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spurious (adj)

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fake; counterfeit

The head of the FBI cursed the spurious tip that incorrectly led them to an abandoned warehouse.

Synonyms: fictitious, dubious, fabricated
Antonyms: substantiated

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guile (n)

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trickery; deceit

The Big Bad Wolf deceived Little Red Riding Hood with guile and cunning.

Synonyms: cleverness, cunning, duplicity
Antonyms: straightforwardness

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beguile (v)

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to deceive with charm

The con artist beguiled me out of my money, convincing me to play his game over and over.

Synonyms: charm, entrance, captivate
Antonym: disenchant

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strategem (n)

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a deceitful scheme (strategos army general)

The teenager devised an elaborate strategem to escape

Synonyms: ploy, gimmick, ruse, subterfuge

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surreptitious (adj)

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deceptive; sneaky (sub- secretly + rapere seize)

The surreptitious movements of the lion lured the gazelle into a trap

Synonym: covert, furtive, stealthy
Antonyms: honest, trustworthy, overt

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clandestine (adj)

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secret; hidden

The clandestine military facility in the capital city was unknown even to the President of the United States

Synonyms: stealthy, surreptitious, covert
Antonyms: straightforward, candid

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stealth (n)

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sneakiness, ability to avoid detection

The “stealth bomber” is so effective because it is undetectable

Synonyms: furtiveness, covertness
Antonyms: perceptible

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duplicity (n)

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deceit, hypocritical deception (duplit twofold)

Synonyms: chicanery, improbity

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specious (adj)

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false, but plausible (specere - to look at)

Synonyms: ostensible, sophistic

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furtive (adj)

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secretive, sneaky <a></a>

Synonyms: stealthy, cloaked, guileful

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pseudonym (n)

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pen name (pseudo- fake + onoma name)

Synonyms: alias, anonym

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fallacious (adj)

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deceptive; false (fallacia deceit + -ious full of)

Synonyms: delusory, erroneous

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rapacious (adj)

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greedy; ravenous (rapere seize + -ious full of)

Synonyms: ravenous, covetous

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transient (adj)

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fleeting; short-lived (transire to go across)

We never understand the transient nature of childhood until we wake up one day and realize we’re all grown up.

Synonyms: ephemeral, evanescent, deciduous, transitory
Antonyms: permanent, interminable

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ephemeral (adj)

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short-lived (hemera day)

Critics wrote off the band as a fad, their success as an ephemeral phenomenon.

Synonyms: transient, evanescent, fleeting
Antonyms: permanent, everlasting, interminable

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sporadic (adj)

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irregular or unpredictable, infrequent (sporas scattered)

He has experienced sporadic success as an actor, with occasional big rolas amid many unmemorable parts.

Synonyms: intermittent, episodic, mercurial
Antonyms: permanent, frequent, regular

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capricous (adj)

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whimsical, impulsive

My English teacher runs her class capriciously, flitting from idea to idea with no reason or direction.

Synonyms: fickle, volatile, mercurial, erratic

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evanescent (adj)

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likely to vanish (vansecere to disappear)

The aurora borealis is beautfiul but evanescent, a curtain of cascading light that can disappear in a heartbeat.

Synonyms: transient, ephemeral, transitory
Antonyms: perpetual, enduring

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extemporaneous (adj)

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done with little or no practice (ex tempore of time)

The speech was all the more remarkable because Dr. Sherman extemporaneously, filling in for the scheduled speaker at the last moment.

Synonym: impromptu

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anachronism (n)

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something out of place in time (ana- backward + chronos time)

Her old-fashioned perspective on motherhood makes her an anachronism among her friends.

Synonyms: archaism, incongruity, asynchronism

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transitory (adj)

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lasting for a short time (transitus gone across)

Synonyms: transient, fleeting

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expedite (v)

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to speed up (ex- out + pedis foot)

Synonyms: hasten, quicken, facilitate

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influx (n)

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a flowing in (in- in + fluere to flow)

The country of Chad has seen a massive influx of refugees from the fighting in neighboring Sudan.

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superfluous (adj)

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beyond what is necessary or sufficient (super- over + fluere to flow)

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contemporaneous (adj)

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existing or occurring at about the same time (con- together + tempore time)

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interminable (adj)

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prolonged; extended in time (pro- forward + tract pull)

Synonyms: incessant, unremitting

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protracted (adj)

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prolonged; extended in time (pro- forward + tract pull)

Synonym: drawn out

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censure (n)

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official condemnation; harsh criticism (censor Roman supervisor for morals)

Congress voted to declare censure on the represantitive who took money and gifts from a lobbyist.

Synonyms: castigation, derision, rebuke
Antonyms: laudation, endorsement

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calumny (n)

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slander, false accusation

Too many tabloids know that calumny about celebrities is more profitable than the truth.

Synonyms: libel, denigration, defamtion
Antonyms: acclaim, extolment, approbation

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diatribe (n)

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malicious criticism or abuse (dia- through + tribein to rub)

A good debate must avoid vicious personal diatribe, and focus on a respectful discussion of issues.

Synonyms: castigation, derision, harangue
Antonyms: laudation, extolment, honor

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caustic (adj)

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corrosive, sarcastic

James immediately regretted making such a caustic remark; he could tell his words truly hurt Vanessa.

Synonyms: abrasive, acrimonious
Antonyms: mitigating, conciliatory, mollifying

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repudatie (v)

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to cast off publicly (repudium divorce)
The consumers repudiated the shoe company for using sweatshops, began buying from its competitor.

Synonyms: disavow, abjure, forswear
Antonym: condone

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derogatory (adj)

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disparaging; belittling (de- down, away)

Derogatory remarks are not allowed in class; discussions should critise ideas, not people.

Synonyms: pejorative, derisive, disparaging

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admonish (v)

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to reprimand mildly (ad- to + monere to warn)

The boy was admonished by his mom for spilling his soda on the brand-new rug.

Synonyms: rebuke, reprove
Antonyms: laud, revere, endorse

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disparage (v)

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to belittle; to demean (dis- apart + parage rank, peer)

Synonyms: deprecate, discredit

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impugn (v)

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to attack as untrue; to refute by argument (in- against + pugn to fight)

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malediction (n)

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a curse (mal- bad + dictus declared)

Synonyms: anathema, execration

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denigrate (v)

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to attack the character of; to disparage

Synonyms: slander, decry

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harangue (n)

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a long, critical, and pompous speech

Synonyms: diatribe, discourse

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pejorative (adj)

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tending to make worse (pejor worse)

The senator suggested that discussing the issue dispassionately would be more productive than slinging pejorative personal comments.

Synonym: disparaging

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slander (n)

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false comments that injure another’s reputation (scandalum scandal)

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fake; counterfeit

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spurious

störend
zweifelhaft

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trickery; deceit

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guile

List
Tücke

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to deceive with charm

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beguile

täuschen

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A deceitful scheme

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strategem

List
Trick

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deceptive; sneaky

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surreptitious

heimlich
verstohlen
betrügerisch

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secret; hidden

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clandestine

geheim
heimlich
verborgen

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sneakiness; ability to avoid detection

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stealth

Tarnung

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deceit; hypocritical

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duplicity

Doppelzüngigkeit
falsches Spiel

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false, but plausible

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specious

trügerisch
fadenscheinig

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secretive; sneaky

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furtive

heimlich
verstohlen

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pen Name

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Pseudonym

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deceptive; false

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fallacious

trügerisch
falsch
irreführend

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greedy; ravenous

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rapacious

habgierig
räuberisch

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fleeting; short-lived

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transient

vorübergehend
flüchtig

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short-lived

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ephemeral

vergänglich
eintägig

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whimsical, impulsive

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capricious

launisch
wechselhaft
unberechnbar

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likely to vanish

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evanescent

vergänglich
flüchtig

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done with little or no practice

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extemporaneous

unvorbereitet
improvisiert

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something out of place in time

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anachronism

zeitwidrige Erscheinung

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lasting for a short time

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transitory

vorübergehend
flüchtig

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to speed up;

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expedite

beschleunigen
vorantreiben

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a flowing in

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influx

Zustrom
Einfuhr

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beyond what is necessary

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superfluous

superfluid
mehr als nötig

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existing or occurring at about the same time

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contemporaneous

gleichzeitg
zeitgleich

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never ending

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interminable

endlos
langwierig

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prolonged, extended in time

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protracted

langwierig
hingezogen

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official condemnation; harsh condemnation

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censure

tadeln
monieren

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slander; accusation

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calumny

Rufmord
Verleumdung

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malicious criticism or abuse

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diatribe

Hetzrede
Tirade

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corrosive; sarcastic

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caustic

ätzend
sarkastisch
bissig

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to cast off publicly

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repudiate

ablehnen
zurückweisen

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disparaging; belittling

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derogatory

abwertend
abfällig

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to reprimand mildly

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admonish

mahnen
warnen

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to belittle; to demean

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disparage

verunglimpfen
herabwürdigen

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to attack as untrue; to refute by argument

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impugn

bestreiten
anfechten

77
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to attack the character of; to disparage

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denigrate

schlechtmachen
verleumden

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A long, critical, and pompous speech

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harangue

eine Ansprache, Tirade halten

79
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tending to make worse

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pejorative

abwertend
abschätzig

80
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false comments that injure another’s reputation

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slander

beleidigen

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gratis (adj)

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free of charge (grat- thank)

He let me borrow his gratis

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free of charge

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gratis

frei, kostenlos, umsonst

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immutable (adj)

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unchangeable (im- not + mut change)

Emily is an immutable vegetarian. No matter how hard we try, we cannot get her to eat meat.

Synonyms: permanent, inveterate
Antonyms: mutable, protean, vacillating, mercurial

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permanent, inveterate, unchangeable

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immutable

unveränderbar
standhaft

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metamorphosis (n)

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a transformation (meta- change + morph form)

The old house underwent a metamorphosis from a rundown shack into a beautiful cottage.

Synonyms: transformation, mutation, transmogrification

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transformation, mutation, transmogrification

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metamorphosis

Wandel, Wechsel, Veränderung

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fickle (adj)

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likely to change opinion unpredictably

Synonyms: capricious, vacillating, mercurial

88
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capricious, vacillating, mercurial

likely to change opinion

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fickle

launisch
unbeständig
wankelmütig

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rupture (v)

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to break open (rupt- break)

When the vat of smelly liquid ruptured, we picked up our feet to avoid getting the stuff on our shoes

Synonyms: burst, fissure, cleave

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burst, fissure, cleave

to break open

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rupture

zerbrechen
zerreißen

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transmute (v)

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to transform (trans- across + mut change)

Harry Potter was able to transmute a feather into a frog using a spell he learned in incantations class.

Synonyms: metamorphose, alter, transmogrify

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metamorphose, alter, transmogrify, transform

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transmute

verwandeln
umwandeln
transmutieren

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amorphous (adj)

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lacking shape, changeable in form (a- without + morph shape)

Rather than marching in precise formation, the battalion broke down into an amorphous mass of charging soldiers.

Synonyms: shapeless, nebulous, vague, nondescript
Antonyms: crystalline

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shapeless, nebulous, vague, nondescript, lacking shape, changeable in form

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amporphous

formlos
unorganisiert
gestaltlos

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mercurial (adj)

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erratic, subject to wild changes in character (from the speedy god Mercury)

Molly is the most mercurial person in the office; we can never tell if she’ll be the evil Molly or the sympathetic Molly.

Synonyms: fickle, capricious, vacillating
Antonyms: immutable, stable

96
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fickle, capricious, vacillating, erratic, subject to wild changes in character

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mercurial

launenhaft
lebhaft
quicklebendig

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protean (adj)

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capable of assuming different forms (from the form-changing sea god Proteus)

He has changed his position on issues so many times that he is considered the most protean member of the Congress.

Synonyms: polymorphous, labile
Antonyms: immutable, stable

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polymorphous, labile, capable of assuming different forms

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protean

vielgestaltig
proteisch

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fluctuate (v)

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to vary irregularly (flux flow)

Synonyms: vacillate, waver

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vacillate, waver, to vary irregularly

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fluctuate

schwanken
fluktuieren

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vacillate (v)

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to change one’s mind repeatedly

Synonyms: fluctuate, waver

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fluctuate, waver, to change one’s mind repeatedly

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vacillate

schwingen, noch unentschlossen sein

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revamp (v)

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to revise; to renovate (re- again)

Synonyms: refurbish, renovate

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refurbish, renovate, revise

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revamp

umgestalten, ausbessern, aufpolieren

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amend (v)

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to improve; to remove the faults of

Synonyms: rectify, redress, ameliorate, mitigate

106
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rectify, redress, ameliorate, mitigate, to improve, to remove the faults of

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amend

abändern
berichtigen
ergänzen

107
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hackneyed (adj)

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overused; trite

This film was hackneyed remake with a storyline that has been done a hundred times.

Synonyms: trite, prosaic, banal
Antonyms: original, novel

108
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trite, prosaic, banal, overused, trite

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hackneyed

abgedroschen, abgegriffen, ausgeleiert

109
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mundane (adj)

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ordinary; typical (mund- world)

Having worked for years behind a desk, she wanted to leave the mundane world behind for exotic adventures abroad.

Synonyms: routine, workaday, banal
Antonyms: singular, extraordinary, sublime

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routine, workaday, banal, ordinary, typical

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mundane

alltäglich, nüchtern, profan, weltlich

111
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vacuous (adj)

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lacking substance (vac- empty)

His latest book is widely criticized as vacuous and unintelligent.

Synonyms: inane, asinine, fatuous
Antonyms: profound, thoughtful, deep

112
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inane, asinine, fatuous, lacking substance

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vacuous

nichtssagend, ausdruckslos, leer, gestaltlos

113
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prosaic (adj)

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unimaginative; ordinary

I don’t understand why his oration was selected as the best; it was prosaic that I nearly fell asleep.

Synonyms: mundane, pedestrian
Antonyms: innovative, quixotic, whimsical

114
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mundane, pedestrian, unimaginative, ordinary

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prosaic

fantasielos, trocken

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insipid (adj)

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uninteresting; dull; without flavor (in- not + sapere taste)

Christine is the life of the party, but Tom is as insipid as they come; hardly anyone wants to talk with him.

Synonyms: bland, nondescript, vapid
Antonyms: engaging, enchanting, piquant

116
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bland, nondescript, vapid, uninteresting, dull, without flavor

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insipid

fade, geschmacklos, schal

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banal (adj)

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ordinary; trivial
That show used to be my favorite, but its story lines became so banal that I could no longer stand it.

Synonyms: hackneyed, trite
Antonyms: extraordinary, singular, sublime

118
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hackneyed, trite, ordinary, trivial

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banal

gewöhnlich

119
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pedestrian (adj)

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commonplace; ordinary

Synonyms: prosaic, banal, vapid

120
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prosaic, banal, vapid, commonplace, ordinary

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pedestrian

umständlich, langweilig, schwunglos

121
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dormant (adj)

A

inactive; sleeping (dormire sleep)

Synonyms: inert, fallow

122
Q

inert, fallow, inactive, sleeping

A

dormant

schlafend, ruhend, untätig

123
Q

unanimous (adj)

A

in full agreement (un- one + anima mind)

Synonyms: concordant, concerted

124
Q

concordant, concerted, in full agreement

A

unanimous

einig, einstimmig, einer Meinung

125
Q

uniform (adj)

A

unvarying; always the same (un- one + forma form)

Synonym: homogeneous
Antonym: heterogeneous

126
Q

homogeneous, unvarying, always the same

A

uniform

einheitlich, einheitsgemäß

127
Q

equanimity (n)

A

the quality of being even-tempered (equa- same + anima mind)

Synonyms: composure, imperturbability, aplomb

128
Q

composure, imperturbability, aplomb, the quality of being even-tempered

A

equanimity

Gelassenheit, Gleichmut

129
Q

Dolorous (adj)

A

Marked by or expressive of sorrow or pain (dolor- pain)

Synonyms: lugubrious, doleful

130
Q

Lugubrious, doleful, marked by or expressive if sorrow or pain

A

Dolorous

131
Q

Animosity (n)

A

Hostility; ill-will (animosus bold)

Synonyms: malevolence, antagonism, individiousness

132
Q

Malevolence, antagonism, invidiousness, hostility, ill-will

A

animosity

133
Q

pusillanimous

A

Cowardly (pusillus weak + anima spirit)

Synonyms: timorous, craven, dastardly

134
Q

Timorous, craven, dastardly, cowardly

A

Pusillanimous

135
Q

Lassitude

A

Feeling of weakness or listlessness

Synonyms: lethargy, languor, torpor, stupor

136
Q

lethargy, languor, torpor, stupor, feeling of weakness or illness

A

lassitude

137
Q

benefactor (n)

A

one who supports or helps another (bene- good + fact to make)

Mr King is the benefactor who generously donated the money for the new children’s wing in the hospital.

Synonyms: philanthropist, patron
Antonyms: malefactor, nemesis, antagonist, adversary

138
Q

philanthropist, patron, one who supports or helps another

A

benefactor

139
Q

benign (adj)

A

harmless (bene good)

She was relieved to find out that her tumor was benign.
Synonym: innocuous
Antonyms: malignant, virulent

140
Q

innocuous, harmless

A

benign

141
Q

benevolent (adj)

A

kind; considerate (bene- good + vole wish)

The benevolent Cub Scout did his good deed for the day when he helped a motorist change a tire.

Synonyms: gracious, altruistic, magnanimous
Antonyms: malevolent, malicious, inimical, pernicious

142
Q

gracious, altruistisc, Kind, considerate

A

benevolent

143
Q

euphonious (n)

A

sweet sounding (eu- good + Phon sound)

Synonyms: mellifluous, dulcet, lyrical

144
Q

mellifluous, dulcet, lyrical, sweet sounding

A

euphonious

145
Q

eulogy (n)

A

a praising tribute (eu- good + logia discourse)
Although associated with funerals, “eulogy” has a positive tone.)

His touching eulogy for his fallen friend left all the mourners weeping.
Synonyms: encomium, laudation, extolment, paean
Antonyms: denunciation, execration, censure

146
Q

encomium, laudation, extolment, paean, a praising tribute

A

eulogy

147
Q

beneficiary (n)

A

one who receives benefits (bene- good + fic to make)

Synonyms: heir, recipient, legatee

148
Q

heir, recipient, legatee, one who receives benefits

A

beneficiary

149
Q

gratuity (n)

A

a small payment in gratitude (grat- thank)

Don’t confuse with gratuitous (adj) unnecessary

150
Q

a small payment in gratitude

A

gratuity

151
Q

gratify (v)

A

to please (grat- please)

Synonyms: appease, mollify, indulge

152
Q

appease, mollify, indulge, to please

A

gratify

153
Q

euphoria (n)

A

a feeling of extreme happiness (eu- good)

Synonyms: elation, rapture, jubiliation, ecstasy

154
Q

elation, rapture, jubilation, ecstasy, a feeling of extreme happiness

A

euphoria

155
Q

magnanimous (adj)

A

noble of heart; generous; forgiving (magna great + anima mind)

Synonyms: philanthropic, altruistic, merciful

156
Q

philanthropic, altruistic, merciful, noble of heart, generous, forgiving

A

magnanimous

157
Q

sanguine (adj)

A

cheerfully optimistic (sanguis blood)

After acing his final, David was sanguine about his prospects for a good overall course grade

Synonyms: blithe, buoyant
Antonyms: morose, forlorn, melancholy, sullen

158
Q

phlegmatic (adj)

A

sluggish

His prolonged illness turned Julio from a spry, happy bin vivant into a morose and phlegmatic bore.

Synonyms: languorous, lethargic, somnolent, torpid
Antonyms: vigorous, vibrant, hale, spry

159
Q

languorous, lethargic, somnolent, torpid, sluggish

A

phlegmatic

160
Q

melancholy (adj)

A

sad, depressed (melan- black + choler bile)

She has eben so melancholy ever since she broke up with her boyfriend; sometimes she is even too depressed to talk to her friends.

Synonyms: morose, despondent, disconsolate, sullen
Antonyms: blithe, buoyant, sanguine

161
Q

morose, despondent, disconsolate, sullen, sad, depressed

A

melancholy

162
Q

choleric (adj)

A

easily angered (choler- bile + ic characterized by)

Gena’s mom is really nice but her dad is choleric; he freaks out about the smallest things.

Synonyms: irascible, fractious, bilious, splenetic

163
Q

irascible, fractious, bilious, splenetic, easily angered

A

choleric

164
Q

recalcritant (adj)

A

stubbornly resistant to authority (re- back + calcitarre kick)

Christine is a talented volleyball player, but she’s so recalcritant that our coach often keeps her on the bench.

Synonyms: refractory, intractable
Antonyms: compliant, docile, tractable, obsequious

165
Q

lethargic (adj)

A

sluggish, dully pathetic

After three weeks of factoring polynominals, my entire class became lethargic, we were bored to death.

Synonyms: langurous, phlegmatic, torpid
Antonyms: vigorous, vibrant

166
Q

langurous, phlegmatic, torpid, sluggish, dully

A

lethargic

167
Q

splenetic (adj)

A

irritable, easily angered (splen- spleen)

Synonyms: bilious, choleric

168
Q

bilious, choleric, irritable, easily angered

A

splenetic

169
Q

querulous (adj)

A

disposed to complaining

Synonyms: peevish, captious, carping, caviling

170
Q

peevish, captious, carping, caviling, disposed to complaining

A

querulous

171
Q

benediction (n)

A

an expression of good wishes (bene- good + dictus declaration)

At the reception, the father of the bride offered a benediction, wishing the couple never-ending love & happiness.

Synonyms: blessing, sanction
Antonyms: curse, malediction, execrution

172
Q

blessing, sanction, an expression of good wishes

A

benediction

173
Q

euphemism (n)

A

the Substitution of an inoffensive term for an offensive one (eu- good phemis speech)

A good journalist avoids the euphemism of “war” like “ordnance” for bombs and “physical damage” for casualities.

174
Q

ingratiate (v)

A

to put oneself in good favor with another (in- in + grat to please)

When starting at a new school, Mary sought to ingratiate herself with her classmates in being excessively nice.

Synonyms: flatter, wheedle, toady, cajole

175
Q

flatter, wheedle, toady, cajole, to put oneself in good favor with another

A

ingratiate

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