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Annotation n

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A critical or explanatory noteor comment, especially for a literary work.

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Bedlam n

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A state or scene of uproar and confusion.

+ commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
- peace and quiet, order, tranquility

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Covert adj

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Hidden, disguised, purposely kept secret; sheltered, secluded; ( n. ) a shetered place, a hiding place.

+ ( adj. ) undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
- ( adj. ) open, overt, undisguised

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Debonair adj

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Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and apperance.

+ carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane
- distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

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Dun v

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To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; ( n. ) a creditor; ( adj. ) dark, dull drab, dingy

+ ( v. ) hound, pester, harass, nag

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Efficacious adj

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Effective, producing results.

+ effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
- ineffective, worthless, useless

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Equanimity n

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Calmness, composure, refusal to panic.

+ tranquility, imperturbability
- excitability, flappability, agitation

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Fortuitous adj

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Accidental, occurring, by a happy chance

+ unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
- intentional, deliberate, premeditated

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Gist n

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The essential part, main point, or essence

+ substance, core, nucleus

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Gratuitous adj

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Freely given; not called by circumstances, unwarranted.

+ voluntary, unjustify, uncalled-for
- justified, warranted

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Imperious adj

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Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, comparing

+ domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
- fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

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Invective n

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A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; ( adj. ) abusive, vituperative.

+ ( n. ) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
- ( n. ) tribute, panegyric, encomium

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Motley adj

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Showing great variety, composed of different element or many colors; ( n. ) a jester’s costume; a jester

+ ( adj. ) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; ( n.) fool
- ( adj. ) uniform, homogenous, monochromatic

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Munificent adj

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Extremely generous, lavish

+ bounteous, liberal
- stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious,

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Procrastinate v

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To delay, put off until later

+ stall, temporize, dillydally

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Provocative adj

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Tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying.

+ stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
- dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating

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Recondite adj

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Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding.

+ esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
- simple, uncomplicated

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Reprobate n

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A depraved, vivious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; ( adj. ) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; ( v. ) to dissaprove of, condemn.

+ ( n. ) scoundrel, blackguard; ( adj. ) immoral, corrupt
- ( n. ) saint; ( adj. ) upright, virtuous, moral

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Sedentary adj

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Charcaterized by or callingfor continued sitting ; remaining in one place.

+ seated, stationary, static
- activre, peripatetic, migratory

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Abstemious adj

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Moderate, sparing ( as in eating or drinking ); characterized by abstinenceand self-discipline

+ temperate, sober, moderate
- indulgent, immoderate intemperate

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Censurable adj

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Deserving of blame or correction

+ blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
- commendable, laudable, meritorious

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Contigent adj

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Likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain eventsor conditions; haopening by chance; ( n. ) a representative group forming part of a larger body.

+ ( adj. ) conditional, dependent; ( n. ) a detachment
- ( adj. ) independent of, unconnected with, certain

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Corroborate v

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To confirm, make more certain, boister, substantiate, verify.

  • ( adj. ) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
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Denizen n

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An inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

+ resudent, dwelle, habitué
- alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner

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Discursive adj

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Passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic

+ disgressive, difuse, wandering, episodic
- short and to the point, succint

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Disseminate v

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To scatter or spread widely

+ disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate
- bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide

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Dowdy adj

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Poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

+ frumpy, tacky drowsy, drab
- chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

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Florid

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Highly colored, reddish
Excessively ornate, showy
+ flushed, ruddy, flowery, flamboyant
- pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere

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Foist

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To impose by fraud
To pass off as worthy or genuine
To bring about by stealth, dishonesty, coercion
+ pass off, palm off, fob off

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Gauche

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Awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
+ inept. Uncouth, maladroit
- adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic

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Heresy

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An oponion different from accepted belief
The denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
+ unorthodox belief, heterodoxy
- orthodoxy

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Inculcate

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To impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistent and earnestly
+ instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue
- efface, extirpate, root out

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Palpable

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Capable of being touched or felt
Easily seen, heard, or recognized
+ tangible, plain,obvious, manifest
- intangible, insubstanitial, incorporeal

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Perceptive

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Having sympathetic insight or understanding
Capable of keen appreciation
+ insightful, discerning, observant
- dense, thick, obtuse

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Pernicious

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Extremely harmful, fatal
+ injurious, deleterious, baleful
- harmless. Innocuous, salutary, salubrious

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Salient

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(Adj Leaping, jumping, or springing forth
Prominent, standing out, conspicuous
(N a projection or bulge. A land form that projects upward or outward

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Satiate

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To satisfy completely
To fill to excess
(Adj) full, satisfied 
\+ (v) gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge 
- (v) starve, deprive entirely of
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Sear

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To make or become dry and whithered
To char or scorch the surface of
To harden or make unfeeling
To parch, dessicate, singe

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Specious

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Dceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
+ deceptively plausible. Sophistic, casuistic
- valid, sound, solid, genuine

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Accrue v

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To grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result.

+ collect, accumulate, proceed from
- dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen

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Absolve

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(V) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
+ acquit, Exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon
- condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

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Caricature n v

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A representation (drawing) in which the subjects' characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated 
(V) to present s1 or sth in a deliberately distorted way 
\+ cartoon, burlesque, parady, lampoon
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Clangor n v

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A round ringing soumd
+ din, clamor, uproar
- silence, stillness. Peace and quiet

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Contiguous adj

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+ side by dide, near. Adjacent in time

- detached, apart. Distant, remote

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Cupidity n

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An eager desire for something, greed
+ avarice, rapacity, craving, lust
- generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification

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Deleterious

Adj

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+ detrimental, destructive, Pernicious, damaging

- innocuous, helpful, beneficial

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Enhance v

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To raise to a higher degree
To incease the value or desirability of
+ improve, Magnify, heighten, elevate
- diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade

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Enthrall v

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To captivate, charm, hold spellbound
To enslave, imprison
+ fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch
- repel, bore to tears, put s1 off

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Extenuate v

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To lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
+ moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay
- intensify, aggravate, worsen, exaberbate

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Implicit adj

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Implied
Without doubts or reservations, unquestioning

+ inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional
- explicit, expressed, stated, revealed

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Incisive adj

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Sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
+ acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant

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Obstentatious

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+ flashy, overdone, flamboyant

- modest, plain, demur, simple

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Paragon n

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Model of excellence or perfection

+ exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model

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Paraphrase v n

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To restate in other words 
A statement that presents a given idea in new language 
\+ v reword, rephrase 
\+ n rendition, Version 
- repeat verbatim
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Pollitic adj

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Prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed
Artful, expedient
+ tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect
- unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash

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Redundant adj

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Extra, excess, more than is needed
Wordy, repetitive, profuse, lush
+ superfluous, prolix, verbose
- wuccinct, terse, laconic, scarce, inadequate

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Sanctimonious adj

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Making a show of virtue or righteousness
Hypocritically moralistic or pious
- heartfelt. Sincere, humble

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Scintillating adj

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Sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant(applied to mental or personal qualities)
+ stimulating, lively. Glittering, flashing
- dull, boring, insipid. Flat, Tame, vapid

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Winsome adj

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Charming, attractive, pleasing(often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
+ winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing
- unattractive. Unappealing, repulsive

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Prosaic (adj)

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Dull, lacking in distinction and originality
Matter-of-fact
Straightforward
Characteristic of prose, not poetic
+ commonplace. Humdrum, literal, pedestrian
- remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired

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