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Adroit def.

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skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

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Adroit stress

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adroit’

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Adroit syn.

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clever, deft, dexterous, slick

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Adroit ant.

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clumsy, inept, all thumbs

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Adroit p/s

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adj.

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Amicable p/s

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adj.

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Amicable def.

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peaceable, friendly

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Amicable stress

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am’icable

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Amicable syn.

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congenial, neighborly, cordial

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Amicable ant.

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hostile, antagonistic

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Averse def.

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having a deep-seated distance; opposed, unwilling

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Averse stress

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averse’

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Averse syn.

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disinclined, loath

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Averse ant.

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favorably disposed, eager, keen

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Averse p/s

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adj.

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Belligerent p/s

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adj. and noun

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Belligerent syn.

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adj. assertive, truculent, pugnacious

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Belligerent ant.

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adj. peaceful, conciliatory, placid

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Belligerent def.

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adj. given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; n. one at war, one engaged in war

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Belligerent stress

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bellig’erent

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benevolent stress

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benev’olent

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benevolent syn.

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benign, well-meaning

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benevolent ant,

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malicious, spiteful, malevolent

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benevolent def.

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kindly, charitable

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benevolent p/s

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adj.

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cursory def.

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hasty, not thorough

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cursory p/s

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adj.

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cursory stress

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cur’sory

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cursory syn.

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quick, superficial, perfunctory

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cursory ant.

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thorough, painstaking, careful

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duplicity def.

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treachery, deceitfulness

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duplicity p/s

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noun

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duplicity stress

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duplic’ity

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duplicity syn.

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fraud, double-dealing, chicanery

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extol def.

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to praise extravagantly

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extol p/s

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verb

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extol stress

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extol’

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extol syn.

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glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

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extol ant.

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criticize, belittle, disparage

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feasible def.

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possible, able to be done

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feasible stress

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fea’sible

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feasible p/s

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adj.

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feasible syn.

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workable, practicable, viable

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feasible ant.

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unworkable, impractical

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grimace def.

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n. a wry face, facial distortion v. to make a wry face

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grimace p/s

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noun and verb

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grimace stress

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grim’ace

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grimace syn.

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n. pained expression, facial annihilation

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grimace ant.

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n. smile, grin; v. beam

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holocaust def.

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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter

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holocaust p/s

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noun

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holocaust stress

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hol’ocaust

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holocaust syn.

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conflagration, devastation, annihilation

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holocaust ant.

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deluge, inundation

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impervious def.

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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

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impervious p/s

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adj.

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impervious stress

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imper’vious

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impervious syn.

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impenetrable, resistant, proof against

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impervious ant.

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porous, permeable, vulnerable

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impetus def.

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a moving force, impulsive, stimulus

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impetus stress

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im’petus

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impetus p/s

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noun

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impetus syn.

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impulsive, incentive, spur

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impetus ant.

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curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

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jeopardy def.

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danger

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jeopardy p/s

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noun

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jeopardy stress

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jeop’ardy

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jeopardy syn.

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risk, hazard, peril

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jeopardy ant.

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safety, security

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meticulous def

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extremely careful; particular about details

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meticulous p/s

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adj.

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meticulous stress

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metic’ulous

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meticulous syn.

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fastidious, painstaking, fussy

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meticulous ant.

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careless, negligent, sloppy

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nostalgia def.

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a longing for something in the past; homesickness

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nostalgia p/s

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noun

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nostalgia stress

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nostl’gia

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Quintessence def.

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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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Quintessence p/s

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noun

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Quintessence stress

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quintess’ ence

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Quintessence syn.

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paragon, exemplar

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retrogress def.

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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

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retrogress p/s

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verb

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retrogress stress

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retrogress’

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retrogress syn.

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revert, degernerate, decline

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retrogress ant.

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advance, evolve, progress

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scrutinize def.

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to examine closely

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scrutinize p/s

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verb

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scrutinize stress

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scrut’inize

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scrutinize syn.

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inspect, pore over

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scrutinize ant.

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skim, scan, glance at

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tepid def.

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lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

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tepid p/s

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adj.

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tepid stress

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tep’id

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tepid syn.

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insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy

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tepid ant.

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heated, excited, enthusiastic

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