5540455260 | Befuddle | To cause confusion | 0 | |
5540455261 | Befuddle | Syn: puzzle, disorient Ant: clarify, enlighten | 1 | |
5540455262 | Pragmatic | dealing with things sensibly and realistically | 2 | |
5540455263 | Pragmatic | Syn: practical, realistic Ant: irrational, unrealistic | 3 | |
5540455264 | Acquisition | an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum. | 4 | |
5540455265 | Acquisition | Syn: purchase, gain Ant: loss, surrender | 5 | |
5540455266 | Expurgated | to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable | 6 | |
5540455267 | Expurgated | Syn: Purge, purify Ant : allow, permit. | 7 | |
5540455268 | Squall | sudden increase in wind speed | 8 | |
5540455269 | Squall | Syn: gust, blast Ant: calm, quiet | 9 | |
5540455270 | Turgid | swollen | 10 | |
5540455271 | Turgid | Syn: bloated, congested Ant: frail, skinny | 11 | |
5540455272 | Impasse | a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement | 12 | |
5540455273 | Impasse | Syn: deadlock, stalemate Ant: solution, breakthrough | 13 | |
5540455274 | Disheveled | (of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered. | 14 | |
5540455275 | Disheveled | Syn: scruffy, messy, unkempt Ant: clean, neat, tidy | 15 | |
5540455276 | Severance | 1. The action of ending a connection or relationship. 2. Division by cutting or slicing. | 16 | |
5540455277 | Severance | Syn: Division, rupture, separation, disunion Ant: Union, unification, connection | 17 | |
5540455278 | Abstemious | Indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink. | 18 | |
5540455279 | Abstemious | Syn: Abstinent, moderate, restrained. Ant: Intemperate, self-indulgent, gluttonous. | 19 | |
5540455280 | Virile | characterised by a vigorous, masculine spirit. | 20 | |
5540455281 | Virile | Syn: macho, manly Ant: feminine, dainty | 21 | |
5540455282 | Retribution | something given or exacted in recompense | 22 | |
5540455283 | Retribution | Syn: comeuppance, payback Ant: pardon, forgiveness | 23 | |
5540455284 | Pugnacious | eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight. | 24 | |
5540455285 | Pugnacious | Syn: combative, quarrelsome, disputatious. Ant: non belligerent, pacific, nonaggressive. | 25 | |
5540455286 | Irate | feeling or characterised by great anger. | 26 | |
5540455287 | Irate | Syn: indignant, exasperated, fuming. Ant: cheerful, calm, happy. | 27 | |
5540455288 | Palliate | disguise or moderate the seriousness or gravity of something | 28 | |
5540455289 | Palliate | Syn: alleviate, ease, relieve, gloss over. Ant: accuse, aggravate, agitate, blacken, | 29 | |
5540455290 | Sophistry | The use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving. | 30 | |
5540455291 | Sophistry | Syn: casuistry, fallacy, inconsistency. Ant: certainty, directness, frankness, surety. | 31 | |
5540455292 | Ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action | 32 | |
5540455293 | Ambivalence | Syn: doubt, indecision, hesitation, uncertainty Ant: certainty, sureness | 33 | |
5540455294 | Impede | to slow the movement, progress, or action of (someone or something) | 34 | |
5540455295 | Impede | Syn: hinder, block, obstruct Ant: clear, make way, open, unclog | 35 | |
5540455296 | Acerbic | expressing harsh criticism in a clever manner. | 36 | |
5540455297 | Acerbic | Syn: Trenchant, sharp, bitter and witty. Ant: Kind, mild, and calm. | 37 | |
5540455298 | Abstruse | difficult to comprehend | 38 | |
5540455299 | Abstruse | Syn: confusing, complex, puzzling, abstract. Ant: simple, clear, concrete and obvious. | 39 | |
5540455300 | Impinge | To have an effect or impact, especially a negative one. | 40 | |
5540455301 | Impinge | Syn: Infringe, affect, touch. Ant: Leave alone, dodge, avoid. | 41 | |
5540455302 | Phlegmatic | Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. | 42 | |
5540455303 | Phlegmatic | Syn: Impassive, tranquil, placid. Ant: Demonstrative, passionate, emotional. | 43 | |
5540455304 | Casuistry | the use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions | 44 | |
5540455305 | Casuistry | Syn: Deception, Fallacy, Lie Ant: Certainty, Fact, Reality, Truth | 45 | |
5540455306 | Infirmity | Physical or mental weakness | 46 | |
5540455307 | Infirmity | Syn: Illness, malady, weakness Ant: Health, perfection, ability | 47 | |
5540455308 | Elucidate | to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain | 48 | |
5540455309 | Elucidate | Syn: clarify, illuminate Ant: confuse | 49 | |
5540455310 | Spurious | not being what it purports to be; false or fake. | 50 | |
5540455311 | Spurious | Syn: fake, fraudulent Ant: genuine, authentic | 51 | |
5540455312 | Sedulously | (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence. | 52 | |
5540455313 | Sedulously | Syn: careful, meticulous, assiduous, attentive. Ant: inactive, dead, dormant,dull, negligent | 53 | |
5540455314 | Pompous | affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important. | 54 | |
5540455315 | Pompous | Syn: overbearing, domineering, grandiose Ant: modest, humble, unpretentious, demure | 55 | |
5540455316 | Lugubrious | looking or sounding sad and dismal. | 56 | |
5540455317 | Lugubrious | Syn: gloomy, sorrowful Ant: cheerful, joyful | 57 | |
5540455318 | Sequester | isolate or hide away from someone or something. | 58 | |
5540455319 | Sequester | Syn: segregate, secrete Ant: reveal, uncover | 59 | |
5540455320 | Tantalise | torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable. | 60 | |
5540455321 | Tantalize | Syn: annoy, provoke, tease Ant: assist, please support, encourage | 61 | |
5540455322 | Enthralment | a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | 62 | |
5540455323 | Enthrallment | Syn: attention, captivation, fascination Ant: indifference, disinterested, detachment | 63 | |
5540455324 | Prodigious | Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree | 64 | |
5540455325 | Prodigious | Syn: Colossal, fantastic, tremendous. Ant: Tiny, ordinary. | 65 | |
5540455326 | Jovial | Cheerful and friendly | 66 | |
5540455327 | Jovial | Syn: jolly, happy, friendly Ant: miserable, gloomy | 67 | |
5540455328 | Candor | the quality of being open and honest; frankness | 68 | |
5540455329 | Candor | Syn: openness, directness, sincerity Ant: guardedness, evasiveness, insincerity | 69 | |
5540455330 | Surly | Bad-tempered and rude. | 70 | |
5540455331 | Surly | Syn: uncivil, brusque, crabby, grumpy... Ant: pleasant, charming | 71 |
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