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Atrophy n v

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The wasting away of a body organ or tissue
Any progressive decline or failure
(V) to waste away
+ degeneration, deterioration (v) wither
- growth, development (v) mature, develop

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Bastion n

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A fortified place, stronghold

+citadel, rampart, bulwark, parapet

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Concord n

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A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity
A treaty, pact, covenant
- disagreement, strife, discord

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Consummate adj v

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Complete or perfect in the highest degree
(v) to bring to a state of completion or perfection
+ adj masterful v clinch, conclude
- launch, initiate, begin, kick off

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Disarray n

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Disorder, confusion v to throw into disorder
+ (n) disorganization (v) dishevel, mess up
- (n) organization, order, tidiness

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Exigency n

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Urgency, pressure
Urgent demand, pressing need
An emergency
+ requirement, crisis

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Flotsam n

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Floating debris
Homeless, impoverished people
+ floating wreckage

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Frenetic adj

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Frenzied, highly agitated
+ frantic, overwrought
- calm, controlled, relaxed, leisurely

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Glean (v)

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To gather bit by bit
To gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
+ collect, cull, pick up

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Grouse n

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A type of bird
A complaint
(v) to complain, grumble
+ (v) gripe, kvetch, bellyache

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Incarcerate v

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To imprison, confine, jail
+ intern, immure
- liberate, release, free

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Incumbent adj

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Obligatory, required
(n) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
+ adj Mandatory, necessary
- optional, unnecessary

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Jocular adj

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humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
+ waggish, facetious, droll. witty
- humorless, solemn, grave, earnest, grim

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Ludicrous adj

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Ridiculous, laughable, absurd
+Risible, preposterous
- heartrending, poignant, pathetic

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Mordant adj

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Biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style
Sharply or bitterly harsh
+ Acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing
- bland, mild, gentle, soothing

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Nettle n

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A prickly or stinging plant 
(v) to arouse displeasure, impatience or anger 
T vex or irritate severely 
\+ (v) peeve, annoy, incense, gail, irk 
- (v) please, delight, soothe, pacify
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Pecuniary adj

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Consisting of or measured in money
Of or related to money
+ monetary, financial

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Pusillanimous adj

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Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
+ craven, lily-livered
- stout hearted, courageous, daring

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Recumbent adj

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In a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
+ prone, prostrate, supine, inactive
- erect, upright, energetic, dynamic

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Stratagem n

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A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

+ ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge

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Acuity n

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Sharpness ( particularly of the mind or senses )
+ keenness, acuteness
- dullness, obtuseness

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Delineate v

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To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail
To represent pictorially
+ depict, picture, render

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Depraved adj

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Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
+ perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
- moral, virtuous, upright

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Enervate v

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To weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of
Enfeeble, hamstring
+ impair, cripple, paralyze
- invigorate, strengthen, buttress

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Esoteric adj
Intended for or understood by only a select few Private, secret + Occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite - Accessible, comprehensible, intelligible
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Fecund adj
Fruitful in offspring or vegetation Intellectually productive + fertile, teeming, prolific - infertile, barren, unproductive
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Fiat n
An arbitrary order or decree A command or act of will or consciousness Sắc lệnh, sự tán thành, đồng ý, cho phép +edict, dictum, ukase
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Figment n
A fabrication of the mind An arbitrary notion + Creation, invention, fancy
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Garner v
To acquire as the result of effort To gather and store away, as for future use + collect, accumulate, accrue - scatter, squander, waste, dissipate
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Hallow v
To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate To honor greatly, revere + venerate, bless - desecrate, defile, profane
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Idiosyncrasy n
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify | + eccentricity, quirk, mannerism
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Ignominy n
Shame and disgrace +Dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium - honor. glory, acclaim
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Mundane adj
Earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs Concerned with what is ordinary + prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary - heavenly, spiritual, transcendental
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Nuance n
a subtle or slight variation ( as in color, meaning or quality) Delicate gradation or shade of difference sắc thái + shade, nicety, refinement
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Overweening adj
Conceited, presumptuous Excessive, immoderate + arrogant, unbridled, inflated - restrained, understated, meek, modest
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Penchant n
A strong attraction or inclination + proclivity, propensity, predilection - disinclination, aversion
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Reputed adj
According to reputation or general belief Having widespread acceptance and good reputation + putative, reputable, supposed - proven, corroborated, authenticated
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Sophistry n
Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually insound A fallacy + specious reasoning
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Sumptuous adj
Costly, rich, magnificent + lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid - Skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan
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Ubiquitous adj
Present or existing everywhere + omnipresent, pervasive, universal - restricted, limited, rare, scarce
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Abject adj
hèn hạ, thấp hèn, đê tiện, đáng khinh khốn khổ, khốn nạn + wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter - lofty, noble, exalted
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Agnostic n
``` One who believes that nothing can be known about God A skeptic adj without faith, skeptical + doubter - believer ```
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Complicity n
Involvemet in wrongdoing the stae of being an accomplice + connivance, collusion - noninvolvement, innocence
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Derelict n
``` S1 or sth that is abandoned or neglected adj left abdandoned neglectful of duty + (n) vagrant (adj) remiss, delinquent - punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous ```
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Diatribe n
A bitter and prolonged verbal attack + harangue, tiratde - panegyric, encomium, eulogy
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Effigy n
A crude image of a despised person (hinh nom, hinh ve) | + figure, figurine, likeness
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Equity n
The state of quality of being just, fair, or impartial + justice, fairness, impartiality - injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice
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Inane adj
Silly, empty of meaning or value + vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous - sensible, meaningful, profound
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Indictment n
The act of accusing A formal accusation + charge, accusation
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Indubitable adj
Certain, not to be doubted or denied + unquestionable, indisputable 0 questionable, debatable, dubious
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Intermittent adj
Stopping and beginning again Sporadic + fitful, spasmodic, random - continuous, uninterrupted
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Moot adj
Open to discussion and debate, unresolved (v) to bring up for discuss (n) a hypothetical law case + adj debatable, questionable (v) broach adj undebatable, indisputable, self-evident
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Motif n
A principal idea, feature, theme or element
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Neophyte n
+ tenderfoot, tyro, rookie, novice, greenhorn | - veteran, expert, pro
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Perspicacity n
Keenness in observing and understanding + acuity, acumen, discernment - dullness, obtuseness
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Plenary adj
Complete in all aspects or essentials ( day du, ven toan, ko han che) Absolute, attended by all qualified members + unlimited, unrestricted
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Surveillance n
A watch kept over a person | Careful, close, and disciplined observation
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Sylvan adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of forests Living or located in forest Woody + forested, arcadian
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Testy adj
Easily irritated, characterized by impatience and exasperation + irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant - imperturbable
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Travesty n
A grotesque or grossly inferior imitation A disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex (v) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion Bắt chước đùa, nhại chơi, biến làm trò đùa + burlesque, parody, caricature, farce

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