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WORD
Definition
Synonym
Antonym
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voraciously
An adjective used
to describe a
wolflike appitite
greedy
woolfish
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whimsical
playfully,quaintor
fanciful, especially
in an appealing
and amusing way
playful
unarbitrary
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informative
provinding useful
or intresting info
instructive
uninformate
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linguistic
the,information,or
concepts that a
sender intends to
convey,
lingual
nonlinguistic
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cereology
the study or
informations
about crop circles
crops
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Poignant
evoking a keen
sense of sadness
or regret.
touching
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predicament
a difficult or
embarrassing or
unpleasant
situation
trouble
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portmanteau
a large traveling
back
backpack
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writhe
make,twisting,
squirming
movements or
contortions of the
body.
twist
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ajar
a door thats
slightly open
half open
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simmer
a state or
temperature just
below boiling
point.
stew
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slough
a swamp
lake
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disjunctive
lacking
connection or
consistency.
consistant
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pittance
a very small or
inadequate
amount of money.
care
secure
closed
hate
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mawkish
sentimental in an
exaggerated or
false way.
over sentimental
under sentimental
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sobriquet
a person's
nickname
nickname
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lothario
a man who
behaves selfishly
and irresponsibly
in his sexual
relationships
respectable
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polymath
a person of wide
knowledge or
learning.
mathimitition
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polyglot
knowing or using
several languages.
langage
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gory
involving or
showing violence
and bloodshed.
violent
relaxed
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brood
a family of birds
or other young
anmals
young
old
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dilliance
a casual romantic
or sexual
relationship.
relationship
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demure
a women reseved
or shy
modest
arrogent
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moiety
ach of two parts
into which a thing
is or can be
divided.
parts
pieces
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penumbra
the partially
shaded outer
region of the
shadow cast by an
opaque object.
black
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pyrrhic
won at too great a
cost to have been
worthwhile for
the victor.
great cost
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susurrous
whispering or
rustling.
soft
loud
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adamant
refusing to be
persuaded or to
stong minded
unadement
irresponsible
change one's
mind.
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clamant
urgently
demanding
attention.
demand
not demanded
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conclave
a private meeting.
conferance
public meeting
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ere
time
time
no time
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feign
pretend to be
affected by (
fake
real
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furlong
an eighth of a mile
1/8
distance
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pent
another term for
pent-up​.
repressed
unpressed
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profound
very great or
intense.
intens
unintense
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ruth
a feeling of pity,
distress, or grief.
tought
soft
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shun
persistently avoid,
ignore, or reject (
avoid
unadoid
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suaded
recommend; urge
as being
agreeable or
sweet.'
cloth
fabric
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thwart
prevent
(someone) from
accomplishing
something.
disaloud
aloud
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waif
a homeless,
neglected, or
abandoned
person, especially
a child.
homeless
unhomeless`~
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zenith
high point
low point
The ​zenith​ is an
imaginary point
directly "above" a
particular location
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gory
involving r
showing voilence
violent
relexed
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afreet
powerful demon
demon
angel
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absquatulate
to leave
somwhere
abruptly
leave
come
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helm
a wheel or tiller of
a ship
steering wheel
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barque
bark
bark
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tantalizingly
something that
expexts
expectation
expectation
not intrested
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deserted
left behind
left
take with
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lashed
hit by something
hit
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galley
kitchen facility
kitchen
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remenats
left overs
left overs
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tarnished
o dull the luster of
soil
tarnished
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effable
expressable
expressable
non expressible
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emacity
state of being
edacious
buying
unlike
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pretentious
making a show
designing
destroy
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ostentatious
characterized by
or given to
pretentious or
conspicuous ​show
obstrusive
plain
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fondness
liking something
enjoy
hate
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autotomy
naughty
bad
good
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badmash
naughty
bad
good
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remuneration
what you get paid
money
no money
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affectionate
loving
loving
non loving
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compulsive
irratating
irritating
good
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desisive
having the power
ofdeciding
deciding
cant decide
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domineering
dominating
destroy
love
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abusive
dangeous
aggressive
soft
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budget
limit
limit
no limit
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finance
give moeny
give
take things
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intrest
liking something
grow
deflate
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inflation
rise of average
cost over time
more expensive
gowing down
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carpenter
fixer
fixer
breaker
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barometer
scientific
instrument used
in meteorology
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preception
how you see
something
seeing
not seeing
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backfire
when something
comes back to
bite you
problem
backlash
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smite
to strike
attack
defend
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puckish
mischievous
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mammon
new testement
bible
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aloof
at distance
far
close
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leverage
using somthing
advantage
disadvantage
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pensive
dreamily
imagen
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elusive
failing
fall down
rise
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poke
push
bounce
catch
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prudent
wise
smart
disadvantage
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obsolete
dead
dead
alive
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ampiltude
how big
size
small
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volocity
getting quicker
accalerating
slower
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ander
conjunction
also
harassment
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harassment
disturbing
something
irratation
love
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auxiliary
back up
reserve
only one
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biography
diary or journal
lifestory
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horoscope
astrology
crystal gazing
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cathouse
call house
arts
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cynical
ironic
mocking
cheering
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indignant
needing
something
homeless
haveing things
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chromatic
bright
vibrant
dull
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circulation
movement of
something
move
still
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commentator
analyst
critic
viewer
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concave
hollow
dented
flat surfaced
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ebullition
bubbles
fermantation
no bubbles
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depolarization
loss of
polarization
loss
gaining
polarization
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deviation
action of
departing from an
established course
divergence
detour
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Bizarre
Very Strange or
unusual.
strange
normal
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Information
Providing useful
or interesting
information.
data
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Curios.
An Unusual or
interesting object
interest
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Phenomenon
A fact that is
observed to exist
happening
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prohibit
Used to
emphasize a cost
that is so high
Restrictive
permit
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courage
Strength in the
face of pain or
grief.
bravery
cowerdinice
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enjoy
Possess and
benefit from.
like
hate
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excitement
A feeling of great
enthusiasm and
eagerness.
emotion
boredom
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appreciate
Recognize the full
worth of.
value
Disparage
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Motivate
Provide someone
with a reason for
doing something
inspire
demotivate
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Contemplate
A person
competing with
others to achieve
something.
regard
ignore
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Interupt
Break the
continuity of a
line or surface.
obstruct
Quiet
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luminous
something that
creates light
light
darkness
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Equal
Being the same in
quantity, size,
degree, or value
alike
unequal
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Contender
A person
competing with
others to achieve
something.
applier
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quarks
building parts of
an atom
small part
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Fatal
Causing death
deadily
expressing
big part
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focus
the centre of
intrest
focal point
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neglect
fail to care for
property
fail to look after
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refuse
not willing to do
something
decline
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accept
something offered
receive
give
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love
strong feeling of
affection
warmth
cold
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happy
showing pleasure
cheerful
dark
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guilt
Committed a
crime
wrong
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regret
feel sad or
disappointed
remorse
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shame
painful feeling off
humiliation
humiliation
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confused
unable to think
clearly
demented
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angry
Upset or
tempered
upset
loving
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peers
people close to
you
friends
enemy
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convey
transport or carry
to a place
carry
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campaing
operations
intended to
achieve a goal
drive
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common
found often
usuel
unusel
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passionate
showing or caused
by strong feeling
intense
unntense
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legacy
Property left to
someone n will
Heritage
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constitution
body of
governmental
system
charter
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capital
city or town as the
seat of
governmental
administrative
region
seat of
government
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democracy
system of
government by
the whole
population
representative
government
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rare
not occurring
often
scarce
common
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common wealth
independant state
or community
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idenity
The fact of being
someone
name
mismatch
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ilitrate
barely able to
read or write
unlettered
litrate
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Manners
a way in which
something
happens
dignity
rudeness
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Posed
present or
constitute
attract
divide
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colossal
extremely large or
great
enormous
little
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novel
Narrative of book
length
book
old
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quite
stop doing
something
stop
do
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quite
making little no
no noise
soft
loud
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blood
red liquid in body
gore
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hate
feel intense dislike
dislike
love
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depressed
in a state of
unhappiness
sad
happy
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cultural
relating to the
ideas
racial
racist
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pleasure
a feeling of
unhappy
delight
misery
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kindness
being friendly
affection
meanness
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alcohol
colourless
flamible liquid
liquer
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loud
Lots of noice
noisy
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posed
present or
available
stiff
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keyboards
panel of keys
operate a
computer
console
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library
building with
collection of
books
study
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emotion
efective state of
consciousness
joy
quiet
woe
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aisle
small isalnd in the
ocean
island
land
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emphisis
exaggerate
hyperbole
small
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aggravate
madd more
serious
bother
aid
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heat
being hot
fever
chill
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tour
journey in where
different places
are visited
course
stagnition
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stagnition
the state of not
flowing or
moving.
still
moving
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diversity
diffrientals
diffrent
same
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edit
changing
something
fix
leave same
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blessed
made holy
holy
cursed
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faithfull
adherence to a
person
reliable
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adherence
attachment or
commitment to a
person
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crazy
mad person
insane
sane
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peace
freedom from
disturbance
calm
noice
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Responsibility
state of fact
having a duty
control
burden
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hope
feeling
expectation
desire
pessimism
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pessimism
a tendency to see
the worst aspect
of things
negativity
positive
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despondency
low spirits from
loss of hope or
courage
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anachronism
a thing belonging
to a period other
than than the
time it's from
out of place
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render
provide or give
services
work
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affect
soemthing that
changes another
thing
diturb
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level
A certain amount
floor
order
of the ground
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clone
group of
organisms or cells,
produced
asexually from
one ancestor or
stock, to which
they are
genetically
identical.
copy
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cabotage
the exclusive right
of a country to
control the air
traffic within its
borders
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doodle sack
old English word
for bagpipe
bagpipe
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gabelle
tax on salt
tax
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impignorate
pawn or mortgage
something
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macromastic
having a good
sense of smell
smell
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oxter
old word for
armpit
armpit
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ratoon
small shoot
growing form a
plant
shoot
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salopettes
high-waisted
skiing pants with
shoulder straps
high waisted
pants
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tittynope
small quantity of
something left
over
left over
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ulotrichous
having wooly or
crispy hair
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valetudinarin
a sickly or weak
person, especially
one who is
constantly and
morbidly
concerned with
his or her health
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winklepicker
style of shoe or
boot in the 1950s
with a sharp and
long pointed toe
full quantity
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xertz
to gulp down
quickly and
greedily
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yarborough
​hand of cards
containing no card
above a nine
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zoanthropy
lusion of a person
who believes
himself changed
into an animal
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quire
two dozen sheets
of paper
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pauciloquent
uttering few
words; brief in
speech
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nudiustertian
t​he day before
yesterday
move
still
paper
WORD
MEANING
SYNONYM
ANTONYM
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expectation
para-verbal
pitch
interpreted
authoritative
variation
monologue
seep
perspective
moderate
conversely
objecives
evaluate
soliloquy
expect
message
noice
understood
firm
different
voice
flowing
view point
average
previtions
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avid
preceding
virtues
accountable
shrivelled
ostensibly
agenda
ceiling
painstakingly
diminishing
combustible
sceptial
ventilate
trong belief that something will happen
message told through pitch tone speed
high sound
understanding of something
frimly done
change in something
speaking your self
slowly flow
representing three-dimensional objects
average in amount
introducing a statement
Goals that are set
calculate profit
act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by
oneself
a keen reader
it means what comes before
Live your moral standards
responsibility for your actions
wrinkled and shrunken
appears or is stated to be true
list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.
foor that is plastered
great care and thoroughness.
make or become less.
easily burned
not easily convinced
cause air to enter and circulate freely
quite
soft
same
goals
speech
readers
before
morals
responsib;e
shrink
apparently
care
after
hate
an action or event regarded as morally or legally
wrong
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scadle
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phychoneuroendoc clinical study of hormone fluctuations and their
relationship to human behavior.
hrinologist
field of science focusing on the structure, function,
genomic
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strategic
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biomolecular
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cylindrical
abandoned
reflect
abject
enervate
effete
fatuous
credulity
remonstrate
reprobate
insouciant
risible
mein
mawkish
excerable
fulsome
fractious
fulinate
importune
proscribe
imperious
descry
roue
martinet
cavil
querules
tendentious
timorous
expiate
calumny
apotheosis
impecunious
interlocutor
noisome
orotund
asperity
obeisance
solipsism
sapient
league
evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes.
identification of long-term or overall aims and
interests
molecule that is involved in the maintenance and
metabolic processes of living organisms.
cylinder shaped
left empty no longer in use
thinking about something carefully
contemtible
weaken metelly or morally
over reinfened
silly yet smug
readiness to believe
argue in protest
with =out scruples
carefree
laughable
demeanor
sincerely
detestable
irratble
denounce
beg persistently
command against
dommengang
catch sight of
cad
demander of conformity
quibble
peevish
biased
beyond timid
make amends for
slander
supreme example
having to little money
a go betwene
annyoing
bombastic
harshness
deference
sekf centered
wise
a group with common goals.
calculate
cylinder
old
think ignore
square
new
wakean
argue
nonchalant
emotional
insincere
small
forcefully
dominate
soft
amends
unapologetic
noxious
gorup
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analogously
usually
assigned
immediately
ambulance
life-threatening
immobilized
cervical
consciousness
disorientated
vital
possible
located
suctioned
pressure
challenge
stabilised
shattered
recognition
titanium
dissimulate
parvenu
sententious
portmanteau
amalgam
sang-froid
equanimity
tranquility
atarxy
phlegm
aplomb
serenty
Deficit
bombarded
exponentially
deluged
performance
uninvited
Solicited
Attention
projects
devices
Dangled
plight
frightening
penetrating
conspicuous
sulpher
trenches
hallucination
similer function but different in structure.
expected by someone
a given task or duty/
without a delay or pausing ,at once
a vehicle that transports your to the hospital
very serious situation
restrict movement
relating to neck
your awareness of your surroundings
confused and not knowing where you are
it is important
very likely to happen
the position something is placed
a force created by difference in pressure
constant force
invite somebody to compete
kept in normal condition
broken into pieces
act of identifying somebody
silver metallic chemical element
hide under false apperance
newly rich
pompous moralizing
amalgam of quantities
mixture or blend
equanimity
calmness and composure
state of being tranquil
a state of serene calmness.
hick viscous substance secreted
self-confidence or assurance
tate of being calm,
Amount which total is less
directing a lot of information
increasing very fast
Thing arriving at once
standard something is done
Not asked
Ask for support
Notice something
piece of organized work
Machine for certain job
hang loosely
dangerous situation
causing fear
strong spread through something
clearly visible
yellow substance
Ditch with steep sides
false sence
similer
always
given
now
opposite
dangerous
restricted
safe
away
later
aware
important
difficulty
normal
split
identify
unimportant
whole
new
old
combination
different
calm
calm
pieceful
fast
difficult
alarm
clear
hole
perception
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desolate
unhabted
place
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tract
area of land or water
space
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Boggled
shivered
resgnation
nostalgia
blizzard
manoeuvred
route
laboriously
awkward
require
utilised
contributed
involves
treasure
carriage
traditional
relied
willpower
claw
located
lighthouses
boulder
demanding
exerton
conduit
incredulous
advantage
insulation
intravenous
minuscule
word
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deficit
bombarded
exponentially
deluged
performance
uninvited
solicited
attention
projects
devices
Blogged
to be amazed
shaking body
act of leaving job
longing for the past
snow storm
action that needs skills
way busses travel
great effect
embarrassing situation
in need of something
use of something
join with others
causes some to participate
highly valued
horse driven
based on tradition
dependant on someone
determination of something
digging with sharp
position of something
tower with light
large rock
needing attention
great physical effort
pipe or passage
difficult to believe
likely to succeed
stops heat
injected into veins
extreme small
In linguistics, a word is the smallest element that
can be uttered in isolation with objective or
practical meaning.
amount tota that is less than it shoul be
directing lots of info and questions at someone
Growing fast
things arriving at once
standard at which something is done
not asked not wanted
to ask for support
fact that you notice something
planned piece of evidence
machine for doing something particular
be amazed
miss
road
embarrassing
determine
needig
small
big
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shivered
resignation
nostalgia
blizzard
manoeuvred
route
laboriously
awkwarded
require
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exquiste
abundance
vibrant
staggering
impeccable
aplified
exhiletated
imaculate
prominant
eminance
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viable
radical
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sophisticated
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accentric
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unfathmobile
intricate
labyrinthine
zigzag
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meandering
strikingly
peculiar
anomalous
miraculas
body shakes quietly
act of leaving a job
longing for something in the past
storm with a lots of snow
acton that needs lots os skill
the way busses travel
requiring lot of effort
ebarrising to deal with
in need of something or someone
in a way that attracts attention by reason of being
unusual
extremely beautiful and delicate.
very large quantity of something.
full of energy and life.
walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
accordance with the highest standards;
increase the volume
making one feel very happy,
perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
important; famous.
f​ame or acknowledged superiority within a
particular sphere.
capable of working successfully
affecting the fundamental nature of something;
far-reaching or thorough.
having, revealing, or involving a great deal of
worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and
culture.
unconventional and slightly strange.
d​ifferent to what is normal or expected; strange.
standard, normal, or expected.
of the nature of a miracle or having the power to
work miracles.
ncapable of being fully explored or understood.
very complicated or detailed.
like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting.
a line or course having abrupt alternate right and
left turns.
following a winding course.
large
energetuc
small
dull
increasde
deacrease
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