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| 5928457175 | animus | Definition: strong dislike or enmity POS: N Synonyms: animosity, hostility, bile, spirit, temper, mind - *acrimony, rancor, grudge, bias* Antonyms: attraction - *partiality, amity, sympathy, predilection* | 0 | |
| 5928457176 | dissimulate | Definition: to disguise or conceal under a false appearance POS: V Synonyms: dissemble, beard, camouflage, cloak, deceive, fake, feign, mask, pretend Antonyms: reveal, uncover, show, unmask | 1 | |
| 5928457177 | eminent | Definition: high in station, rank, or repute -distinguished, remarkable, prestigious POS: adj Synonyms: prominent, distinguished, esteemed, famed, illustrious, outstanding, preeminent, prominent - *outstanding, distinguished, noteworthy* Antonyms: common, inconspicuous, inferior, insignificant, obscure, ordinary, unimportant - *uncelebrated, unremarkable, lowly insignificant, mundane* | 2 | |
| 5928457178 | equivocal / equivocate | Definition: allowing the possibility or several different meaning, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide - to mislead POS: adj/v Synonyms: ambiguous, ambivalent, dubious, evasive, muddled, puzzling, unclear, vague - *to use expressions of double meaning* (in Macbeth the witches equivocated him) - *lie, elude, escape, evade* Antonyms: certain, clear, definite, sure, determined, obvious, plain - *clarify* | 3 | |
| 5928457179 | excoriate | Definition: to denounce or berate severely - *to strip or rub off the skin of something, to flay* - make raw and sore, abrade POS: V Synonyms: abrade, chafe, flay, fret, gall, peel, rub, scarify, scratch, skin, strip - *lambaste* Antonyms: cover, compliment, praise, laud - *extol, praise, laud, applaud, command* | 4 | |
| 5928457180 | expurgate | Definition: to amend by removing words, passages, etc. deemed offensive or objectionable - *remove passages, censor, bowdlerize* POS: V Synonyms: bleep, bowdlerize, cleanse, decontaminate, purge, purify, sanitize Antonyms: dirty, open, allow, permit - *taint, sully* | 5 | |
| 5928457181 | imminent | Definition: likely to occur at any moment - *impending, menising, proximate* POS: adj Synonyms: impending, forthcoming, immediate, impending, inevitable, likely, looming, possible, probable, unavoidable Antonyms: avoidable, distant, escapable, later, never, unlikely, doubtful, far, future - *distant, remote* | 6 | |
| 5928457182 | insidious | Definition: intended to entrap or beguile - *sly, crafty, tricky, working secretly or subtly, developing without attracting attention, treacherous, perilous* POS: adj Synonyms: dangerous, subtle, artful, astute, corrupt, crafty, crooked, cunning, deceitful, deceptive Antonyms: fair, honest, open, sincere - *honest, open, above bored* | 7 | |
| 5928457183 | recumbent | Definition: lying down - *prone, reclining, supine (lying on your back)* POS: adj Synonyms: reclining, leaning, flat, horizontal, level, sprawling, supine Antonyms: upright - *erect, upright* | 8 | |
| 5928457184 | relegate | Definition: consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position; move to a lower position or condition - *to demote, send into exile, banish* POS: V Synonyms: downgrade, lower Antonyms: upgrade, promote | 9 | |
| 5928457185 | renege | Definition: go back on a promise, undertaking, or contact (has to do with cards) POS: V Synonyms: default, reverse, welsh -*renounce, recant, back down* Antonyms: honor | 10 | |
| 5928457186 | sentient | Definition: having the power of perception by the senses - *aware, that with the power to perceive, emotional, responsive, sensitive, impressionable, susceptible* POS: adj Synonyms: conscious, alert, apperceptive, attentive, awake, aware, feeling, informed, knowing Antonyms: insensible, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, unwitting - *closed, unreactive, unreceptive, insensate* | 11 | |
| 5928457187 | splenetic | Definition: peevish, spiteful, having to do with the spleen, bad-tempered, whiny - *irritable, peevish POS: adj Synonyms: bitter Antonyms: happy, kind, easy going, complacent, forgiving | 12 | |
| 5928457188 | termagant | Definition: a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman - *shrew, virago, nagging, scolding* POS: N Synonyms: disruptive, fractious, raucous, rebellious, rowdy, unruly Antonyms: calm, compliant, obedient, quiet, arranged, behaved | 13 | |
| 5928457189 | torpor | Definition: sluggish inactivity or inertia; lethargic indifference; a state of suspended physical powers and activities; dormancy, as of a hibernating animal - *apathy, lethargy, absence or suspension of movement or feeling, dormancy, lassitude* POS: N Synonyms: apathy, disinterest, dormancy, drowsiness, dullness, idleness, impassivity Antonyms: action, consciousness, diligence, industry, interest, liveliness - *vigor, animation, activity* | 14 | |
| 5928457190 | truncheon | Definition: the club carried by a police officer - stick shaped for use as a weapon, baton - to be with a club POS: N, V Synonyms: baton, bat, bludgeon, stick, weapon, baton Antonyms: ??? | 15 |
