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| numonic device |
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| synonyms |
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| antonyms |
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| docile |
easily taught |
dogs are easily taught |
manageable teachable pliant |
unruly wayward intractable disobedient |
| dominate |
rule |
dogs are the dominate type of pet |
control govern overlook |
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| entreat |
beg |
dogs beg for treats |
plead beseech |
clamor for |
| fallible |
capable of being wrong |
fallible sounds like failable |
imperfect errant |
foolproof unfailing flawless |
| fugitive |
someone who flees or runs away; fleeting |
fugitives run far |
runaway deserter elusive |
lasting enduring permanent |
| fickle |
able to change rapidly; picky |
cucumbers change into pickles quickly |
capricious, inconstant faithless |
lasting enduring permanent |
| grimy |
dirty |
grimy sounds like grindy & grindy is like dirt |
filthy sooty soiled dirt-encrusted |
spotless immaculate |
| iota |
small |
iota is a small word |
speck dab jot bit smidgen |
flood deluge avalanche glut |
| maul |
to beat/mangle; a heavy hammer |
maul & mangle have the same first 2 letters |
rough-up manhandle batter |
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| potential |
possible |
potential & possible start with the same 2 letters |
possibility capability |
actual real unlikely impossible |
| radiant |
bright |
radiant sounds like rays & the suns rays are bright |
glowing brilliant dazzling resplendent |
dull tarnished lackluster |
| rural |
farmland |
the 3rd letter in rural & farmland are the same |
countrified rustic |
urban metropolitan citified |
| tactful |
skilled; polite |
some that uses tacks is skillful with them |
skillful diplomatic discreet |
clumsy gauche boorish indiscreet |
| substantial |
significant |
substantial and significant start the same |
considerable tangible big |
minor insignificant negligible |
| tamper |
interfere with |
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monkey-with fool-with mess with |
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| ultimate |
last; most important |
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farthest terminal |
1st initial most immediate nearest |
| uncertainty |
doubt |
uncertain has certain in it & uncertain is the opposite of certain |
doubtfulness unsureness hesitation |
sureness certainty confidence |
| anecdote |
short story |
annie sees dots |
tale story sketch vignette yarn |
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| consolidate |
unite |
the last letters in consolidate are date & you unite on a date |
strengthen merge |
scatter disperse dissipate separate |
| counterfeit |
fake |
counterfeit sounds like counterfake |
false phony bogus |
genuine real authentic |