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acme |
(n.) highest point *SYN* summit, top, peak, pinnacle *ANT* low point, bottom, nadir |
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attribute |
(n.) quality or characteristic belonging to or associate with someone or something; (v.) to assign to credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from *SYN* (n.) trait; (v.) ascribe |
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belittle |
(v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value *SYN* minimize, underrate, disparage *ANT* exaggerate, magnify, overestimate |
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convey |
(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, to make known; to transfer ownership or title to *SYN* carry, send, impart |
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doctrine |
(n.) belief , principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles |
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excise |
(v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture sale, or distribution of a commodity or service *SYN* (v.) cut out, delete, expunge *ANT* (v.) put in, insert, interpolate |
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exotic |
(adj.) foreign, charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual *SYN* strange, alien, picturesque, colorful *ANT* native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace |
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haggard |
(adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking *SYN* drawn, gaunt, wasted *ANT* healthy, glowing, radiant, hale and hearty |
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jaunty |
(adj.) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance *SYN* unconcerned, lighthearted *ANT* downcast, deject, glum |
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juncture |
(n.) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time *SYN* union, seam, joint, turning point |
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menial |
(adj) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks *SYN* (n.) underling, scullion, servant *ANT* (adj.) lofty, elevated; (n.) boss, master |
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parry |
(v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
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predatory |
(adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical *SYN* looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious |
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ravage |
(v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction *SYN* (v.) wreck, devastate *ANT* (v.) spare |
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stance |
(n.) way of holding the bod; an attitude or position on an issue *SYN* posture, bearing |
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tawdry |
(adj) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste *SYN* loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar *ANT* refined, tasteful, subdued, muted |
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turncoat |
(n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party *SYN* traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade *ANT* loyalist, diehard |
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unassuming |
(adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest *SYN* conceited, pretentious, self-important |
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wallow |
(v.) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; (n.) a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse *SYN* (v.) delight in, bask in |
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waver |
(v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision *SYN* hesitate, falter *ANT* stand firm, be resolute |
