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Syns: loathe, abhor, despise, detest
Ants: relish, savor, cherish, esteem
Abominate
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Syns: adaptation, acclimation
Ants: primitiveness
Acculturation
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Syns: extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous
Ants: essential, intrinsic, inherent, congenital
Adventitious
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Syns: impute, credit, attribute
Ants: praise, commend
Ascribe
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Syns: indirect, meandering, winding
Ants: straight, direct, as the crow flies
Circuitious
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Syns: feel sorry for, empathize
Ants: feel no sympathy fo
Commiserate
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Syns: bid, charge, command, adjure
Ants: allow, permit
Enjoin
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Syns: accelerate, facilitate, speed up
Ants: hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct
Expedite
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Syns: redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation
Ants: maintain, pollute
Expiate
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Syns: (n.) commotion, turmoil, unrest
Ants: (n.) peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity
Ferment
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Syns: accidental, unconsidered, unintentional
Ants: deliberate, intentional, premeditated
Inadvertent
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Syns: titular, token, trifling, inconsequential
Ants: real, actual, exorbitant, excessive
Nominal
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Syns: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest
Ants: positive, definite, committed
Noncommittal
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Syns: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate, steal
Ants: compensate, reimburse
Peculate
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Syns: natural bent, penchant, propensity
Ants: disinclination
Proclivity
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Syns: poise, self-assurance, equanimiity
Ants: excitability, hyteria, flappability
Sangfroid
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Syns: mutinous, rebellious, subversive
Ants: supportive, loyal, faithful, allegiant
Seditious
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Syns: flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy
Ants: strong, solid, substantial, valid
Tenuous
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Syns: withering acerbic, mordant, bitter, harsh
Ants: bland, saccharine, honeyed, sugary, pleasant
Vitriolic
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Syns: cajole, inveigle, sof-soap, sweet-talk
Ants: coerce, browbeat, intimidate, strong-arm
Wheedle
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