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8033538945AbominateDefinition: detest, loathe; feel extreme disgust POS: V Synonyms: hate, abhor, despise, execrate, dislike intensely, damn, objurgate Antonyms: like, love, admire, enjoy, esteem (anything positive), RESPECT, REGARD,0
8033538946AnomalyDefinition: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected; a circumstance that is out of the ordinary POS: N Synonyms: oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity, inconsistency, variable, mannerism, affect Antonyms: conformity, normality, regularity, sameness, standard, commonality, CUSTOM, ordinary,1
8033538947AuspiciousDefinition: conducive to success, favorable; with favorable signs; fortunate POS: adj Synonyms: favorable, propitious, promising, rosy, good, encouraging, hopeful, golden (as in a golden opportunity), fortunate, halcyon Antonyms: unsuitable, inopportune, unpromising, OMINOUS, unfortunate, PORTENTOUS, unpropitious, ANTAGONISTIC, FORMIDABLE,2
8033538948BanalDefinition: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring POS: adj Synonyms: trite, vapid, COMMONPLACE, conventional, overdone, trifling, boring, INSIPID, inane, innocuous, JEJUNE, hackneyed, PEDESTRIAN (ordinary) Antonyms: original, FRESH, NOVEL, rare, zesty, stimulating3
8033538949CompunctionDefinition: a feeling of guilt that follows the doing of something bad; uneasiness of the mind felt because of a wrongdoing POS: N Synonyms: unease, worries, misgivings, qualms, reservations, repentance, contiliousness, contrition, rue Antonyms: disdain, happiness, indifference, mercilessness, meanness, defiance, brazedness, INSENSITIVITY, OBDURATE4
8033538950DiscernDefinition: perceive or recognize something; distinguish or recognize as something different POS: V Synonyms: detect, recognize, notice, observe, see, ascertain, apprehend (understand) Antonyms: CONFUSE, mistake, doubt, miss, overlook, ignore, misunderstand5
8033538951ElucidateDefinition: make something clear POS: V Synonyms: explain, illuminate, CLARIFY, exemplify, demonstrate, prove, annotate Antonyms: confuse, OBFUSCATE, obscure, DIM, eclipse6
8033538952EuphemismDefinition: 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: N7
8033538953FulsomeDefinition: complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree, so much so to be distasteful or defensive POS: adj Synonyms: ostentatious, excessive, extravagant, overdone, immoderate, inordinate, flattering, adulatory, fawning, unctuous, ingratiating, profuse Antonyms: reasonable, sincere, earnest, genuine, sincere, unfain8
8033538954MacabreDefinition: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury; gruesome or horrifying POS: adj Synonyms: gruesome, grisly, grim, gory, morbid, ghastly, unearthly, grotesque, hideous, causing horror, deathlike Antonyms: cheerful, happy, pleasant, pleasing, pretty, living9
8033538955NebulousDefinition: in the form of a cloud or haze; cloud like (vague or confused) POS: adj Synonyms: indistinct, indefinite, unclear, vague, hazy, cloudy, fuzzy, misty Antonyms: clear, lucid10
8033538956PerditionDefinition: a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death POS: N Synonyms: damnation, eternal punishment, affliction, punishment, complete ruin, purgatory, gehenim Antonyms: heaven, bliss, ecstasy11
8033538957QuerulousDefinition: complaining in a petulant or whining manner POS: adj Synonyms: petulant, peevish, pettish, fractious, fretful, irritable, whining, whimpering, irritable, Antonyms: cheerful, happy, easy-going, satisfied12
8033538958RecantDefinition: say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical; to take back formally or publicly POS: V Synonyms: renounce, disavow, deny, repudiate, recall, retract, redraw Antonyms: accept, agree, allow, approve, corroborate, acknowledge13
8033538959RelegateDefinition: consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position; move to a lower position or condition POS: V Synonyms: downgrade, lower, VANISH Antonyms: upgrade,14
8033538960StentorianDefinition: loud and powerful; very loud or powerful in sound POS: adj Synonyms: loud, thundering, thunderous, deafening, rotund, CLAMOROUS, VOCIFEROUS, GRAVELY Antonyms: quiet, soft, soothing, still, silent15

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