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amity
- noun
- 1.
- friendship; peaceful harmony.
- 2.
- mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.
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preposterous
- adjective
- completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.Synonyms
- unreasonable, excessive, ridiculous. See absurd.
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parody
- verb, -died, -dy·ing. noun
- 1.
- a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- verb (used with object)
- 7.
- to imitate (a composition, author, etc.) for purposes of ridicule or satire.
- 8.
- to imitate poorly or feebly; travesty.Synonyms
- 1, 2. See burlesque.
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arduous
- adjective
- 1.
- requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- 2.
- requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous: making an arduous effort.
- 3.
- hard to climb; steep: an arduous path up the hill.
- 4.
- hard to endure; full of hardships; severe: an arduous winter.
- Synonyms
- 1. hard, toilsome, onerous, wearisome, burdensome, exhausting.
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trepidation
- noun
- 1.
- tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- 2.
- trembling or quivering movement; tremor.Synonyms
- 1. trembling, fright. 2. quivering, shaking.
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admonish
- verb (used with object)
- 1.
- to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- 2.
- to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner: The teacher admonished him about excessive noise.
- 3.
- to urge to a duty; remind: to admonish them about their obligations.Synonyms
- 1. See warn. 2. rebuke, censure, upbraid. See reprimand.
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vernacular
- 1.
- (of language) native or indigenous ( opposed to literary or learned).
- 2.
- expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works: a vernacular poem.
- 3.
- using such a language: a vernacular speaker.
- 4.
- of or pertaining to such a language.
- 5.
- using plain, everyday, ordinary language.
- 9.
- the native speech or language of a place.
- 10.
- the language or vocabulary peculiar to a class or profession.
- 11.
- a vernacular word or expression.
- 12.
- the plain variety of language in everyday use by ordinary people.
- 13.
- the common name of an animal or plant as distinguished from its Latin scientific name.
- Synonyms
- 9, 10. See language.
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collusion
- noun
- 1.
- a secret agreement, especially for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy: Some of his employees were acting in collusion to rob him.
- 2.
- Law . a secret understanding between two or more persons to gain something illegally, to defraud another of his or her rights, or to appear as adversaries though in agreement: collusion of husband and wife to obtain a divorce.Synonyms
- 1. intrigue, connivance, complicity.
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cognizant
- 1.
- having awareness, realization, or knowledge; aware (usually followed by of ): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
- 2.
- having legal cognizance.Synonyms
- 1. See conscious.
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barrage
- noun
- 1.
- Military . a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- 2.
- an overwhelming quantity or explosion, as of words, blows, or criticisms: a barrage of questions.
- 3.
- Civil Engineering . an artificial obstruction in a watercourse to increase the depth of the water, facilitate irrigation, etc.
- 4.
- Mycology . an aversion response of sexually incompatible fungus cultures that are growing in proximity, revealed by a persistent growth gap between them.
- verb (used with object)
- 5.
- to subject to a barrage.
- Synonyms
- 2. volley, torrent, deluge, burst, storm.
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ramification
- noun
- 1.
- the act or process of dividing or spreading out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions.
- 2.
- a branch: ramifications of a nerve.
- 3.
- a related or derived subject, problem, etc.; outgrowth; consequence; implication: The new tax law proved to have many ramifications unforeseen by the lawmakers.
- 4.
- Botany .
- a.
- a structure formed of branches.
- b.
- a configuration of branching parts.
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unctuous
- adjective
- 1.
- characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
- 2.
- of the nature of or characteristic of an unguent or ointment; oily; greasy.
- 3.
- having an oily or soapy feel, as certain minerals.
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urbane
- adjective
- 1.
- having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
- 2.
- reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression: He maintained an urbane tone in his letters.Synonyms
- 1. suave, cosmopolitan.
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aplomb
- noun
- 1.
- imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- 2.
- the perpendicular, or vertical, position.
- Synonyms
- 1. composure, equanimity, imperturbability.
- Antonyms
- 1. confusion, discomposure; doubt, uncertainty.
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nebulous
- adjective
- 1.
- hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.
- 3.
- of or resembling a nebula or nebulae; nebular.
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