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Vapid
- (adj)
- dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
- Synonyms: insipid, lifeless, colorless
- Antonyms: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively
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Unwieldy
- (adj)
- not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
- Synonyms: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical
- Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle
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Transient
- (adj) and (n)
- lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n) one who stays only a short time
- Synonyms: (adj) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
- Antonyms: (adj) permanent, imperishable, immortal
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Straitlaced
- (adj)
- extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
- Synonyms: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
- Antonyms: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute
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Soporific
- (adj) and (n)
- tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) something that induces sleep
- Synonyms: (n) narcotic, anesthetic
- Antonyms: (adj) stimulating; (n) stimulant, stimulus
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Sepulchral
- (adj)
- funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
Synonyms: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary
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Scourge
- (v) and (n)
- to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
- Synonyms: (v) flog, beat; (n) bane, plague, pestilence
- Antonyms: (n) godsend, boon, blessing
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Scathing
- (adj)
- bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
- Synonyms: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage
- Antonyms: bland, mild
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Salutary
- (adj)
- beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
- Synonyms: salubrious, curative
- Antonyms: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious
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Precept
- (n)
- a rule of conduct or action
Synonyms: principle, maxim
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Fractious
- (adj)
- tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
- Synonyms: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
- Antonyms: docile, tractable, cooperative
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Flout
- (v)
- to mock, treat with contempt
- Synonyms: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn
- Antonyms: obey, honor, revere, uphold
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Filch
- (v)
- to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
Synonyms: pilfer, purloin, swipe
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Extricate
- (v)
- to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
- Synonyms: disentangle, extract, disengage
- Antonyms: enmesh, entangle, involve
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Equitable
- (adj)
- fair, just, embodying principles of justice
- Synonyms: right, reasonable, evenhanded
- Antonyms: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate
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Caveat
- (n)
- a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
Synonyms:admonition, word to the wise
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Blazon
- (v)
- to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
- Synonyms: broadcast, trumpet
- Antonyms: hide, conceal, cover up, bury
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Axiomatic
- (adj)
- self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
- Synonyms: taken for granted
- Antonyms: questionable, dubious, controversial
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Autonomy
- (n)
- self-government, political control
- Synonyms: home rule
- Antonyms: dependence, subjection, colonial status
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Amnesty
- (n)
- a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
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