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Disreputable

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Not respectable; having a bad reputation

Syn: notorious
Antonym: respectable
Adj.

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Effervescent

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Highly spirited; animated

Syn: bubbly
Antonym: lifeless
Adj.

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Conciliatory

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Intended to lessen another’s anger

Syn: appeasing
Antonym : defiant
Adj.

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Annotate

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To explain or discuss through a note

Verb

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Malediction

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A recital of words intended to do harm; a curse

Noun

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Excruciating

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Extremely painful; agonizing

Syn: unbearable
Antonym: pleasant
Adj.

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Tangible

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Able to be grasped or perceived

Syn: concrete
Antonym: abstract
Adj.

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Glutton

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One who wants or takes too much “especially food or drink”

Noun

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Admonition

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Gentle scolding

Syn: chiding

Noun

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Sentiment

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A feeling about something

Syn: attitude

Noun

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Inquisitive

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Curious; asking many questions

Antonym: uninterested

Adj.

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Evocative

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Calling forth a vivid image or impression

Syn: suggestive

Adj.m

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Colloquial

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Of or related to informal speech; conversational

Syn: idiomatic

Adj.

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Prescient

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Showing knowledge of events before they happen

Syn: for-sited
Antonym: rash
Adj.

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Despondent

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Lacking all hope

Syn: despairing
Antonym: joyful
Adj.

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Palatable

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Acceptable; satisfactory

Syn: tolerable
Antonym: unbearable
Adj.

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Rancid

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Rotten; spoiled

Syn: soured
Antonym: fresh
Adj.

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Precaution

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Action taken against danger ahead of time

Noun

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Irrational

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Not based on reason or logic

Syn: illogical
Antonym: reasonable, rational
Adj.

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Imprecation

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A curse

Antonym: blessing

Verb

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Declaim

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To speak loudly and with feeling

Verb

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Aesthetic

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Having to do with beauty or order

Syn:artistic

Adj.

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Abrogate

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To cancel; to appeal

Syn: abolish
Antonym: ratify
Verb

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Stagnant

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Unhealthy because of lack of movement

Syn: sluggish
Antonym: invigorating
Adj.

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Erroneous

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Wrong or inaccurate

Syn: mistaken
Antonym: on course
Adj.

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Degrade

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Lower in divinity or esteem; insult

Syn: belittle
Antonym: honor
Verb

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Circumvent

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To avoid by going around; bypass

Syn: sidestep
Antonym: confront
Verb

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Incursion

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An attack on another’s territory; a raid

Syn: invasion

Noun

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Indolent

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Lazy; averse

Syn: listless
Antonym: robust
Adj,

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Antipathy

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Hostility or hatred

Syn: dislike
Antonym: sympathy
Adj.

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Dissuade

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To convince one not to do something

Syn: discourage
Antonym: persuade
Verb

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Olfactory

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Having to do with sense of smell

Adj.

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Virile

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Masculine; manly

Adj.

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Pandemic

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Having an effect on a large area or region

Syn: rampant
Antonym: confined
Adj.

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Apolitical

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Having no interest in politics; not political

Adj.

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Civility

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Politeness; courteousness

Syn: decorum
Antonym: rudeness
Noun

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Acrid

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Stinging or biting an odor or taste; harsh; irritating

Adj.

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Avarice

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Desire for wealth; greed

Noun

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Insipid

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Dull; uninteresting

Syn: colorless
Antonym: intriguing
Adj.

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Odoriferous

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Giving off an odor

Adj.