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Abase

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Disgrace, Humiliate, stigmatise

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Abbreviate

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Curtail, Abridge, Compress, Shorten, Truncate

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Aberration

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Deviation, Wandering, Errant, Irregular, Weird, Abnormal

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Abet

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Aid, assist, condone, favour, support, promote

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Abhor

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Hate, Detest, Loathe, Abominate

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Abstain

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Refuse, Avoid, renounce, shun

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Abstruse

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Recondite, Hidden, Difficult

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Absurd

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ridiculous, silly, foolish, preposterous

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Abundant

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Ample, copious, plentiful, bountiful, existing in large quantities

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Abut

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Border, verge on, join, Adjoin

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Adequate

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Enough, sufficient, proportionate

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Assiduouse

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Painstaking, diligent, industrious, laborious, meticulous (extra care)

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Abandon

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Desert, Forsake, leave, Relinquish

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Accomodate

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Adapt, Adjust, Reconcile

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Acme

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Zenith, peak, apex, summit

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Acclaim

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Applaud, Cheer, Celebrate, extol

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Acquiesce

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Assent, rest, accede, comply, concur, consent, submit (accept something without protest)

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Acrimony

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Harshness, bitterness

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Admiration

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Esteem, praise, respect, approval, approbation, awe, regard

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Adamant

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Stubborn, Inflexible

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Adherent

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Sticking to, follower, partisan. devotee

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Affliction

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distress, ordeal, suffering, sorrow

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Adversity

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misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, hostility

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Ameliorate

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make better, improve, amend

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Ally

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Colleague, helper, partner, accomplice

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Audacious

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Bold, brazen, impudent, daring

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Astonish

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Amaze, surprise, astound, flabbergast

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Assistance

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help, aid, collaboration, sustenance

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Aphorism

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Maxim, apothegm, axiom, proverb, motto, adage

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Apprehend

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Seize, know, fear, arrest, understand

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Appraise

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evaluate, estimate

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Alleviate

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Abate, relieve

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Antithesis

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contrasting, reverse

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Alms

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Dole, gratuity; money, clothes and food that are given to poor people; charity

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Beg

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implore, solicit, supplicate, beseech, request, plead

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Behaviour

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Conduct, Demeanour, deportment, manner

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bewitching

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alluring, charming

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Base

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ignoble, mean, low, foundation

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Bad

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evil, wicked, devilish, naughty, worthless

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Blame

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Censure, reprove, condemn, reproach

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Blessing

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benediction, god’s help or protection

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Banish

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exile, ostracise, deport

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Barbaric

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Savage, Uncivilised, Primitive align

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Bait

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snare, trap, decoy

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Benign

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favourable, friendly

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Boisterous

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clamarous, rowdy

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Brittle

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frail, fragile, hard but easily broken

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Bizarre

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unusual, grostesque, fantastic

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Bewilder

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confound, perplex, befuddle, befog, baffle, daze, stun

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belligerent

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warlike, pugnacious, hostile

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Tyrant

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autocrat, despot, dictator, oppressor

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tyro

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amateur, novice, apprentice, neophyte

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Ulterior

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concealed, shrouded, obscured

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urchin

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waif, stray, foundling, orphan

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urbane

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sophisticated, suave, polite, refined, polished

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unique

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unparalleled, single, peerless, unusual, exceptional, matchless

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urge

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incite, press, implore, instigate, drive, impel, goad, stimulate

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utopian

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idealistic, perfect, visionary

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vigilance

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watchfulness, alertness, attentiveness, caution

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vindictive

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revengeful, malicious, resentful, spiteful

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vehemence

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force, passion, emphasis, obsession

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veracity

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truth, honesty, accuracy, exactness, correctness

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veto

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reject, discard, void, nullify, invalidate, dismiss

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Vilify

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malign, slur, defame, slander

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vivacious

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sprightly, energetic, spirited

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weary

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exhausted, tired, devitalised, drained

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wreck

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destroy, devastate, ruin, demolish

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wistful

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melancholy, sentimental, plaintive, nostalgic

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wile

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trickery, artifice, ruse

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Winsome

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beautiful, captivating, comely, delightful, charming

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waive

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forgo, relinquish, defer, renounce

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yield

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surrender, submit, admit, agree

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yearn

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crave, desire, aspire, urge

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zeal

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zest, passion, enthusiasm, fervour, tempo

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Zenith

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peak, apex, summit, acme

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Bedlam

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pandemonium, chaos mayhem, clamour, confusion

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Bravo

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Fearless, intrepid, valiant, bold, Dauntless

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Burlesque

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Mock, imitate, tease, ridicule, jeer, deride, satirise

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Browbeat

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Intimidate, bully, frighten, threaten

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Backlash

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Repercussion, reaction, recoil

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Banal

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dull, trite, hackneyed, Prosaic

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Begoted

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Biased, Prejudiced, Dogmatic, Opinionated

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calumny

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defamation, aspersion

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calm

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quiet, tranquil, peaceful, sedate, composed, placid

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cajole

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persuade, flatter, wheedle, coax

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captious

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censorious, hypercritical, fault finding

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care

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solicitude, anxiety, misgiving, foreboding

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Charlatan

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imposter, mountebank, quack, chicane, trickster

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Choleric

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irascible, petulant, bad tempered

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conceit

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pride, vanity, ego, arrogance

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conspicuous

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prominent, obvious

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colossal

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gigantic, huge, enormous, mammoth, vast approve

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cynical

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misanthropic, moody, eccentric, sardonic, sarcastic

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conversant

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(with:) familiar, well versed, acquainted

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condign

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due, merited, well deserved, due, suitable

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condone

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pardon, forgive, excuse, overlook

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confess

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admit, apologise, own, acknowledge

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contigent

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(on:) liable, possible, uncertain

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constant

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eternal, perpetual, incessant, continuous

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cross

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crusty, fretful, Ill-humoured

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cursory

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hasty, superficial, careless

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concise

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short, brief, abridged, compact

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crafty

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cunning, artful, sly, calculating

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cruelty

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tyranny, persecution, brutality, oppression, ferocity

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damage

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loss, harm, injury, detriment

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decay

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wither, fade, corrode, decline

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destitute

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needy, forsaken, orphan

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didactic

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teaching, instructive, perfecting

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denounce

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accuse, condemn, arraign, decry, censure

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divine

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heavenly, celestial, graceful, godlike

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dangerous

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perilous, risky, hazardous, precarious

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dear

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expensive, costly, loved by or important to somebody

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definitive

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limiting, final, positive

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desultory

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Discontinuous, irregular, rambling

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Diffident

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Modest, bashful, shy

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discourse

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Lecture, sermon, exhortation, dissertation

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dissipate

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scatter, Waste

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economy

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management, frugality, thrifty, judicial expenditure

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Effete

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exhausted, old, worn out, tired

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Elicit

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draw out, discover

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elude

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Baffle, avoid, cheat, fool

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emancipate

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free, Liberate, release, deliver, uplift

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emulate

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imitate, rival

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entice

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lure, persuade, allure, entrap

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Extravagant

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Prodigal, wasteful

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Exquisite

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elegant, fine, matchless, exclusive

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Exceptional

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anomalous, unique, extraordinary

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extricate

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Disentangle, untangle

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ephemeral

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transient, short lived

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Exterminate

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Uproot, eradicate, eliminate, destroy, Annihilate

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Exacerbate

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Magnify, heighten, enlarge, overstate, amplify

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exculpate

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absolute, vindicate

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exigency

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emergency, distress

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fascinate

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charm, enchant, mesmerize, bewitch

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fastidious

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dainty, squeamish, hard to please

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fate

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lot, destiny, end

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fatuous

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silly, purposeless

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fight

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battle, contention, combat, struggle, conflict, strife

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fury

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anger, rage, wrath, ire

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Fecund

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prolific, fertile, fruitful, luxuriant, productive

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ferocious

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savage, barbaric, fierce, wild, uncivilized

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Fictitious

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False, imaginative, illusionary, fabricated, fanciful

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Flagrant

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Notorious, outrageous, disgraceful

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fortuitous

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chance, accidental

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forerunner

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precursor, herald, Harbinger

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forbid

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prohibit, preclude, inhibit, debar

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flippant

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pert, Frivolous, impudent, saucy

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Flamboyant

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bombastic, ostentatious, ornate

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Fatal

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Deadly, Mortal, lethal, Virulent

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fallacy

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imperfection, ambiguity, quirk, error

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Fallible

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imperfect, erring, wrong

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furbish

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polish, spruce, renovate

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fortitude

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Strength, firmness, valour, determination

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guile

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fraud, trickery, cunning

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Gratification

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satisfaction, enjoyment

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garrulous

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talkative, loquacious

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humane

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kind, generous, benevolent, compassionate

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haughty

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arrogant, Proud, egoist, obstinate

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humility

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politeness, meekness, modesty

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Hamper

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Hinder, block, impede, prevent

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illiterate

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unlearned, ignorant, uneducated

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impotent

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powerless, disabled, inadequate, incapable

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Immaterial

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Unimportant, insignificant, useless, irrelevant

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imminent

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threatening, impending, approaching

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Irresolute

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Undecided, wavering, vacillating, unsettled

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indignant

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angry, furious, irate, exasperated, outraged

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inanimate

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lifeless, dead, dormant, stagnant, extinct

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Ingenuous

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Artless, sincere, naive, innocent

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insidious

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Cunning, clever, inventive, deceitful, lieutenant

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Intimate

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close, confidant, inform, cherished

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Inexorable

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Relentless, merciless, apathetic, harsh

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impertinent

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irrelevant, impudent, insolent, saucy

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Jolly

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Jovial, merry, cheerful, affable

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jubilant

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elated, triumphant

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Joy

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delight, pleasure, elation, ecstasy

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knave

A

fraud, cheat, scroundrel, rogue

177
Q

lament

A

Sorrow, mourn, grieve

178
Q

Liberal

A

generous, kind, tolerant, permissive

179
Q

lenient

A

forbearing, forgiving, compassionate, mild

180
Q

lethargy

A

laziness, stupor, sluggishness, idleness

181
Q

likeness

A

similarity, resemblance, affinity

182
Q

lively

A

active, enthusiastic, agile, brisk

183
Q

loyal

A

devoted, faithful, trustworthy, honest

184
Q

meagre

A

small, tiny, inadequate, scanty

185
Q

mean

A

low, petty, abject, selfish

186
Q

misery

A

sorrow, distress, affliction, grief

187
Q

morbid

A

unhealthy, diseased, ghastly, horrid

188
Q

mournful

A

sad, sorrow, gloomy, dejected

189
Q

mighty

A

powerful, massive, strong, almighty

190
Q

Malice

A

Bitterness, spite, ill-will, Rancour, malevolence,

191
Q

melancholy

A

gloomy, sadness, sorrow, dejected

192
Q

magnificent

A

splendid, grand, good, glarious

193
Q

notorious

A

infamous, flagrant, blatant, dishonourable

194
Q

notable

A

memorable, remarkable, renowned, eminent

195
Q

obscene

A

filthy, indecent, awful, vulgar, gross, crude, bawdy

196
Q

obsolete

A

antiquated, old-fashioned, extinct, outworn

197
Q

obtrude

A

thrust, pressure, importunate, interfere

198
Q

obliterate

A

destroy, efface, demolish, erase

199
Q

opportunate

A

timely, convenient, appropriate, well-chosen

200
Q

pensive

A

thoughtful, rational, contemplative, reflective

201
Q

pathetic

A

moving, touching, distressing, lamentable

202
Q

Pious

A

religious, holy, devout, god-fearing

203
Q

Perennial

A

perpetual, permanent, long lasting, constant

204
Q

Portray

A

Delineate, Depict, Draw, Sketch

205
Q

Posses

A

Have, own, acquire, occupy, seize

206
Q

Prate

A

Chatter, Babble, tattle, talkative

207
Q

Prodigal

A

Extravagant, wasteful, spendthrift, squander

208
Q

precocious

A

premature, forward, advanced, developed

209
Q

Philanthropist

A

altruist, charitable, benevolent, kind

210
Q

patronize

A

Condescend, stoop, snub

211
Q

penalize

A

castigate, chastise, punish

212
Q

picturesque

A

Charming, pictorial, scenic, sylvan

213
Q

prerogative

A

Privilege, advantage, exemption, right

214
Q

Prohibit

A

Forbid, interdict, prevent, ban

215
Q

pillage

A

plunder, loot, rob, destroy, steal

216
Q

poignant

A

touching, moving, heart-rending

217
Q

Quaint

A

queer, odd, singular, whimsical

218
Q

Quirk

A

whim, caprice, fancy, peculiarity

219
Q

Quip

A

retort, repartee, remark, jest

220
Q

Quarantined

A

separated, isolated, restrained

221
Q

Qualm

A

scruple, doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

222
Q

Queer

A

strange, odd, indifferent, weird

223
Q

Questionable

A

doubtful, disputable, Accountable, objectionable

224
Q

Quick

A

alive, swift, fast, keen

225
Q

quest

A

search, Pursuit, inquisitive, crusade

226
Q

Radiant

A

brilliant, bright, intelligent, beaming

227
Q

Refined

A

elegant, polished, cultured, sophisticated

228
Q

Rebellion

A

mutiny, revolt, struggle, fight

229
Q

Reiterate

A

repeat, do it again, rewrite, emphasis

230
Q

remorse

A

repentance, Regret, Anguish, grief

231
Q

renown

A

reputation, famous, distinguished, fame

232
Q

Rejoice

A

Exult, Delight, happy, glad

233
Q

Relevant

A

execute, Applicable, pertinent, implement

234
Q

Resistance

A

Opposition, Hindrance, combat, struggle

235
Q

Ruin

A

Destruction, Downfall, Wreckage, devastation

236
Q

rigid

A

Stiff, unyielding, stern

237
Q

Rash

A

Impetuous, Hasty, Foolhardy, Impulsive, Heedless, Brash

238
Q

Refute

A

Disprove, Answer, deny

239
Q

Ricochet

A

rebound, reflect, bounds, carom

240
Q

Rut

A

Grove, hollow, Furrow, habit, Course, routine, practice

241
Q

Rural

A

Suburban, rustic, country, agrarian

242
Q

Radical

A

Fundamental, native, original, extreme, progressive, rebellious

243
Q

Rimy

A

Frosty, hazy, blurred

244
Q

remote

A

far, distant, interior place, aloof

245
Q

Ridiculous

A

Absurd, silly, comical, ludicrous

246
Q

sane

A

Wise, Sensible, sound, balanced

247
Q

satiate

A

Satisfy, glut, happy, Surfeit

248
Q

Sacred

A

holy, blessed, divine, consecrated

249
Q

Scanty

A

Meagre, Slender, Insufficient, limited

250
Q

scold

A

chide, rebuke, rail, complain

251
Q

scrutinise

A

examine, view, study, analyse, inspect

252
Q

scorching

A

sweltering, searing, burning, fiery

253
Q

spry

A

nimble, agile, animated, brisk, lively, quick

254
Q

statute

A

law, decree, ordinance, edict, rule, act, bill

255
Q

stipulation

A

prerequisite, condition, qualification, requirement, clause

256
Q

subterfuge

A

ploy, scheme, stratagem, deceit, deception

257
Q

substantiate

A

authenticate, validate, confirm, verify, corroborate, attest

258
Q

succinct

A

brief, concise, terse, abbreviated

259
Q

sensual

A

carnal, fleshy, voluptuous, attractive

260
Q

servile

A

slavish, docile, timid, mean

261
Q

shrewd

A

astute, perspicacious, canny, calculative

262
Q

shy

A

bashful, coy, diffident, hesitant

263
Q

solitary

A

single, hermetic, isolated, desolate

264
Q

sordid

A

ugly, dirty, squalid, debauched

265
Q

specimen

A

prototype, model, sample, dummy

266
Q

static

A

firm, adamant, fixed

267
Q

spurious

A

fake, counterfeit, artificial, false

268
Q

sterile

A

unproductive, barren, impotent, desinfected

269
Q

sublime

A

exalted, elevated, improved, magnified

270
Q

superficial

A

shallow, illusion, equivalent, alike, similar

271
Q

taboo

A

forbidden, banned, prohibites

272
Q

tenacious

A

resolute, persistent, obstinate

273
Q

tenet

A

belief, conviction, dogma, doctrine, creed, theology

274
Q

therapeutics

A

curative, restorative, recuperative, remedial

275
Q

temperate

A

moderate, balanced, controlled, sensible

276
Q

thrive

A

flourish, succeed, grow

277
Q

temporal

A

worldly, materialistic, impermanent, ephemeral

278
Q

tiradee

A

outburst, denunciation, harangue, speech, diatribe

279
Q

thankful

A

grateful, obliged, indebted, appreciative

280
Q

tentative

A

temporary, transitory, brief

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