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Synonym: loathe, abhor, despise, detest
Antonym: relish, savor, cherish, esteem
abominate
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Synonym: adaptation
acculturation
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Synonym: extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous
Antonym: essential, intrinsic, inherent, congenital
adventitious
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Synonym:impute, credit, attribute
ascribe
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Synonym: indirect, meandering, winding
Antonym: straight, direct, as the crow flies
circuitous
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Synonym: feel sorry for, empathize
Antonym: feel no sympathy for
commiserate
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Synonym: bid, charge, command, adjure
Antonym: allow, permit
enjoin
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Synonym: accelerate, facilitate, speed up
Antonym: hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct
expedite
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Synonym: redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation
expiate
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Synonym: commotion, turmoil, unrest
Antonym: peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity
ferment
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Synonym: accidental, unconsidered
Antonym: deliberate, intentional, premeditated
inadvertent
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Synonym: titular, token, trifling, inconsequential
Antonym: real, actual, exorbitant, excessive
nominal
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Synonym: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest
Antonym: positive, definite, committed
noncommittal
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Synonym: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate
peculate
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Synonym: natural bent, penchant, propensity
Antonym: inability or incapacity
proclivity
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Synonym: poise, self-assurance, equanimity
Antonym: excitability, hysteria, flappability
sangfroid
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Synonym: mutinous, rebellious, subversive
Antonym: supportive, loyal, faithful, allegiant
seditious
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Synonym: flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy
Antonym: strong, solid, substantial, valid
tenuous
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Synonym: withering, acerbic, mordant
Antonym: bland, saccharine, honeyed, sugary
vitriolic
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Synonym: cajole, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk
Antonym: coerce, browbeat, intimidate, strong-arm
wheedle
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