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Answer |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
| Acme |
n. the highest point |
summit, top, peak, pinnacle |
low point, bottom, nadir |
| Attribute |
n. a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something |
trait |
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| Attribute |
v. to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from |
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 |
minimize, underrate, disparage |
exxagerate, magnify, overestimate |
| Convey |
v. to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to |
carry, send, impart |
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| Doctrine |
n. a 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 |
cut out, delete, expunge |
put in, insert, interpolate |
| Excise |
n. an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity service |
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| Exotic |
adj. foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual |
strange, alien, picturespue, colorful |
native, indengenous, familiar, commonplace |
| Haggard |
adj. thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking |
dranwn, gaunt, wasted |
healty, glowing, radiant, hale and hearty |
| jaunty |
adj. lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance |
unconcerned, lighthearted |
downcast, dejected, glum |
| juncture |
n. a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time |
union, seam, joint, turning poin |
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| menial |
adj. lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity |
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lofty, elevated |
| menial |
n. a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
underling, scullion, servant |
boss, master |
| parry |
v. to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid |
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| parry |
n. a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
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| predatory |
adj. preying on, plundering, or piratical |
looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious |
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| ravage |
v. to destroy, lay waste, ruin |
wreck, devestate |
spare |
| ravage |
n. ruinous damage, destruction |
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| stance |
n. a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue |
posture, bearing |
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| tawdry |
adj. showy and flashy but lacking in good taste |
loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar |
refind, tasteful, subdued |
| turncoat |
n. a person who switches to an opposing side or party |
traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade |
loyalist, diehard |
| unassuming |
adj. not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest |
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conceited, pretentious, self-important |
| wallow |
v. to roll about in lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance |
delight, bask in |
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| wallow |
n. a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse |
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| waver |
v. to move to and fro, become unstedy; to show lack of firmess or decision |
hesitate, falter |
stand firm, be resolute |
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