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Abstruse
- Adj. extremely difficult
- Synonyms: esoteric, arcane, recondite, occult
- Antonyms: simple, straightforward
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affront
- N. an open or intentional insult; a slight
- V. to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront
- Synonyms: Offense, offend
- Antonyms: compliment, praise
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canard
- N. a false rumor, fabricated story
- Synonym: hoax
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captious
- Adj. excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up
- Synonyms: faultfinding, nit-picking, carping
- Antonym: uncritical
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cognizant
- Adj. aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction
- Synonyms: conscious, acquainted
- Antonyms: unaware, unconscious, oblivious
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contrite
- Adj. regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent
- Synonyms: remorseful, rueful
- Antonyms: unrepentant, unapologetic, impenitent
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cynosure
- N. the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct
- Synonym: focus
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decorous
- Adj. well behaved, dignified, socially proper
- Synonyms: seemly, becoming, tasteful
- Antonyms: unseemly, unbecoming, improper, tasteless
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deign
- V. to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend
- Synonyms: deem, stoop
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desiccated
- Adj. thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting
- Synonyms: dehydrated, shriveled, parched
- Antonyms: sodden, soggy, waterlogged, drenched
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efficacy
- N. the power to produce a desired result
- Synonyms: effectiveness, potency, reliability
- Antonyms: ineffectiveness, impotence
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engender
- V. to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form
- Synonyms: beget generate, cause, form
- Antonyms: stop, deter
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ethereal
- Adj. light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)
- Synonyms: heavenly, celestial, gossamer
- Antonyms: infernal, hellish, thick, heavy
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facade
- N. the front or face of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind)
- Synonyms: exterior, surface, mask, pretense
- Antonyms: interior
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ghoulish
- Adj. revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead
- Synonyms: fiendish, barbarous, monstrous
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incongruous
- Adj. not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
- Synonyms: discordant, jarring
- Antonyms: compatible, harmonious, consistent
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machination
- N. a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end
- Synonyms: plot, scheme, maneuver
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mesmerize
V. to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch
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opprobrium
- N. disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach
- Synonyms: infamy, dishonor, odium, shame
- Antonyms: acclaim, honor, glory, renown
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putative
- Adj. generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred
- Synonyms: supposed, presumed
- Antonyms: known, corroborated, confirmed
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