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| 210710592 | Aegis | (n) protection, patronage, sponsorship SYN: auspices | |
| 210710593 | Apprise | (v) to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice SYN: acquaint, notify ANT: keep secret, withhold information | |
| 210710594 | Bibulous | (adj) fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent SYN: inebrious, alcoholic ANT: teetotaling, abstemious, temperate | |
| 210710595 | Claque | (n) a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat SYN: fan club, flatterers, hangers-on | |
| 210710596 | Deracinate | (v) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of SYN: exterpate, eredicate, expunge ANT: implant, nurture, foster, instill | |
| 210710597 | Eleemosynary | (adj) charitable: dependent upon or supported by charity; derived from or provided by charity SYN: philanthropic, beneficent ANT: selfish, self-seeking, uncharitable | |
| 210710598 | Indigenous | (adj) originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent SYN: endemic, domestic, homegrown ANT: foreign, alien, exoteric, imported | |
| 210710599 | Lachrymose | (adj) given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious SYN: tearful, doleful, dolorous ANT: dry-eyed, cheerful, merry, hilarious | |
| 210710600 | Lexicon | (n) a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium SYN: wordbook, glossery | |
| 210710601 | Melee | (n) a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all, a tumultuous mingling SYN: fracas, brawl, scuffle, donnybrook ANT: friendly chat, peace and quiet | |
| 210710602 | Microcosm | (n) a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group of system SYN: epitome, world in little ANT: universe, macrocosm, cosmos, totality | |
| 210710603 | Minuscule | (adj) very small, tiny; (n) a lowercase letter SYN: infintesimal, insignificant ANT: huge, massive, monumental | |
| 210710604 | Obfuscate | (v) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder SYN: muddy the waters ANT: clarify, elucidate, explicate | |
| 210710605 | Paternalism | (n) the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children SYN: benevolence, soliciture, fatherliness | |
| 210710606 | Polarize | (v) to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern SYN: split, divide, alienate, estrange ANT: unity, unify, reconcile | |
| 210710607 | Purview | (n) the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statue SYN: jurisdiction, orbit | |
| 210710608 | Sanguine | (adj) having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook SYN: flushed, rosy ANT: bloodless, ashen, pessimistic, gloomy | |
| 210710609 | Solecism | (n) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake SYN: misusage, blunder, faux pas ANT: correct usage | |
| 210710610 | Vassel | (n) a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegienace; a subordinate or dependent; a servant (adj) subservient SYN: menial, minion; servile ANT: overlord | |
| 210710611 | Verisimilitude | (n) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable SYN: realism, lifelikeness, authenticity |
