624 lines
107 KiB
CSV
624 lines
107 KiB
CSV
abandon abdicate, desert, leave, resign, abjure, discontinue, quit, retire from, cast off, forego, recant, retract, cease, forsake, relinquish, surrender, cede, forswear, renounce, vacate, depart from, give up, repudiate, withdraw from adopt, defend, occupy, seek, advocate, favor, prosecute, support, assert, haunt, protect, undertake, cherish, hold, pursue, uphold, claim, keep, retain, vindicate, court, maintain
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abase bring low, depress, dishonor, lower, cast down, discredit, humble, reduce, debase, disgrace, humiliate, sink, degrade advance, elevate, honor, raise, aggrandize, exalt, promote, uplift, dignify
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abash bewilder, daunt, embarrass, mortify, chagrin, discompose, humble, overawe, confound, disconcert, humiliate, shame, confuse, dishearten animate, cheer, encourage, rally, buoy, embolden, inspirit, uphold
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abate decline, ebb, mitigate, reduce, decrease, lessen, moderate, subside, diminish, lower aggravate, enhance, foment, rage, amplify, enlarge, increase, raise, continue, extend, magnify, revive, develop
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abbreviation abridgment, contraction
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abet advocate, countenance, incite, sanction, aid, embolden, instigate, support, assist, encourage, promote, uphold baffle, deter, dissuade, hinder, confound, disapprove, expose, impede, counteract, disconcert, frustrate, obstruct, denounce, discourage
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abhor abominate, dislike, loathe, scorn, despise, hate, nauseate, shun, detest admire, crave, esteem, love, approve, desire, like, relish, covet, enjoy
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abide anticipate, dwell, remain, stop, await, endure, reside, tarry, bear, expect, rest, tolerate, bide, inhabit, sojourn, wait, confront, live, stay, watch, continue, lodge abandon, forfeit, migrate, reject, avoid, forfend, move, resist, depart, journey, proceed, shun
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abolish abate, eradicate, prohibit, stamp out, abrogate, exterminate, remove, subvert, annihilate, extirpate, repeal, supplant, annul, nullify, reverse, suppress, destroy, obliterate, revoke, terminate, end, overthrow, set aside authorize, establish, reinstate, revive, cherish, institute, renew, set up, confirm, introduce, repair, support, continue, legalize, restore, sustain, enact, promote
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abomination abhorrence, curse, hatred, plague, abuse, detestation, horror, shame, annoyance, disgust, iniquity, villainy, aversion, evil, nuisance, wickedness, crime, execration, offense affection, blessing, enjoyment, joy, appreciation, delight, esteem, satisfaction, approval, desire, gratification, treat, benefit
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abridgment abbreviation, compend, epitome, summary, abstract, compendium, outline, synopsis, analysis, digest
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absolute arbitrary, compulsory, haughty, peremptory, arrogant, controlling, imperative, positive, authoritative, despotic, imperious, supreme, autocratic, dictatorial, irresponsible, tyrannical, coercive, dogmatic, lordly, unconditional, commanding, domineering, overbearing, unequivocal, compulsive, exacting accountable, constitutional, gentle, lowly, responsible, complaisant, contingent, humble, meek, submissive, compliant, docile, lenient, mild, yielding, conditional, ductile, limited
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absolve acquit, exculpate, forgive, pardon, clear, exempt, free, release, discharge, exonerate, liberate, set free accuse, charge, condemn, impeach, obligate, bind, compel, convict, inculpate, oblige
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absorb consume, engross, suck up, take in, drink in, exhaust, swallow, take up, drink up, imbibe, swallow up cast out, dissipate, emit, put forth, shoot forth, disgorge, distract, exude, radiate, throw off, disperse, eject, give up, send out, vomit
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abstinence abstemiousness, frugality, self-denial, sobriety, continence, moderation, self-restraint, temperance, fasting, self-control drunkenness, greed, reveling, sensuality, excess, intemperance, revelry, wantonness, gluttony, intoxication, self-indulgence
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abstract appropriate, distract, purloin, steal, detach, divert, remove, take away, discriminate, eliminate, separate, withdraw, distinguish add, complete, fill up, restore, unite, combine, conjoin, increase, strengthen
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abstracted absent, heedless, listless, preoccupied, absent-minded, inattentive, negligent, thoughtless, absorbed, indifferent, oblivious alert, on hand, ready, wide-awake, attentive, prompt, thoughtful
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absurd anomalous, ill-considered, ludicrous, ridiculous, chimerical, ill-judged, mistaken, senseless, erroneous, inconclusive, monstrous, stupid, false, incorrect, nonsensical, unreasonable, foolish, infatuated, paradoxical, wild, ill-advised, irrational, preposterous certain, incontrovertible, rational, substantial, consistent, indisputable, reasonable, true, demonstrable, indubitable, sagacious, undeniable, demonstrated, infallible, sensible, unquestionable, established, logical, sound, wise, incontestable
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abuse aggrieve, impose on or, oppress, ruin, damage, upon, persecute, slander, defame, injure, pervert, victimize, defile, malign, prostitute, vilify, disparage, maltreat, rail at, violate, harm, misemploy, ravish, vituperate, ill-treat, misuse, reproach, wrong, ill-use, molest, revile applaud, conserve, favor, protect, sustain, benefit, consider, laud, regard, tend, care for, eulogize, panegyrize, respect, uphold, cherish, extol, praise, shield, vindicate
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accessory abetter or abettor, associate, companion, henchman, accomplice, attendant, confederate, participator, ally, coadjutor, follower, partner, assistant, colleague, helper, retainer adversary, chief, foe, leader, principal, antagonist, commander, hinderer, opponent, rival, betrayer, enemy, instigator, opposer
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accident adventure, contingency, happening, misfortune, calamity, disaster, hazard, mishap, casualty, fortuity, incident, possibility, chance, hap, misadventure appointment, decree, intention, ordainment, preparation, calculation, fate, law, ordinance, provision, certainty, foreordination, necessity, plan, purpose
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acquaintance association, experience, fellowship, intimacy, companionship, familiarity, friendship, knowledge ignorance, ignoring, inexperience, unfamiliarity
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acrimony acerbity, harshness, severity, tartness, asperity, malignity, sharpness, unkindness, bitterness, moroseness, sourness, virulence, causticity amiability, gentleness, kindness, smoothness, courtesy, good nature, mildness, sweetness
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act accomplishment, execution, movement, achievement, exercise, operation, action, exertion, performance, consummation, exploit, proceeding, deed, feat, transaction, doing, motion, work, effect cessation, immobility, inertia, quiet, suffering, deliberation, inaction, passion[A], repose, suspension, endurance, inactivity, quiescence, rest
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active agile, energetic, officious, sprightly, alert, expeditious, prompt, spry, brisk, industrious, quick, supple, bustling, lively, ready, vigorous, busy, mobile, restless, wide awake, diligent, nimble dull, inactive, lazy, slow, heavy, indolent, quiescent, sluggish, idle, inert, quiet, stupid
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acumen acuteness, insight, perspicacity, sharpness, cleverness, keenness, sagacity, shrewdness, discernment, penetration bluntness, dulness, obtuseness, stupidity
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add adjoin, annex, augment, extend, make up, affix, append, cast up, increase, subjoin, amplify, attach, enlarge, join on, sum up abstract, diminish, lessen, remove, withdraw, deduct, dissever, reduce, subtract
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addicted abandoned, devoted, given over, inclined, accustomed, disposed, given up, prone, attached, given, habituated, wedded averse, disinclined, indisposed, unaccustomed
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address cost, approach, hail, speak to, apostrophize, court, salute, woo, appeal, greet avoid, elude, overlook, pass by, cut, ignore, pass, shun
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address adroitness, discretion, manners, readiness, courtesy, ingenuity, politeness, tact, dexterity awkwardness, clumsiness, ill-breeding, stupidity, boorishness, fatuity, ill manners, unmannerliness, clownishness, folly, rudeness, unwisdom
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adequate able, competent, fitted, satisfactory, adapted, equal, fitting, sufficient, capable, fit, qualified, suitable, commensurate disqualified, inferior, unequal, unsatisfactory, useless, inadequate, insufficient, unfit, unsuitable, worthless, incompetent, poor, unqualified
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adherent aid, ally, disciple, partisan, supporter, aider, backer, follower adversary, betrayer, enemy, opponent, traitor, antagonist, deserter, hater, renegade
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adhesive cohesive, gummy, sticky, viscous, glutinous, sticking, viscid free, inadhesive, loose, separable
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adjacent abutting, bordering, contiguous, neighboring, adjoining, close, coterminous, next, attached, conterminous, near, nigh, beside detached, disconnected, disjoined, distant, remote, separate
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admire adore, delight in, extol, respect, venerate, applaud, enjoy, honor, revere, wonder, approve, esteem, love abhor, contemn, detest, execrate, ridicule, abominate, despise, dislike, hate, scorn
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adorn beautify, decorate, garnish, illustrate, bedeck, embellish, gild, ornament, deck deface, deform, disfigure, mar, spoil
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affront aggravate, exasperate, offend, vex, annoy, insult, provoke, wound, displease, irritate, tease conciliate, content, gratify, honor, please
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agent actor, factor, means, operator, promoter, doer, instrument, mover, performer chief, inventor, originator, principal
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agree accede, admit, coincide, concur, accept, approve, combine, consent, accord, assent, comply, harmonize, acquiesce contend, demur, disagree, oppose, contradict, deny, dispute, protest, decline, differ, dissent, refuse
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agriculture cultivation, gardening, kitchen-gardening, culture, horticulture, market-gardening, farming, husbandry, tillage, floriculture
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aim aspiration, endeavor, intention, tendency, design, goal, mark, determination, inclination, object, end, intent, purpose aimlessness, heedlessness, negligence, purposelessness, avoidance, neglect, oversight, thoughtlessness, carelessness
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air appearance, demeanor, manner, sort, bearing, expression, mien, style, behavior, fashion, port, way, carriage, look
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airy aerial, ethereal, frolicsome, joyous, lively, animated, fairylike, gay, light, sprightly clumsy, heavy, ponderous, sluggish, wooden, dull, inert, slow, stony
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alarm affright, disquietude, fright, solicitude, apprehension, dread, misgiving, terror, consternation, fear, panic, timidity, dismay assurance, calmness, confidence, repose, security
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alert active, lively, prepared, vigilant, brisk, nimble, prompt, watchful, hustling, on the watch, ready, wide-awake drowsy, dull, heavy, inactive, slow, sluggish, stupid
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alien conflicting, distant, inappropriate, strange, contradictory, foreign, irrelevant, unconnected, contrary, hostile, opposed, unlike, contrasted, impertinent, remote akin, apropos, germane, proper, appropriate, essential, pertinent, relevant
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alien foreigner, stranger citizen, fellow-countryman, native-born inhabitant, countryman, native, naturalized person
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alike akin, equivalent, kindred, same, analogous, homogeneous, like, similar, equal, identical, resembling, uniform different, dissimilar, distinct, heterogeneous, unlike
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alive active, breathing, live, quick, alert, brisk, lively, subsisting, animate, existent, living, vivacious, animated, existing dead, defunct, dull, lifeless, deceased, dispirited, inanimate, spiritless
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allay alleviate, compose, quiet, still, appease, mollify, soothe, tranquilize, calm, pacify agitate, excite, kindle, rouse, stir up, arouse, fan, provoke, stir
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allege adduce, asseverate, claim, maintain, produce, advance, assign, declare, offer, say, affirm, aver, introduce, plead, state, assert, cite
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allegiance devotion, fealty, loyalty, obedience, subjection, faithfulness, homage disaffection, disloyalty, rebellion, sedition, treason
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allegory fable, fiction, illustration, metaphor, parable, simile chronicle, fact, history, narrative, record
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alleviate abate, lighten, reduce, remove, assuage, mitigate, relieve, soften, lessen, moderate aggravate, embitter, heighten, intensify, make worse, augment, enhance, increase, magnify
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alliance coalition, confederation, fusion, partnership, compact, federation, league, union, confederacy antagonism, disunion, enmity, schism, separation, discord, divorce, hostility, secession, war
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allot appoint, destine, give, portion out, apportion, distribute, grant, select, assign, divide, mete out, set apart, award appropriate, deny, resume, seize, confiscate, refuse, retain, withhold
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allow admit, consent to, let, sanction, tolerate, concede, grant, permit, suffer, yield deny, disapprove, protest, reject, withstand, disallow, forbid, refuse, resist
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alloy admixture, adulteration, debasement, deterioration
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allude advert, indicate, intimate, point, signify, hint, insinuate, mention, refer, suggest, imply
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allure attract, captivate, decoy, entice, lure, tempt, cajole, coax, draw, inveigle, seduce, win chill, damp, deter, dissuade, drive away, repel, warn
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also as well, in addition, likewise, too, as well as, in like manner, similarly, withal, besides but, nevertheless, on the contrary, yet, in spite of, notwithstanding, on the other hand
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alternative choice, election, option, pick, preference, resource compulsion, necessity
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amass accumulate, collect, heap up, hoard up, store up, aggregate, gather, hoard, pile up disperse, divide, portion, spend, waste, dissipate, parcel, scatter, squander
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amateur connoisseur, critic, dilettante, novice, tyro
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amazement admiration, awe, confusion, surprise, astonishment, bewilderment, perplexity, wonder anticipation, composure, expectation, preparation, steadiness, calmness, coolness, indifference, self-possession, stoicism
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ambition aspiration, competition, emulation, opposition, rivalry carelessness, contentment, humility, indifference, satisfaction
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amend advance, correct, meliorate, rectify, ameliorate, emend, mend, reform, better, improve, mitigate, repair, cleanse, make better, purify aggravate, debase, harm, mar, tarnish, blemish, depress, impair, spoil, vitiate, corrupt, deteriorate, injure
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amiable agreeable, engaging, lovable, pleasing, attractive, gentle, lovely, sweet, benignant, good-natured, loving, winning, harming, kind, pleasant, winsome acrimonious, crusty, hateful, ill-tempered, surly, churlish, disagreeable, ill-conditioned, morose, unamiable, crabbed, dogged, ill-humored, sour, unlovely, cruel, gruff, ill-natured, sullen
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amid amidst, amongst, betwixt, mingled with, among, between, in the midst of, surrounded by afar from, away from, beyond, far from, outside, without
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amplify augment, dilate, expand, extend, unfold, develop, enlarge, expatiate, increase, widen abbreviate, amputate, condense, cut down, reduce, summarize, abridge, "boil down", curtail, epitomize, retrench, sum up
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analogy affinity, likeness, relation, similarity, coincidence, parity, resemblance, simile, comparison, proportion, semblance, similitude disagreement, disproportion, dissimilarity, incongruity, unlikeness
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anger animosity, fury, offense, rage, choler, impatience, passion, resentment, displeasure, indignation, peevishness, temper, exasperation, ire, pettishness, vexation, fretfulness, irritation, petulance, wrath amiability, gentleness, long-suffering, patience, peacefulness, charity, leniency, love, peace, self-control, forbearance, lenity, mildness, peaceableness, self-restraint
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animal beast, fauna, living organism, sentient being, brute, living creature angel, man, mind, soul, substance (material), inanimate object, matter, mineral, spirit, vegetable
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announce advertise, give notice (of), proclaim, reveal, circulate, give out, promulgate, say, communicate, herald, propound, spread abroad, declare, make known, publish, state, enunciate, notify, report, tell bury, cover (up), hush, keep secret, suppress, conceal, hide, keep back, secrete, withhold
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answer rejoinder, repartee, reply, response, retort
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anticipate apprehend, forecast, hope, expect, foretaste, look forward to despair of, distrust, doubt, dread, fear, recall, recollect, remember
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anticipation antepast, expectation, foresight, hope, apprehension, foreboding, foretaste, presentiment, expectancy, forecast, forethought, prevision astonishment, despair, dread, fear, surprise, consummation, doubt, enjoyment, realization, wonder
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antipathy abhorrence, disgust, hatred, repugnance, antagonism, dislike, hostility, repulsion, aversion, distaste, opposition, uncongeniality, detestation affinity, attraction, fellow-feeling, kindliness, sympathy, agreement, congeniality, harmony, regard
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antique ancient, old-fashioned, quaint, superannuated, antiquated fashionable, fresh, modern, modish, new, recent, stylish
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anxiety anguish, disquiet, foreboding, perplexity, apprehension, disturbance, fretfulness, solicitude, care, dread, fretting, trouble, concern, fear, misgiving, worry apathy, calmness, confidence, light-heartedness, satisfaction, assurance, carelessness, ease, nonchalance, tranquillity
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apathy calmness, indifference, quietness, stoicism, composure, insensibility, quietude, tranquillity, immobility, lethargy, sluggishness, unconcern, impassibility, phlegm, stillness, unfeelingness agitation, disturbance, feeling, sensibility, sympathy, alarm, eagerness, frenzy, sensitiveness, turbulence, anxiety, emotion, fury, storm, vehemence, care, excitement, passion, susceptibility, violence, distress
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apiece distributively, each, individually, separately, severally accumulatively, confusedly, indiscriminately, together, unitedly, collectively, en masse, synthetically
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apology acknowledgment, defense, excuse, plea, confession, exculpation, justification, vindication accusation, charge, condemnation, injury, offense, censure, complaint, imputation, insult, wrong
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apparent likely, presumable, probable, seeming doubtful, dubious, improbable, unimaginable, unlikely
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appear have the appearance or semblance, look, seem be, be certain real or true, be the fact, exist
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appendage accessory, addition, appurtenance, concomitant, accompaniment, adjunct, attachment, extension, addendum, appendix, auxiliary, supplement main body, original, total, whole
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appetite appetency, impulse, lust, propensity, craving, inclination, passion, relish, desire, liking, proclivity, thirst, disposition, longing, proneness, zest antipathy, detestation, dislike, distaste, indifference, repugnance, aversion, disgust, disrelish, hatred, loathing, repulsion
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apportion allot, appropriate, deal, distribute, grant, appoint, assign, dispense, divide, share cling to, consolidate, gather together, receive, collect, divide arbitrarily, keep together, retain
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approximation approach, likeness, neighborhood, resemblance, contiguity, nearness, propinquity, similarity difference, distance, error, remoteness, unlikeness, variation
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arms accouterments, armor, harness, mail, weapons
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army armament, forces, military, soldiers, array, host, multitude, soldiery, force, legions, phalanx, troops
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arraign accuse, charge, impeach, prosecute, censure, cite, indict, summon acquit, discharge, exonerate, overlook, release, condone, excuse, forgive, pardon, set free
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array army, collection, line of battle, parade, arrangement, disposition, order, show, battle array, exhibition, order of battle, sight
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arrest apprehend, detain, restrain, stop, capture, hold, secure, take into custody, catch, make prisoner, seize, take prisoner discharge, dismiss, free, liberate, release, set free
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artifice art, craft, finesse, invention, stratagem, blind, cunning, fraud, machination, subterfuge, cheat, device, guile, maneuver, trick, contrivance, dodge, imposture, ruse, wile artlessness, fairness, guilelessness, ingenuousness, openness, sincerity, candor, frankness, honesty, innocence, simplicity, truth
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artist artificer, artisan, mechanic, operative, workman
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ask beg, crave, entreat, petition, request, solicit, beseech, demand, implore, pray, require, supplicate claim, command, deny, enforce, exact, extort, insist, refuse, reject
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associate accomplice, coadjutor, comrade, fellow, mate, ally, colleague, confederate, friend, partner, chum, companion, consort, helpmate, peer antagonist, enemy, foe, hinderer, opponent, opposer, rival, stranger
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association alliance, confederacy, familiarity, lodge, club, confederation, federation, participation, community, conjunction, fellowship, partnership, companionship, connection, fraternity, society, company, corporation, friendship, union disintegration, independence, isolation, separation, solitude
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assume accept, arrogate, postulate, put on, affect, claim, presume, take, appropriate, feign, pretend, usurp
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assurance arrogance, boldness, impudence, self-confidence, assertion, confidence, presumption, self-reliance, assumption, effrontery, self-assertion, trust bashfulness, consternation, distrust, hesitancy, shyness, confusion, dismay, doubt, misgiving, timidity
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astute acute, discerning, penetrating, sharp, clear-sighted, discriminating, penetrative, shrewd, crafty, keen, perspicacious, subtile, cunning, knowing, sagacious, subtle blind, idiotic, shallow, stolid, undiscerning, dull, imbecile, short-sighted, stupid, unintelligent
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attachment adherence, devotion, friendship, regard, adhesion, esteem, inclination, tenderness, affection, estimation, love, union alienation, aversion, distance, estrangement, repugnance, animosity, coolness, divorce, indifference, separation, antipathy, dislike, enmity, opposition, severance
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attack assail, beset, combat, invade, assault, besiege, encounter, set upon, beleaguer, charge, fall upon, storm aid, cover, protect, shelter, support, uphold, befriend, defend, resist, shield, sustain, withstand
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attack aggression, incursion, invasion, onslaught, assault, infringement, onset, trespass, encroachment, intrusion defense, repulsion, resistance, retreat, submission, surrender
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attain accomplish, arrive at, gain, master, reach, achieve, compass, get, obtain, secure, acquire, earn, grasp, procure, win abandon, fail, forfeit, give up, let go, lose, miss
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attitude pose, position, posture
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attribute ascribe, associate, connect, impute, refer, assign, charge deny, disconnect, dissociate, separate, sever, sunder
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attribute property, quality being, essence, nature, substance
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augur betoken, divine, foretell, predict, prognosticate, bode, forebode, portend, presage, prophesy assure, demonstrate, establish, make sure, settle, calculate, determine, insure, prove, warrant
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authentic accepted, certain, original, sure, accredited, current, real, true, authoritative, genuine, received, trustworthy, authorized, legitimate, reliable, veritable apocryphal, counterfeit, exploded, false, spurious, baseless, disputed, fabulous, fictitious, unauthorized
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auxiliary accessory, ally, coadjutor, helper, promoter, aid, assistant, confederate, mercenary, subordinate antagonist, hinderer, opponent, opposer
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avaricious close, greedy, niggardly, penurious, sordid, covetous, miserly, parsimonious, rapacious, stingy bountiful, free, generous, liberal, munificent, prodigal, wasteful
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avenge punish, retaliate, revenge, vindicate, visit
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avow knowledge, aver, confess, own, profess, testify, admit, avouch, declare, proclaim, protest, witness contradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, ignore, repudiate
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awful alarming, direful, frightful, majestic, solemn, appalling, dread, grand, noble, stately, august, dreadful, horrible, portentous, terrible, dire, fearful, imposing, shocking, terrific base, contemptible, inferior, paltry, beggarly, despicable, lowly, undignified, commonplace, humble, mean, vulgar
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awkward boorish, clumsy, rough, unhandy, bungling, gawky, uncouth, unskilful, clownish, maladroit, ungainly adroit, clever, dexterous, handy, skilful
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axiom absurdity, contradiction, demonstration, nonsense, paradox, sophism
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babble blab, cackle, gabble, murmur, prattle, blurt, chat, gossip, palaver, tattle, blurt out, chatter, jabber, prate, twaddle
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banish ban, dismiss, evict, expatriate, ostracize, discharge, drive out, exile, expel, oust, dislodge, eject
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bank beach, bound, brink, edge, margin, shore, border, brim, coast, marge, rim, strand
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banter badinage, derision, jeering, raillery, sarcasm, chaff, irony, mockery, ridicule, satire
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barbarous atrocious, brutal, merciless, uncivilized, barbarian, cruel, rude, uncouth, barbaric, inhuman, savage, untamed civilized, cultured, elegant, humane, polite, tender, courtly, delicate, graceful, nice, refined, urbane
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barrier bar, bulwark, obstruction, rampart, barricade, hindrance, parapet, restraint, breastwork, obstacle, prohibition, restriction admittance, opening, road, transit, entrance, passage, thoroughfare, way
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battle action, combat, encounter, passage of arms, affair, conflict, engagement, skirmish, bout, contest, fight, strife armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce
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beat bastinado, chastise, overcome, spank, thrash, batter, conquer, pommel, strike, vanquish, belabor, cudgel, pound, surpass, whip, bruise, defeat, scourge, switch, worst, castigate, flog, smite fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrender
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beautiful attractive, charming, exquisite, handsome, beauteous, comely, fair, lovely, bewitching, delightful, fine, picturesque, bonny, elegant, graceful, pretty awkward, frightful, grotesque, repulsive, uncouth, clumsy, ghastly, hideous, shocking, ungainly, deformed, grim, horrid, ugly, unlovely, disgusting, grisly, odious, unattractive, unpleasant
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because as, for, inasmuch as, since altho, however, nevertheless, notwithstanding, yet
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becoming befitting, congruous, fit, meet, seemly, beseeming, decent, fitting, neat, suitable, comely, decorous, graceful, proper, worthy awkward, ill-fitting, indecent, unbecoming, unseemly, ill-becoming, improper, indecorous, unfit, unsuitable
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beginning arising, inauguration, origin, source, commencement, inception, outset, spring, fount, initiation, rise, start, fountain, opening
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behavior action, breeding, conduct, deportment, manner, bearing, carriage, demeanor, life, manners
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bend bias, curve, diverge, mold, submit, twist, bow, deflect, incline, persuade, turn, warp, crook, deviate, influence, stoop, twine, yield
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benevolence almsgiving, charity, kind-heartedness, munificence, beneficence, generosity, kindliness, philanthropy, benignity, good-will, kindness, sympathy, bounty, humanity, liberality, unselfishness barbarity, greediness, ill-will, malignity, self-seeking, brutality, harshness, inhumanity, niggardliness, stinginess, churlishness, illiberality, malevolence, selfishness, unkindness
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bind compel, fetter, oblige, restrict, shackle, engage, fix, restrain, secure, tie, fasten free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie
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bitter acerb, acidulous, caustic, pungent, stinging, acetous, acrid, cutting, savage, tart, acid, acrimonious, harsh, sharp, vinegarish, acidulated, biting, irate, sour, virulent dulcet, honeyed, luscious, nectared, saccharine, sweet
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bleach blanch, make white, whiten, whitewash blacken, color, darken, dye, soil, stain
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blemish blot, defacement, disgrace, injury, spot, blur, defect, dishonor, reproach, stain, brand, deformity, fault, smirch, stigma, crack, dent, flaw, soil, taint, daub, disfigurement, imperfection, speck, tarnish
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blow box, concussion, disaster, misfortune, stripe, buffet, cuff, knock, rap, stroke, calamity, cut, lash, shock, thump
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bluff abrupt, brusk, impolite, rough, blunt, coarse, inconsiderate, rude, blustering, discourteous, open, uncivil, bold, frank, plain-spoken, unmannerly bland, courteous, genial, polished, polite, refined, reserved, urbane
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body ashes, clay, dust, frame, system, carcass, corpse, form, remains, trunk intellect, intelligence, mind, soul, spirit
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both twain, two each, either, every, neither, none, no one, not any
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boundary barrier, confines, limit, margin, border, edge, line, term, bound, enclosure, marches, termination, bourn, frontier, marge, verge, bourne, landmark center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, region, territory
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brave adventurous, courageous, fearless, undaunted, bold, daring, gallant, undismayed, chivalric, dauntless, heroic, valiant, chivalrous, doughty, intrepid, venturesome afraid, cringing, fearful, pusillanimous, timid, cowardly, faint-hearted, frightened, shrinking, timorous
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break bankrupt, crack, destroy, rive, shatter, split, burst, crush, fracture, rupture, shiver, sunder, cashier, demolish, rend, sever, smash, transgress attach, bind, fasten, join, mend, secure, solder, unite, weld
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brutish animal, brutal, ignorant, sensual, swinish, base, brute, imbruted, sottish, unintellectual, beastly, carnal, insensible, stolid, unspiritual, bestial, coarse, lascivious, stupid, vile elevated, exalted, great, intellectual, noble, enlightened, grand, humane, intelligent, refined
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burn blaze, char, flame, incinerate, set fire to, brand, consume, flash, kindle, set on fire, cauterize, cremate, ignite, scorch, singe cool, extinguish, put out, smother, stifle, subdue
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business affair, commerce, handicraft, trading, art, concern, job, traffic, avocation, craft, occupation, transaction, barter, duty, profession, vocation, calling, employment, trade, work
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but and, however, notwithstanding, that, barely, just, only, tho, besides, merely, provided, unless, except, moreover, save, yet, further, nevertheless, still
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by by dint of, by means of, through, with
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cabal combination, confederacy, crew, gang, conclave, conspiracy, faction, junto
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calculate account, consider, enumerate, rate, cast, count, estimate, reckon, compute, deem, number, sum up
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call bawl, cry (out), roar, shriek, bellow, ejaculate, scream, vociferate, clamor, exclaim, shout, yell be silent, be still, hark, hearken, hush, list, listen
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calm collected, imperturbable, sedate, still, composed, peaceful, self-possessed, tranquil, cool, placid, serene, undisturbed, dispassionate, quiet, smooth, unruffled agitated, excited, frenzied, passionate, ruffled, violent, boisterous, fierce, furious, raging, stormy, wild, disturbed, frantic, heated, roused, turbulent, wrathful
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cancel abolish, discharge, nullify, rescind, abrogate, efface, obliterate, revoke, annul, erase, quash, rub off or out, blot out, expunge, remove, scratch out, cross off or out, make void, repeal, vacate approve, enact, establish, perpetuate, reenact, uphold, confirm, enforce, maintain, record, sustain, write
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candid aboveboard, honest, open, truthful, artless, impartial, simple, unbiased, fair, ingenuous, sincere, unprejudiced, frank, innocent, straightforward, unreserved, guileless, naive, transparent, unsophisticated adroit, cunning, diplomatic, intriguing, sharp, subtle, artful, deceitful, foxy, knowing, shrewd, tricky, crafty, designing, insincere, maneuvering, sly, wily
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caparison accouterments, harness, housings, trappings
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capital chief city, metropolis, seat of government
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care anxiety, concern, oversight, trouble, attention, direction, perplexity, vigilance, caution, forethought, precaution, wariness, charge, heed, prudence, watchfulness, circumspection, management, solicitude, worry carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, negligence, oversight, remissness, disregard, inattention, neglect, omission, recklessness, slight
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career charge, flight, passage, race, course, line of achievement, public life, rush
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caress coddle, embrace, fondle, pamper, court, flatter, kiss, pet
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caricature burlesque, extravaganza, mimicry, take-off, exaggeration, imitation, parody, travesty
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carry bear, convey, move, sustain, transmit, bring, lift, remove, take, transport drop, fall under, give up, let go, shake off, throw down, throw off
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catastrophe calamity, denouement, mischance, mishap, cataclysm, disaster, misfortune, sequel benefit, boon, favor, pleasure, prosperity, blessing, comfort, help, privilege, success
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catch apprehend, comprehend, grasp, overtake, snatch, capture, discover, grip, secure, take, clasp, ensnare, gripe, seize, take hold of, clutch, entrap, lay hold of (on upon) fail of, give up, lose, release, throw aside, fall short of, let go, miss, restore, throw away
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cause actor, causality, designer, occasion, precedent, agent, causation, former, origin, reason, antecedent, condition, fountain, originator, source, author, creator, motive, power, spring consequence, development, end, fruit, outcome, product, creation, effect, event, issue, outgrowth, result
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cease abstain, desist, give over, quit, bring to an end, discontinue, intermit, refrain, come to an end, end, leave off, stop, conclude, finish, pause, terminate begin, enter upon, initiate, originate, set going, set on foot, commence, inaugurate, institute, set about, set in operation, start
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celebrate commemorate, keep, observe, solemnize contemn, dishonor, forget, neglect, profane, despise, disregard, ignore, overlook, violate
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center middle, midst bound, boundary, circumference, perimeter, rim
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chagrin confusion, discomposure, humiliation, shame, disappointment, dismay, mortification, vexation delight, exultation, glory, rejoicing, triumph
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change alter, exchange, shift, transmute, commute, metamorphose, substitute, turn, convert, modify, transfigure, vary, diversify, qualify, transform, veer abide, continue, hold, persist, retain, bide, endure, keep, remain, stay
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change alteration, mutation, renewing, transmutation, conversion, novelty, revolution, variation, diversity, regeneration, transformation, variety, innovation, renewal, transition, vicissitude constancy, fixedness, invariability, steadiness, continuance, fixity, permanence, unchangeableness, firmness, identity, persistence, uniformity
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character constitution, genius, personality, reputation, temper, disposition, nature, record, spirit, temperament
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characteristic attribute, feature, peculiarity, sign, trace, character, indication, property, singularity, trait, distinction, mark, quality
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charming bewitching, delightful, enrapturing, fascinating, captivating, enchanting, entrancing, winning
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chasten afflict, chastise, discipline, punish, refine, subdue, castigate, correct, humble, purify, soften, try
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cherish cheer, encourage, harbor, nurse, shelter, cling to, entertain, hold dear, nurture, treasure, comfort, foster, nourish, protect, value
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choose cull, elect, pick, pick out, prefer, select cast away, decline, dismiss, refuse, repudiate, cast out, disclaim, leave, reject, throw aside
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circumlocution diffuseness, prolixity, surplusage, verbiage, periphrasis, redundance, tautology, verbosity, pleonasm, redundancy, tediousness, wordiness brevity, compression, condensation, plainness, succinctness, compactness, conciseness, directness, shortness, terseness
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circumstance accompaniment, fact, item, point, concomitant, feature, occurrence, position, detail, incident, particular, situation, event
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class association, circle, clique, company, grade, rank, caste, clan, club, coterie, order, set
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cleanse brush, dust, purify, scour, sponge, wash, clean, lave, rinse, scrub, sweep, wipe, disinfect, mop befoul, besmirch, contaminate, debase, deprave, soil, stain, taint, besmear, bespatter, corrupt, defile, pollute, spoil, sully, vitiate
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clear apparent, intelligible, pellucid, transparent, diaphanous, limpid, perspicuous, unadorned, distinct, lucid, plain, unambiguous, evident, manifest, straightforward, unequivocal, explicit, obvious, translucent, unmistakable ambiguous, dim, foggy, mysterious, opaque, unintelligible, cloudy, dubious, indistinct, obscure, turbid, vague
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clever able, capable, happy, keen, sharp, adroit, dexterous, ingenious, knowing, skilful, apt, expert, intellectual, quick, smart, bright, gifted, intelligent, quick-witted, talented awkward, clumsy, foolish, ignorant, slow, thick-headed, bungling, dull, idiotic, senseless, stupid, witless
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collision clash, concussion, contact, impact, opposition, clashing, conflict, encounter, meeting, shock agreement, coincidence, concord, conformity, unison, amity, concert, concurrence, harmony, unity
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comfortable agreeable, cheery, genial, snug, at ease, commodious, pleasant, well-off, at rest, contented, satisfactory, well-provided, cheerful, convenient, satisfied, well-to-do cheerless, discontented, distressed, forlorn, uncomfortable, disagreeable, dissatisfied, dreary, miserable, wretched
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commit assign, confide, consign, entrust, relegate, trust
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company assemblage, concourse, convocation, host, assembly, conference, crowd, meeting, collection, congregation, gathering, multitude, conclave, convention, group, throng dispersion, loneliness, privacy, retirement, seclusion, solitude
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compel coerce, drive, make, oblige, constrain, force, necessitate
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complain croak, growl, grunt, remonstrate, find fault, grumble, murmur, repine applaud, approve, commend, eulogize, laud, praise
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complex abstruse, confused, intricate, mixed, complicated, conglomerate, involved, multiform, composite, entangled, manifold, obscure, compound, heterogeneous, mingled, tangled clear, homogeneous, plain, uncombined, uniform, direct, obvious, simple, uncompounded, unraveled
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condemn blame, convict, doom, reprove, censure, denounce, reprobate, sentence absolve, applaud, exonerate, pardon, acquit, approve, justify, praise
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confess accept, allow, concede, grant, acknowledge, avow, disclose, own, admit, certify, endorse, recognize cloak, deny, disown, hide, screen, conceal, disavow, dissemble, mask, secrete, cover, disguise, dissimulate, repudiate, veil
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confirm assure, fix, sanction, substantiate, corroborate, prove, settle, sustain, establish, ratify, strengthen, uphold abrogate, cancel, overthrow, shatter, upset, annul, destroy, shake, unsettle, weaken
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congratulate condole with, console
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conquer beat, humble, overthrow, subject, checkmate, master, prevail over, subjugate, crush, overcome, put down, surmount, defeat, overmaster, reduce, vanquish, discomfit, overmatch, rout, win, down, overpower, subdue, worst capitulate, fail, fly, lose, retire, submit, surrender, cede, fall, forfeit, resign, retreat, succumb, yield
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conscious advised, assured, certain, cognizant, sensible, apprised, aware, certified, informed, sure cold, dead, deaf, ignorant, insensible, unaware, unconscious
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consequence consequent, end, issue, outgrowth, sequel, effect, event, outcome, result, upshot
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console comfort, condole with, encourage, sympathize with annoy, distress, disturb, grieve, hurt, sadden, trouble, wound
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continual ceaseless, incessant, regular, uninterrupted, constant, invariable, unbroken, unremitting, continuous, perpetual, unceasing, unvarying
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contract agreement, cartel, engagement, pledge, arrangement, compact, obligation, promise, bargain, covenant, pact, stipulation
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contrast compare, differentiate, discriminate, oppose
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conversation chat, communion, converse, intercourse, colloquy, confabulation, dialogue, parley, communication, conference, discourse, talk
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convert disciple, neophyte, proselyte
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convey carry, give, remove, shift, transmit, change, move, sell, transfer, transport cling to, hold, keep, possess, preserve, retain
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convoke assemble, call together, convene, muster, call, collect, gather, summon adjourn, disband, dismiss, dissolve, scatter, break up, discharge, disperse, prorogue, separate
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criminal abominable, flagitious, immoral, sinful, vile, culpable, guilty, iniquitous, unlawful, wicked, felonious, illegal, nefarious, vicious, wrong innocent, lawful, meritorious, right, just, legal, moral, virtuous
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daily nightly, nocturnal
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danger hazard, insecurity, jeopardy, peril, risk defense, immunity, protection, safeguard, safety, security, shelter
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dark black, dusky, mysterious, sable, somber, dim, gloomy, obscure, shadowy, swart, dismal, murky, opaque, shady, swarthy bright, crystalline, glowing, lucid, shining, brilliant, dazzling, illumined, luminous, transparent, clear, gleaming, light, radiant, white
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decay corrupt, decompose, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil
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deception craft, dissimulation, finesse, lie, cunning, double-dealing, fraud, lying, deceit, duplicity, guile, prevarication, deceitfulness, fabrication, hypocrisy, trickery, delusion, falsehood, imposition, untruth candor, frankness, honesty, simplicity, truth, fair dealing, guilelessness, openness, sincerity, veracity
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defense apology, guard, rampart, shelter, bulwark, justification, resistance, shield, fortress, protection, safeguard, vindication abandonment, betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender
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defile befoul, corrupt, pollute, spoil, sully, tarnish, contaminate, infect, soil, stain, taint, vitiate clean, cleanse, disinfect, hallow, purify, sanctify, wash
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definition comment, description, exposition, rendering, commentary, explanation, interpretation, translation
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delegate deputy, legate, proxy, representative, substitute
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deliberate confer, consult, meditate, reflect, consider, debate, ponder, weigh
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delicious dainty, delightful, exquisite, luscious, savory acrid, bitter, loathsome, nauseous, repulsive, unpalatable, unsavory
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delightful acceptable, delicious, pleasant, refreshing, agreeable, grateful, pleasing, satisfying, congenial, gratifying, pleasurable, welcome depressing, distressing, horrible, miserable, painful, woful, disappointing, hateful, melancholy, mournful, saddening, wretched
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delusion error, fallacy, hallucination, illusion, phantasm actuality, certainty, fact, reality, truth, verity
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demolish destroy, overthrow, overturn, raze, ruin build, construct, create, make, repair, restore
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demonstration certainty, consequence, evidence, inference, conclusion, deduction, induction, proof
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design aim, final cause, object, proposal, device, intent, plan, purpose, end, intention, project, scheme
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desire appetency, concupiscence, hankering, proclivity, appetite, coveting, inclination, propensity, aspiration, craving, longing, wish
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despair desperation, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness anticipation, cheer, courage, encouragement, expectation, hopefulness, assurance, confidence, elation, expectancy, hope, trust
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dexterity adroitness, aptitude, cleverness, expertness, readiness, skill
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diction expression, phrase, style, vocabulary, language, phraseology, verbiage, wording
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die cease, decline, expire, perish, decease, depart, fade, wither be born, come into being, flourish, rise again, begin, come to life, grow, rise from the dead, be immortal, exist, live, survive
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difference contrariety, discrimination, distinction, inequality, contrast, disparity, divergence, unlikeness, disagreement, dissimilarity, diversity, variation, discrepancy, dissimilitude, inconsistency, variety agreement, harmony, likeness, sameness, uniformity, consonance, identity, resemblance, similarity, unity
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difficult arduous, hard, onerous, toilsome, exhausting, laborious, severe, trying easy, facile, light, pleasant, slight, trifling, trivial
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direction aim, bearing, course, inclination, tendency, way
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discern behold, discriminate, observe, recognize, descry, distinguish, perceive, see
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discover ascertain, detect, disclose, ferret out, find out, descry, discern, expose, find, invent
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disease affection, disorder, indisposition, sickness, ailment, distemper, infirmity, unhealthiness, complaint, illness, malady, unsoundness health, robustness, soundness, strength, sturdiness, vigor
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disparage belittle, depreciate, discredit, underestimate, carp at, derogate from, dishonor, underrate, decry, detract from, lower, undervalue
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displace confuse, derange, disturb, mislay, remove, crowd out, disarrange, jumble, misplace, unsettle adjust, assort, dispose, order, put in order, set in order, array, classify, group, place, put in place, sort
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do accomplish, carry out, discharge, perform, achieve, carry through, effect, perpetrate, actualize, commit, execute, realize, bring about, complete, finish, transact, bring to pass, consummate, fulfil, work out baffle, defeat, fail, mar, miss, ruin, come short, destroy, frustrate, miscarry, neglect, spoil
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docile amenable, manageable, pliant, teachable, compliant, obedient, submissive, tractable, gentle, pliable, tame, yielding determined, firm, intractable, opinionated, self-willed, wilful, dogged, inflexible, obstinate, resolute, stubborn, unyielding
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doctrine article of belief, belief, precept, teaching, article of faith, dogma, principle, tenet
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dogmatic arrogant, doctrinal, magisterial, positive, authoritative, domineering, opinionated, self-opinionated, dictatorial, imperious, overbearing, systematic
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doubt distrust, mistrust, surmise, suspect believe, confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon, trust
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doubt disbelief, incredulity, perplexity, suspense, distrust, indecision, question, suspicion, hesitancy, irresolution, scruple, unbelief, hesitation, misgiving, skepticism, uncertainty assurance, certainty, conviction, determination, resolution, belief, confidence, decision, persuasion, resolve
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draw allure, drag, haul, induce, lure, tow, attract, entice, incline, lead, pull, tug alienate, estrange, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse
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dream day-dream, fantasy, reverie, trance, fancy, hallucination, romance, vision certainty, fact, reality, realization, substance, verity
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dress apparel, clothes, garb, habit, uniform, array, clothing, garments, raiment, vestments, attire, costume, habiliments, robes, vesture bareness, disarray, dishabille, exposure, nakedness, nudity, undress
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drive compel, propel, repel, resist, thrust, impel, push, repulse, ride, urge on
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duplicate copy, facsimile, likeness, reproduction, counterpart, imitation, replica, transcript archetype, model, original, pattern, prototype
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duty accountability, function, office, right, business, obligation, responsibility, righteousness
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eager animated, desirous, glowing, importunate, longing, anxious, earnest, hot, intense, vehement, ardent, enthusiastic, impatient, intent, yearning, burning, fervent, impetuous, keen, zealous apathetic, cool, indifferent, regardless, unconcerned, calm, dispassionate, negligent, stolid, uninterested, careless, frigid, phlegmatic, stony, unmindful, cold, heedless, purposeless, stupid, unmoved
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ease easiness, expertness, facility, knack, readiness annoyance, constraint, discomfort, irritation, trouble, vexation, awkwardness, difficulty, disquiet, perplexity, uneasiness, worry
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education breeding, discipline, learning, study, cultivation, information, nurture, teaching, culture, instruction, reading, training, development, knowledge, schooling, tuition ignorance, illiteracy
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effrontery assurance, boldness, hardihood, insolence, audacity, brass, impudence, shamelessness bashfulness, diffidence, sensitiveness, shyness, coyness, modesty, shrinking, timidity
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egotism conceit, self-assertion, self-confidence, self-esteem, egoism, self-conceit, self-consciousness, vanity bashfulness, diffidence, modesty, self-forgetfulness, unobtrusiveness, deference, humility, self-distrust, shyness, unostentatiousness
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emblem attribute, figure, image, sign, symbol, token, type
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emigrate immigrate, migrate
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employ call, engage, engross, hire, make use of, use, use up
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end break off, close, conclude, expire, quit, terminate, cease, complete, desist, finish, stop, wind up
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end accomplishment, effect, limit, achievement, expiration, outcome, bound, extent, period, boundary, extremity, point, cessation, finale, purpose, close, finis, result, completion, finish, termination, conclusion, fulfilment, terminus, consequence, goal, tip, consummation, intent, utmost, design, issue, uttermost
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endeavor attempt, essay, strive, try, undertake abandon, give up, omit, throw away, dismiss, let go, overlook, throw over, drop, neglect, pass by, throw up
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endeavor attempt, effort, essay, exertion, struggle, trial
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endure abide, bear, brook, submit to, sustain, afford, bear up under, permit, suffer, tolerate, allow, bear with, put up with, support, undergo break, despair, fail, fall, give out, sink, surrender, break down, droop, faint, falter, give up, succumb, yield
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enemy adversary, antagonist, competitor, foe, opponent, rival abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, friend, helper, supporter
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enmity acrimony, bitterness, ill will, malignity, animosity, hatred, malevolence, rancor, antagonism, hostility, malice, spite agreement, amity, friendship, kindliness, regard, alliance, concord, harmony, kindness, sympathy
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entertain amuse, cheer, disport, enliven, interest, please, beguile, delight, divert, gratify, occupy, recreate annoy, bore, busy, disquiet, distract, disturb, tire, weary
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entertainment amusement, diversion, fun, pleasure, cheer, enjoyment, merriment, recreation, delight, frolic, pastime, sport ennui, fatigue, labor, lassitude, toil, weariness, work
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enthusiasm ardor, excitement, frenzy, transport, devotion, extravagance, inspiration, vehemence, eagerness, fanaticism, intensity, warmth, earnestness, fervency, passion, zeal, ecstasy, fervor, rapture calculation, caution, deadness, indifference, policy, timidity, calmness, coldness, dulness, lukewarmness, prudence, wariness
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entrance access, approach, gate, introduction, accession, door, gateway, opening, adit, doorway, ingress, penetration, admission, entrée, inlet, portal, admittance, entry departure, ejection, exit, refusal, withdrawal, egress, exclusion, expulsion, rejection
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envious jealous, suspicious contented, friendly, kindly, satisfied, trustful, well-disposed
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equivocal ambiguous, enigmatical, indistinct, questionable, doubtful, indefinite, obscure, suspicious, dubious, indeterminate, perplexing, uncertain, enigmatic certain, evident, lucid, perspicuous, unequivocal, clear, indisputable, manifest, plain, unquestionable, distinct, indubitable, obvious, unambiguous, unquestioned
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esteem appreciate, consider, estimate, prize, think, calculate, deem, hold, regard, value
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esteem estimate, estimation, favor, regard, respect abhorrence, aversion, dislike, loathing, antipathy, contempt, hatred, repugnance
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eternal deathless, fadeless, never-failing, undying, endless, immortal, perennial, unending, eonian, imperishable, perpetual, unfading, everlasting, interminable, timeless, unfailing, ever-living, never-ending, unceasing, without end
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event case, contingency, fortune, outcome, chance, end, incident, possibility, circumstance, episode, issue, result, consequence, fact, occurrence, sequel
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every all, any, both, each, either
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evident apparent, glaring, overt, tangible, clear, indubitable, palpable, transparent, conspicuous, manifest, patent, unmistakable, discernible, obvious, perceptible, visible, distinct, open, plain concealed, impalpable, latent, secret, unknown, covert, impenetrable, obscure, undiscovered, unseen, dark, imperceptible, occult, unimagined, unthought-of, hidden, invisible
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example archetype, ideal, prototype, type, ensample, model, sample, warning, exemplar, pattern, specimen, exemplification, precedent, standard
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excess dissipation, lavishness, redundance, surplus, exorbitance, overplus, redundancy, waste, extravagance, prodigality, superabundance, wastefulness, intemperance, profusion, superfluity dearth, destitution, frugality, lack, scantiness, defect, economy, inadequacy, need, shortcoming, deficiency, failure, insufficiency, poverty, want
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execute administer, carry out, do, enforce, perform
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exercise act, application, exertion, performance, action, drill, occupation, practise, activity, employment, operation, use idleness, inaction, inactivity, relaxation, rest
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expense cost, expenditure, outgo, outlay gain, proceeds, profit, receipt, return, income, product, profits, receipts, returns
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explicit ambiguous, implicit, indefinite, uncertain, doubtful, implied, indeterminate, vague
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extemporaneous extemporary, impromptu, offhand, extempore, improvised, unpremeditated elaborated, premeditated, prepared, read, recited, studied, written
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exterminate annihilate, eradicate, overthrow, uproot, banish, expel, remove, wipe out, destroy, extirpate, root out augment, breed, cherish, develop, increase, populate, replenish, beget, build up, colonize, foster, plant, propagate, settle
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faint dim, fatigued, irresolute, weak, exhausted, feeble, languid, wearied, faded, half-hearted, listless, worn, faint-hearted, ill-defined, purposeless, worn down, faltering, indistinct, timid, worn out bright, clear, daring, fresh, resolute, sturdy, brilliant, conspicuous, energetic, hearty, strong, vigorous
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faith assent, confidence, credit, opinion, assurance, conviction, creed, reliance, belief, credence, doctrine, trust denial, dissent, doubt, infidelity, rejection, suspicion, disbelief, distrust, incredulity, misgiving, skepticism, unbelief
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faithful devoted, incorruptible, stanch, true, trusty, firm, loyal, sure, trustworthy, unwavering capricious, false, unfaithful, untrustworthy, faithless, fickle, untrue, wavering
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fame celebrity, eminence, honor, notoriety, reputation, credit, glory, laurels, renown, repute, distinction contempt, discredit, dishonor, humiliation, infamy, obscurity, contumely, disgrace, disrepute, ignominy, oblivion, shame
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fanaticism bigotry, credulity, intolerance, superstition cynicism, free-thinking, indifference, latitudinarianism
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fanciful chimerical, fantastic, grotesque, imaginative, visionary accurate, commonplace, prosaic, regular, sound, calculable, literal, real, sensible, sure, calculated, ordinary, reasonable, solid, true
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fancy belief, desire, imagination, predilection, caprice, humor, inclination, supposition, conceit, idea, liking, vagary, conception, image, mood, whim actuality, certainty, fact, reality, truth, verity
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farewell adieu, good-by, parting salutation, valedictory, congé, leave-taking, valediction
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fear affright, dismay, horror, timidity, apprehension, disquietude, misgiving, trembling, awe, dread, panic, tremor, consternation, fright, terror, trepidation
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feminine effeminate, female, womanish, womanly
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fetter bondage, custody, gyves, irons, bonds, durance, handcuffs, manacles, chains, duress, imprisonment, shackles
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feud affray, brawl, contest, dissension, hostility, animosity, broil, controversy, enmity, quarrel, bitterness, contention, dispute, fray, strife
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fiction allegory, fabrication, invention, myth, romance, apologue, falsehood, legend, novel, story, fable, figment certainty, fact, history, literalness, reality, truth, verity
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fierce ferocious, furious, raging, uncultivated, violent, fiery, impetuous, savage, untrained, wild affectionate, gentle, kind, patient, submissive, tame, docile, harmless, mild, peaceful, sweet, tender
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financial fiscal, monetary, pecuniary
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fine beautiful, excellent, polished, small, clarified, exquisite, pure, smooth, clear, gauzy, refined, splendid, comminuted, handsome, sensitive, subtile, dainty, keen, sharp, subtle, delicate, minute, slender, tenuous, elegant, nice, slight, thin big, clumsy, great, huge, large, stout, blunt, coarse, heavy, immense, rude, thick
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fire blaze, burning, combustion, conflagration, flame
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flock bevy, covey, group, herd, lot, set, brood, drove, hatch, litter, pack, swarm
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fluctuate hesitate, swerve, vacillate, veer, oscillate, undulate, vary, waver abide, adhere, hold fast, persist, stand fast, stay, stick
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fluid gas, liquid
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follow accompany, come after, go after, obey, pursue, attend, copy, heed, observe, result, chase, ensue, imitate, practise, succeed
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food aliment, feed, nourishment, pabulum, sustenance, diet, fodder, nutriment, provender, viands, fare, forage, nutrition, regimen, victuals
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formidable dangerous, redoubted, terrible, tremendous contemptible, despicable, feeble, harmless, helpless, powerless, weak
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fortification castle, citadel, fastness, fort, fortress, stronghold
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fortitude courage, endurance, heroism, resolution
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fortunate favored, lucky, prospered, prosperous, successful, happy broken, fallen, miserable, unhappy, woful, crushed, ill-starred, unfortunate, unlucky, wretched
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fraud artifice, deceit, duplicity, swindle, treason, cheat, deception, imposition, swindling, trick, cheating, dishonesty, imposture, treachery fairness, good faith, honesty, integrity, truth, uprightness
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friendly accessible, companionable, genial, neighborly, affable, complaisant, hearty, sociable, affectionate, cordial, kind, social, amicable, favorable, kindly, tender, brotherly, fond, loving, well-disposed adverse, bellicose, contentious, estranged, ill-disposed, unfriendly, alienated, belligerent, disaffected, frigid, indifferent, unkind, antagonistic, cold, distant, hostile, inimical, warlike
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friendship affection, comity, esteem, good will, amity, consideration, favor, love, attachment, devotion, friendliness, regard
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frighten affright, appal, cow, dismay, scare, alarm, browbeat, daunt, intimidate, terrify
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frugality economy, parsimony, saving, sparing, miserliness, providence, scrimping, thrift, parsimoniousness, prudence abundance, bounty, liberality, opulence, waste, affluence, extravagance, luxury, riches, wealth
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garrulous chattering, loquacious, talkative, verbose laconic, reserved, reticent, silent, speechless, taciturn
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general common, familiar, ordinary, universal, commonplace, frequent, popular, usual, customary, habitual, prevalent, everyday, normal, public exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual
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generous bountiful, free, liberal, noble, chivalrous, free-handed, magnanimous, open-handed, disinterested, free-hearted, munificent, open-hearted avaricious, covetous, ignoble, mean, niggardly, penurious, rapacious, close, greedy, illiberal, miserly, parsimonious, petty, stingy
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genius talent, talents dulness, folly, imbecility, obtuseness, senselessness, stupidity
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get achieve, attain, gain, procure, secure, acquire, earn, obtain, receive, win
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gift benefaction, boon, bribe, grant, largess, bequest, bounty, donation, gratuity, present compensation, earnings, guerdon, penalty, remuneration wages
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give bestow, communicate, deliver, grant, supply, cede, confer, furnish, impart
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govern command, curb, influence, mold, reign over, rule, control, direct, manage, reign, restrain, sway be in subjection, be subject, comply, obey, submit, yield
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grief affliction, melancholy, regret, sorrow, trouble, distress, mourning, sadness, tribulation, wo
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habit custom, habitude, routine, system, use, fashion, practise, rule, usage, wont
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happen bechance, chance, fall out, supervene, befall, come to pass, occur, take place, betide, fall
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happiness blessedness, delight, gladness, pleasure, bliss, ecstasy, gratification, rapture, cheer, enjoyment, joy, rejoicing, comfort, felicity, merriment, satisfaction, contentment, gaiety, mirth, triumph
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happy blessed, cheering, gay, lucky, rejoiced, blissful, cheery, glad, merry, rejoicing, blithe, delighted, jocund, mirthful, smiling, blithesome, delightful, jolly, pleased, sprightly, bright, dexterous, joyful, prosperous, successful, buoyant, felicitous, joyous, rapturous, sunny, cheerful, fortunate
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harmony accord, concurrence, consistency, uniformity, accordance, conformity, consonance, union, agreement, congruity, symmetry, unison, amity, consent, unanimity, unity, concord antagonism, contest, discord, hostility, schism, battle, controversy, disproportion, incongruity, separation, conflict, difference, dissension, inconsistency, variance, contention, disagreement, disunion, opposition, warfare
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harvest crop, harvest-home, ingathering, result, fruit, harvesting, proceeds, return, growth, harvest-tide, produce, yield, harvest-feast, harvest-time, product, harvest-festival, increase, reaping
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hatred abhorrence, detestation, hostility, rancor, anger, dislike, ill will, repugnance, animosity, enmity, malevolence, resentment, antipathy, grudge, malice, revenge, aversion, hate, malignity, spite
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have be in possession of, hold, occupy, own, possess, be possessed of
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hazard accident, chance, danger, jeopardy, risk, casualty, contingency, fortuity, peril, venture assurance, necessity, protection, safety, surety, certainty, plan, safeguard, security
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healthy hale, hygienic, sanitary, vigorous, healthful, salubrious, sound, well, hearty, salutary, strong, wholesome delicate, failing, ill, unsound, worn, diseased, fainting, sick, wasted, worn down, emaciated, fragile, unhealthy, weak, worn out, exhausted, frail
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help abet, befriend, foster, succor, uphold, aid, cooperate, second, support, assist, encourage, stand by, sustain counteract, discourage, oppose, resist, thwart, withstand
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heretic dissenter, heresiarch, non-conformist, schismatic
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heterogeneous confused, mingled, unhomogeneous, conglomerate, miscellaneous, unlike, discordant, mixed, variant, dissimilar, non-homogeneous, various alike, homogeneous, identical, like, pure, same, similar, uniform
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hide bury, cover, entomb, overwhelm, suppress, cloak, disguise, inter, screen, veil, conceal, dissemble, mask, secrete admit, disclose, exhume, manifest, show, advertise, discover, expose, promulgate, tell, avow, disinter, lay bare, publish, uncover, betray, divulge, lay open, raise, unmask, confess, exhibit, make known reveal, unveil
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high elevated, exalted, noble, steep, towering, eminent, lofty, proud, tall, uplifted base, deep, degraded, depressed, dwarfed, inferior, low, mean, short, stunted
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hinder baffle, clog, foil, obstruct, retard, balk, counteract, frustrate, oppose, stay, bar, delay, hamper, prevent, stop, block, embarrass, impede, resist, thwart, check, encumber, interrupt
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history account, biography, muniment, record, annals, chronicle, narration, register, archives, memoir, narrative, story, autobiography, memorial, recital
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holy blessed, devoted, hallowed, saintly, consecrated, divine, sacred, set apart abominable, cursed, polluted, unconsecrated, unholy, wicked, common, impure, secular, unhallowed, unsanctified, worldly
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home abode, dwelling, habitation, hearthstone, ingleside, domicil, fireside, hearth, house, residence
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honest candid, frank, ingenuous, true, equitable, genuine, just, trustworthy, fair, good, sincere, trusty, faithful, honorable, straightforward, upright deceitful, faithless, hypocritical, perfidious, unfaithful, dishonest, false, lying, traitorous, unscrupulous, disingenuous, fraudulent, mendacious, treacherous, untrue
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horizontal even, flat, level, plain, plane broken, inclined, rolling, rugged, sloping, hilly, irregular, rough, slanting, uneven
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humane benevolent, compassionate, human, pitying, benignant, forgiving, kind, sympathetic, charitable, gentle, kind-hearted, tender, clement, gracious, merciful, tender-hearted
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hunt chase, hunting, inquisition, pursuit, search
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hypocrisy affectation, formalism, pretense, sanctimony, cant, pharisaism, sanctimoniousness, sham, dissimulation, pietism candor, genuineness, ingenuousness, sincerity, truth, frankness, honesty, openness, transparency, truthfulness
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hypocrite cheat, deceiver, dissembler, impostor, pretender
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hypothesis conjecture, scheme, supposition, system, guess, speculation, surmise, theory certainty, demonstration, discovery, evidence, fact, proof
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idea apprehension, design, impression, plan, archetype, fancy, judgment, purpose, belief, fantasy, model, sentiment, conceit, ideal, notion, supposition, concept, image, opinion, theory, conception, imagination, pattern, thought actuality, fact, reality, substance
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ideal archetype, model, pattern, prototype, standard, idea, original accomplishment, action, doing, fact, practise, achievement, attainment, embodiment, incarnation, reality, act, development, execution, performance, realization
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idiocy fatuity, foolishness, incapacity, stupidity, folly, imbecility, senselessness acuteness, brilliancy, common sense, sagacity, soundness, astuteness, capacity, intelligence, sense, wisdom
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idle inactive, inert, slothful, trifling, unoccupied, indolent, lazy, sluggish, unemployed, vacant active, busy, diligent, employed, industrious, occupied, working
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ignorant ill-informed, unenlightened, unlearned, untaught, illiterate, uninformed, unlettered, untutored, uneducated, uninstructed, unskilled educated, instructed, learned, sage, skilled, trained, well-informed, wise
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imagination fancy, fantasy, phantasy
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immediately at once, instanter, presently, straightway, directly, instantly, right away, this instant, forthwith, now, right off, without delay after a while, by and by, hereafter, in the future, some time
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immerse bury, dip, douse, duck, immerge, plunge, sink, submerge
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imminent impending, threatening chimerical, contingent, doubtful, improbable, problematical, unexpected, unlikely
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impediment bar, clog, encumbrance, obstacle, barrier, difficulty, hindrance, obstruction advantage, aid, assistance, benefit, help, relief, succor
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impudence assurance, impertinence, intrusiveness, presumption, boldness, incivility, officiousness, rudeness, effrontery, insolence, pertness, sauciness, forwardness bashfulness, diffidence, lowliness, modesty, coyness, humility, meekness, submissiveness
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incongruous absurd, ill-matched, inharmonious, conflicting, inapposite, irreconcilable, contradictory, inappropriate, mismatched, contrary, incommensurable, mismated, discordant, incompatible, repugnant, discrepant, inconsistent, unsuitable accordant, agreeing, compatible, consistent, harmonious, suitable
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induction deduction, inference
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industrious active, busy, employed, occupied, assiduous, diligent, engaged, sedulous
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industry application, diligence, labor, persistence, assiduity, effort, pains, sedulousness, attention, exertion, patience, constancy, intentness, perseverance changeableness, idleness, inconstancy, neglect, remissness, fickleness, inattention, indolence, negligence, sloth
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infinite absolute, illimitable, limitless, unconditioned, boundless, immeasurable, measureless, unfathomable, countless, innumerable, numberless, unlimited, eternal, interminable, unbounded, unmeasured bounded, finite, measurable, restricted, small, brief, limited, moderate, shallow, transient, circumscribed, little, narrow, short, transitory, evanescent
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influence actuate, draw, impel, induce, move, stir, compel, drive, incite, instigate, persuade, sway, dispose, excite, incline, lead, prompt, urge deter, dissuade, impede, prevent, restrain, retard, discourage, hinder, inhibit
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inherent congenital, indispensable, innate, native, essential, indwelling, inseparable, natural, immanent, infixed, internal, subjective, inborn, ingrained, intrinsic, inbred, inhering, inwrought accidental, extrinsic, outward, superficial, supplemental, casual, fortuitous, subsidiary, superfluous, transient, external, incidental, superadded, superimposed, unconnected
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injury blemish, disadvantage, hurt, loss, prejudice, damage, evil, impairment, mischief, wrong, detriment, harm, injustice, outrage advantage, benefit, boon, improvement, service, amelioration, blessing, help, remedy, utility
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injustice grievance, injury, unfairness, unrighteousness, wrong, iniquity equity, faithfulness, impartiality, lawfulness, righteousness, fairness, honesty, integrity, rectitude, uprightness, fair play, honor, justice, right
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innocent blameless, guiltless, inoffensive, spotless, clean, harmless, pure, stainless, clear, immaculate, right, upright, faultless, innocuous, righteous, virtuous, guileless, innoxious, sinless
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inquisitive curious, meddlesome, peeping, scrutinizing, inquiring, meddling, prying, searching, intrusive apathetic, heedless, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, careless, inattentive
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insanity aberration, delirium, frenzy, madness, alienation, dementia, hallucination, mania, craziness, derangement, lunacy, monomania clearness, good sense, lucidity, rationality, sanity
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interpose arbitrate, intercept, intermeddle, meddle, intercede, interfere, interrupt, mediate avoid, keep aloof, keep out, retire, stand back, hold aloof, keep away, let alone, stand aside, stand off, hold off, keep clear, let be, stand away, withdraw
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involve complicate, embroil, implicate, include, embarrass, entangle, imply, overwhelm disconnect, disentangle, distinguish, explicate, extricate, remove, separate
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journey excursion, pilgrimage, transit, trip, expedition, tour, travel, voyage
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judge arbiter, arbitrator, justice, referee, umpire
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justice equity, impartiality, legality, rightfulness, fairness, integrity, rectitude, truth, fair play, justness, right, uprightness, faithfulness, law, righteousness, virtue, honor, lawfulness dishonesty, inequity, partiality, unlawfulness, untruth, favoritism, injustice, unfairness, unreasonableness, wrong
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keep carry, defend, hold, preserve, retain, carry on, detain, maintain, protect, support, celebrate, fulfil, obey, refrain, sustain, conduct, guard, observe, restrain, withhold
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kill assassinate, despatch, massacre, put to death, slay, butcher, execute, murder, slaughter
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kin affinity, blood, descent, kind, race, alliance, consanguinity, family, kindred, relationship, birth
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knowledge acquaintance, erudition, learning, recognition, apprehension, experience, light, scholarship, cognition, information, lore, science, cognizance, intelligence, perception, wisdom, comprehension, intuition ignorance, inexperience, misconception, rudeness, illiteracy, misapprehension, misunderstanding, unfamiliarity
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language barbarism, expression, patois, vernacular, dialect, idiom, speech, vocabulary, diction, mother tongue, tongue
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large abundant, coarse, gigantic, long, ample, colossal, grand, massive, big, commodious, great, spacious, broad, considerable, huge, vast, bulky, enormous, immense, wide, capacious, extensive brief, infinitesimal, little, minute, petty, slender, tiny, diminutive, insignificant, mean, narrow, scanty, slight, trifling, inconsiderable, limited, microscopic, paltry, short, small, trivial
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law canon, economy, legislation, principle, code, edict, mandate, regulation, command, enactment, order, rule, commandment, formula, ordinance, statute, decree, jurisprudence, polity
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liberty emancipation, freedom, independence, license captivity, imprisonment, oppression, slavery, compulsion, necessity, serfdom, superstition, constraint, obligation, servitude, thraldom
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light blaze, gleam, glow, shimmer, flame, gleaming, illumination, shine, flare, glimmer, incandescence, shining, flash, glistening, luster, sparkle, flicker, glistering, scintillation, twinkle, glare, glitter, sheen, twinkling blackness, darkness, dusk, gloominess, shade, dark, dimness, gloom, obscurity, shadow
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likely apt, conceivable, liable, probable, credible, conjectural, presumable, reasonable doubtful, improbable, questionable, unreasonable, dubious, incredible, unlikely
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listen attend, hark, harken, hear, heed, list be deaf to, ignore, neglect, scorn, slight
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literature belles-lettres, literary productions, publications, books, literary works, writings
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load burden, charge, encumbrance, incubus, pack, cargo, clog, freight, lading, weight
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lock bar, catch, fastening, hook, bolt, clasp, hasp, latch
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look behold, discern, inspect, see, view, contemplate, gaze, regard, stare, watch, descry, glance, scan, survey
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love affection, charity, friendship, regard, attachment, devotion, liking, tenderness, attraction, fondness
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make become, constrain, fabricate, manufacture, bring about, construct, fashion, occasion, bring into being, create, force, perform, bring to pass, do, frame, reach, cause, effect, get, render, compel, establish, make out, require, compose, execute, make up, shape, constitute
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marriage conjugal union, espousals, nuptials, spousals, wedding, espousal, matrimony, spousal, union, wedlock bachelorhood, celibacy, divorce, maidenhood, virginity, widowhood
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masculine male, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, virile
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massacre butchery, carnage, havoc, slaughter
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meddlesome impertinent, intrusive, meddling, obtrusive, officious modest, reserved, retiring, shy, unassuming, unobtrusive
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melody harmony, music, symphony, unison
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memory recollection, reminiscence, retrospect, retrospection, remembrance forgetfulness, oblivion, obliviousness, oversight, unconsciousness
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mercy benevolence, favor, kindness, mildness, benignity, forbearance, lenience, pardon, blessing, forgiveness, leniency, pity, clemency, gentleness, lenity, tenderness, compassion, grace cruelty, implacability, punishment, rigor, sternness, hardness, justice, revenge, severity, vengeance, harshness, penalty
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meter euphony, measure, rhythm, verse
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mind brain, instinct, reason, spirit, consciousness, intellect, sense, thought, disposition, intelligence, soul, understanding body, brawn, brute force, material substance, matter
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minute circumstantial, diminutive, little, slender, comminuted, exact, particular, small, critical, fine, precise, tiny, detailed
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misfortune adversity, disappointment, ill fortune, ruin, affliction, disaster, ill luck, sorrow, bereavement, distress, misadventure, stroke, blow, failure, mischance, trial, calamity, hardship, misery, tribulation, chastening, harm, mishap, trouble, chastisement, ill, reverse, visitation blessing, consolation, gratification, pleasure, success, boon, good fortune, happiness, prosperity, triumph, comfort, good luck, joy, relief
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mob canaille, dregs of the people, masses, rabble, crowd, lower classes, populace, the vulgar
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model archetype, facsimile, original, representation, copy, image, pattern, standard, design, imitation, prototype, type, example, mold
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modesty backwardness, constraint, reserve, timidity, bashfulness, coyness, shyness, unobtrusiveness, coldness, diffidence abandon, boldness, forwardness, impudence, pertness, sociability, arrogance, conceit, frankness, indiscretion, sauciness, assumption, confidence, freedom, loquaciousness, self-conceit, assurance, egotism, haughtiness, loquacity, self-sufficiency
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money bills, cash, funds, property, bullion, coin, gold, silver, capital, currency, notes, specie
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morose acrimonious, dogged, ill-natured, splenetic, churlish, gloomy, severe, sulky, crabbed, gruff, snappish, sullen, crusty, ill-humored, sour, surly amiable, complaisant, gentle, kind, pleasant, benignant, friendly, good-natured, loving, sympathetic, bland, genial, indulgent, mild, tender
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motion act, change, movement, process, transition, action, move, passage, transit immobility, quiescence, quiet, repose, rest, stillness
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mourn bemoan, deplore, lament, regret, rue, sorrow, bewail, grieve be joyful, exult, joy, make merry, rejoice, triumph
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mutual common, correlative, interchangeable, joint, reciprocal detached, distinct, separate, severed, unconnected, unrequited, disconnected, disunited, separated, sundered, unreciprocated, unshared, dissociated
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mysterious abstruse, inexplicable, recondite, cabalistic, inscrutable, secret, dark, mystic, transcendental, enigmatical, mystical, unfathomable, hidden, obscure, unfathomed, incomprehensible, occult, unknown
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name agnomen, denomination, prenomen, surname, appellation, designation, style, title, cognomen, epithet
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native indigenous, innate, natal, natural, original acquired, alien, artificial, assumed, foreign, unnatural
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nautical marine, maritime, naval, ocean, oceanic
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neat clean, dapper, nice, prim, tidy, cleanly, natty, orderly, spruce, trim dirty, negligent, slouchy, uncared for, disorderly, rough, slovenly, unkempt, dowdy, rude, soiled, untidy
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necessary essential, infallible, required, unavoidable, indispensable, needed, requisite, undeniable, inevitable, needful casual, needless, optional, useless, contingent, non-essential, unnecessary, worthless
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necessity compulsion, fatality, requisite, destiny, fate, sine qua non, emergency, indispensability, unavoidableness, essential, indispensableness, urgency, exigency, need, want, extremity, requirement choice, doubt, dubiousness, freedom, possibility, contingency, doubtfulness, fortuity, option, uncertainty
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neglect carelessness, heedlessness, negligence, scorn, default, inadvertence, omission, slackness, disregard, inattention, oversight, slight, disrespect, indifference, remissness, thoughtlessness, failure, neglectfulness
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new fresh, modern, new-made, upstart, juvenile, new-fangled, novel, young, late, new-fashioned, recent, youthful
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nimble active, alert, bustling, prompt, speedy, spry, agile, brisk, lively, quick, sprightly, swift clumsy, dilatory, dull, heavy, inactive, inert, slow, sluggish, unready
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normal common, natural, ordinary, regular, typical, usual abnormal, irregular, peculiar, singular, unprecedented, exceptional, monstrous, rare, uncommon, unusual
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notwithstanding altho(ugh), howbeit, nevertheless, tho(ugh), but, however, still, yet
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notwithstanding despite, in spite of
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oath adjuration, curse, profane swearing, affidavit, cursing, profanity, anathema, denunciation, reprobation, ban, execration, swearing, blaspheming, imprecation, sworn statement, blasphemy, malediction, vow benediction, benison, blessing
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obscure abstruse, darksome, dusky, involved, ambiguous, deep, enigmatical, muddy, cloudy, dense, hidden, mysterious, complex, difficult, incomprehensible, profound, complicated, dim, indistinct, turbid, dark, doubtful, intricate, unintelligible
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obsolete ancient, archaic, obsolescent, out of date, antiquated, disused, old, rare
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obstinate contumacious, headstrong, mulish, resolute, decided, heady, obdurate, resolved, determined, immovable, opinionated, stubborn, dogged, indomitable, persistent, unconquerable, firm, inflexible, pertinacious, unflinching, fixed, intractable, refractory, unyielding amenable, dutiful, pliable, tractable, complaisant, gentle, pliant, undecided, compliant, irresolute, submissive, wavering, docile, obedient, teachable, yielding
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obstruct arrest, check, embarrass, interrupt, stay, bar, choke, hinder, oppose, stop, barricade, clog, impede, retard accelerate, aid, facilitate, free, open, promote, advance, clear, forward, further, pave the way for
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old aged, decrepit, immemorial, senile, ancient, elderly, olden, time-honored, antiquated, gray, patriarchal, time-worn, antique, hoary, remote, venerable
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operation action, effect, force, performance, result, agency, execution, influence, procedure failure, ineffectiveness, inutility, powerlessness, uselessness, inaction, inefficiency
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order command, injunction, mandate, requirement, direction, instruction, prohibition allowance, consent, leave, liberty, license, permission, permit
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ostentation boast, flourish, parade, pompousness, vaunt, boasting, pageant, pomp, show, vaunting, display, pageantry, pomposity diffidence, quietness, retirement, timidity, modesty, reserve, shrinking, unobtrusiveness
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oversight care, control, management, surveillance, charge, direction, superintendence, watch, command, inspection, supervision, watchfulness
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pain ache, distress, suffering, torture, agony, pang, throe, twinge, anguish, paroxysm, torment, wo(e) comfort, delight, ease, enjoyment, peace, rapture, relief, solace
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palliate apologize for, conceal, extenuate, hide, screen, cloak, cover, gloss over, mitigate, veil
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pardon absolve, condone, forgive, pass by, remit, acquit, excuse, overlook, pass over castigate, chastise, convict, doom, recompense, sentence, chasten, condemn, correct, punish, scourge, visit
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pardon absolution, amnesty, forgiveness, oblivion, acquittal, forbearance, mercy, remission penalty, punishment, retaliation, retribution, vengeance
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part atom, fraction, member, section, component, fragment, particle, segment, constituent, ingredient, piece, share, division, instalment, portion, subdivision, element
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particle atom, grain, mite, scrap, whit, corpuscle, iota, molecule, shred, element, jot, scintilla, tittle aggregate, entirety, mass, quantity, sum, sum total, total, whole
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patience calmness, forbearance, long-suffering, sufferance, composure, fortitude, resignation, endurance, leniency, submission
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pay allowance, hire, recompense, salary, compensation, honorarium, remuneration, stipend, earnings, payment, requital, wages, fee
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people commonwealth, nation, race, state, tribe, community, population
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perceive apprehend, comprehend, conceive, understand fail of, ignore, lose, misapprehend, misconceive, miss, overlook
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perfect absolute, consummate, holy, spotless, accurate, correct, ideal, stainless, blameless, entire, immaculate, unblemished, complete, faultless, sinless, undefiled, completed, finished bad, defective, imperfect, meager, scant, blemished, deficient, incomplete, perverted, short, corrupt, deformed, inferior, poor, spoiled, corrupted, fallible, insufficient, ruined, worthless, defaced, faulty, marred
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permanent abiding, enduring, lasting, steadfast, changeless, fixed, perpetual, unchangeable, constant, immutable, persistent, unchanging, durable, invariable, stable
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permission allowance, authorization, leave, license, authority, consent, liberty, permit denial, objection, prevention, refusal, resistance, hindrance, opposition, prohibition
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pernicious bad, evil, mischievous, pestilential, baneful, foul, noisome, poisonous, deadly, harmful, noxious, ruinous, deleterious, hurtful, perverting, unhealthful, destructive, injurious, pestiferous, unwholesome, detrimental, insalubrious advantageous, favorable, helpful, profitable, serviceable, beneficent, good, invigorating, rejuvenating, useful, beneficial, healthful, life-giving, salutary, wholesome
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perplexity amazement, bewilderment, distraction, doubt, astonishment, confusion, disturbance, embarrassment
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persuade allure, dispose, incline, move, bring over, entice, induce, prevail on or upon, coax, impel, influence, urge, convince, incite, lead, win over deter, discourage, dissuade, hinder, hold back, repel, restrain
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pertness boldness, forwardness, liveliness, sprightliness, briskness, impertinence, sauciness, flippancy, impudence, smartness bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, humility, modesty, shyness
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perverse contrary, froward, petulant, untoward, factious, intractable, stubborn, wayward, fractious, obstinate, ungovernable, wilful accommodating, complaisant, genial, kind, amenable, compliant, governable, obliging
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physical bodily, corporeal, natural, tangible, corporal, material, sensible, visible hyperphysical, intangible, invisible, moral, unreal, immaterial, intellectual, mental, spiritual, unsubstantial
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pique displeasure, irritation, offense, resentment, umbrage, grudge approval, contentment, delight, gratification, pleasure, satisfaction, complacency
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pitiful abject, lamentable, paltry, sorrowful, base, miserable, pathetic, touching, contemptible, mournful, piteous, woful, despicable, moving, pitiable, wretched august, dignified, grand, lofty, sublime, beneficent, exalted, great, mighty, superb, commanding, glorious, helpful, noble, superior
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pity commiseration, condolence, sympathy, tenderness, compassion, mercy barbarity, ferocity, harshness, pitilessness, severity, brutality, hard-heartedness, inhumanity, rigor, sternness, cruelty, hardness, mercilessness, ruthlessness, truculence
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plant seed, seed down, set, set out, sow eradicate, extirpate, root up, uproot, weed out
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plead advocate, ask, beseech, implore, solicit, argue, beg, entreat, press, urge
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pleasant agreeable, good-natured, kindly, pleasing, attractive, kind, obliging, pleasurable arrogant, displeasing, glum, ill-humored, repelling, austere, dreary, grim, ill-natured, repulsive, crabbed, forbidding, harsh, offensive, unkind, disagreeable, gloomy, hateful, repellent, unpleasant
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plentiful abounding, bountiful, generous, plenteous, abundant, complete, large, profuse, adequate, copious, lavish, replete, affluent, enough, liberal, rich, ample, exuberant, luxuriant, sufficient, bounteous, full, overflowing, teeming deficient, inadequate, narrow, scanty, small, drained, insufficient, niggardly, scarce, sparing, exhausted, mean, poor, scrimped, stingy, impoverished, miserly, scant, short, straitened
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poetry meter, numbers, poesy, song, metrical composition, poem, rime, verse prosaic speech, prosaic writing, prose
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polite accomplished, courtly, genteel, urbane, civil, cultivated, gracious, well-behaved, complaisant, cultured, obliging, well-bred, courteous, elegant, polished, well-mannered awkward, clownish, ill-mannered, insulting, uncouth, bluff, coarse, impertinent, raw, unmannerly, blunt, discourteous, impolite, rude, unpolished, boorish, ill-behaved, impudent, rustic, untaught, brusk, ill-bred, insolent, uncivil, untutored
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polity constitution, policy, form or system of government
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portion lot, parcel, part, proportion, share
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poverty beggary, distress, mendicancy, pauperism, privation, destitution, indigence, need, penury, want
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power ability, competency, expertness, readiness, aptitude, dexterity, faculty, skill, capability, efficacy, force, strength, capacity, efficiency, might, susceptibility, cleverness, energy, qualification, talent, cogency awkwardness, helplessness, inability, incompetence, stupidity, dulness, imbecility, inaptitude, inefficiency, unskilfulness, feebleness, impotence, incapacity, maladroitness, weakness
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praise acclaim, approbation, compliment, laudation, acclamation, approval, encomium, panegyric, adulation, cheering, eulogy, plaudit, applause, cheers, flattery, sycophancy abuse, condemnation, disapproval, obloquy, scorn, animadversion, contempt, disparagement, reproach, slander, blame, denunciation, hissing, reproof, vilification, censure, disapprobation, ignominy, repudiation, vituperation
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pray ask, bid, entreat, invoke, request, beg, call upon, implore, petition, supplicate, beseech, conjure, importune, plead
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precarious doubtful, hazardous, risky, unsettled, dubious, insecure, unassured, unstable, equivocal, perilous, uncertain, unsteady actual, firm, infallible, stable, sure, undoubted, assured, immutable, real, steady, undeniable, unquestionable, certain, incontestable, settled, strong
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precedent antecedent, case, instance, pattern, authority, example, obiter dictum, warrant
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predestination fate, foreknowledge, foreordination, necessity accident, choice, freedom, independence, chance, free agency, free will, uncertainty
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prejudice bias, preconception, presumption, partiality, prepossession, unfairness certainty, conviction, evidence, reason, conclusion, demonstration, proof, reasoning
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pretense affectation, disguise, pretext, simulation, air, dissimulation, ruse, subterfuge, assumption, excuse, seeming, trick, cloak, mask, semblance, wile, color, pretension, show actuality, fact, guilelessness, ingenuousness, reality, sincerity, candor, frankness, honesty, openness, simplicity, truth
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prevent anticipate, forestall, obviate, preclude
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previous antecedent, foregoing, front, preceding, anterior, former, introductory, preliminary, earlier, forward, precedent, prior after, consequent, hind, hindmost, latter, subsequent, concluding, following, hinder, later, posterior, succeeding
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price charge, cost, expenditure, expense, outlay, value, worth
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pride arrogance, ostentation, self-exaltation, assumption, presumption, self-respect, conceit, reserve, superciliousness, disdain, self-complacency, vainglory, haughtiness, self-conceit, vanity, insolence, self-esteem humility, lowliness, meekness, modesty, self-abasement, self-distrust
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primeval aboriginal, indigenous, patriarchal, primitive, ancient, native, primal, primordial, autochthonic, old, primary, pristine, immemorial, original, prime, uncreated adventitious, foreign, late, new, recent, exotic, fresh, modern, novel
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profit advantage, expediency, proceeds, service, avail, gain, receipts, usefulness, benefit, good, return, utility, emolument, improvement, returns, value damage, detriment, harm, injury, ruin, destruction, disadvantage, hurt, loss, waste
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progress advance, development, improvement, proficiency, advancement, growth, increase, progression, attainment check, delay, falling off, retrogression, stop, decline, falling back, relapse, stay, stoppage
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prohibit debar, forbid, inhibit, preclude, disallow, hinder, interdict, prevent allow, empower, let, require, authorize, enjoin, license, sanction, command, give consent, order, suffer, consent to, give leave, permit, tolerate, direct, give permission, put up with, warrant
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promote advance, encourage, forward, prefer, raise, aid, exalt, foster, push, urge forward, assist, excite, further, push on, urge on, elevate, foment, help
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propitiation atonement, expiation, reconciliation, satisfaction alienation, curse, penalty, reprobation, vengeance, chastisement, estrangement, punishment, retribution, wrath, condemnation, offense
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propitious auspicious, benignant, favorable, gracious, kindly, benign, clement, friendly, kind, merciful adverse, forbidding, ill-disposed, repellent, unfriendly, antagonistic, hostile, inauspicious, unfavorable, unpropitious
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proposal bid, offer, overture, proposition acceptance, denial, disapproval, refusal, rejection, repulse
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propose
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protract continue, delay, elongate, lengthen, procrastinate, defer, draw out, extend, postpone, prolong abbreviate, conclude, curtail, hurry, reduce, abridge, contract, hasten, limit, shorten
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proverb adage, axiom, maxim, saw, aphorism, byword, motto, saying, apothegm, dictum, precept, truism
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prowess bravery, gallantry, intrepidity, courage, heroism, valor cowardice, cowardliness, effeminacy, fear, pusillanimity, timidity
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prudence care, discretion, judgment, carefulness, forecast, judiciousness, caution, foresight, providence, circumspection, forethought, wisdom, consideration, frugality folly, improvidence, indiscretion, rashness, thoughtlessness, heedlessness, imprudence, prodigality, recklessness, wastefulness
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purchase acquire, barter for, get, procure, secure, bargain for, buy, obtain barter, dispose of, exchange, put to sale, sell
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pure absolute, guiltless, simple, unmixed, chaste, holy, spotless, unpolluted, classic, immaculate, stainless, unspotted, classical, incorrupt, true, unstained, clean, innocent, unadulterated, unsullied, clear, mere, unblemished, untainted, continent, perfect, uncorrupted, untarnished, genuine, real, undefiled, upright, guileless, sheer, unmingled, virtuous adulterated, foul, indecent, obscene, tainted, defiled, gross, indelicate, polluted, tarnished, dirty, immodest, lewd, stained, unchaste, filthy, impure, mixed, sullied, unclean
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put deposit, lay, place, set
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queer anomalous, erratic, odd, strange, bizarre, extraordinary, peculiar, uncommon, comical, fantastic, preposterous, unique, crotchety, funny, quaint, unmatched, curious, grotesque, ridiculous, unusual, droll, laughable, singular, whimsical, eccentric, ludicrous common, familiar, normal, regular, customary, natural, ordinary, usual
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quicken accelerate, drive on, hasten, promote, advance, expedite, hurry, speed, despatch, facilitate, make haste, urge, drive, further, press forward, urge on check, clog, delay, drag, hinder, impede, obstruct, retard
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quote cite, extract, plagiarize, repeat, excerpt, paraphrase, recite
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racy flavorous, lively, pungent, spicy, forcible, piquant, rich, spirited cold, flat, insipid, stale, tasteless, dull, flavorless, prosy, stupid, vapid
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radical complete, ingrained, perfect, constitutional, innate, positive, entire, native, primitive, essential, natural, thorough, extreme, organic, thoroughgoing, fundamental, original, total conservative, incomplete, palliative, slight, tentative, inadequate, moderate, partial, superficial, trial
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rare curious, odd, scarce, unique, extraordinary, peculiar, singular, unparalleled, incomparable, precious, strange, unprecedented, infrequent, remarkable, uncommon, unusual
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reach arrive, attain, come to, enter, gain, get to, land depart, embark, go, go away, leave, set out, set sail, start, weigh anchor
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real actual, demonstrable, genuine, true, authentic, developed, positive, unquestionable, certain, essential, substantial, veritable conceived, feigned, illusory, supposed, unreal, fabulous, fictitious, imaginary, supposititious, untrue, fanciful, hypothetical, reported, theoretical, visionary
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reason argue, debate, discuss, establish, question, contend, demonstrate, dispute, prove, wrangle, controvert
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reason account, cause, end, motive, principle, aim, consideration, ground, object, purpose, argument, design
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reasoning argument, argumentation, debate, ratiocination
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rebellious contumacious, mutinous, uncontrollable, disobedient, refractory, ungovernable, insubordinate, seditious, unmanageable, intractable compliant, docile, manageable, subservient, controllable, dutiful, obedient, tractable, deferential, gentle, submissive, yielding
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record account, enrolment, instrument, register, archive, entry, inventory, roll, catalogue, enumeration, memorandum, schedule, chronicle, history, memorial, scroll, document, inscription, muniment
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recover be cured or healed, heal, recuperate, restore, be restored, reanimate, regain, resume, cure, recruit, repossess, retrieve die, fail, grow worse, relapse, sink
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refinement civilization, cultivation, culture, elegance, politeness barbarism, brutality, coarseness, rudeness, savagery, boorishness, clownishness, grossness, rusticity, vulgarity
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refute confound, confute, disprove, overthrow, repel
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reliable trustworthy, trusty
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religion devotion, godliness, morality, piety, theology, faith, holiness, pietism, righteousness, worship atheism, godlessness, irreligion, sacrilege, ungodliness, blasphemy, impiety, profanity, unbelief, wickedness
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reluctant averse, disinclined, loath, slow, backward, indisposed, opposed, unwilling desirous, disposed, eager, favorable, inclined, willing
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remark annotation, comment, note, observation, utterance
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rend break, cleave, mangle, rive, sever, sunder, burst, lacerate, rip, rupture, slit, tear heal, join, mend, reunite, secure, sew, solder, stitch, unite, weld
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renounce abandon, disavow, disown, recant, repudiate, abjure, discard, forswear, refuse, retract, deny, disclaim, recall, reject, revoke acknowledge, assert, cherish, defend, maintain, proclaim, uphold, advocate, avow, claim, hold, own, retain, vindicate
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repentance compunction, contriteness, regret, self-condemnation, contrition, penitence, remorse, sorrow approval, content, obduracy, self-complacency, comfort, hardness, obstinacy, self-congratulation, complacency, impenitence, self-approval, stubbornness
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report account, narrative, rehearsal, rumor, story, description, recital, relation, statement, tale, narration, record
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reproof admonition, chiding, disapproval, reprimand, animadversion, comment, objurgation, reproach, blame, condemnation, rebuke, reproval, censure, criticism, reflection, upbraiding, check, denunciation, reprehension applause, approval, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, praise, approbation, commendation
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reprove admonish, condemn, reprimand, blame, expostulate with, reproach, censure, find fault with, take to task, chasten, rebuke, upbraid, check, remonstrate with, warn, chide, reprehend abet, approve, countenance, impel, instigate, applaud, cheer, encourage, incite, urge on
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requite avenge, punish, remunerate, revenge, compensate, quit, repay, reward, pay, reciprocate, retaliate, satisfy, pay off, recompense, return, settle with absolve, excuse, forgive, overlook, pass over, acquit, forget, neglect, pardon, slight
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rest calm, pause, quietness, slumber, calmness, peace, quietude, stay, cessation, peacefulness, recreation, stillness, ease, quiescence, repose, stop, intermission, quiet, sleep, tranquillity agitation, disturbance, movement, stir, tumult, commotion, excitement, restlessness, strain, unrest, disquiet, motion, rush, toil, work
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restive balky, impatient, rebellious, restless, fidgety, intractable, recalcitrant, skittish, fractious, mulish, refractory, stubborn, fretful, mutinous, resentful, unruly, frisky, obstinate, restiff, vicious docile, manageable, passive, quiet, tractable, gentle, obedient, peaceable, submissive, yielding
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restrain abridge, constrain, hold in, keep under, bridle, curb, keep, repress, check, hinder, keep back, restrict, circumscribe, hold, keep down, suppress, confine, hold back, keep in, withhold aid, arouse, encourage, free, incite, release, animate, emancipate, excite, impel, let loose, set free
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retirement loneliness, privacy, seclusion, solitude association, companionship, company, converse, fellowship, society
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revelation apocalypse, disclosure, manifestation cloud, concealment, mystery, shrouding, cloudiness, hiding, obscuration, veiling
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revenge avenging, retaliation, retribution, vengeance, requital compassion, forgiveness, mercy, pardon, pity, reconciliation, excuse, grace
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revolution anarchy, insurrection, revolt, confusion, lawlessness, riot, disintegration, mutiny, sedition, disorder, rebellion, tumult, insubordination authority, domination, government, obedience, sovereignty, command, dominion, law, order, submission, control, empire, loyalty, rule, supremacy
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revolve roll, rotate, turn bind, chafe, grind, slide, slip, stand, stick
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riddle conundrum, enigma, paradox, problem, puzzle answer, axiom, explanation, proposition, solution
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right claim, franchise, liberty, prerogative, exemption, immunity, license, privilege
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rise arise, ascend, emanate, flow, issue, proceed, spring decline, descend, drop, fall, go down, set, settle, sink
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robber bandit, depredator, freebooter, pirate, brigand, despoiler, highwayman, plunderer, buccaneer, footpad, marauder, raider, burglar, forager, pillager, thief
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royal august, kingly, majestic, princely, kinglike, magnificent, munificent, regal beggarly, contemptible, mean, poor, servile, slavish, vile
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rustic agricultural, coarse, pastoral, uncouth, artless, countrified, plain, unpolished, awkward, country, rude, unsophisticated, boorish, hoidenish, rural, untaught, bucolic, inelegant, sylvan, verdant, clownish, outlandish accomplished, cultured, polished, refined, urbane, city-like, elegant, polite, urban, well-bred
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sacrament ceremony, eucharist, observance, rite, solemnity, communion, Lord's Supper, ordinance, service
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sagacious able, intelligent, perspicacious, sensible, acute, keen, quick of scent, sharp, apt, keen-sighted, quick-scented, sharp-witted, clear-sighted, keen-witted, rational, shrewd, discerning, judicious, sage, wise absurd, foolish, ignorant, obtuse, silly, sottish, undiscerning, dull, futile, irrational, senseless, simple, stupid, unintelligent
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sale bargain, barter, change, deal, exchange, trade
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sample case, exemplification, instance, example, illustration, specimen abnormality, aggregate, exception, monstrosity, total, whole
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satisfy cloy, fill, sate, suffice, content, glut, satiate, surfeit check, disappoint, restrain, starve, straiten, deny, refuse, restrict, stint, tantalize
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scholar disciple, learner, pupil, savant, student dunce, fool, idiot, idler, ignoramus, illiterate person
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science art, knowledge
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security bail, earnest, gage, pledge, surety
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self-abnegation self-control, self-devotion, self-renunciation, self-denial, self-immolation, self-sacrifice self-gratification, self-indulgence, selfishness, self-seeking, self-will
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send cast, despatch, emit, impel, propel, dart, discharge, fling, lance, sling, delegate, dismiss, forward, launch, throw, depute, drive, hurl, project, transmit bring, convey, give, hold, receive, carry, get, hand, keep, retain
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sensation emotion, feeling, perception, sense
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sensibility feeling, impressibility, sensitiveness, susceptibility coldness, deadness, hardness, insensibility, numbness, unconsciousness
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severe austere, inflexible, rigorous, uncompromising, hard, morose, stern, unmitigated, harsh, relentless, stiff, unrelenting, inexorable, rigid, strict, unyielding affable, easy, gentle, lenient, pliable, sweet, tractable, bland, genial, indulgent, mild, soft, tender, yielding
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shake agitate, jar, quake, shiver, totter, brandish, joggle, quaver, shudder, tremble, flap, jolt, quiver, sway, vibrate, fluctuate, jounce, reel, swing, wave, flutter, oscillate, rock, thrill, waver
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shelter cover, guard, protect, shield, defend, harbor, screen, ward betray, cast out, expel, expose, give up, refuse, reject, surrender
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sign emblem, mark, presage, symbol, token, indication, note, prognostic, symptom, type, manifestation, omen, signal
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sin crime, fault, misdeed, vice, criminality, guilt, offense, viciousness, delinquency, ill-doing, transgression, wickedness, depravity, immorality, ungodliness, wrong, evil, iniquity, unrighteousness, wrong-doing blamelessness, goodness, integrity, rectitude, sinlessness, excellence, holiness, morality, right, uprightness, godliness, innocence, purity, righteousness, virtue
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sing carol, chant, chirp, chirrup, hum, warble
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skeptic agnostic, deist, doubter, infidel, unbeliever, atheist, disbeliever, freethinker believer, Christian
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sketch brief, draft, outline, plan, design, drawing, picture, skeleton
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skilful accomplished, apt, dexterous, happy, proficient, adept, clever, expert, ingenious, skilled, adroit, deft, handy, practised, trained awkward, clumsy, inexpert, shiftless, unskilled, untrained, bungling, helpless, maladroit, unhandy, untaught
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slander asperse, decry, disparage, revile, backbite, defame, libel, traduce, calumniate, depreciate, malign, vilify defend, eulogize, extol, laud, praise, vindicate
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slang cant, colloquialism, vulgarism, vulgarity
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slow dawdling, dilatory, gradual, lingering, slack, delaying, drowsy, inactive, moderate, sluggish, deliberate, dull, inert, procrastinating, tardy
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sneer fling, gibe, jeer, mock, scoff, taunt
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socialism collectivism, communism, fabianism
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sound noise, note, tone
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speak announce, converse, discourse, say, articulate, declaim, enunciate, talk, chat, declare, express, tell, chatter, deliver, pronounce, utter
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speech address, dissertation, oration, speaking, discourse, harangue, oratory, talk, disquisition, language, sermon, utterance hush, silence, speechlessness, stillness, taciturnity
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spontaneous automatic, impulsive, involuntary, voluntary, free, instinctive, unbidden, willing
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spy detective, emissary, scout
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stain blot, discolor, dishonor, soil, sully, tinge, color, disgrace, dye, spot, tarnish, tint
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state affirm, aver, declare, predicate, set forth, allege, avouch, depose, pronounce, specify, assert, avow, express, propound, swear, asseverate, certify, inform, protest, tell, assure, claim, maintain, say, testify contradict, controvert, disprove, gainsay, refute, retract, contravene, deny, dispute, oppose, repudiate, waive
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steep abrupt, high, precipitous, sharp, sheer easy, flat, gentle, gradual, horizontal, level, low, slight
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storm agitation, disturbance, tempest calm, fair weather, hush, peace, serenity, stillness, tranquillity
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story account, legend, narrative, recital, relation, anecdote, myth, novel, record, tale, incident, narration annals, biography, chronicle, history, memoir
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stupidity apathy, insensibility, slowness, stupefaction, dulness, obtuseness, sluggishness, stupor acuteness, brilliancy, keenness, sagacity, alertness, cleverness, quickness, sense, animation, intelligence, readiness, sensibility
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stupor apathy, fainting, stupefaction, syncope, asphyxia, insensibility, swoon, torpor, coma, lethargy, swooning, unconsciousness
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subsidy aid, bounty, indemnity, reward, support, allowance, gift, pension, subvention, tribute, bonus, grant, premium
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subvert destroy, overthrow, ruin, supplant, extinguish, overturn, supersede, suppress conserve, keep, perpetuate, preserve, sustain, uphold
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succeed achieve, attain, flourish, prevail, prosper, thrive, win be defeated, come short, fail, fall short, lose, miss, miscarry
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suggestion hint, implication, innuendo, insinuation, intimation
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supernatural miraculous, preternatural, superhuman common, commonplace, everyday, natural, ordinary, usual
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support bear, cherish, keep, maintain, sustain, carry, hold up, keep up, prop, uphold abandon, break down, demolish, destroy, let go, throw down, betray, cast down, desert, drop, overthrow, wreck
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suppose conjecture, deem, guess, imagine, surmise, think ascertain, be sure, conclude, discover, know, prove
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surrender abandon, cede, give over, relinquish, alienate, give, give up, sacrifice, capitulate, give oneself up, let go, yield
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synonymous alike, equivalent, like, similar, correspondent, identical, same, synonymic, corresponding, interchangeable
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system manner, method, mode, order, regularity, rule chaos, derangement, disarrangement, disorder, irregularity, confusion
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taciturn close, mute, reticent, speechless, dumb, reserved, silent, uncommunicative communicative, free, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, unreserved
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tasteful artistic, delicate, esthetic, fastidious, nice, chaste, delicious, esthetical, fine, tasty, dainty, elegant, exquisite clumsy, displeasing, grotesque, inartistic, rough, coarse, distasteful, harsh, inharmonious, rude, deformed, fulsome, hideous, meretricious, rugged, disgusting, gaudy, horrid, offensive, tawdry
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teach discipline, give instruction, inform, nurture, drill, give lessons, initiate, school, educate, inculcate, instill, train, enlighten, indoctrinate, instruct, tutor
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temerity audacity, heedlessness, presumption, foolhardiness, over-confidence, rashness, hardihood, precipitancy, recklessness, hastiness, precipitation, venturesomeness care, caution, circumspection, cowardice, hesitation, timidity, wariness
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term article, denomination, member, phrase, condition, expression, name, word
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terse brief, concise, neat, short, compact, condensed, pithy, succinct, compendious, laconic, sententious diffuse, lengthy, long, prolix, tedious, verbose, wordy
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testimony affidavit, attestation, deposition, proof, affirmation, certification, evidence, witness
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therefore accordingly, consequently, then, whence, because, hence, thence, wherefore
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throng concourse, crowd, host, jam, mass, multitude, press
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time age, duration, epoch, period, sequence, term, date, eon, era, season, succession, while
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tip cant, dip, incline, list, slope, careen, heel over, lean, slant, tilt
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tire exhaust, fatigue, harass, jade, wear out, weary, fag invigorate, recreate, refresh, relax, relieve, repose, rest, restore
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tool apparatus, implement, machine, utensil, appliance, instrument, mechanism, weapon
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topic division, issue, motion, proposition, subject, head, matter, point, question, theme
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trace footmark, impression, remains, token, trail, footprint, mark, remnant, track, vestige, footstep, memorial, sign
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transact accomplish, carry on, do, perform, act, conduct, negotiate, treat
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transaction act, action, affair, business, deed, doing, proceeding
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transcendental a priori, intuitive, original, primordial, transcendent
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transient brief, fleeting, fugitive, short, ephemeral, flitting, momentary, temporary, evanescent, flying, passing, transitory abiding, eternal, immortal, lasting, perpetual, undying, enduring, everlasting, imperishable, permanent, persistent, unfading
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union coalition, conjunction, juncture, unification, combination, junction, oneness, unity analysis, decomposition, disjunction, disunion, divorce, separation, contrariety, disconnection, dissociation, division, schism, severance
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usual accustomed, everyday, general, ordinary, public, common, familiar, habitual, prevailing, regular, customary, frequent, normal, prevalent, wonted exceptional, infrequent, rare, strange, unparalleled, extraordinary, out-of-the-way, singular, uncommon, unusual
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utility advantage, expediency, serviceableness, avail, profit, use, benefit, service, usefulness disadvantage, futility, inadequacy, inutility, uselessness, folly, impolicy, inexpediency, unprofitableness, worthlessness
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vacant blank, leisure, unfilled, untenanted, void, empty, unemployed, unoccupied, vacuous, waste brimful, busy, filled, inhabited, overflowing, brimmed, crammed, full, jammed, packed, brimming, crowded, gorged, occupied, replete
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vain abortive, futile, shadowy, unsatisfying, baseless, idle, trifling, unserviceable, bootless, inconstant, trivial, unsubstantial, deceitful, ineffectual, unavailing, useless, delusive, nugatory, unimportant, vapid, empty, null, unprofitable, visionary, fruitless, profitless, unreal, worthless adequate, effective, powerful, solid, useful, advantageous, efficient, profitable, sound, valid, beneficial, expedient, real, substantial, valuable, competent, potent, serviceable, sufficient, worthy
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venal hireling, mercenary, purchasable, salable disinterested, honest, incorruptible, public-spirited, unpurchasable, generous, honorable, patriotic
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venerate adore, honor, respect, revere, reverence contemn, detest, dishonor, scoff at, slight, despise, disdain, disregard, scorn, spurn
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veneration adoration, awe, dread, reverence contempt, disdain, dishonor, disregard, scorn
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venial excusable, pardonable, slight, trivial inexcusable, inexpiable, mortal, unpardonable, unjustifiable
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veracity candor, honesty, reality, truthfulness, frankness, ingenuousness, truth, verity deceit, duplicity, falsehood, fiction, lie, deception, error, falseness, guile, mendacity, delusion, fabrication, falsity, imposture, untruth
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verbal literal, oral, vocal
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victory achievement, conquest, success, triumph, advantage, mastery, supremacy defeat, disappointment, failure, miscarriage, retreat, destruction, disaster, frustration, overthrow, rout
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vigilant alert, cautious, on the lookout, wary, awake, circumspect, sleepless, watchful, careful, on the alert, wakeful, wide-awake careless, heedless, inconsiderate, oblivious, drowsy, inattentive, neglectful, thoughtless, dull, incautious, negligent, unwary
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virtue chastity, honesty, probity, truth, duty, honor, purity, uprightness, excellence, integrity, rectitude, virtuousness, faithfulness, justice, righteousness, worth, goodness, morality, rightness, worthiness evil, vice, viciousness, wickedness, wrong
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wander deviate, diverge, go astray, range, rove, swerve, digress, err, ramble, roam, stray, veer
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way alley, course, lane, path, route, avenue, driveway, pass, pathway, street, bridle-path, highroad, passage, road, thoroughfare, channel, highway, passageway, roadway, track
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wisdom attainment, insight, prudence, depth, judgment, reason, discernment, judiciousness, reasonableness, discretion, knowledge, sagacity, enlightenment, learning, sense, erudition, prescience, skill, foresight, profundity, understanding, information absurdity, folly, imbecility, miscalculation, senselessness, error, foolishness, imprudence, misjudgment, silliness, fatuity, idiocy, indiscretion, nonsense, stupidity
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wit banter, fun, joke, waggery, burlesque, humor, playfulness, waggishness, drollery, jest, pleasantry, witticism, facetiousness, jocularity, raillery dulness, seriousness, sobriety, solemnity, stolidity, stupidity, gravity
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work achievement, doing, labor, product, action, drudgery, occupation, production, business, employment, performance, toil, deed, exertion ease, idleness, leisure, recreation, relaxation, repose, rest, vacation
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yet besides, further, hitherto, now, still, thus far
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youthful adolescent, callow, childlike, immature, puerile, boyish, childish, girlish, juvenile, young
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