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Allay v

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To calm or pacify
+ reduce, alleviate, moderate
- aggravate, exacerbate, intensify

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Bestial adj

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Beastlike, brutal
+ animal, depraved, loathsome
- human, humane, clement, virtuous, upright

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Convivial adj

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Festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
+ jovial, merry
- dour, grim, sullen, unsociable

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Coterie n

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A circle of acquaintances

+ clique, set

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Counterpart n

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Bản sao, bản đối chiếu
Vật bổ xung
+ match

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Demur v

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To object or take exception to
(n) an objection
+ protest, object to
- assent, consent to, accept

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Effrontery n

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Shameless boldness, impudence, mặt dày, vô liêm sỉ
+ gall, chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek
- shyness, diffidence, timidity

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Embellish v

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To decorate, adorn, improve by adding details
+ ornament, garnish
- strip, mar, disfigure

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Ephemeral adj

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Lasting only a short time, - short-lived
+ fleeting, transient, evanescent, transitory
- durable, permanent, perpetual

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Felicitous adj

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Appropriate, apt
Marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
+ fortunate
- inappropriate, inept

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Furtive adj

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Done slyly or stealthily
sneaky, secret,
+ clandestine, covert, surreptitious
- forthright, aboveboard

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Garish adj

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Glaring
Tastelessly showy or over decorated in a vulgar or offensive way
+ gaudy, flashy, tawdry
- subdued, muted, understated

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Illusory adj

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Misleading, deceptive
+ specious, spurious, fanciful, imaginary
- actual, real, factual

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Indigent adj

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Needy, impoverished
+ penniless, destitute
- wealthy, affluent, prosperous

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Inordinate adj

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Far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
+ exorbitant, extravagant
- moderate, reasonable, equitable

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Jettison v

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To get rid of unnecessary burdens
Su vut bo
+ cast off, discard, dump, abandon
- converve, retain

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Misanthrope n

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A person who hates or despises people

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Pertinacious adj

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Very persistent
Holding firmly to a set of beliefs
Refusing to be put off or denied
+ stubborn, dogged, determined

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Picayune adj

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Of little value or importance, paltry, measly
Concerned with trifling matters
+ inconsequential, piddling, trifling

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Raiment n

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Clothing, garments

+ apparel, attire

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Allege v

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To assert without proof or confirmation

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Arrant adj

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thực sự, hoàn toàn; hết sức, thậm đại

+ egregious, unmitigated

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Badinage n

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light and playful conversation
+ banter, persiflage, repartee
- sermon

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Conciliate v

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+ placate, mollify, propitiate

- antagonize, estrange, alienate

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contermand v

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To cancel or reverse the order/command with another that’s contrary to the first
+ recall, revoke
- reaffirm, reassert

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Echelon

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+ level, rank

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Exacerbate v

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+ aggravate, worsen

- alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate

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Fatuous adj

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Stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
+ silly, vapid, inane, dotish, vacuous
- sensible, intelligent, perceptive,

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Irrefutable

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+ indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable

- disputable, untenable

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Juggernaut n

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A massive + inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path

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Lackadaisical adj

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Packing spirit or interest, halfhearted
+ listless, indolent, indifferent, lax
- energetic, vigorous

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Litany n

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Kinh cầu nguyện
A long list, repetitive chant
+ rigmarole, catalog

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Macabre adj

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Grisly, gruesome
Horrible, distressing
+ grotesque, grim, ghoulish

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Paucity

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+ scarcity

- glut, deluge, plenitude

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Portend v

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To give advance warning of

+ foretell, foreshadow, suggest

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Raze v

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To destroy completely
+ pull down, demolish, shave off
- build, construct, raise, erect

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Recant v

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+ renounce, retract, repudiate, disavow

- reaffirm, reassert

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Saturate v

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+ permeate, drench, flood, imbue

- drain

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Saturnine adj

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A gloomy or surly disposition
Cold or sluggish in mood
+ sullen, morose
- lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious

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Slough v

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To cast off, discard 
To plod through mud 
(n) A mire, state of depression 
\+ shed, slog 
- take on, acquire, assume
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Acclamation n

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An overwhelming verbal vote of approval
+ ovation, cheering, plaudits
- booting, hissing, jeers, catcalls

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Bucolic adj

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+Rural, pastoral, rustic

- Urban, metropolitan

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Calumniate v

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To slander
To accuse falsely, maliciously
+ defame, libel
- flatter, whitewash, praise

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Chary adj

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Extremely cautious, hesitant
Reserved, diffident
+ wary, skittish
- heedless, reckless, incautious

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Collusion n

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Secret agreement or cooperation

+ conspiracy, connivance, cahoots

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dilettante n

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One who engages in an activity in a amateurish, trifling way
(adj) superficial

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Imperturbable adj

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Not easily excited, emotionally steady

+ Unflappable, unexcitable, serene

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Increment n

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+ Enlargement, accretion, gain

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Mandate n

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Formal order/ command, authorization
(v) to issue such an order
+ (n) directive
- (v) forbid, ban outlaw

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Paltry adj

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Trifling, insignificant, despicable, inferior

+ measly, meager, piddling trivial

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Paroxysm n

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A sudden outburst
A spasm, convulsion
+ fit, seizure

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Pedantry n

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A pretentious display of knowledge
Overly rigid attention to rules and details
+ nit-picking, pettifoggery

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Peregrination n

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The act of traveling. An excursion to another country

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Redolent adj

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Fragrant, smelling strongly
Tending to arouse memories or create an aura
+ evocative, reminiscent, aromatic
-odorless

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Refulgent adj

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Shining, radiant, resplendent
+ luminous, splendid
- dim, dark, obscure, dingy, dull, murky

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Shibboleth n

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A word, expression or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons
Commonplace saying or truism
+ catchphrase, password, slogan

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Tyro n

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A beginner, novice
+ neophyte
- veteran, expert

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Unremitting adj

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Not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless
+ constant, incessant, unrelenting
- desultory, intermittent

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Vacillate v

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To waver weakly in mind or will
+ fluctuate, oscillate
- persevere

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Vituperative adj

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Harshly abusive, severely scolding
+ abusive, scurrilous
- Complimentary, laudatory, flattering

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