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Aggrandize v

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To increase in greatness, power, or wealth 
To build up or intensify 
To make appear greater 
\+ augment, amplify, enhane, exalt 
- reduce, decrease, Diminish
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Amorphous adj

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Shapeless, Without definite form
No particular type or character
Without organization, unity or cohersion
+ formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate

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Aura n

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That which surrounds (asn an atmosphere )
A distinctive air of personal quality
+ ambience, atmosphere

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Contraband n

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Illegal traffic, smuggled goods
Adj illegal, prohibited
+ adj illicit, bootleg, unlawful
- adj legal, lawful, licit

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Erudite adj

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Scholarly, Learned, bookish, pedantic
+ profoundly educated
- ignorant, uneducated,Illiterate

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Gossamer adj

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Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
(N) a very thin, light cloth
+ adj filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
- adj thick, dense, solid, massive

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Infer v

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To find out by reasoning
To arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought
To hint, suggest, imply
+ gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate

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Inscrutable adj

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Incapable of being understood
Impossible to see through physically
+ impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
- comprehensible, intelligible, penetrate

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Insular adj

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Relating to, characteristic of, or suited on an island
Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
+ narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
- catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

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Irrevocable adj

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+ irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable

- reversible, changeable

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Propensity n

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A natural inclination or predilection toward
+ natural bent, proclivity, penchant
- natural incapacity or inability

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Querulous adj

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Peevish, complaining, fretful
+ petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable
- uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid

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Remonstrate v

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To argue or plead with someone against something
Protest against, object to
+ reason against, expostulate

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Repudiate v

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To disown, reject, or deny the validity of
+ disavow, abjure, renounce
- avow, affirm, aver, avouch

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Resilient adj

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Able to return to an original shape or form
Able to recover quickly
+ springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy
- rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding

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Reverberate v

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To re-echo, resound
To reflect or be reflected repeatedly
+ rumble, thunder, boom, echo

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Scurrilous adj

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Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (esp in language)
Foul-mouthed
+ obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
- decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified

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Sedulous adj

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Persistent, showing industry and determination
+ assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
- lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otlose

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Sleazy adj

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Thin or flimsy in texture 
Cheap
Shoddy or inferior in quality or character 
Ethically low, mean or disreputable
Vô đạo đức, ăn mặc hở hang
\+ inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty 
- supeior, first-rate, quality, sturdy
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Affable adj

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Courteous and pleasant, sociable easy to speak to
+ genial, amicable, cordial
- surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

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Amnesty n

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A general pardon for an offense against a government

Any act of forgiveness or absolution

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Autonomy n

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self-government, political control
+ home rule
- dependence, subjection, colonial status

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Axiomatic adj

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self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle of rule
+ taken for granted
- questionable, dubious, controversial

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Blazon v

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To adorn or embellish 
To display conspicuously
To publish or proclaim widely 
\+ broadcast, trumpet 
- hide, conceal, cover, bury
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Caveat n

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A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
+ admonition, word to the wise

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Equitable adj

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Fair, just, embodying principles of justice
+ right, reasonable, evenhanded
- unjust, unfair,one-sided, disproportionate

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Extricate v

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To free from entanglement or difficulties
To remove with effort
+ disentangle, extract, disengage
- enmesh, entangle, involve

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Filch v

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To steal, esp in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

+ pilfer, purloin, swipe

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Flout v

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To mock, treat with contempt
+ scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn
- obey, honor, revere, uphold

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Fractious adj

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tending to be troublesome
unruly, quarrelsome, contrary 
unpredictable 
\+ refractory, recalcitrant, peevish 
- docile, tractable, cooperative
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Precept n

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A rule of conduct or action

+ [principle, maxim

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Salutary adj

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beneficial, helpful
healthful, wholesome
+ salubrious, curative
- detrimental, deleterious, pernicious

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Scathing adj

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bitterly severe, withering
causing great harm
+ searing, harsh, ferocious, savage
- bland, mild

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Scourge v

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To whip, punish severely
(n) a cause of affliction or suffering
a source of severe punishment or criticism
+ (v) flog, beat (n) bane, plague, pestilence
- (n) godsend, boon, blessing

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Sepulchral adj

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funereal, typical of the tomb
extremely gloomy or dismal
+ doleful, lugubrious, mortuary

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Soporific adj

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tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
(n) something that induces sleep
+ (n) narcotic, anesthetic
- (adj) stimulating (n) stimulant, stimulus

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Straitlaced adj

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extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct
prudish, puritanical
+ highly, conventional, overly strict, stuffy
- lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

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Transient adj

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lasting only a short time, fleeting
(n) one who stays only a short time
+ (adj) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
- (adj) permanent, imperishable, immortal

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Unwieldy adj

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not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
+ cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical
- manageable, easy to handle

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Vapid adj

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dull, uninteresting, tiresome
lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
+ insipid, lifeless, colorless
- zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively

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Anomalous adj

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abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
+ exceptional, atypical, aberrant
- normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary

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Aspersion n

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A damaging or derogatory statement
the act of slandering of defaming
+ innuendo, calumny, denigration
-endorsement, testimonial, praise

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Bizarre adj

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extremely strange, unusual, atypical
+ grotesque, fantastic, outlandish
- normal, typical, ordinary, expected

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Brusque adj

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Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
Lỗ lãng, cộc cằn
+ curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rouge
- gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic

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Cajole v

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To coax, persuade through flattery or artifice
To deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
+ wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk
- coerce, force, strong-arm

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castigate v

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To punish, criticize severely
+ chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid
- reward, honor, praise, laud

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contrive v

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To plan with ingenuity, invent
To bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
+ think up, devise, concoct, fabricate

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demagogue n

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A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
+ rabble-rouser, firebrand

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Disabuse v

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To free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
+ undeceive, enlighten, set straight
- deceive, delude, pull wool over one’s eyes

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Ennui n

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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
+ languor, world-weariness, listlessness
- enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity

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Fetter n

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A chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural)
Anything that confines or restrains
(v) to chain or shackle, to render helpless or impotent
+ (n) bond, restraint (v) bind, hamper
- (v) free, liberate, emancipate

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Heinous adj

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very wicked, offensive, hateful
+ evil, odious, abominable, outrageous
- excellent, wonderful, splendid

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Immutable adj

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not subject to change, constant
+ unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable
- changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle

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Insurgent n

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One who rebels or rises against authority
(adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority
+ adj revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous
- adj loyalist, loyal, faithful

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megalomania n

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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc
far in excess of reality
+ delusions of grandeur
- humility, modesty, self-abasement

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sinecure n

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A position requiring little or no work

An easy job

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surreptitious adj

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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation \
made pr accomplished by fraud
+ furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed
- open, frank, aboveboard, overt

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transgress v

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To go beyond a limit or boundary;
To sin, violate a law
+ overstep, exceed, trespass, err
- obey, toe the line

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transmute v

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To change from one nature, substance, or form to another
+ transform, convert, translate, metamorphose
- maintain unchanged, preserve

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vicarious adj

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performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
+ surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand
- real, actual, firsthand

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