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audacious (adjective)

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Taking suprisingly bold risks; not respectful of authority

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synonyms for audacious

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Bold, daring, impertinent, presumptuous, reckless

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Atrocity (noun)

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Wicked or cruel act, usually involving violence

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synonyms for atrocity

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abomination, badness, offence, violation

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Assail (Verb)

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Criticize someone strongly, violently attack

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Example of assail

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His attacker assailed him with fierce blows to the head.

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Ardent (adjective)

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Enthusiastic, passionate

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Example of ardent

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I was very ardent for my art project.

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Aloof (adjective)

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Not friendly, distant, standofish

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Synonyms for adept

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Skillful, nimble fingered, professional, proficient

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Example of adept

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A person who is in the olympics is adept at running.

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Augment(verb)

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Make something better by adding to it

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Synonyms for Augment

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Increasing, upgrade, enhance

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Awry (adjective)

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Off from whats planned

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Synonyms for awry

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Amiss, Askew, wrong, wonky

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antics (noun)

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Attention drawing foolish behaviour or amusing behavior

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synonyms for antics

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tomfoolery, goofy, silly, rowdiness

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examples of antics

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Matthew was laughing uncontrollably over the antics of the puppy.

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assimilate (verb)

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conform to the customs and attitude of a group or country

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synonyms for assimilate

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match, connect, associate

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avid (adjective)

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Showing greath enthusiasm

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synonyms for avid

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eager, devoted, dedicated, ardent

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barter (verb)

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meaning to trade by exchanging goods instead of using money

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synonyms for barter

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exchange, negotiation, commerce, haggle

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capricious (adjective)
given to sudden and unexpected moods or behavior
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synonyms for capricious
inconsistant, erratic, quircky
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non example for capricious
consistant, stable
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chastice (verb)
severly scold or punish someone for misbehavior
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synonyms for chastice
scold, lecture, criticize
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non example of chastice
praise
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blase' (adjective)
indifferent or unimpressed (because one has experienced it so often before.)
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synonyms for blase'
Excited, bored, uninterested
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non exaples for blase'
excited enthusiastic, nervous
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bountiful (adjective)
Large in quantity, abudant
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non-examples for bountiful
Scarce, insufficient
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Conscientious (verb)
Someone who does ones work or duty well thoroughly with pride
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Synonyms for conscientious
Thorough, diligent, close
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Non examples for conscientious
Casual, vague
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Concise (adjective)
Give a lot of info clearly, but with few words, brief but specific
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Synonyms for concise
Succinct, specific, short
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Non examples for concise
Long
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Confiscate (verb)
Authority figure taking someones possession away often as a penalty
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Synonyms for confiscate
Sieze, impound, take away
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Non example for confiscate
To give
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Crucial (adjective)
Extremely important or necessary
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Synonyms for crucial
Critical, major, vital, significant
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Culminate (verb)
Reach the end or final point of something one has been working towards
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Synonyms for culminate
Climax😏, finish, complete
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Deplore (verb)
Feeling or expressing strong disapproval of something
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Synonyms for deplore
Despise, detest, hate
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Desist (verb)
To stop doing something, usually because you were ordered to do so
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Synonyms for desist
Refrain, stop, cease
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Deter (verb)
Discourage a living thing from doing something by instilling doubt or fear for a consequence
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Synonyms for deter
Scare off, warn, discourage
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Non example of deter
To encourage
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Eccentric (Adjective/noun)
Person or their behavior that is unconverntional or slightly strange
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Synonyms for eccentric
abnormal, bizzare
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non-examples of eccentric
normal, ordinary
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Enigma (noun)
A person or thin that is mysterious, puzzling or difficult to understand
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Synyonyms for enigma
Coonundrum, puzzle
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Excerpt (noun)
a small piece taken from a film, song or writing
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Fallacy (noun)
An idea that many think is true but is false.
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Synonyms for fallacy
misconception, misconclusion
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non example of fallacy
beliavable, credible, reliable
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fastidious(adjective)
giving careful attention to detail, exessive attention to cleaniness, and hard to please
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synonyms for fastidious
perfectionist, meticulous, picky
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formidable (adjective)
extremely impressive in strenth or exellence, inspiring fear
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synonyms for formidable
itimidating, tough, challenging
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Grapple (verb)
wrestle with something literlly or figureatevly to try to overcome it
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synonym for grapple
struggle
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gullible (adjective)
easily tricked or deceived often because of being too trusting.
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synonyms for gullible
naive, trustful, deceivable
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Imperative (adjective/noun)
of vital importance, crucial
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synonyms for imperative
vital, crucial, essential
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Intricate (adjective)
many interrlated complex parts, extremely detailed
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synonyms for intricate
complex, complicated, detailed
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loll (verb)
sit, stand or lie around in a lazy relaxed manner
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lucrative (adjective)
producing a great deal of profit or wealth
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synonyms for lucrative
thriving, profitable, flourishing
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ornate (adjective)
made in intricate shape or decorated with complex colorful patterns
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synonyms for ornate
fancy, elaborate
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antonyms for ornate
monochromatic, simple, bland
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overt (adjective)
An act done openly not secret or hidden
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synonyms for ornate
noticable, obvious, conspicious
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antonyms for ornate
covert, hidden
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plausable (adjective)
seeming reasonable or probable
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synonyms for plausable
likely, possible, cogent
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preposterous (adjective)
contrary to reason or common sense, utterly absurd or ridiculous
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synonyms for preposterous
pointless, nonsesical, foolish
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Rebuke (Verb)
Express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behavior
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Serene (adjective)
Calm, peaceful, untroubled
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Sporadic (adjective)
Occurring at irregular intervals or any in few placed
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Strident (adjective)
forcing an opinion, sounding harsh and unpleasant.
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Sublime (Adjective)
of such excellence grandeur of beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
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Succumb (verb)
Fail to resist pressure, temptation or other negative force
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Recourse (noun)
Something that is a source of help in a difficult situation
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Renown (noun)
The condition of being known or talked about many people; fame
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non example for strident
soft, dulcet
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Tedious (adjective)
Too long, slow or dull tiresome. monotonus
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Tenacity (noun)
The quality of persistence. perseverance
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turbulent (adjective)
not controlled or calm characterized by conflict or disorder
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vilify (verb)
To spread negative stories about a person or thing to make it look bad
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tirade (noun)
a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
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trepidation (noun)
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
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voracious (adjective)
huge craving consuming large quantities of something(big back)
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Zeitgeist (noun)
Defining the spirit or mood of a particular period of history

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