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8088010746AbominateDefinition: detest, loathe, to feel extreme disgust POS: V Synonyms: hate, abhor, despise, execrate - hate, dislike intensely Antonyms: like, love - admire, enjoy, esteem Sentence: I ___________ blue cheese and can not be anywhere near it without feeling sick.0
8088010747AnomalyDefinition: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected POS: N Synonyms: oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity, inconsistency - irregularity, mannerism, affect, peculiarity Antonyms: conformity, normality, regularity, sameness, standard - commonality, custom, ordinary Sentence: The scientist finally found the _________ after performing the experiment hundreds of times.1
8088010748AuspiciousDefinition: conducive to success, favorable POS: adj Synonyms: favorable, propitious, promising, rosy, good, encouraging - fortunate, favorable, hopeful, rosy, golden (opportunity) Antonyms: unsuitable, inopportune, unpromising, ominous, unfortunate - ominous, portentous, unpropitious, antagonistic, formidable Sentence: The new judge's acceptance speech was an ___________ start to his political career.2
8088010749BanalDefinition: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring POS: adj Synonyms: trite, vapid, commonplace, conventional, overdone - trite, commonplace, trifling, insipid, inane, innocuous, jejune, hackneyed, pedestrian (ordinary) Antonyms: original, fresh, original, rare, zesty, stimulating Sentence: The head of school makes the same _________ speech at every graduation ceremony.3
8088010750CompunctionDefinition: a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad - *uneasiness of the mine*, *remorse, regret, repentance, contrition, rue* POS: N Synonyms: unease, worries, misgivings, qualms, reservations Antonyms: disdain, happiness, indifference, mercilessness, meanness, defiance - brazenness, insensitivity Sentence: The murderer felt no ___________ when he saw his victim's family.4
8088010751DiscernDefinition: perceive or recognize something as different POS: V Synonyms: detect, recognize, notice, observe - *discern, see, ascertain, apprehend* Antonyms: confuse, doubt, miss, overlook, ignore, misunderstand Sentence: I tried to ________ the man that stole my purse, but i could not remember exactly what he looked like.5
8088010752ElucidateDefinition: make something clear POS: V Synonyms: explain, illuminate, clarify - exemplify, demonstrate, prove Antonyms: confuse, obscure, dim, eclipse., *obfuscate* Sentence: My math teacher ____________ed the complex concept when everyone in the class was confused.6
8088010753EuphemismDefinition: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing POS: N Synonyms: ---- Sentence: Hitler used a ______________ to disguise his true intentions of killing all the Jews.7
8088010754FulsomeDefinition: complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree POS: adj Synonyms: slick, unctuous, hypocritical Antonyms: reasonable, sincere, earnest, genuine, unfained8
8088010755MacabreDefinition: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury POS: adj Synonyms: gruesome, grisly, grim, gory, morbid, ghastly, unearthly, grotesque, hideous - deathlike, causing horror, ghastly Antonyms: cheerful, happy, pleasant, pleasing, pretty, appealing, attractive9
8088010756NebulousDefinition: coudlike, hazy; vague POS: adj Synonyms: indistinct, indefinite, unclear, vague, hazy, cloudy, fuzzy, misty - hazy, cloud-like, vague, confused Antonyms: clear, lucid10
8088010757PerditionDefinition: a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death; utter loss or destruction POS: N Synonyms: damnation, eternal punishment, affliction, punishment, purgatory, hell Antonyms: heaven, bliss, paradise, utopia, Zion11
8088010758QuerulousDefinition: complaining in a petulant or whining manner POS: adj Synonyms: petulant, peevish, pettish, fractious, fretful, irritable, whiny Antonyms: cheerful, happy, easy-going, satisfied12
8088010759RecantDefinition: say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical POS: V Synonyms: renounce, disavow, deny, repudiate - withdraw or renounce, recall, retract, abjure13
8088010760RelegateDefinition: consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position - move to a lower position or condition POS: V Synonyms: downgrade, lower, banish Antonyms: upgrade14
8088010761StentorianDefinition: loud and powerful POS: adj Synonyms: loud, thundering, thunderous, deafening, orotund, vociferous, clamorous, gravely Antonyms: quiet, soft, silent15

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