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1. Adversity(Noun):
: Difficulties; misfortune.
"Resilience in the face of adversity"
2. Affectation(Noun)
: Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.
Ex: "the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect"
3. Ameliorate(Verb)
: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Ex: "the reform did much to ameliorate living standards"
4. Amicable(Adjective)
: (Of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without
serious disagreement or rancor.
Ex: "there will be an amicable settlement of the dispute"
5. Annihilate(Verb)
: destroy utterly; obliterate.
"A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all"
6. Anomaly(Noun)
: Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
"There are a number of anomalies in the present system"
: The angular distance of a planet or satellite from its last perihelion or
perigee.
"Such processing efforts have led to determinations of satellite
magnetic anomalies of the Earth."
7. Appease(Verb)
: pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.
"Amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups"
: relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling).
"We give to charity because it appeases our guilt"
8. Aptitude(Noun)
: A natural ability to do something.
"He had a remarkable aptitude for learning words"
: Suitability or fitness.
"Aptitude of expression"
9. Archaic(Adjective)
: Very old or old-fashioned.
"Prisons are run on archaic methods"
10.
Arid: Synonym-Dry
11.
Arrogant(Adjective): Synonym- Naughty,Proud
: Qui a des manires hautaines et insolentes.
"UN ton arrogant.
12.
Ascend: Mount
: go up or climb.
"She ascended the stairs"
: Rise through the air.
"We had ascended 3,000 ft"
13.
Assiduous(adjective) : Synonymdiligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, sedulous, attentive, co
nscientious, punctilious
: showing great care and perseverance.
"she was assiduous in pointing out every feature"
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Assimilate(Verb)
: take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.
"Marie tried to assimilate the week's events"
: cause (something) to resemble; liken.
"Philosophers had assimilated thought to perception"
15.
Astute(Adjective)
: having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people
and turn this to one's advantage.
"An astute businessman"
Synonyms: shrewd, sharp, acute, adroit, quick, clever, crafty, intelligen
t, bright, smart, canny
16.
Audacious(Adjective)
: showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
"A series of audacious takeovers"
Synonyms: bold, daring, fearless, intrepid, brave, courageous, valiant,
heroic, plucky, daredevil
: showing an impudent lack of respect.
"An audacious remark"
Synonyms: impudent, impertinent, insolent, presumptuous, cheeky, irr
everent, discourteous, disrespectful
17.
August(Adjective)
: Respected and impressive.
"She was in august company"
Synonyms: distinguished, respected, eminent, venerable, hallowed, illu
strious, prestigious, Majestic
Noun
The eighth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually
considered the last month of summer.
"The sultry haze of late August"
18.
Avarice(Noun)
: Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
"Being free from avarice, the material wealth has absolutely no
significance for Shiva."
Synonyms: greed, greediness, acquisitiveness, cupidity, covetousness,
rapacity, materialism
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Awful(Adjective)
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Cite(Verb)
: quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of
an argument or statement, esp. in a scholarly work.
"In scholarly literature, the number of times a journal article or a book
is cited by other authors is regarded as an indicator of the relative
influence or importance of the item."
Synonyms: quote, reproduce
: summon (someone) to appear in a court of law.
"The summons cited four of the defendants"
Synonyms: summon, summons, serve with a summons, serve with a
writ, subpoena
Noun: a citation.
"He just checked the cites and published the opinions unchanged."
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Clemency(Noun)
: Mercy; lenience.
"An appeal for clemency"
Synonyms: mercy,
forgivness, mercifulness, leniency, mildness, indulgence, quarter, comp
assion, humanity
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Coalition: Alliance
45.
Coarse: Rough
46.
Coitus: sexual intercourse
47.
Collusion(Noun)
: Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, esp. in order to cheat or
deceive others.
"The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers"
Synonyms: conspiracy, connivance, complicity, intrigue, plotting, secre
t understanding
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Colossal(Adjective)
: Extremely large.
"A colossal amount of mail"
Synonyms: huge, massive, enormous, gigantic, giant, mammoth, vast,
immense, monumental
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Combat(Noun)
: fighting between armed forces.
"Men killed in combat"
Synonyms: battle, fighting, action, hostilities, conflict, war, warfare
Verb:
Take action to reduce, destroy, or prevent (something undesirable).
"An effort to combat drug trafficking"
Synonyms: fight, battle, tackle, attack, counter, resist, withstand, impe
de, block, thwart
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Command: Instruct
51.
Commemorate: Remember
52.
Commensurate(Adjective)
: corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
"Salary will be commensurate with experience"
Synonyms: equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparab
le, proportionate
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Commiserate(Verb)
: express or feels sympathy or pity; sympathize.
"She went over to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate
circumstances"
Synonyms: offer sympathy to, be sympathetic to, offer condolences
to, condole with, sympathize with, and empathize with
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Complement: To complete
55.
Condemn: Blame
56.
Confiscate(Verb)
: take or seize (someone's property) with authority.
"The guards confiscated his camera"
Synonyms: impound, seize, commandeer, requisition, appropriate, expr
opriate, sequester
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Congregation(Noun)
: A group of people assembled for religious worship.
"In the congregation assembled for worship, these two movements
meet, and the heavenly angels join the children of God in festal
celebration."
Synonyms: parishioners, parish, churchgoers, flock, faithful, followers,
believers, fellowship
: A gathering or collection of people, animals, or things.
"Large congregations of birds may cause public harm"
Synonyms: gathering, assembly, flock, swarm, bevy, pack, group, body
, crowd, mass, multitude
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Consensus(Noun)
: General agreement.
"A consensus of opinion among judges"
Synonyms: agreement, harmony, concurrence, accord, unity, unanimit
y, solidarity
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Consort (Verb)
: Habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of
others.
"You chose to consort with the enemy"
Synonyms: associate, keep company, mix, go around, spend
time, socialize, fraternize
Noun
: A wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning
monarch.
"Apart from the reign of William III, consorts of monarchs have had no
constitutional significance whatsoever."
Synonyms: partner, life
partner, companion, mate, spouse, husband, wife, helpmate
: A small group of musicians performing together, typically playing
instrumental music of the Renaissance period.
"A consort of viols"
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Contemplation(Noun)
: The action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time.
"The road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery"
Synonyms:
meditation, viewing, examination, inspection, observation, survey, stud
y, scrutiny
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Contentious(Adjective)
: Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
"a contentious issue"
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, open to
debate, vexed
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Convivial(Verb)
: (of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
"It was a lively, convivial atmosphere - gone but not forgotten."
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Courteous: polite
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Coy(Adjective)
: (esp. with reference to a woman) making a pretense of shyness or
modesty that is intended to be alluring.
"She treated him to a coy smile of invitation"
Synonyms: arch, simpering, coquettish, flirtatious, kittenish, demure, s
hy, modest, bashful
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Insane(Adjective)
: In a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social
interaction; seriously mentally ill.
"Certifying patients as clinically insane"
Synonyms: mad, crazy, mentally ill, mentally disordered, of unsound
mind, certifiable, psychotic
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Crucial: Critical, Decisive
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Curtail(Verb)
: reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
"Civil liberties were further curtailed"
Synonyms: shorten, reduce, cut, cut down, decrease, lessen, pare
down, trim, retrench, restrict, limit, curb
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Dainty(Noun)
: Something good to eat; a delicacy.
"Still lifes usually show beautiful vessels filled with wine and
appetizing fruit or other dainties invitingly arranged on lovely china."
Synonyms: tasteful,
delicacy, tidbit, fancy, luxury, treat, nibble, appetizer, confection, bonb
on, goody
Adjective
: Delicately small and pretty.
"A dainty lace handkerchief"
: Fastidious or difficult to please, typically concerning food.
"A dainty appetite"
Synonyms: fastidious, fussy, finicky, particular, discriminating, choosy,
persnickety, picky
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Daunt(Verb)
: make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
"Some people are daunted by technology"
Synonyms: intimidate, discourage, deter, demoralize, put
off, dishearten, dispirit, intimidate, abash
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Dazed(Verb)
: Make (someone) unable to think or react properly; stupefy; bewilder.
"She was dazed by his revelations"
Synonyms: stun, stupefy, knock unconscious, knock out, knock the
stuffing out of; astound
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Dear(Adverb)
: At a high cost.
"They buy property cheaply and sell dear"
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Debacle(Noun)
: A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
"The economic debacle that became known as the Great Depression"
Synonyms: fiasco, failure, catastrophe, disaster, mess, ruin, downfall,
collapse, defeat
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Decamp(Verb)
: depart suddenly or secretly, esp. to relocate one's business or
household in another area.
"Now he has decamped to Hollywood"
Synonyms: abscond, make off, run off/away, flee, bolt, take
flight, disappear, vanish, and steal away
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Decimated(Verb)
: kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.
"The project would decimate the fragile wetland wilderness"
Kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment
for the whole group.
"Augustus firmly imposed his discipline on his men: he once dismissed
an entire legion in disgrace, and didn't hesitate to decimate troops who
would give in to the enemy."
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Decrepitude(Noun)
: The state of being decrepit.
synonyms: urge, encourage, call on, enjoin, charge, press, bid, appeal
to, entreat, implore
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Exile(Verb)
: expel and bar (someone) from their native country, typically for
political or punitive reasons.
"A corrupt dictator who had been exiled from his country"
synonyms: expel, banish, expatriate, deport, drive out, throw out
Noun: the state of being barred from one's native country, typically for
political or punitive reasons.
"he knew now that he would die in exile"
synonyms: banishment, expulsion, expatriation, deportation
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Exorbitant(Adjective)
: (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
"the exorbitant price of tickets"
Synonyms: extortionate, excessively
high, excessive, prohibitive, outrageous, unreasonable
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Exotic(Adjective)
: originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.
"exotic birds"
synonyms: foreign,alien, nonnative, tropical, introduced, imported; fore
ign, faraway
Noun: an exotic plant or animal.
"he planted exotics in the sheltered garden"
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Explicit(Adjective)
: stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
"the speaker's intentions were not made explicit"
synonyms: clear, plain, straightforward, crystal clear, easily
understandable, precise, exact
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Expose: Reveal
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Extraneous(Adjective)
: irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
"one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material"
synonyms: irrelevant, immaterial, beside the
point, unrelated, unconnected, inapposite
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Extravagant(Adjective)
: lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
"it was rather extravagant to buy both"
synonyms: spendthrift, profligate, improvident, wasteful, prodigal, lavi
sh
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Extrovert: talkative
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Fable(Noun)
: a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
"Buddha Stories is a collection of animal fables that teach the moral
principles of Buddhism."
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Freelance(Adjective)
: working for different companies at different times rather than being
permanently employed by one company.
"a freelance journalist"
synonyms: self-employed, independent, contract
Verb: earn one's living as a freelance.
"The rest of my income is earned by scraping together what I can from
freelancing and speaking."
Noun: a freelance worker.
"Casual staff, agency workers, freelances and home workers were
among those considered only to have worker status rather than the
more formal employee status."
Adverb: earning one's living as a freelance.
"I work freelance from home"
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Frivolous(Adjective)
: not having any serious purpose or value.
"rules to stop frivolous lawsuits"
synonyms: trivial,flippant, glib, facetious, joking, jokey, lighthearted, fa
tuous, inane, senseless
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Frontier(Noun)
: a line or border separating two countries.
"Two border guards patrolling the nearby frontier with Georgia have
also been reported missing since Friday night."
synonyms: border, boundary, borderline, dividing line, demarcation
line, perimeter, limit, edge, rim
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Frugal(Adjective)
: sparing or economical with regard to money or food.
"he led a remarkably frugal existence"
synonyms: thrifty, economical, careful, cautious, prudent, provident, un
wasteful, sparing
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Fury(Noun)
: wild or violent anger.
"tears of fury and frustration"
synonyms: rage, anger, wrath, outrage, spleen, temper, crossness, indi
gnation, umbrage
: a spirit of punishment, often represented as one of three goddesses
who executed the curses pronounced upon criminals, tortured the
guilty with stings of conscience, and inflicted famines and pestilences.
The Furies were identified at an early date with the Eumenides.
"The Eumenides shows the Furies in pursuit of Orestes, who is
protected by the younger god Apollo."
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Gallantry(Noun)
: courageous behavior, esp. in battle.
"a medal awarded for outstanding gallantry during the raid"
"A small rectangular bone cut is made inside the lower lip, below the
gums and tooth roots, centered over the genial tubercle, above the
inferior border of the jaw."
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Genuine: Pure, Original
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Genial(Adjective)
: friendly and cheerful.
"waved to them in genial greeting"
synonyms: friendly, affable, cordial, amiable, warm, easygoing, approa
chable, convivial, outgoing, gregarious, chummy
: Of or relating to the chin.
"A small rectangular bone cut is made inside the lower lip, below the
gums and tooth roots, centered over the genial tubercle, above the
inferior border of the jaw."
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Genuine: Pure, Original
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Ghastly(Adjective)
: causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre.
"she was overcome with horror at the ghastly spectacle"
synonyms: terrible, horrible, grim, awful, dire, frightening, terrifying, ho
rrifying, alarming, distressing,
harrowing, dreadful, frightful, horrendous, monstrous, gruesome, grisly
: Extremely unwell.
"He always felt ghastly first thing in the morning"
Synonyms: unpleasant, objectionable, disagreeable, distasteful, awful,
terrible, dreadful, and detestable
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Grandeur(Noun)
: Splendor and impressiveness, esp. of appearance or style.
"The austere grandeur of mountain scenery"
Synonyms: splendor, magnificence, impressiveness, glory, resplendenc
e, majesty, greatness
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Gruff(Noun)
: Abrupt or taciturn in manner.
"Penetrate a gruff exterior and you will find him affable"
synonyms: abrupt, brusque, curt, short, blunt, bluff, no-nonsense, laco
nic, taciturn, surly, churlish
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Hamper(Verb)
: hinder or impede the movement or progress of.
"their work is hampered by lack of funds"
synonyms: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, balk, thwart, foil, c
urb, delay, set back, slow
Noun: a large basket with a lid used for laundry.
"a laundry hamper"
necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship.
"The mass of the top hamper must be consciously balanced against
the tremendous beam."
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Camouflage(Noun)
: the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by
painting or covering them to make them blend in with their
surroundings.
"Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said some
leaders in Congress are speaking against him to camouflage their own
failures."
Verb: hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by
means of camouflage.
"the war area had to be camouflaged with mud"
synonyms: disguise, hide, conceal, keep hidden, mask, screen, cover
(up)
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Harass: Annoy
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Hegemony(Noun)
: eadership or dominance, esp. by one country or social group over
others.
"Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871"
synonyms: leadership, dominance, dominion, supremacy, authority,
mastery, control, power,sway, rule, sovereignty
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Heralded(Verb)
: be a sign that (something) is about to happen.
"The speech heralded a change in policy"
Synonyms: Proclaimed,signal, indicate, announce, spell, presage, augu
r, portend, promise, foretell, usher in
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Hinder(Verb)
: create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or
obstruction.
"various family stalemates were hindering communication"
synonyms: hamper, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, balk, prevent, thw
art, foil, curb, delay, arrest,interfere with, set back, slow
down, hobble, hold back, hold
up, stop, halt, restrict, restrain,constrain, block, check, curtail, frustrate
, cramp, handicap, cripple, hamstring, stymie
Adjective: (esp. of a bodily part) rear; hind.
"The hinder end of its body"
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Holocaust(Noun)
: Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, esp. caused by fire or
nuclear war.
"a nuclear holocaust"
synonyms: cataclysm, disaster, catastrophe, destruction, devastation,
annihilation, massacre,slaughter, mass
murder, extermination, extirpation, carnage, butchery, genocide, ethni
c cleansing, pogrom
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Infatuation(Noun)
: an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or
something.
"he had developed an infatuation with the girl"
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Infringement(Noun)
: the action of breaking the terms of a law, agreement, etc.; violation.
"copyright infringement"
the action of limiting or undermining something.
"the infringement of the right to privacy"
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Infuriate(Verb)
: make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.
"her silences infuriated him"
synonyms: enrage, incense, anger, inflame, exasperate, antagonize, p
rovoke, rile, annoy, irritate
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Ingenuous(adjective)
: (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
"I assure you, I'm neither ingenuous or disingenuous or naive here."
synonyms: naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, unwary, unsuspi
cious, unworldly, wide-eyed
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Iniquity(Noun)
: immoral or grossly unfair behavior.
"a den of iniquity"
synonyms: wickedness, sinfulness, immorality, impropriety, vice, evil, s
in, villainy, criminality
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Injunction(Noun)
: an authoritative warning or order.
"Commands and injunctions , as I suggested, punctuate the text from
the outset."
synonyms: order, ruling, directive, command, instruction, decree, edict,
dictum, dictate, fiat
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Inn(Noun)
: an establishment providing accommodations, food, and drink, esp. for
travelers.
"The grand resort hotels, smaller inns , and boarding houses were
concentrated on the region's many lakes, nowhere more so than on the
two large lakes on the region's eastern edge."
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Innate(Adjective)
: inborn; natural.
"her innate capacity for organization"
synonyms: inborn, inbred, inherent, indwelling, natural, intrinsic, instin
ctive, intuitive, unlearned
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Inordinate(Adjective)
: Unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.
"a case that had taken up an inordinate amount of time"
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Launch(Verb)
: set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water.
"the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen"
synonyms: set afloat, put to sea, put into the water
:start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise).
"she was launching a campaign against ugly architecture"
synonyms: set in motion, get going, get
underway, start, commence, begin, embark on, initiate
Noun: an act or an instance of launching something.
"the launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving"
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Lethal: Deadly
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Lethargy: Laziness
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Liberal: Generous
252.
Liberty: Freedom
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Little: Trivial, Small
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Maiden(Adjective)
: (of a woman, esp. an older one) unmarried.
"a maiden aunt"
synonyms: unmarried, spinster, unwed, unwedded, single, husbandless
, celibate
being or involving the first attempt or act of its kind.
"the ship's maiden voyage"
synonyms: first, initial, inaugural, introductory, initiatory, virgin
Noun: a girl or young woman, esp. an unmarried one.
"She was humming to herself an enchanting melody, and the young
Count stood there entranced by the fair young maiden "
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Majestic(adjective)
: having or showing impressive beauty or dignity.
"watching majestic eagles soar along the Mississippi"
synonyms: stately, dignified, distinguished, solemn, magnificent, grand
, splendid, resplendent,glorious, sumptuous, impressive, august, noble,
awe-inspiring, monumental, palatial
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Malady(Noun)
: a disease or ailment.
"an incurable malady"
synonyms: illness, sickness, disease, infection, ailment, disorder, compl
aint, indisposition,affliction, infirmity, syndrome, bug, virus
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Malediction(Noun)
: a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about
evil or destruction; a curse.
"As Milton argues in A Defence of the People of England, kingship
originates from the Fall, and kings issue not from blessings but from
curses [and] maledictions cast upon fallen mankind ."
ost, prime, primary, principal, highest, main, key, central, leading, majo
r, top,number-one
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Parsimonious(adjective)
: unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.
"parsimonious New Hampshire voters, who have a phobia about taxes"
synonyms: cheap, miserly, mean, niggardly, close-fisted, close, pennypinching, ungenerous
tight, stingy, mingy, penurious
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Pedigree(Noun)
: the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred.
"In doing this they get to know the animals, their pedigrees and so on,
as they need to have that kind of information for the competition, he
commented."
the recorded ancestry, esp. upper-class ancestry, of a person or family.
"A complete clinical assessment, family history and pedigrees were all
recorded in special case proformas."
synonyms: ancestry, descent, lineage, line (of
descent), genealogy, family tree, extraction
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Penchant(Noun)
: a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
"he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs"
synonyms: liking, fondness, preference, taste, relish, appetite, partialit
y, soft spot, love, passion
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Pensive(Adjective)
: engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
"a pensive mood"
synonyms: thoughtful, reflective, contemplative, musing, meditative, in
trospective, ruminative
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Perfidy(Noun)
: deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
"I have been accused of perfidy , malingering, duplicity, charlatanism
and forty other words that I don't know the meaning of."
synonyms: treachery, duplicity, deceit, deceitfulness, disloyalty, infideli
ty, faithlessness,unfaithfulness, betrayal, treason, double-dealing, untr
ustworthiness, breach of trust, perfidiousness
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Perfunctory(Adjective)
: (of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or
reflection.
"he gave a perfunctory nod"
synonyms: cursory, desultory, quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid, fleetin
g, token, casual, superficial
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Perilous(Adjective)
: full of danger or risk.
"a perilous journey south"
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Profound(Adjective)
: (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.
"profound social changes"
"Other culinary herbs, like sage , rosemary and thyme, are native to
Mediterranean regions where the air is rather temperate and dry."
Either of two bushy North American plants with silvery-gray leaves.
"Attract hummingbirds by planting Mexican bush sage, pineapple sage,
and beebalm."
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Salient: Prominent
347.
Sanguine: Optimistic, Hopeful(Specially in bad situation)
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Sardonic(adjective)
: grimly mocking or cynical.
"Starkey attempted a sardonic smile"
synonyms: mocking, satirical, sarcastic,
scornful, ironical, ironic, cynical, scornful, contemptuous, derisive,deris
ory, sneering, jeering, scathing, caustic, trenchant, cutting, sharp, acer
bic
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Satiate(Adjective)
: satisfied to the full; satiated.
synonyms: fill, satisfy, sate, slake, quench, gorge, stuff, surfeit, glut, cl
oy, sicken, nauseate
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Savvy(Verb)
: know or understand.
"Charley would savvy what to do about such a girl"
Noun: shrewdness and practical knowledge, esp. in politics or business.
"The financiers lacked the necessary political savvy"
Synonyms: shrewdness, astuteness, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, acut
eness, acumen, acuity
Adjective: shrewd and knowledgeable in the realities of life.
"I've had this question asked of me more than any other over the past
couple of years - interestingly enough, mostly by industry veterans and
savvy players who know the ropes."
synonyms: shrewd, astute, sharp-witted, sharp, acute, adroit, intelligen
t, clever, canny, perceptive
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Scintillating(Verb)
: emit flashes of light; sparkle.
"Concerts are held here on summer evenings, with the room
scintillating to the light of two thousand reflected candles."
Adjective: sparkling or shining brightly.
"the scintillating sun"
synonyms: sparkling, shining, bright, brilliant, gleaming, glittering, twin
kling, shimmering,glistening, glistering
352.
Scorn(Noun)
: the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or
despicable; contempt.
"I do not wish to become the object of scorn"
378.
Successive: Consecutive
379.
Superannuated(Verb)
: retire (someone) with a pension.
"his pilot's license was withdrawn and he was superannuated"
synonyms: pensioned (off), retired, elderly, old
Adjective: (of a position or employee) belonging to a superannuation
plan.
"she is not superannuated and has no paid vacation"
380.
Supersede(Verb)
: take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use);
supplant.
"the older models have now been superseded"
synonyms: replace, take the place of, take over
from, succeed, supplant, displace, oust, overthrow,remove, unseat, fill
someone's shoes/boots
381.
Supercilious(Adjective)
: behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
"a supercilious lady's maid"
synonyms: arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdainful, overbearing, pomp
ous, condescending,
382.
Superfluous: Unnecessary, Excess
383.
Superstition(Noun)
: excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings.
"he dismissed the ghost stories as mere superstition"
synonyms: unfounded
belief, credulity, fallacy, delusion, illusion, magic, sorcery, humbug, hoo
ey
384.
Superstitious: Secret
385.
Surveillance(Noun)
: close observation, esp. of a suspected spy or criminal.
"he found himself put under surveillance by military intelligence"
synonyms: observation, scrutiny, watch, view, inspection, supervision,
spying, espionage
386.
Sycophant(Noun): Flatterer
: a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order
to gain advantage.
"An assortment of hatchet men, opportunists and sycophants gained
access to the levers of power."
synonyms: yes-man, bootlicker, brown-noser, toady, lickspittle, flattere
r, flunky, lackey, spaniel
387.
Synthetic: Artificial
388.
Tactical: Strategic
389.
Tedious: tiresome
390.
Proscribe: Ban, Prohibit
391.
Prudent(Adjective)
: acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
"no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first
knowing its purpose"
synonyms: wise, well
judged, sensible, politic, judicious, sagacious, sage, shrewd, advisable,
well-advised; cautious, careful, provident, farsighted, judicious, shrewd,
circumspect, thrifty, economical
392.
Punctilious(Adjective)
: showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
"he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests"
synonyms: meticulous, conscientious, diligent, scrupulous, careful, pain
staking, rigorous,perfectionist, methodical, particular, strict, fussy, fasti
dious, finicky, pedantic, nitpicking,persnickety
393.
Quaint(Adjective)
: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
"quaint country cottages"
synonyms: picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, old-fashioned, oldworld, cunning, olde, olde worlde; unusual, different, out of the
ordinary, curious, eccentric
394.
Quarantine(Noun)
: A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that
have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or
contagious disease are placed.
"Many animals die in quarantine"
Verb: impose isolation on (a person, animal, or place); put in
quarantine.
"The patients are now quarantined in normal wards and recovering
from fever, the Central News Agency reported."
395.
Radiant: Bright
396.
Ramification(Noun)
: a consequence of an action or event, esp. when complex or
unwelcome.
"any change is bound to have legal ramifications"
synonyms: consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect, upshot, de
velopment, implication
397.
Rampant(Adjective)
: (esp. of something unwelcome or unpleasant) flourishing or spreading
unchecked.
"political violence was rampant"
synonyms: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespre
ad, out of control, out of hand, rife
(of an animal) represented standing on one hind foot with its forefeet
in the air (typically in profile, facing the dexter (left) side, with right
hind foot and tail raised, unless otherwise specified).
"two gold lions rampant"
(of an arch) springing from a level of support at one height and resting
on the other support at a higher level.
398.
Rancor(Noun)
: bitterness or resentfulness, esp. when long-standing.
"he spoke without rancor"
synonyms: bitterness, spite, hate, hatred, resentment, malice, ill
will, malevolence, animosity,antipathy, enmity, hostility, acrimony, ven
om, vitriol
399.
Rapacious(Adjective)
: aggressively greedy or grasping.
"rapacious landlords"
synonyms: grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, covetous, mercen
ary, materialistic, insatiable,
400.
Rare: Scarce
401.
Ravage: Destroy
402.
Rebate: Discount
403.
Rebellion(Noun)
: an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or
ruler.
"the authorities put down a rebellion by landless colonials"
synonyms: uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, revolution, insurgence
, insurgency, rioting, riot,disorder, unrest
404.
Recalcitrant(Adjective)
: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or
discipline.
"a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds"
synonyms: uncooperative, intractable, obstreperous, truculent, insubor
dinate, defiant, rebellious,willful, wayward, headstrong, self-willed, cont
rary, perverse, difficult, refractory, froward,contumacious
Noun: a person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude.
"By using enhanced co-operation, the regime can be standardised in
most of the EU, bypassing recalcitrants such as the Irish Republic, the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Slovakia and Britain."
405.
Recipients: Receivers
406.
Reciprocate(Verb)
: respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one.
"the favor was reciprocated"
synonyms: do the same (in return), respond in kind, return the favor
(of a part of a machine) move backward and forward in a straight line.
"a reciprocating blade"
407.
Reckless(Adjective)
: (of a person or their actions) without thinking or caring about the
consequences of an action.
"reckless driving"
synonyms: rash, careless, thoughtless, heedless, unheeding, hasty, ov
erhasty, precipitate,precipitous, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, devilmay-care, irresponsible, foolhardy, audacious
408.
Recollect: Remember
409.
Recondite(Adjective)
: (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
"the book is full of recondite information"
synonyms: obscure, abstruse, arcane, esoteric, recherch, profound, di
fficult, complex,complicated, involved, incomprehensible, unfathomabl
e, impenetrable, cryptic, opaque
410.
Rectify: Correction
411.
Redeems(Verb)
: compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something).
"a disappointing debate redeemed only by an outstanding speech"
synonyms: save, compensate for the defects of, vindicate
gain or regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment.
"his best suit had been redeemed from the pawnbrokers"
synonyms: retrieve, regain, recover, get back, reclaim, repossess, buy
back
412.
Regress(Noun)
: the action of returning to a former or less developed state.
"I am really angry and upset about the progress, or should I say
regress , going on there."
a series of statements in which a logical procedure is continually
reapplied to its own result without approaching a useful conclusion
(e.g., defining something in terms of itself).
"But since the Theory requires that for any group of entities with a
common property, there is a Form to explain the commonality, it
appears that the theory does indeed give rise to the vicious regress ."
Verb: return to a former or less developed state.
"art has been regressing toward adolescence for more than a
generation now"
synonyms: revert, retrogress, relapse, lapse, backslide, slip
back, deteriorate, decline, worsen, degenerate, get worse, go downhill
413.
Reiterated: Repeated
414.
Reluctant(Adjective)
: Unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
"she seemed reluctant to discuss the matter"
"If the inspector finds too many plants with virus, the grower needs to
clean up the field by rouging and carrying the diseased plants out of
the field."
431.
Rout(Noun)
: a disorderly retreat of defeated troops.
"the retreat degenerated into a rout"
synonyms: retreat, flight
an assembly of people who have made a move toward committing an
illegal act that would constitute an offense of riot.
Verb: defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.
"in a matter of minutes the attackers were routed"
synonyms: put to flight, drive
off, scatter, defeat, beat, conquer, vanquish, crush, overpower
432.
Rue(Noun)
: repentance; regret.
"with rue my heart is laden"
a perennial evergreen shrub with bitter strong-scented lobed leaves
that are used in herbal medicine.
"Many herbs can help to deter flies, such as lavender, sweet woodruff,
lemon verbena, star anise, tansy, any of the mints, rosemary, bay,
chamomile, rue , elder, southernwood and basil."
Verb: bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen).
"Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer"
synonyms: regret, be sorry about, feel remorseful about, repent
of, reproach oneself for, deplore, lament, bemoan, bewail
433.
Ruin: destroy
434.
Ruse(Noun)
: an industrial city and the principal port of Bulgaria, on the Danube
River; pop. 156,959 (2008).
: an action intended to deceive someone; a trick.
"Eleanor tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house"
synonyms: ploy, stratagem, tactic, scheme, trick, gambit, cunning
plan, dodge, subterfuge, machination, wile
435.
Ruthless(adjective)
: having or showing no pity or compassion for others.
"a ruthless manipulator"
synonyms: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-hearted, coldhearted, cold-blooded, harsh,callous, unmerciful, unforgiving, uncaring,
unsympathetic, uncharitable, remorseless, unbending
436.
Tedium(Noun)
: the state of being tedious.
"cousins and uncles filled the tedium of winter nights with many a tall
tale"
475.
Yardstick : criterion, yardstick, standard, touchstone
476.
Zealous(Adjective)
: having or showing zeal.
"the council was extremely zealous in the application of the
regulations"
synonyms: fervent, ardent, fervid, fanatical, passionate, impassioned,
devout, devoted, committed,dedicated, hard-core, enthusiastic, eager,
keen, overkeen, avid, card-carrying, vigorous, energetic