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1
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Adulterate Def.

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to corrupt, make worse by addition of something of lesser value

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Adulterate Stress

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adul’terate

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Adulterate Syn.

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Contaminate, pollute, sully

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Adulterate Ant.

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purify, purge, expurgate

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Adulterate P/S

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Verb

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Ambidextrous Def.

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able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

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Ambidextrous P/S

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Adj.

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Ambidextrous Syn.

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Versatile, facile

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Ambidextrous Ant.

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Clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

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Ambidextrous Stress

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ambidex’trous

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Augment Def.

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to make larger, increase

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Augment Srress

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augment’

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Augment Syn.

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Enlarge, supplement, amplify

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Augment Ant.

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decrease, diminish

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Augment P/S

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Verb

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Bereft Def.

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deprived of; made unhapy through a loss

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Bereft Syn.

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Deveaved

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Bereft Ant.

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Replete, well provided

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Bereft Stress

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bereft’

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Bereft P/S

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adj., part.

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Deploy Def.

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to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

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Deploy P/S

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Verb

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Deploy Syn.

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Station, organize

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Deploy Stress

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deploy’

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Dour Def.

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stern, unyielding, gloomy ill-humored

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Dour P/S

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adj.

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Dour Stress

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dour ( none)

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Dour Syn.

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Harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine

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Dour Ant.

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cheery, inviting, genial

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Fortitude Def.

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courage in facing difficulties

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Fortitude P/S

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noun

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Fortitude Syn.

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resolve, steadfastness, mettle

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Fortitude Ant.

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fearfulness, timidity, fainheartedness

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Fortitude Stress

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for’titude

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Gape Def.

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to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

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Gape Stress

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gape (none)

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Gape P/S

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Verb

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Gape Syn.

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gawk, ogle

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Gibe Def.

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v: to utter taunting words, n: and expression of scorn

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Gibe Stress

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gibe (none)

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Gibe Syn.

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v: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer

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Gibe Ant.

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n: compliment, praise

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Gibe P/S

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verb or noun

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Guise Def.

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an external appearance, cover, mask

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Guise Stress.

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guise (none)

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Guise Syn.

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Costume, semblance, pretense

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Guise P/S

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noun

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Insidious Def.

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intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

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Insidious Syn.

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Cunning, underhanded, perfidious

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Insidious Ant.

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Frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

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Insidious Stress

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insid’ious

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Insidious P/S

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adj.

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Opulent Def.

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wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

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Opulent Stress

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Op’ulent

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Opulent P/S

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adj.

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Opulent Syn.

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rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant

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Opulent Ant.

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poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

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Pliable Def.

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easily bet, flexible; easily influenced

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Pliable Stress

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pli’able

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Pliable Syn.

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Supple, adaptable, resilient

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Pliable Ant.

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rigid, inflexible, recalcititrant

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Pliable P/S

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adj.

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Reiterate Def.

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to say again, repeat

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Reiterate Stress

A

reit’erate

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Reiterate p/s

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verb

66
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Reiterate Syn.

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restate, rehash, recapitulate

67
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Stolid Def.

A

not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull

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Stolid P/s

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adj.

69
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Stolid Stress

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stol’id

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Stolid Syn.

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impassive, phlegmatic

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Stolid Ant.

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emotional. oversensitive, high-strung

72
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Tentative Def.

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experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

73
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Tentative Stress

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ten’tative

74
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Tentative Syn.

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provisional, inconclusive

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Tentative Ant.

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definite, conclusive, confirmed

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Tentative P/s

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adj.

77
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Unkempt def.

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not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

78
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Unkempt Stress

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unkempt’

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Unkempt P/s

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adj.

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Unkempt Syn.

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sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough

81
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Unkempt Ant.

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well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

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Verbatim Def.

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word for word; exactly as written or spoken

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Verbatim p/s

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adj., adv.

84
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Verbatim Stress

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verba’tim

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Warily Def

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cautiously, with great care

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Warily P/s

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adv.

87
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Warily Stress

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war’ily

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Warily Syn.

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carefully, prudently, gingerly

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Warily Ant.

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recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously

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