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(adj) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
SYN: appropriate, fit, proper, liable
ANT: inappropriate, unlikely, slow
apt
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(adj, adv) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
SYN: crooked, askew, amiss
ANT: straight, symmetrical
awry
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(n) a short club used as a weapon;
(v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
SYN: cudgel, clobber, clout
bludgeon
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(v) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
ANT: hold out, persist
capitulate
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(v) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against
(n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing
SYN: irritate, scrape, abrade
ANT: soothe, mollify, please, elate
chafe
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(v, trans) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of
(v, intrans) to march in a single line or in columns
(n) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon
SYN: pollute, contaminate, desectrate
ANT: cleanse, purify
defile
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(adj) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
SYN: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent
ANT: favorable, auspicious, beneficial
dire
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(adj) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
SYN: endearing, winning
ANT: alarming, troubling, disquieting
disarming
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(adj, part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
SYN: displeased, grumpy, surly
ANT: pleased, satisfied, content
disgruntled
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(v) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
SYN: intrude, infringe
encroach
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(v) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desireable thing or quality
SYN: grant, bestow, present, bequeath
ANT: take away, deprive
endow
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(v) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
SYN: stave off, cope
fend
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(n) freedom from punishment
SYN: exemption from penalty, immunity
impunity
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(n) air, manner; appearance; expression
SYN: look, bearing, demeanor
mien
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(adj) having to do with punishment
SYN: correctional, discliplinary
penal
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(adj) related to the matter at hand, to the point
SYN: relevant, germane, apropos
ANT: unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial
pertinent
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(adj) the greatest in strength or power; most common
SYN: chief, major, paramount, prevalent
ANT: secondary, minor, subsidiary, rare
predominant
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(n) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
SYN: marvel, wonder, freak, genius
ANT: dumbbell, dunce, dullard
prodigy
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(n) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
SYN: loner, hermit
recluse
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(n) fame, glory
SYN: reputation, celebrity, prestige
ANT: obscurity, infamy, notoriety
renown
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