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aNOMalous: (adj) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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anomalous: ant: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary
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anomalous: syn: exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant
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aSPERsion: (n) a damaging or derogatory statement
the act of slandering or defaming
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aspersion: ant: endorsement, testimonial, praise
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aspersion: syn: innuendo, calumny, denigration
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biZARRE: (adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical
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bizarre: syn: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish
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bizarre: ant: normal, typical, ordinary, expected
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BRUSQUE: (adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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brusque: ant: gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic
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brusque: syn: curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough
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caJOLE: (v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice
to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
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cajole: ant: coerce, force, strong-arm
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cajole: syn: wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk
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CAStigate: (v) to punish severely
to criticize severely
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castigate: ant: reward, honor, praise, laud
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castigate: syn: chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid
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conTRIVE: (v) to plan with ingenuity, invent
to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
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contrive: syn: think up, devise, concoct, fabricate
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DEMagogue: (n) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
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demagogue: syn: rabble-rouser, firebrand
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disaBUSE: (v) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
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disabuse: ant: deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes
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disabuse: syn: undeceive, enlighten, set straight
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ennUI: (n) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
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ennui: ant: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity
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ennui: syn: languor, world-weariness, listlessness
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FETTer: (n) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural)
anything that confines or restraints
(v) to chain or shackle
to render helpless or impotent
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fetter: ant: (v) free, liberate, emancipate
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fetter: syn: (n) bond, restraint
(v) bind, hamper
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HEInous: (adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful
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heinous: ant: excellent, wonderful, splendid
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heinous: syn: evil, odious, abominable, outrageous
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iMMUtable: (adj) not subject to change, constant
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immutable: ant: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle
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immutable: syn: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable
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inSURgent: (n) one who rebels or rises against authority
(adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority
surging or rushing in or on
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insurgent: syn: (adj) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous
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insurgent: ant: (adj) loyalist, loyal, faithful
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megaloMANia: (n) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc
far in excess of reality
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megalomania: ant: humility, modesty, self-abasement
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megalomania: syn: delusions of grandeur
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SInecure: (n) a position requiring little or no work
an easy job
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sinecure: syn: "no-show" job, cushy job, "plum"
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surrepTITIous: (adj) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation
made or accomplished by fraud
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surreptitious: syn: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed
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surreptitious: ant: open, frank, aboveboard, overt
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transGRESS: (v) to go beyond a limit or boundary
to sin, violate a law
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transgress: ant: obey, toe the line
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transgress: syn: overstep, exceed, trespass, err
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transMUTE: (v) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
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transmute: ant: maintain unchanged, preserve
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transmute: syn: transform, convert, translate, metamorphose
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viCARious: (adj) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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vicarious: ant: real, actual, firsthand
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vicarious: syn: surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand