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WordMeaningsDifferent formsSynonyms Antonyms Example
Legacy A gift made by a will, Bequest Noun Plural - legacies Inheritance, heritage, bestowal, benefaction, endowment, Gift, patrimony, heirloom, settlement, provision, devise, hereditament Dispossesion, non-inheritance, disclaimer, divestiture My father's legacy
Renounce Abandon, disown, repudiate Verb Give up, relinquish, resign, abdicate, surrender, sign away, waive, forgo, disclaim Assert, reassert, accept, abide by, embrace, turn to Renounce his citizenship
Derelict Abandoned, negligent Adjective Unsafe, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, insecure, precarious Overachiever, owned, beloved, undamaged, careful, dependable, Derelict in duty
Motility Ability to move spontaneously Noun Motion, movement, mobility, movability, transition, passage, locomotion Immotility, immovability, Motility of amoeba
Aberrant Abnormal or deviant, Adjective atypical, anomalous, digressive, irregular Normal, cookie-cutter, true, customary Aberrant behavior
Anarchy Absence of governing body, state of disorder Noun Lawlessness, mutiny, disorganization, turmoil, tumult, mayhem, pandemonium, mobocracy, nihilism Order, discipline, harmony Political anarchy
Riveting Absorbing, engrossing, compelling Adjective Fascinating, interesting, gripping, captivating, clinching, enchanting Boring, jejune, dull, tedious, tiresome, annoying, bored, monotonous, wearisome A reveting story
Recondite Abstruse, profound, secret, difficult to understand, obscure Adjective Arcane, esoteric, recherche, difficult Simple, royal, comprehensible, manifest, shabby, obvious, evident, facile Very recondite subjects
Prolific Abundantly fruitful Adjective Productive, creative, inventive, fertile, plentiful, copious, rich, lush, luxuriant, fecund, rife, bounteous Unproductive, barren, jejune, niggardly, unfruitful, fruitless, infertile, impotent, penniless A prolific writer
Invective Abuse Noun vituperation, denunciation, scurrilous, contumely, sarcasm, tirade, scorn, truculent, swearing Praise, compliment, flattery, eulogy, admiration, pep talk, acclaim, adulation, canonize To use foul invective
Appropriate Acquire, take possession for one's own use Verb Sieze , commander, annex, arrogate, sequestrate, assume secure Bequeath, unfitting Appropriate property
Exonerate Acquit, exculpate Verb Vindicate, clear, absolve, release, Blame, condemn, acc use, convict, charge, incrimate, arraign, punish, sentence, reprimand, impeach Exonerate of crimes
Espouse Support, adopt Verb Embrace, advocate, marry, defend, uphold Disown, discard, reject, divorce, repudiate, forsake, oppose, abnegate, desert, renounce, separate To espouse a cause
Embellish Adorn, ornament, enhance as a story Verb Decorate, beautify, elaborate, embroider, trim, enrich Uglify, deface, Mar, spoil, disfigured, simplify, deform, blemish, injure, desecrate, lessen To embellish with rubies
Precocious Advanced in development Adjective Intelligent, premature, forward, smart, bright, quick, mature, untimely, ahead Delayed, late, belated, overdue, imbecile, moronic, backward Precocious child
Emissary Agent, messenger Noun Envoy, delegate, ambassador, deputy, legate, proxy, substitute, intermediary, representative The king's emissary
Truculence Aggressiveness, ferocity Noun Pugnacity, savagery, belligerence, militancy, barbarity, brutality, inhumanity, bellicosity, belligerency, contentiousness Charity, benevolence, clemoncy, mercifulness, complaisance, gentleness, humanity Frightening truculence
Desultory Aimless, hazardous, digressing at random Adjective Irregular, erratic, fitful, incoherent, variable, rambling, capricious Methodical, supportive, steady, consistent, thorughgoing, straightforward, systematic A desultory conversation
Equivocal Ambiguous, intentionally misleading Adjective Vague, indefinite, uncertain, doubtful, obscure, unclear, dubious, questionable Certain, clear, definite, unequivocal, determined An equivocal answer
Reparation Amends, compensation Noun Redress, indemnity, atonement, recompense, expiation, redemption Extortion, destruction, theft, damage, penalty, breakage, confiscation, affront, abuse
Forced to make reparation to victims
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