiece”

natural
naive
simple

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Sly

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having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature.
“a sly, manipulative woman”

cunning
crafty
clever
wily
artful

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Cunning

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having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.
“a cunning look came into his eyes”

crafty
wily
artful
guileful
devious

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Deceit

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the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
“a web of deceit”

deception
deceitfulness
duplicity
double-dealing
fraud

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Guile

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sly or cunning intelligence.
“he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in”

cunning
craftiness
craft
artfulness
art

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Betray

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  1. unintentionally reveal; be evidence of.
  2. expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
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Burgeon

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begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
“the city’s suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre”

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Cacophonous

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involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
“the cacophonous sound of slot machines”

loud
noisy
ear-splitting
blaring

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Canonize

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  1. place in or regard as belonging to a canon of literary or artistic works.
  2. (in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint.
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Censure

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express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
“the company was heavily censured by inspectors from the Department of Trade”

condemn
criticize
castigate
chastise
lambast

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Chicanery

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the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose.
“storylines packed with political chicanery”

trickery
deception
deceit
deceitfulness
duplicity

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Coalesce

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come together to form one mass or whole.
“the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams”

unite
join together
combine
merge
fuse
mingle
meld

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Cogent

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(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
“they put forward cogent arguments for British membership”

convincing
compelling
strong
forceful

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Compelling

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evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
“his eyes were strangely compelling”

enthralling
captivating
gripping
engrossing

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Contend

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  1. compete with others in a struggle to achieve (something).
    “she had to contend with his uncertain temper”
  2. assert something as a position in an argument.
    “he contends that the judge was wrong”
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Assert

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state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
“the company asserts that the cuts will not affect development”

declare
maintain
contend
argue

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Deference

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polite submission and respect.
“he addressed her with the deference due to age”

respect
respectfulness
regard
esteem
consideration

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Desultory

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lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
“a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion”

casual
half-hearted
lukewarm
cursory

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Diffident

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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

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Dilatory

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  1. slow to act.

slow
unhurried
tardy
unpunctual

  1. intended to cause delay.

delaying
stalling
temporizing
procrastinatin

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Equivocate

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use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
“the government have equivocated too often in the past”

prevaricate
be evasive
be non-committal
be vague

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Prodigal

A

spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
“prodigal habits die hard”

wasteful
extravagant
spendthrift

having or giving something on a lavish scale.
“the dessert was prodigal with whipped cream”

generous
lavish
liberal
unstinting
unsparing

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Lavish

A

sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.
“a lavish banquet”

sumptuous
luxurious
luxuriant
lush
gorgeous

bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.
“the media couldn’t lavish enough praise on the film”

give freely
spend
expend
heap
shower

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Verbose

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using or expressed in more words than are needed.
“much academic language is obscure and verbose”

wordy
loquacious
garrulous
talkative
voluble
orotund

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Stingy

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mean; ungenerous.
“his boss is stingy and idle”

miserly
parsimonious
ungenerous
close-fisted

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Coarseness

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the quality of being rough or harsh.
“the coarseness of her hair”

rudeness; vulgarity.
“he disliked the coarseness of the men around him”

30
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Unseemly

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adjective
(of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate.
“an unseemly squabble”

indecorous
improper
inappropriate
unbecoming

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Artful

A

clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way.
“her artful wiles”
Similar:
sly
crafty
cunning

32
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Blare

A

make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound.
“the ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring”
Similar:
blast
sound loudly
trumpet

noun same significato

33
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Enthral

A

capture the fascinated attention of.
“she had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold”

captivate
charm
enchant
bewitch
fascinate
beguile

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Prevaricate

A

speak or act in an evasive way.
“he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions”
Similar:
be evasive
beat about the bush
hedge
fence
shilly-shally

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Parsimonious

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very unwilling to spend money or use resources.
“even the parsimonious Joe paid for drinks all round”
Similar:
miserly
ungenerous
close-fisted

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