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(v)to aid or act as an accomplice
syn:help, succor assist
- ABET
- It is hard to abet a enemy, even though you know it might be the right thing to do.
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(n) the point of culmination; peak
syn: acme, pinnacle
ZENITH
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(n) a strong desire, a craving
syn: thirst, yearning
- YEN
- I have a real yen for a piece of cake right now.Read more
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(n) an incline or upward slope, the ascending side of a hill
syn:ascent, upgrade
- ACCLIVITY
- the side is still the name of the long and steep acclivity which connected the lower with the upper town of newcastle
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(adj) sickly pale
syn: ashen, sickly
- WAN
- Influenza had left her appearing wan, which she remedied, before the party, with a skillful application of makeup.
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(n) assurance, freedom from doubt
syn: ceartainty, conviction
CERTITUDE
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(n) a pearson of learning; especially one with knowledge in a special field
syn: Scholar
SAVANT
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(adj) secretive, not openly shown
syn: veiled
COVERT
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(adj) deeply absorbed
syn: Engrossed, immersed
RAPT
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(v) to direct or impose with urgent appeal, to order with emphasis; to forbid
syn: instruct, charge
ENJOIN
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(adj) foreshadowing, ominous: eliciting amazement and wonder
syn: premintory
PORTENTOUS
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(adj) imposing sever, rigorous standards
syn: restricted, tight, demanding
Stringent
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(v) to scold harshly
syn:criticize, scold
BERATE
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(adj) abundantly prevalent especially to an increasing degree; filled with
syn: numerous, prevailing
RIFE
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(adj) characteristic of informal speech
syn: Conversational, idiomatic
COLLOQUIAL
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(adj) unaffected by bias or strong emotions; not personally involved in something
syn: disinterested, imporartial
DISPASSIONATE
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(n) an ancestor of the direct line, forefather; founder
syn: inventor
PROGENITOR
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(n) strength of mind that allows one to encounter adversity with courage
syn: endurance, courage
FORTITUDE
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(n) an object or place having diverse layer or aspects beneath the surface
PALIMPSEST
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(V)to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
OSSIFY
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(adj) sly, with hidden motives
syn: secret, surreptitious
FURTIVE
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(adv) crooked, askew, dismiss
syn: aslant, wrong
AWRY
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(adj) equal in value or effect
syn: parallel, synonymous, equivalent
TANTAMOUNT
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(v) to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation
syn:suggest
POSIT
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