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Terms | Definitions |
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 Churlish | (adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude synonyms: surly, ill-tempered antonyms: courteous, civil, well-mannered |
| Discordant | (adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting synonyms: grating, shrill, different, divergent |
| Avowed | (adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged synonyms: admitted, sworn antonyms: unacknowledged, undisclosed |
| Bountiful | (adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly synonyms: liberal, abundant, copius antonyms: scarce, scanty, in short supply |
| Congested (part.) | (adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess synonyms: jammed, packed, choked antonyms: uncluttered, unimpeded |
| Enterprising | (adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination synonyms: vigorous, ambitious, aggressive, audacious antonyms: lazy, indolent, timid, diffident |
| Incognito | (adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise antonym: (adj.) undisguised |
| Legendary | (adj.) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life synonyms: mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated |
| Wanton | (adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals synonyms: (adj.) rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked antonyms: (adj.) justified, morally strict, responsible |
| Devoid | (adj.) not having or using, lacking synonyms: wanting, bereft antonyms: full, teeming, abounding |
| Prodigious | (adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree synonyms: gigantic, tremendous, astounding antonyms: puny, minuscule, insignificant |
| Prone | (adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely synonyms: prostrate, liable, apt antonyms: standing upright, unlikely |
| Solicitous | (adj.) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something synonyms: concerned antonyms: unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic |
| Facetious | (adj.) humorous, not meant seriously synonyms: comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek antonyms: serious, humorless |
| Indiscriminate | (adj.) without restraint or control; unselective synonyms: haphazard, random, uncritical antonyms: selective, discriminating, judicious |
| Plausible | (adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair synonyms: believable, probable antonyms: improbable, far-fetched |
| Abashed | (adj., part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed antonyms: unembarrassed, unashamed |
| Aloof | (adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) synonyms: distant, cold, standoffish antonyms: involved, sociable |
| Plaudits | (n. pl.) applause; enthusiastic praise or approval synonyms: cheer, acclaim antonyms: boos, disapproval, ridicule |
| Longevity | (n.) long life, long duration, length of life antonyms: brevity, transience |
| Qualm | (n.) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea synonyms: regret, second thought, scruple |
| Recourse | (n.) a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection synonyms: redress, remedy, resort |
| Apparition | (n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance synonyms: phantom, specter |
| Disdain | (v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt synonyms: (v.) spurn, reject antonyms: (v.) revere, venerate, esteem, respect |
| Prodigal | (adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent synonyms: (adj.) improvident; (n.) spendthrift, wastrel antonyms: (adj.) frugal, economical, stingy, miserly |
| Defect | (n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization |
| Finesse | (n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion synonyms: (n.) delicacy, subtlety antonyms: (n.) clumsiness, awkwardness |
| Scapegoat | (n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others synonyms: fall guy, whipping boy |
| Grope | (v.) to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly synonyms: fumble for, cast about for |
| Preclude | (v.) to make impossible, prevent, shut out synonyms: hinder, check, stop antonyms: help, promote, facilitate |
| Wrangle | (v.) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; (n.) a noisy quarrel synonyms: (v.) squabble, bicker antonyms: (v.) agree, concur |
| Minimize | (v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before synonyms: belittle, downplay, underrate antonyms: magnify, enlarge, exaggerate |
| Allot | (v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions synonyms: apportion, parcel out, allocate |
| Comply | (v.) to yield to a request or command synonyms: submit to, consent to, acquiesce in antonyms: reject, refuse, decline |
| Instigate | (v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite |
| Deplore | (v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval |
| Oust | (v.) to remove, drive out of a position or place |
| Peruse | (v.) to read thoroughly and carefully |
| Flaunt | (v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way |
| Instill | (v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in |
| Ostracize | (v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away |
| Purge | (v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively |
| Rehabilitate | (v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position |
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