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= *Group 1*

- *abound*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈbaʊnd]/ be plentiful, be
  abundant, be numerous, proliferate, superabound, thrive, flourish, be thick on
  the ground, grow on trees, be two/ten a penny, abundant, plentiful,
  superabundant, considerable, copious, ample, lavish, luxuriant, profuse,
  boundless, munificent, bountiful, prolific, inexhaustible, generous, galore,
  plenteous
- *amorphous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈmɔː.fəs]/ shapeless,
  formless, unformed, unshaped, structureless, unstructured, indeterminate,
  indefinite, vague, nebulous
- *austere*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɔːˈstɪər]/ severe, stern,
  strict, harsh, unfeeling, stony, steely, flinty, dour, grim, cold, frosty,
  frigid, icy, chilly, unemotional, unfriendly, formal, stiff, stuffy, reserved,
  remote, distant, aloof, forbidding, mean-looking, grave, solemn, serious,
  unsmiling, unsympathetic, unforgiving, uncharitable, hard, rigorous, stringent,
  unyielding, unbending, unrelenting, inflexible, illiberal, no-nonsense,
  hard-boiled, hard-nosed, solid
- *belie*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bɪˈlaɪ]/ contradict, be at
  odds with, call into question, give the lie to, show/prove to be false,
  disprove, debunk, discredit, explode, knock the bottom out of, shoot full of
  holes, shoot down (in flames), controvert, confute, negative, conceal, cover,
  disguise, misrepresent, falsify, distort, warp, put a spin on, colour, give a
  false idea of, give a false account of
- *capricious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈprɪʃ.əs]/ fickle,
  inconstant, changeable, variable, unstable, mercurial, volatile, erratic,
  vacillating, irregular, inconsistent, fitful, arbitrary, impulsive,
  temperamental, wild, ungovernable, whimsical, fanciful, flighty, wayward,
  quirky, faddish, freakish, unpredictable, random, chance, haphazard
- *cerebral*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈser.ə.brəl]/
- *congenial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈdʒiː.ni.əl]/
  like-minded, compatible, kindred, well suited, easy to get along with,
  companionable, sociable, sympathetic, comradely, convivial, neighbourly,
  hospitable, genial, personable, agreeable, friendly, pleasant, likeable, kindly,
  pleasing, amiable, nice, good-natured, sympathique, simpatico
- *conspicuous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈspɪk.ju.əs]/ easily
  seen, clear, visible, clearly visible, standing out, noticeable, observable,
  discernible, perceptible, perceivable, detectable, obvious, manifest, evident,
  apparent, marked, pronounced, prominent, outstanding, patent, crystal clear, as
  clear as crystal, vivid, striking, dramatic, eye-catching, flagrant,
  ostentatious, overt, blatant, as plain as a pikestaff, staring one in the face,
  writ large, as plain as day, distinct, recognizable, distinguishable,
  unmistakable, inescapable, standing/sticking out a mile
- *cursory*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkɜː.sər.i]/ perfunctory,
  desultory, casual, superficial, token, uninterested, half-hearted, inattentive,
  unthinking, offhand, mechanical, automatic, routine, hasty, quick, hurried,
  rapid, brief, passing, fleeting, summary, sketchy, careless, slapdash
- *daunting*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdɔːn.tɪŋ]/ intimidating,
  formidable, disconcerting, unnerving, unsettling, dismaying, discouraging,
  disheartening, dispiriting, demoralizing, forbidding, ominous, awesome,
  frightening, fearsome, mean-looking, challenging, taxing, exacting
- *deify*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdeɪ.ɪ.faɪ]/ worship, revere,
  venerate, reverence, hold sacred, pay homage to, extol, exalt, adore,
  immortalize, divinize, idolize, apotheosize, lionize, hero-worship, idealize,
  glorify, aggrandize, put on a pedestal
- *didactic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[daɪˈdæk.tɪk]/ instructive,
  instructional, educational, educative, informative, informational, doctrinal,
  preceptive, teaching, pedagogic, academic, scholastic, tuitional, edifying,
  improving, enlightening, illuminating, heuristic, pedantic, moralistic,
  homiletic, propaedeutic
- *disseminate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈsem.ɪ.neɪt]/ spread,
  circulate, distribute, disperse, diffuse, proclaim, promulgate, propagate,
  publicize, communicate, pass on, make known, put about, dissipate, scatter,
  broadcast, put on the air/airwaves, publish, herald, trumpet, bruit abroad/about
- *feasible*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfiː.zə.bəl]/ practicable,
  practical, workable, achievable, attainable, realizable, viable, realistic,
  sensible, reasonable, within reason, useful, suitable, expedient, helpful,
  constructive, doable, earthly, accomplishable
- *flout*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[flaʊt]/ defy, refuse to obey,
  go against, rebel against, scorn, disdain, show contempt for, fly in the face
  of, thumb one's nose at, make a fool of, poke fun at, disobey, break, violate,
  fail to comply with, fail to observe, contravene, infringe, breach, commit a
  breach of, transgress against, ignore, disregard, set one's face against, kick
  against, cock a snook at, infract, set at naught
- *homogeneous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌhɒm.əˈdʒiː.ni.əs]/
  similar, comparable, equivalent, like, analogous, corresponding, correspondent,
  parallel, matching, kindred, related, correlative, congruent, cognate
- *humdrum*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈhʌm.drʌm]/ mundane, dull,
  dreary, boring, tedious, monotonous, banal, ho-hum, tiresome, wearisome,
  prosaic, unexciting, uninteresting, uneventful, unvarying, unvaried,
  unremarkable, repetitive, repetitious, routine, ordinary, everyday, day-to-day,
  quotidian, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, common, workaday, usual, pedestrian,
  customary, regular, normal, garden variety, typical, vanilla, plain vanilla,
  common or garden, banausic
- *insipid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd]/ tasteless,
  flavourless, unflavoured, savourless, bland, weak, thin, watery, watered-down,
  unappetizing, unpalatable, wishy-washy, wersh
- *loquacious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ləˈkweɪ.ʃəs]/ talkative,
  garrulous, voluble, over-talkative, long-winded, wordy, verbose, profuse,
  prolix, effusive, gushing, rambling, communicative, chatty, gossipy, gossiping,
  chattering, chattery, babbling, blathering, gibbering, with the gift of the gab,
  yakking, big-mouthed, gabby, gassy, talky, multiloquent, multiloquous
- *misanthropic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌmɪs.ənˈθrɒp.ɪk]/
- *misnomer*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌmɪsˈnəʊ.mər]/
- *negligent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈneɡ.lɪ.dʒənt]/ careless,
  failing to take proper care, remiss, neglectful, lax, irresponsible,
  inattentive, heedless, thoughtless, unmindful, forgetful, slack, sloppy,
  slapdash, slipshod, derelict, barratrous, delinquent, disregardful, inadvertent,
  oscitant
- *obsequious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əbˈsiː.kwi.əs]/ servile,
  ingratiating, unctuous, sycophantic, fawning, toadying, oily, oleaginous,
  greasy, grovelling, cringing, toadyish, sycophantish, subservient, submissive,
  slavish, abject, Uriah Heepish, slimy, bootlicking, smarmy, sucky, soapy,
  brown-nosing
- *placate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pləˈkeɪt]/ pacify, calm,
  calm down, appease, mollify, soothe, win over, quiet, conciliate, propitiate,
  make peace with, humour, pour oil on troubled waters, quieten (down), square
  someone off
- *proclivity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈklɪv.ə.ti]/ liking,
  inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition, propensity, bent, bias, penchant,
  predisposition, predilection, partiality, preference, taste, fondness, weakness,
  proneness, velleity
- *puerile*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpjʊə.raɪl]/ childish,
  immature, infantile, juvenile, adolescent, babyish, silly, inane, fatuous,
  jejune, asinine, foolish, petty
- *quixotic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kwɪkˈsɒt.ɪk]/ idealistic,
  unbusinesslike, romantic, extravagant, starry-eyed, visionary, utopian,
  perfectionist, unrealistic, unworldly, impracticable, unworkable, impossible,
  non-viable, inoperable, unserviceable, useless, ineffective, ineffectual,
  inefficacious
- *spendthrift*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈspend.θrɪft]/
  profligate, prodigal, squanderer, waster, big spender, wastrel, improvident,
  thriftless, wasteful, extravagant, free-spending, squandering, irresponsible
- *taciturn*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtæs.ɪ.tɜːn]/ untalkative,
  uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet, unresponsive, secretive,
  silent, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, mute, dumb, inarticulate, reserved,
  withdrawn, introverted, retiring, media-shy, antisocial, unsociable, distant,
  aloof, stand-offish, cold, detached, dour, sullen
- *wary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈweə.ri]/ cautious, careful,
  circumspect, on one's guard, chary, alert, on the alert, on the lookout, on the
  qui vive, prudent, attentive, heedful, watchful, vigilant, hypervigilant,
  observant, wide awake, on one's toes, cagey, suspicious, distrustful,
  mistrustful, sceptical, doubtful, dubious, guarded, leery

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= *Group 2*

- *adulterate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈdʌl.tə.reɪt]/ make
  impure, degrade, debase, spoil, taint, defile, contaminate, pollute, foul,
  sully, doctor, tamper with, mix, lace, dilute, water down, thin out, weaken,
  bastardize, corrupt, cut, spike, dope, vitiate
- *advocate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈæd.və.keɪt]/ champion,
  upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent, protector, patron,
  spokesman for, spokeswoman for, spokesperson for, speaker for, campaigner for,
  fighter for, battler for, crusader for, missionary, reformer, pioneer, pleader,
  propagandist, apostle, apologist, booster, plugger
- *aggrandize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈɡræn.daɪz]/
- *alacrity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈlæk.rə.ti]/ eagerness,
  willingness, readiness, enthusiasm, ardour, fervour, keenness, joyousness,
  liveliness, zeal, promptness, haste, briskness, swiftness, dispatch, speed,
  address
- *ambivalent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt]/
  equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute, in
  two minds, undecided, unresolved, in a dilemma, on the horns of a dilemma, in a
  quandary, on the fence, torn, hesitating, fluctuating, wavering, vacillating,
  equivocating, mixed, opposing, conflicting, contradictory, clashing, confused,
  muddled, vague, hazy, unclear, iffy, blowing hot and cold
- *ameliorate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt]/ improve,
  make better, better, make improvements to, enhance, help, benefit, boost, raise,
  amend, refine, reform, relieve, ease, mitigate, retrieve, rectify, correct,
  right, put right, set right, put to rights, sort out, clear up, deal with,
  remedy, repair, fix, cure, heal, mend, make good, resolve, settle, redress,
  square, tweak, patch up
- *amenable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈmiː.nə.bəl]/ compliant,
  acquiescent, biddable, manageable, controllable, governable, persuadable,
  tractable, responsive, pliant, flexible, malleable, complaisant, accommodating,
  docile, submissive, obedient, tame, meek, easily handled, persuasible
- *anachronistic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˌnæk.rəˈnɪs.tɪk]/
- *audacious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs]/ bold, daring,
  fearless, intrepid, brave, unafraid, unflinching, courageous, valiant, valorous,
  heroic, dashing, plucky, daredevil, devil-may-care, death-or-glory, reckless,
  wild, madcap, adventurous, venturesome, enterprising, dynamic, spirited,
  mettlesome, game, gutsy, spunky, ballsy, have-a-go, go-ahead, venturous,
  temerarious
- *avaricious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs]/ grasping,
  acquisitive, covetous, greedy, rapacious, mercenary, materialistic, miserly,
  mean, money-grubbing, money-grabbing, grabby, pleonectic, Mammonish, Mammonistic
- *banal*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bəˈnɑːl]/ trite, hackneyed,
  clichéd, platitudinous, vapid, commonplace, ordinary, common, stock,
  conventional, stereotyped, predictable, overused, overdone, overworked, stale,
  worn out, time-worn, tired, threadbare, hoary, hack, unimaginative, unoriginal,
  derivative, uninspired, prosaic, dull, boring, pedestrian, run-of-the-mill,
  routine, humdrum, old hat, corny, played out, hacky, cornball, dime-store,
  truistic, bromidic
- *benign*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bɪˈnaɪn]/ kindly, kind,
  warm-hearted, good-natured, friendly, warm, affectionate, agreeable, amiable,
  good-humoured, genial, congenial, cordial, approachable, tender, tender-hearted,
  soft-hearted, gentle, sympathetic, compassionate, caring, considerate,
  thoughtful, helpful, well disposed, obliging, accommodating, generous,
  big-hearted, unselfish, benevolent, gracious, liberal, indulgent, benignant
- *brazen*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbreɪ.zən]/ bold, shameless,
  as bold as brass, brazen-faced, forward, presumptuous, brash, immodest,
  unashamed, unabashed, unembarrassed, unblushing, defiant, impudent, insolent,
  impertinent, cheeky, pert, barefaced, blatant, flagrant, undisguised, brassy,
  pushy, saucy
- *calumny*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkæl.əm.ni]/ slander,
  defamation (of character), character assassination, misrepresentation of
  character, evil-speaking, calumniation, libel, scandalmongering, malicious
  gossip, muckraking, smear campaign, disparagement, denigration, derogation,
  aspersions, vilification, traducement, obloquy, verbal abuse, backbiting,
  vituperation, revilement, scurrility, lies, slurs, smears, untruths, false
  accusations, false reports, insults, slights, mud-slinging, bad-mouthing,
  contumely
- *candid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkæn.dɪd]/ frank, outspoken,
  forthright, blunt, open, honest, truthful, sincere, direct, straightforward,
  plain-spoken, bluff, unreserved, downright, straight from the shoulder,
  unvarnished, bald, heart-to-heart, intimate, personal, man-to-man,
  woman-to-woman, upfront, on the level, on the up and up, round, free-spoken
- *castigate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt]/ reprimand,
  rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold,
  remonstrate with, berate, take to task, pull up, lambast, read someone the Riot
  Act, haul over the coals, lecture, criticize, censure, punish, discipline,
  chasten, tell off, give someone a telling-off, give someone a talking-to, give
  someone an earful, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone a
  roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, rap, rap someone the
  knuckles, slap someone's wrist, let someone have it, bawl out, give someone
  hell, come down on, blow up at, pitch into, lay into, lace into, give someone a
  caning, put on the mat, slap down, blast, rag, keelhaul, tick off, have a go at,
  carpet, monster, give someone a mouthful, tear someone off a strip, give someone
  what for, give someone some stick, wig, give someone a wigging, give someone a
  row, row, chew out, ream out, call down, rate, give someone a rating, trim,
  reprehend, objurgate
- *caustic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkɔː.stɪk]/ corrosive,
  corroding, mordant, acid, alkaline, burning, stinging, acrid, harsh,
  destructive, sarcastic, cutting, biting, mordant, stinging, sharp, bitter,
  scathing, derisive, sardonic, ironic, scornful, trenchant, acerbic, vitriolic,
  tart, acid, pungent, acrimonious, astringent, rapier-like, razor-edged,
  critical, polemic, virulent, venomous, waspish, sarky, mordacious, acidulous
- *construe*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈstruː]/ interpret,
  understand, read, see, take, take to mean, parse, render, analyse, explain,
  elucidate, gloss, decode
- *contrite*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈtraɪt]/ remorseful,
  repentant, penitent, regretful, full of regret, sorry, apologetic,
  self-reproachful, rueful, sheepish, hangdog, ashamed, chastened, shamefaced,
  conscience-stricken, guilt-ridden, in sackcloth and ashes, compunctious
- *convoluted*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkɒn.və.luː.tɪd]/
  complicated, complex, involved, intricate, elaborate, impenetrable, serpentine,
  labyrinthine, tortuous, tangled, Byzantine, Daedalian, Gordian, confused,
  confusing, bewildering, baffling, puzzling, perplexing, fiddly, plotty, involute
- *covet*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkʌv.ɪt]/ desire, be consumed
  with desire for, crave, have one's heart set on, want, wish for, long for, yearn
  for, dream of, aspire to, hanker for, hanker after, hunger after/for, thirst
  for, ache for, fancy, burn for, pant for
- *craven*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkreɪ.vən]/ cowardly,
  lily-livered, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, pigeon-hearted, spiritless,
  spineless, timid, timorous, fearful, trembling, quaking, shrinking, cowering,
  afraid of one's own shadow, pusillanimous, weak, feeble, soft, yellow, chicken,
  weak-kneed, gutless, yellow-bellied, wimpish, wimpy, sissy, sissified, wet,
  candy-assed, poltroon, recreant, poor-spirited
- *decorum*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈkɔː.rəm]/ propriety,
  properness, seemliness, decency, decorousness, good taste, correctness,
  appropriateness, appropriacy, politeness, courtesy, good manners, refinement,
  breeding, deportment, dignity, respectability, modesty, demureness
- *deft*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[deft]/ skilful, adept, adroit,
  dexterous, agile, nimble, neat, nimble-fingered, handy, able, capable, skilled,
  proficient, accomplished, expert, experienced, practised, polished, efficient,
  slick, professional, masterful, masterly, impressive, finely judged, delicate,
  clever, shrewd, astute, canny, sharp, artful, nifty, nippy, mean, wicked, ace,
  wizard, crack, genius, habile
- *demur*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈmɜːr]/ raise objections,
  object, take exception, take issue, protest, lodge a protest, cavil, dissent,
  raise doubts, express doubt, express reluctance, express reservations, express
  misgivings, be unwilling, be reluctant, balk, hesitate, think twice, hang back,
  drag one's heels, refuse, be cagey, boggle, kick up a fuss, kick up a stink,
  objection, protest, protestation, complaint, dispute, dissent, carping,
  cavilling, recalcitrance, opposition, resistance, reservation, hesitation,
  reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination, lack of enthusiasm, doubts, qualms,
  misgivings, second thoughts, a murmur, a peep, a word, a sound, niggling,
  griping, grousing, boggling, demurrers, demurral
- *derivative*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈrɪv.ə.tɪv]/ ddxx2cosxd
  over d x end fraction x squared cosine x𝑑𝑑𝑥𝑥2cos𝑥, ddxe(x2+2x)d over d x end
  fraction e raised to the open paren x squared plus 2 x close paren
  power𝑑𝑑𝑥𝑒𝑥2+2𝑥, ddtln(3t+5)d over d t end fraction l n open paren 3 t plus 5
  close paren𝑑𝑑𝑡ln(3𝑡+5)
- *desiccate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdes.ɪ.keɪt]/ dried, dried
  up, dry, dehydrated, powdered
- *diatribe*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdaɪ.ə.traɪb]/ tirade,
  harangue, verbal onslaught, verbal attack, stream of abuse, denunciation,
  broadside, fulmination, condemnation, criticism, stricture, reproof, reproval,
  reprimand, rebuke, admonishment, admonition, invective, upbraiding,
  vituperation, abuse, castigation, tongue-lashing, knocking, slamming, panning,
  bashing, blast, flak, slating, philippic, obloquy
- *incredulous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs]/
  disbelieving, unbelieving, doubtful, dubious, unconvinced, distrustful,
  distrusting, mistrustful, mistrusting, suspicious, questioning, lacking trust,
  cynical, sceptical, wary, chary
- *ingenuous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈdʒen.ju.əs]/ naive,
  innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, trustful, over-trusting, unwary,
  unsuspicious, unguarded, unsceptical, uncritical, unworldly, wide-eyed,
  inexperienced, green, open, sincere, honest, frank, candid, undeceitful, direct,
  forthright, artless, guileless, genuine, unaffected, unstudied, unsophisticated
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= *Group 3*

- *abate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈbeɪt]/ subside, die
  down/away/out, drop off/away, lessen, ease (off), let up, decrease, diminish,
  moderate, decline, fade, dwindle, slacken, recede, cool off, tail off, peter
  out, taper off, wane, ebb, relent, desist, weaken, become weaker, come to an
  end, remit
- *abjure*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əbˈdʒʊər]/ renounce,
  relinquish, reject, dispense with, forgo, forswear, disavow, abandon, deny,
  gainsay, disclaim, repudiate, give up, spurn, abnegate, wash one's hands of,
  drop, do away with, eschew, abstain from, refrain from, kick, jack in, pack in,
  disaffirm, forsake
- *anomalous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈnɒm.ə.ləs]/ abnormal,
  atypical, non-typical, irregular, aberrant, exceptional, freak, freakish, odd,
  bizarre, peculiar, unusual, out of the ordinary, inconsistent, incongruous,
  deviant, deviating, divergent, eccentric, rare, singular, backasswards
- *antipathy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ænˈtɪp.ə.θi]/ hostility,
  antagonism, animosity, aversion, animus, opposition, enmity, dislike, distaste,
  ill will, ill feeling, hatred, hate, abhorrence, loathing, repugnance, odium,
  grudge, allergy, disrelish
- *arcane*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɑːˈkeɪn]/ mysterious, secret,
  hidden, concealed, covert, clandestine, enigmatic, dark, esoteric, obscure,
  abstruse, recondite, little known, recherché, inscrutable, impenetrable, opaque,
  incomprehensible, cryptic, occult
- *arduous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɑː.dʒu.əs]/ onerous,
  taxing, difficult, hard, heavy, laborious, burdensome, strenuous, vigorous,
  back-breaking, stiff, uphill, relentless, Herculean, demanding, trying, tough,
  challenging, formidable, exacting, exhausting, wearying, fatiguing, tiring,
  punishing, gruelling, grinding, intolerable, unbearable, murderous, harrowing,
  killing, no picnic, knackering, toilsome, exigent
- *artless*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɑːt.ləs]/ natural, naive,
  simple, innocent, childlike, pure, ingenuous, guileless, candid, open, honest,
  sincere, frank, straightforward, unaffected, unpretentious, modest, unassuming,
  on the up and up
- *ascetic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈset.ɪk]/ austere,
  self-denying, abstinent, abstemious, non-indulgent, self-disciplined, frugal,
  simple, rigorous, strict, severe, hair-shirt, spartan, monastic, monkish,
  monklike, nunlike, reclusive, solitary, cloistered, eremitic, anchoritic,
  hermitic, celibate, continent, chaste, puritanical, self-abnegating,
  other-worldly, mortified
- *assuage*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈsweɪdʒ]/ relieve, ease,
  alleviate, soothe, mitigate, dampen, allay, calm, palliate, abate, lull, temper,
  suppress, smother, stifle, subdue, tranquillize, mollify, moderate, modify, tone
  down, attenuate, dilute, lessen, diminish, decrease, reduce, lower, put an end
  to, put a stop to, take the edge off, kill, lenify
- *betray*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bɪˈtreɪ]/ break one's promise
  to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false,
  fail, let down, double-cross, deceive, cheat, inform on/against, give away,
  denounce, sell out, stab someone in the back, be a Judas to, give someone a
  Judas kiss, bite the hand that feeds one, turn traitor, sell the pass, turn
  Queen's/King's evidence, blow the whistle on, rat on, peach on, sell down the
  river, squeal on, squeak on, grass on, shop, sneak on, stitch up, do the dirty
  on, split on, rat out, drop a/the dime on, finger, job, dob on, pimp on, pool,
  shelf, put someone's pot on, point the bone at, delate
- *bucolic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bjuˈkɒl.ɪk]/ rustic, rural,
  pastoral, country, countryside, agricultural, agrarian, outdoor, idyllic,
  unspoiled, Arcadian, sylvan, georgic, agrestic
- *burgeon*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbɜː.dʒən]/ grow rapidly,
  increase rapidly/exponentially, expand, spring up, shoot up, swell, explode,
  boom, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, multiply, become more numerous, escalate,
  rocket, skyrocket, run riot, put on a spurt, flourish, thrive, prosper
- *cacophonous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈkɒf.ə.nəs]/ loud,
  noisy, ear-splitting, blaring, booming, thunderous, deafening, raucous,
  discordant, dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical, tuneless, harsh,
  strident, screeching, screechy, grating, jarring, jangling, horrisonant,
  absonant
- *canonize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkæn.ə.naɪz]/ beatify,
  declare to be a saint
- *censure*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsen.ʃər]/ condemn,
  criticize, castigate, chastise, lambast, pillory, savage, attack, find fault
  with, fulminate against, abuse, reprimand, berate, reprove, rebuke, admonish,
  remonstrate with, reproach, take to task, haul over the coals, impugn, harangue,
  blame, revile, vilify, give someone a bad press, knock, slam, take to pieces,
  pull apart, crucify, bash, hammer, lay into, tear into, sail into, roast, give
  someone a roasting, cane, blast, bawl out, dress down, rap over the knuckles,
  have a go at, give someone hell, carpet, slate, slag off, rubbish, monster,
  rollick, give someone a rollicking, give someone a rocket, tear someone off a
  strip, tear a strip off someone, chew out, ream out, pummel, cut up, bag, rate,
  slash, excoriate, objurgate, reprehend
- *chicanery*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ʃɪˈkeɪ.nər.i]/ trickery,
  deception, deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, dishonesty, unscrupulousness,
  underhandedness, subterfuge, fraud, fraudulence, legerdemain, sophistry, sharp
  practice, skulduggery, swindling, cheating, duping, hoodwinking, deviousness,
  guile, intrigue, palace intrigue, craft, craftiness, artfulness, slyness, wiles,
  misleading talk, crookedness, monkey business, funny business, hanky-panky,
  shenanigans, flimflam, jiggery-pokery, monkeyshines, codology, management,
  knavery
- *coalesce*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəʊ.əˈles]/ unite, join
  together, combine, merge, fuse, mingle, meld, blend, intermingle, knit
  (together), amalgamate, consolidate, integrate, affiliate, link up, homogenize,
  synthesize, converge, commingle, commix
- *cogent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkəʊ.dʒənt]/ convincing,
  compelling, strong, forceful, powerful, potent, weighty, valid, sound, well
  founded, plausible, effective, efficacious, telling, impressive, persuasive,
  irresistible, eloquent, credible, influential, conclusive, unanswerable,
  authoritative, logical, reasoned, well reasoned, rational, reasonable, lucid,
  coherent, well organized, systematic, orderly, methodical, clear, articulate,
  consistent, relevant
- *compelling*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəmˈpel.ɪŋ]/ enthralling,
  captivating, gripping, engrossing, riveting, spellbinding, entrancing,
  transfixing, mesmerizing, hypnotic, mesmeric, absorbing, fascinating, thrilling,
  irresistible, addictive, unputdownable
- *contend*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈtend]/ cope with, face,
  grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against, resist, withstand,
  assert, maintain, hold, claim, argue, profess, affirm, aver, avow, insist,
  state, declare, pronounce, allege, plead
- *copious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkəʊ.pi.əs]/ abundant,
  superabundant, plentiful, ample, profuse, full, extensive, considerable,
  substantial, generous, bumper, lavish, fulsome, liberal, bountiful, overflowing,
  abounding, teeming, in abundance, many, numerous, multiple, multifarious,
  multitudinous, manifold, countless, innumerable, a gogo, galore, lank,
  bounteous, plenteous, myriad
- *cosmopolitan*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən]/
- *deference*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdef.ər.əns]/ respect,
  respectfulness, regard, esteem, consideration, attentiveness, attention,
  thoughtfulness, courteousness, courtesy, politeness, civility, dutifulness,
  reverence, veneration, awe, homage, submissiveness, submission, obedience,
  yielding, surrender, accession, capitulation, acquiescence, complaisance,
  obeisance
- *desultory*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdes.əl.tər.i]/ casual,
  half-hearted, lukewarm, cursory, superficial, token, perfunctory, passing,
  incidental, sketchy, haphazard, random, aimless, rambling, erratic,
  unmethodical, unsystematic, automatic, unthinking, capricious, mechanical,
  offhand, chaotic, inconsistent, irregular, intermittent, occasional, sporadic,
  inconstant, fitful
- *diffident*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt]/ shy,
  bashful, modest, self-effacing, unassuming, unpresuming, humble, meek,
  unconfident, unassertive, timid, timorous, shrinking, reserved, withdrawn,
  introverted, inhibited, insecure, self-doubting, doubtful, wary, unsure,
  apprehensive, uncertain, hesitant, nervous, reluctant, fearful, self-conscious,
  ill at ease, ashamed, abashed, embarrassed, shamefaced, sheepish, mim, mousy
- *dilatory*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdɪl.ə.tər.i]/ slow,
  unhurried, tardy, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like,
  tortoise-like, lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, lollygagging
- *equivocate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈkwɪv.ə.keɪt]/
  prevaricate, be evasive, be non-committal, be vague, be ambiguous, evade/dodge
  the issue, beat about the bush, hedge, hedge one's bets, fudge the issue, fence,
  parry questions, vacillate, shilly-shally, cavil, waver, quibble, temporize,
  hesitate, stall (for time), shuffle about, hum and haw, pussyfoot around,
  waffle, sit on the fence, duck the issue/question, flannel, palter, tergiversate
- *polarize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpəʊ.lə.raɪz]/
- *prodigal*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl]/ wasteful,
  extravagant, spendthrift, improvident, imprudent, immoderate, profligate,
  thriftless, excessive, intemperate, irresponsible, self-indulgent, reckless,
  wanton
- *verbose*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[vɜːˈbəʊs]/ wordy,
  loquacious, garrulous, talkative, voluble, orotund, expansive, babbling,
  blathering, prattling, prating, jabbering, gushing, effusive, long-winded,
  lengthy, protracted, prolix, periphrastic, circumlocutory, circuitous,
  tautological, repetitious, redundant, tortuous, indirect, convoluted, diffuse,
  discursive, digressive, rambling, wandering, meandering, mouthy, gabby, windy,
  gassy, talky, with the gift of the gab, yakking, big-mouthed, wittering, gobby,
  multiloquent, multiloquous, ambagious, logorrhoeic, pleonastic

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- *abstain*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[æbˈsteɪn]/ not vote,
  decline/refuse to vote, sit on the fence
- *approbation*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæp.rəˈbeɪ.ʃən]/
  approval, acceptance, assent, endorsement, encouragement, recognition,
  appreciation, support, respect, admiration, commendation, congratulations,
  praise, acclamation, adulation, regard, esteem, veneration, kudos, applause,
  ovation, accolades, salutes, plaudits, laudation
- *cherish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtʃer.ɪʃ]/ adore, hold dear,
  love, care very much for, feel great affection for, dote on, be devoted to,
  revere, esteem, admire, appreciate, think the world of, set great store by, hold
  in high esteem, care for, look after, tend, protect, preserve, shelter, keep
  safe, support, nurture, cosset, indulge, put on a pedestal, treasure, prize,
  value highly, hold dear
- *corroborate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈrɒb.ə.reɪt]/ confirm,
  verify, endorse, ratify, authenticate, validate, certify, support, back up,
  back, uphold, stand by, bear out, bear witness to, attest to, testify to, vouch
  for, give credence to, substantiate, sustain, bolster, reinforce, lend weight to
- *disparate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdɪs.pər.ət]/ contrasting,
  different, differing, dissimilar, unlike, unalike, poles apart, varying,
  various, diverse, diversified, heterogeneous, unrelated, unconnected, distinct,
  separate, divergent, divers, myriad, contrastive
- *emulate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈem.jə.leɪt]/ imitate, copy,
  reproduce, mimic, mirror, echo, follow, model oneself on, take as a model, take
  as an example, match, equal, parallel, be the equal of, be on a par with, be in
  the same league as, come near to, come close to, approximate, compete with,
  contend with, rival, vie with, surpass
- *enervate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈen.ə.veɪt]/ exhaust, tire,
  fatigue, weary, wear out, devitalize, drain, sap, weaken, make weak, make
  feeble, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate, indispose, prostrate, immobilize,
  lay low, put out of action, knock out, do in, take it out of one, shatter, poop,
  frazzle, wear to a frazzle, fag out, knacker, torpefy
- *ephemeral*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈfem.ər.əl]/ transitory,
  transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short, cursory,
  temporary, impermanent, short-term, fading, evanescent, fugitive, fly-by-night,
  fugacious
- *fervid*: ˈæv.əl.ɑːntʃ/#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[]/ fervent,
  ardent, passionate, impassioned, intense, vehement, heated, wholehearted,
  full-hearted, heartfelt, deeply felt, deep-seated, deep-rooted, profound,
  emotional, sincere, earnest, eager, avid, enthusiastic, perfervid, passional
- *garrulous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɡær.əl.əs]/ talkative,
  loquacious, voluble, verbose, long-winded, chatty, chattery, chattering,
  gossipy, gossiping, babbling, blathering, prattling, prating, jabbering,
  gushing, effusive, expansive, forthcoming, conversational, communicative,
  mouthy, gabby, gassy, windy, talky, yacking, big-mouthed, with the gift of the
  gab, wittering, gobby, multiloquent, multiloquous, wordy, prolix, lengthy,
  prolonged, rambling, wandering, maundering, meandering, digressive, diffuse,
  discursive, periphrastic
- *incendiary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈsen.di.ə.ri]/
  combustible, flammable, inflammable, fire-producing, fire-raising, inflammatory,
  rabble-rousing, provocative, agitational, seditious, subversive, revolutionary,
  insurrectionary, insurrectionist, arousing, stirring, contentious, controversial
- *inimical*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈnɪm.ɪ.kəl]/ harmful,
  injurious, detrimental, deleterious, pernicious, damaging, hurtful, dangerous,
  destructive, ruinous, calamitous, antagonistic, contrary, antipathetic,
  unfavourable, adverse, opposed, hostile, at odds, not conducive, prejudicial,
  malefic, maleficent
- *intimate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɪn.tɪ.mət]/ close, bosom,
  boon, dear, cherished, familiar, confidential, faithful, constant, devoted,
  fast, firm, favourite, special, chummy, pally, as thick as thieves
- *invigorate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈvɪɡ.ər.eɪt]/
  revitalize, energize, refresh, revive, vivify, brace, rejuvenate, enliven, liven
  up, perk up, wake up, animate, galvanize, electrify, stimulate, motivate, rouse,
  exhilarate, excite, rally, hearten, uplift, encourage, fortify, strengthen, put
  new strength/life/heart in, buck up, pep up, give a new lease of life to,
  revitalizing, energizing, refreshing, reviving, vivifying, bracing,
  rejuvenating, enlivening, restorative, galvanizing, electrifying, stimulating,
  rousing, exhilarating, exciting, rallying, heartening, uplifting, encouraging,
  fortifying, strengthening, health-giving, healthy, tonic
- *mitigate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt]/ alleviate,
  reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, take the edge off, allay,
  ease, assuage, palliate, cushion, damp, deaden, dull, appease, soothe, relieve,
  help, soften, temper, still, quell, tone down, blunt, dilute, moderate, modify,
  abate, lull, pacify, placate, mollify, sweeten, tranquillize, remit, extenuate,
  excuse, commute, quieten, quiet
- *obsolete*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɒb.səlˈiːt]/ out of date,
  outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, no longer in use, disused, fallen into
  disuse, superannuated, outworn, antiquated, antediluvian, anachronistic,
  discarded, discontinued, old, dated, antique, archaic, ancient, fossilized,
  extinct, defunct, dead, bygone, out of fashion, out, behind the times, démodé,
  passé, vieux jeu, old hat, out of the ark, geriatric, prehistoric, past its
  sell-by date, antwacky
- *opaque*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əʊˈpeɪk]/ non-transparent,
  cloudy, filmy, blurred, smeared, hazy, misty, dirty, dingy, muddy, muddied,
  grimy, smeary
- *paradigmatic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌpær.ə.dɪɡˈmæt.ɪk]/
- *pedantic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈdæn.tɪk]/
  overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, over-exacting, perfectionist,
  precisionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious, finical, finicky,
  dogmatic, purist, literalist, literalistic, formalist, scholastic, casuistic,
  casuistical, sophistic, sophistical, captious, hair-splitting, quibbling,
  pettifogging, fault-finding, hypercritical, cavilling, carping, nitpicking,
  pernickety, persnickety, overnice, learned, cerebral, didactic, bookish,
  pedagogic, donnish, highbrow, ivory-tower, pretentious, pompous, intellectual,
  academic, scholarly, literary, egghead
- *placid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈplæs.ɪd]/ even-tempered,
  calm, equable, tranquil, imperturbable, unexcitable, peaceable, peaceful,
  serene, mild, gentle, quiet, cool, cool-headed, collected, and collected,
  composed, self-possessed, poised, easy-going, temperate, level-headed, steady,
  unruffled, unmoved, undisturbed, unperturbed, unemotional, phlegmatic, stolid,
  bovine, unflappable, nonplussed, equanimous
- *polemical*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈlem.ɪ.kəl]/ critical,
  hostile, bitter, polemic, virulent, vitriolic, venomous, waspish, corrosive,
  biting, caustic, trenchant, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing,
  acid, sharp, keen, tart, pungent, stinging, astringent, incisive, devastating,
  piercing, acidulous, mordacious
- *precipitate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.teɪt]/ bring
  about, bring on, cause, lead to, occasion, give rise to, trigger, spark, touch
  off, provoke, hasten, accelerate, expedite, speed up, advance, quicken, push
  forward, further, instigate, induce, hasty, overhasty, rash, hurried, rushed,
  impetuous, impulsive, spur-of-the-moment, precipitous, incautious, imprudent,
  injudicious, ill-advised, heedless, reckless, hare-brained, foolhardy,
  harum-scarum, previous, temerarious
- *profundity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈfʌn.də.ti]/ wisdom,
  (deep) insight, intelligence, sagacity, acuity, depth, profoundness,
  perceptiveness, penetration, perception, percipience, perspicuity, discernment,
  thoughtfulness, sapience, intensity, depth, extremity, severity, keenness,
  profoundness, strength
- *prophetic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈfet.ɪk]/ prescient,
  predictive, prophetical, far-seeing, prognostic, divinatory, oracular,
  sibylline, apocalyptic, fateful, revelatory, inspired, vatic, mantic, vaticinal,
  vaticinatory, prognosticative, augural, adumbrative, fatidic, fatidical
- *prudent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpruː.dənt]/ wise, well
  judged, judicious, sagacious, sage, shrewd, advisable, well advised, politic,
  sensible, commonsensical, cautious, careful, canny, chary, wary, circumspect,
  far-sighted, forearmed, forehanded, forethoughtful, thrifty, provident,
  economical, sparing, frugal, abstemious, scrimping
- *punctilious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pʌŋkˈtɪl.i.əs]/
  meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive, ultra-careful,
  scrupulous, painstaking, exact, precise, accurate, correct, thorough, studious,
  rigorous, mathematical, detailed, perfectionist, methodical, particular,
  religious, strict, fussy, fastidious, hair-splitting, finicky, finical,
  demanding, exacting, pedantic, nitpicking, pernickety, persnickety, nice,
  overnice, laborious
- *recondite*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈrek.ən.daɪt]/ obscure,
  abstruse, arcane, esoteric, little known, recherché, abstract, deep, profound,
  cryptic, difficult, complex, complicated, involved, over/above one's head,
  incomprehensible, unfathomable, impenetrable, opaque, dark, mysterious, occult,
  cabbalistic, secret, hidden, Alexandrian
- *scrupulous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈskruː.pjə.ləs]/ careful,
  meticulous, painstaking, thorough, assiduous, sedulous, attentive, diligent,
  conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, searching, close, elaborate, minute,
  studious, rigorous, particular, religious, strict, pedantic, fussy
- *tranquil*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtræŋ.kwɪl]/ peaceful,
  restful, reposeful, calm, quiet, still, serene, placid, relaxing, soothing,
  undisturbed, idyllic, halcyon, mild, pleasant, composed, relaxed, at peace,
  cool, and collected, cool-headed, even-tempered, self-possessed, controlled,
  unexcitable, unflappable, unruffled, unperturbed, imperturbable, unagitated,
  dispassionate, stoical, sober, unemotional, untroubled, pacific, together,
  laid-back, nonplussed
- *vacillate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvæs.ɪ.leɪt]/ dither, be
  indecisive, be irresolute, be undecided, be uncertain, be unsure, be doubtful,
  waver, teeter, temporize, hesitate, oscillate, fluctuate, keep changing one's
  mind, haver, hum and haw, swither, dilly-dally, shilly-shally, blow hot and
  cold, irresolute, hesitant, tentative, dithering, wavering, teetering,
  fluctuating, ambivalent, divided, doubtful, unsure, uncertain, in two minds,
  undecided, indefinite, unresolved, undetermined, dilly-dallying,
  shilly-shallying, iffy, blowing hot and cold

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= *Group 5*

- *aloof*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈluːf]/ distant, detached,
  unresponsive, remote, unapproachable, forbidding, stand-offish, formal,
  impersonal, stiff, austere, stuffy, withdrawn, reserved, unforthcoming,
  uncommunicative, indifferent, unfriendly, unsympathetic, unsociable, antisocial,
  cool, cold, chilly, frigid, frosty, haughty, supercilious, disdainful
- *clangor*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈklæŋ.ɚ]/
- *conventional*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈven.ʃən.əl]/
  normal, standard, regular, ordinary, usual, traditional, typical, common, common
  or garden, garden variety, run-of-the-mill, prosaic, pedestrian, commonplace,
  unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, unadventurous, unremarkable,
  unexceptional, unoriginal, derivative, formulaic, predictable, stock, hackneyed,
  clichéd, stereotypical, stereotyped, trite, platitudinous, old hat, plain
  vanilla, bog-standard, hacky, formalistic
- *debunk*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌdiːˈbʌŋk]/ explode, deflate,
  puncture, quash, knock the bottom out of, expose, show in its true light,
  discredit, disprove, contradict, controvert, confute, invalidate, negate, give
  the lie to, prove to be false, challenge, call into question, shoot full of
  holes, shoot down in flames, blow sky-high
- *diminutive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv]/ tiny,
  small, little, petite, minute, miniature, mini, minuscule, microscopic,
  nanoscopic, small-scale, compact, pocket, toy, midget, undersized, short,
  stubby, elfin, dwarfish, dwarf, pygmy, bantam, homuncular, Lilliputian, wee,
  teeny, weeny, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy, dinky, baby,
  pint-sized, half-pint, sawn-off, knee-high to a grasshopper, titchy, ickle,
  tiddly, little-bitty, vest-pocket
- *discernible*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈsɜː.nə.bəl]/ visible,
  detectable, noticeable, perceptible, observable, perceivable, distinguishable,
  recognizable, identifiable, apparent, obvious, clear, manifest, conspicuous,
  patent, plain, evident, distinct, appreciable
- *enigmatic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌen.ɪɡˈmæt.ɪk]/
  mysterious, puzzling, hard to understand, mystifying, inexplicable, baffling,
  perplexing, bewildering, confusing, impenetrable, inscrutable, incomprehensible,
  unexplainable, unfathomable, indecipherable, Delphic, oracular, ambiguous,
  equivocal, paradoxical, sibylline, unaccountable, insoluble, obscure,
  elliptical, oblique, arcane, abstruse, recondite, secret, esoteric, occult,
  cryptic, as clear as mud
- *estranged*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈstreɪndʒd]/ Marissa
  Nadler, <NAME>, 2019, <NAME>, <NAME>, 2019, Marissa
  Nadler, <NAME>, 2019, <NAME>, <NAME>, 2019, Marissa
  Nadler, <NAME>, 2019
- *extravagant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡənt]/
  spendthrift, profligate, unthrifty, thriftless, improvident, wasteful,
  free-spending, prodigal, squandering, lavish, immoderate, excessive, imprudent,
  reckless, irresponsible
- *fanciful*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfæn.sɪ.fəl]/ ornate,
  exotic, imaginative, creative, fancy, curious, odd, bizarre, strange, eccentric,
  unusual, original, extravagant, fantastic, grotesque, Gothic, baroque
- *frivolous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfrɪv.əl.əs]/ flippant,
  glib, waggish, joking, jokey, light-hearted, facetious, fatuous, inane, shallow,
  superficial, senseless, thoughtless, ill-considered, non-serious, flip, daft,
  frolicsome, sportive, jocose, impractical, frothy, flimsy, insubstantial,
  time-wasting, trivial, trifling, minor, petty, lightweight, insignificant,
  unimportant, worthless, valueless, pointless, paltry, niggling, peripheral
- *heterogeneous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌhet.ər.əˈdʒiː.ni.əs]/
  diverse, diversified, varied, varying, miscellaneous, assorted, mixed, sundry,
  contrasting, disparate, different, differing, divergent, unrelated, variegated,
  wide-ranging, motley, divers, myriad, legion, contrastive
- *imperious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈpɪə.ri.əs]/ peremptory,
  high-handed, commanding, imperial, overbearing, overweening, domineering,
  authoritarian, dictatorial, authoritative, lordly, officious, assertive,
  dominating, bullish, forceful, bossy, arrogant, pushy, high and mighty, throwing
  one's weight around, pushful
- *impertinent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt]/ rude,
  insolent, impolite, unmannerly, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, uncivil,
  discourteous, disrespectful, impudent, cheeky, audacious, bold, brazen, brash,
  shameless, presumptuous, forward, pert, tactless, undiplomatic, unsubtle,
  personal, brass-necked, fresh, flip, saucy, sassy, nervy, malapert,
  contumelious, mannerless
- *invasive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈveɪ.sɪv]/
- *irresolute*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈrez.əl.uːt]/
  indecisive, hesitant, tentative, nervous, weak, vacillating, equivocating,
  dithering, wavering, teetering, fluctuating, faltering, shilly-shallying,
  ambivalent, divided, in two minds, in a dilemma, in a quandary, torn, doubtful,
  in doubt, full of doubt, unsure, uncertain, undecided, uncommitted, unresolved,
  undetermined, iffy, blowing hot and cold, sitting on the fence
- *laudable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈlɔː.də.bəl]/ praiseworthy,
  commendable, admirable, meritorious, worthy, deserving, creditable, worthy of
  admiration, estimable, of note, noteworthy, exemplary, reputable, honourable,
  excellent, sterling, applaudable
- *lax*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[læks]/
- *marginalize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmɑː.dʒɪ.nəl.aɪz]/
- *panache*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈnæʃ]/
- *plodding*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈplɒd.ɪŋ]/
- *prosaic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈzeɪ.ɪk]/ unimaginative,
  uninspired, matter-of-fact, dull, dry, humdrum, mundane, pedestrian, heavy,
  plodding, lifeless, dead, spiritless, lacklustre, undistinguished, stale,
  jejune, bland, insipid, vapid, vacuous, banal, hackneyed, trite, literal,
  factual, unpoetic, unemotional, unsentimental, clear, plain, unadorned,
  unembellished, unvarnished, monotonous, deadpan, flat
- *remedial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈmiː.di.əl]/
- *restive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈres.tɪv]/ restless,
  fidgety, edgy, on edge, tense, uneasy, ill at ease, worked up, nervous,
  agitated, anxious, on tenterhooks, keyed up, apprehensive, unquiet, impatient,
  nervy, jumpy, jittery, twitchy, uptight, wired, like a cat on a hot tin roof,
  like a cat on hot bricks, stressy, unruly, disorderly, out of control,
  uncontrollable, unmanageable, ungovernable, unbiddable, disobedient, defiant, up
  in arms, wilful, recalcitrant, refractory, insubordinate, disaffected,
  dissentious, riotous, rebellious, mutinous, seditious, insurgent,
  insurrectionary, insurrectionist, revolutionary, bolshie, contumacious
- *sporadic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[spəˈræd.ɪk]/ occasional,
  infrequent, irregular, periodical, periodic, scattered, patchy, isolated, odd,
  uneven, intermittent, spasmodic, on and off, random, fitful, desultory, erratic,
  unpredictable
- *stigmatize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈstɪɡ.mə.taɪz]/ condemn,
  denounce, brand, label, mark out, disparage, vilify, pillory, pour scorn on,
  cast a slur on, defame, discredit
- *undermine*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn]/ erode, wear
  away, eat away at, chip away, undercut
- *utterly*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈʌt.əl.i]/ completely,
  totally, absolutely, entirely, wholly, fully, thoroughly, beyond, quite,
  altogether, one hundred per cent, downright, outright, unqualifiedly, in all
  respects, unconditionally, perfectly, implicitly, unrestrictedly, really,
  veritably, categorically, consummately, undisputedly, unmitigatedly,
  wholeheartedly, radically, stark, just, to the hilt, to the core, all the way,
  to the maximum extent, extremely, infinitely, unlimitedly, limitlessly,
  ultimately, clean, plumb, dead, bang, totes, bigly
- *weary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈwɪə.ri]/ tired, tired out,
  worn out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired, sleepy, drowsy, wearied, sapped,
  dog-tired, spent, drained, jet-lagged, played out, debilitated, prostrate,
  enervated, jaded, low, all in, done (in/up), dead, dead beat, dead tired, dead
  on one's feet, asleep on one's feet, ready to drop, fagged out, burnt out,
  bushed, worn to a frazzle, shattered, knackered, whacked, pooped, tuckered out,
  gassed
- *zealous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈzel.əs]/ fervent, ardent,
  fervid, fiery, passionate, impassioned, devout, devoted, committed, dedicated,
  enthusiastic, eager, keen, avid, sincere, wholehearted, hearty, earnest,
  vigorous, energetic, zestful, purposeful, forceful, intense, fierce,
  single-minded, go-ahead, pushy, perfervid

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= *Group 6*

- *admonish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ]/ reprimand,
  rebuke, scold, reprove, upbraid, chastise, chide, censure, castigate, lambast,
  berate, reproach, lecture, criticize, take to task, pull up, read the Riot Act
  to, give a piece of one's mind to, haul over the coals, tell off, give someone a
  telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, bawl out, pitch into, lay
  into, lace into, blow up, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give
  someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, rap over the knuckles, slap
  someone's wrist, let someone have it, give someone hell, tick off, have a go at,
  carpet, tear someone off a strip, monster, give someone a mouthful, give someone
  what for, give someone some stick, give someone a wigging, chew out, ream out,
  trim, rate, give someone a rating, reprehend, objurgate
- *aesthetic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[esˈθet.ɪk]/
- *affectation*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæf.ekˈteɪ.ʃən]/
  pretension, pretentiousness, affectedness, artificiality, insincerity,
  posturing, posing, pretence, ostentation, grandiosity, snobbery,
  superciliousness, airs, airs and graces, pretensions, snootiness, uppishness,
  humbug, side
- *alleviate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈliː.vi.eɪt]/ reduce,
  ease, relieve, take the edge off, deaden, dull, diminish, lessen, weaken,
  lighten, attenuate, allay, assuage, palliate, damp, soothe, help, soften,
  temper, control, still, quell, tone down, blunt, dilute, moderate, mitigate,
  modify, abate, lull, pacify, placate, mollify, sweeten, quieten, quiet,
  extenuate
- *analogous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs]/ comparable,
  parallel, similar, like, corresponding, related, kindred, matching, cognate,
  equivalent, symmetrical, homologous
- *bolster*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbəʊl.stər]/ pillow,
  cushion, pad, support, rest, strengthen, support, reinforce, make stronger,
  boost, fortify, give a boost to, prop up, buoy up, shore up, hold up, maintain,
  buttress, brace, stiffen, uphold, aid, assist, help, supplement, augment, feed,
  add to, increase, revitalize, invigorate, renew, regenerate
- *chauvinistic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪst]/
- *connoisseur*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌkɒn.əˈsɜːr]/ expert
  judge (of), authority (on), specialist (in), arbiter of taste, pundit, savant,
  one of the cognoscenti, aesthete, gourmet, epicure, gastronome, buff, maven
- *dissemble*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈsem.bəl]/ dissimulate,
  pretend, deceive, feign, act, masquerade, sham, fake, bluff, counterfeit, pose,
  posture, hide one's feelings, be dishonest, put on a false front, lie, cover up,
  conceal, disguise, hide, mask, veil, shroud
- *dogged*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdɒɡ.ɪd]/ tenacious,
  determined, resolute, resolved, purposeful, persistent, persevering,
  pertinacious, relentless, intent, dead set, single-minded, focused, dedicated,
  committed, undeviating, unshakeable, unflagging, indefatigable, untiring,
  never-tiring, tireless, unfailing, unfaltering, unwavering, unyielding,
  unbending, immovable, obdurate, strong-willed, firm, steadfast, steady, staunch,
  stout-hearted, laborious, perseverant, indurate
- *dupe*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dʒuːp]/ deceive, trick,
  hoodwink, hoax, swindle, defraud, cheat, double-cross, gull, mislead, take in,
  fool, delude, misguide, lead on, inveigle, seduce, ensnare, entrap, beguile,
  con, do, sting, rip off, diddle, shaft, bilk, rook, bamboozle, finagle, pull
  someone's leg, pull a fast one on, put one over on, take to the cleaners,
  swizzle, sell a pup to, sucker, snooker, stiff, euchre, bunco, hornswoggle, pull
  a swifty on, cozen, sharp, mulct, victim, gull, pawn, puppet, instrument, fool,
  simpleton, innocent, sucker, stooge, sitting duck, sitting target, soft touch,
  pushover, chump, muggins, charlie, fall guy, mug, pigeon, patsy, sap, schlemiel,
  mark, dill, juggins
- *empirical*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl]/ observed,
  seen, factual, actual, real, verifiable, first-hand, experimental, experiential,
  practical, pragmatic, hands-on, applied, heuristic, empiric
- *engender*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈdʒen.dər]/ cause, be the
  cause of, give rise to, bring about, lead to, result in, produce, create,
  generate, arouse, rouse, provoke, incite, kindle, trigger, spark off, touch off,
  stir up, whip up, induce, inspire, instigate, foment, effect, occasion, promote,
  foster, beget, enkindle, effectuate
- *entitled*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈtaɪ.təld]/
- *pertinacious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌpɜː.tɪˈneɪ.ʃəs]/
  determined, tenacious, persistent, persevering, assiduous, purposeful, resolute,
  dogged, indefatigable, insistent, single-minded, unrelenting, relentless,
  implacable, uncompromising, unyielding, tireless, unshakeable, importunate,
  stubborn, stubborn as a mule, mulish, obstinate, obdurate, strong-willed,
  headstrong, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, pig-headed,
  bull-headed, stiff-necked, with one's toes/feet dug in, wilful, refractory,
  contrary, perverse, bloody-minded, indurate
- *presumptuous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prɪˈzʌmp.tʃəs]/ brazen,
  overconfident, arrogant, egotistical, overbold, bold, audacious, pert, forward,
  familiar, impertinent, fresh, free, insolent, impudent, cocksure, cheeky, rude,
  impolite, uncivil, bumptious, overhasty, hasty, premature, previous,
  precipitate, impetuous, cocky, sassy, presumptive, assumptive
- *probity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈprəʊ.bə.ti]/ integrity,
  honesty, uprightness, decency, morality, rectitude, goodness, virtue,
  right-mindedness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, honour, honourableness,
  justice, fairness, equity, principles, ethics
- *proliferate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈlɪf.ər.eɪt]/
  increase rapidly, grow rapidly, multiply, become more numerous, mushroom,
  snowball, burgeon, escalate, rocket, run riot
- *specious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈspiː.ʃəs]/ plausible but
  wrong, seemingly correct, misleading, deceptive, false, fallacious, unsound,
  casuistic, sophistic
- *spurious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈspjʊə.ri.əs]/ bogus, fake,
  not genuine, specious, false, factitious, counterfeit, fraudulent, trumped-up,
  sham, mock, feigned, pretended, contrived, fabricated, manufactured, fictitious,
  make-believe, invalid, fallacious, meretricious, artificial, imitation,
  simulated, ersatz, phoney, pseudo, pretend, cod, adulterine
- *subjective*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səbˈdʒek.tɪv]/ personal,
  personalized, individual, internal, emotional, instinctive, intuitive,
  impressionistic, biased, prejudiced, bigoted, idiosyncratic, irrational, gut,
  gut reaction
- *subvert*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səbˈvɜːt]/ destabilize,
  unsettle, overthrow, overturn, bring down, bring about the downfall of, topple,
  depose, oust, supplant, unseat, dethrone, disestablish, dissolve, disrupt, wreak
  havoc on, sabotage, ruin, upset, destroy, annihilate, demolish, wreck, undo,
  undermine, undercut, weaken, impair, damage, corrupt, pervert, warp, deprave,
  defile, debase, distort, contaminate, poison, embitter, vitiate
- *timorous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtɪm.ər.əs]/ easily
  frightened, lacking courage, fearful, apprehensive, faint-hearted, trembling,
  quaking, cowering, weak-kneed, shy, diffident, bashful, self-effacing,
  shrinking, unassuming, unassertive, reserved, retiring, reticent, quiet, timid,
  nervous, modest, demure, coy, meek, humble, wimpish, sissy, yellow,
  yellow-bellied, chicken, gutless, trepidatious, poor-spirited, recreant
- *tortuous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtɔː.tʃu.əs]/ twisting,
  winding, curving, curvy, bending, sinuous, undulating, coiling, looping,
  meandering, serpentine, snaking, snaky, zigzag, convoluted, spiralling, twisty,
  circuitous, rambling, wandering, indirect, deviating, devious, labyrinthine,
  mazy, anfractuous, flexuous
- *tractable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtræk.tə.bəl]/
  controllable, manageable, malleable, governable, yielding, amenable,
  complaisant, compliant, adjustable, docile, submissive, obedient, tame, meek,
  easily handled, biddable, persuadable, persuasible, accommodating, trusting,
  gullible, dutiful, willing, unassertive, passive, deferential, humble,
  obsequious, servile, sycophantic
- *transient*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtræn.zi.ənt]/ transitory,
  temporary, short-lived, short-term, ephemeral, impermanent, brief, short,
  momentary, fleeting, flying, evanescent, passing, fugitive, fading, mutable,
  unstable, volatile, here today and gone tomorrow, fly-by-night, fugacious
- *ubiquitous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[juːˈbɪk.wɪ.təs]/
  omnipresent, ever-present, present everywhere, everywhere, all-over, all over
  the place, pervasive, all-pervasive, universal, worldwide, global, rife,
  prevalent, predominant, very common, popular, extensive, wide-ranging,
  far-reaching, inescapable
- *underscore*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌʌn.dəˈskɔːr]/
- *venal*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈviː.nəl]/ corrupt,
  corruptible, bribable, open to bribery, purchasable, buyable, grafting,
  dishonest, fraudulent, dishonourable, untrustworthy, unscrupulous, unprincipled,
  mercenary, avaricious, grasping, rapacious, bent, crooked, warped, shady,
  simoniacal, simoniac
- *venerate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈven.ər.eɪt]/ revere,
  reverence, respect, worship, adulate, hallow, deify, idolize, hold sacred,
  exalt, honour, esteem, look up to, think highly of, pay homage to, pay tribute
  to, adore, praise, extol, aggrandize, lionize, hold in awe, stand in awe of,
  marvel at, value, put on a pedestal, magnify, laud, revered, respected,
  esteemed, honoured, hallowed, holy, sacred

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= *Group 7*

- *appease*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈpiːz]/ conciliate,
  placate, pacify, make peace with, propitiate, palliate, allay, reconcile, win
  over, calm (down), mollify, soothe, subdue, soften, content, still, silence,
  tranquillize, humour, quieten, quieten down, quiet, sweeten
- *arbitrary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɑː.bɪ.trər.i]/
  capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, unpredictable, inconsistent,
  wild, hit-or-miss, haphazard, casual, unmotivated, motiveless, unreasoned,
  unreasonable, unsupported, irrational, illogical, groundless, unjustifiable,
  unjustified, wanton, discretionary, personal, subjective, discretional
- *archaic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪk]/ obsolete,
  obsolescent, out of date, anachronistic, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the
  times, bygone, antiquated, antique, superannuated, antediluvian, past its prime,
  having seen better days, olde worlde, old-fangled, ancient, very old, aged,
  prehistoric, primitive, of yore, extinct, defunct, discontinued, discarded,
  fossilized, dead, passé, démodé, old hat, out of the ark, antwacky
- *clamorous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈklæm.ər.əs]/ noisy, loud,
  vocal, vociferous, raucous, rowdy, rackety, tumultuous, shouting, shrieking,
  screaming, importunate, demanding, insistent, vehement
- *dearth*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɜːθ]/ lack, scarcity,
  scarceness, shortage, shortfall, want, deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy,
  paucity, sparseness, meagreness, scantiness, rareness, infrequency,
  uncommonness, destitution, privation, famine, drought, poverty, absence,
  non-existence, exiguity, exiguousness
- *explicable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ekˈsplɪk.ə.bəl]/
  explainable, interpretable, definable, understandable, comprehensible,
  accountable, intelligible, exponible
- *hyperbole*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[haɪˈpɜː.bəl.i]/
  exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, amplification, embroidery,
  embellishment, overplaying, excess, overkill, purple prose, puffery
- *immutable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈmjuː.tə.bəl]/
  unchangeable, fixed, set, rigid, inflexible, unyielding, unbending, permanent,
  entrenched, established, well established, unshakeable, irremovable, indelible,
  ineradicable, unchanging, unchanged, changeless, unvarying, unvaried,
  undeviating, static, constant, lasting, abiding, enduring, persistent, perpetual
- *indefatigable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɪn.dɪˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl]/
  tireless, untiring, never-tiring, unwearied, unwearying, unflagging, energetic,
  dynamic, enthusiastic, unrelenting, relentless, unremitting, unswerving,
  unfaltering, unshakeable, indomitable, persistent, tenacious, determined,
  dogged, single-minded, assiduous, industrious
- *indolent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɪn.dəl.ənt]/ lazy, idle,
  slothful, loafing, work-shy, shiftless, apathetic, lackadaisical, inactive,
  inert, lifeless, sluggish, lethargic, listless, languid, torpid, slow,
  slow-moving, dull, plodding, slack, lax, remiss, negligent, good-for-nothing,
  bone idle, fainéant, otiose
- *insular*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɪn.sjə.lər]/ narrow-minded,
  limited, blinkered, restricted, inward-looking, conventional, parochial,
  provincial, small-town, localist, small-minded, petty-minded, petty,
  close-minded, short-sighted, myopic, hidebound, dyed-in-the-wool, diehard, set,
  set in one's ways, inflexible, dogmatic, rigid, entrenched, illiberal,
  intolerant, prejudiced, bigoted, biased, partisan, sectarian, xenophobic,
  discriminatory, parish-pump, blimpish, borné, jerkwater, claustral
- *intransigent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.dʒənt]/
  uncompromising, inflexible, unbending, unyielding, unshakeable, unwavering,
  resolute, unpersuadable, unmalleable, unaccommodating, uncooperative, stubborn,
  obstinate, obdurate, pig-headed, bull-headed, single-minded, iron-willed,
  hard-line, hard and fast, diehard, immovable, unrelenting, inexorable,
  inveterate, rigid, tough, firm, determined, adamant, tenacious, stiff-necked,
  bloody-minded, balky, badass, indurate
- *intrepid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈtrep.ɪd]/
- *irreverent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈrev.ər.ənt]/
  disrespectful, disdainful, scornful, contemptuous, derisive, disparaging,
  insolent, impudent, impertinent, cheeky, flippant, flip, insubordinate,
  presumptuous, forward, rude, impolite, discourteous, uncivil, insulting,
  abusive, fresh, lippy
- *loathe*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ləʊð]/ hate, detest, abhor,
  despise, abominate, dislike greatly, execrate, have a strong aversion to, feel
  repugnance towards, not be able to bear, not be able to stand, shrink from,
  recoil from, be repelled by, be unable to stomach, find intolerable, hatred,
  detestation, abhorrence, abomination, execration, odium, antipathy, dislike,
  hostility, animosity, ill will, ill feeling, bad feeling, malice, animus,
  enmity, aversion, repugnance, disgust, revulsion, yuck factor
- *malign*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[məˈlaɪn]/ harmful, evil, bad,
  baleful, hostile, inimical, destructive, malevolent, evil-intentioned,
  malignant, injurious, spiteful, malicious, vicious, malefic, maleficent
- *malleable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmæl.i.ə.bəl]/ pliable,
  ductile, plastic, pliant, soft, workable, shapable, mouldable, tractile, tensile
- *neophyte*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈniː.ə.faɪt]/ beginner,
  learner, novice, newcomer, new member, new entrant, new recruit, raw recruit,
  new boy/girl, initiate, tyro, fledgling, trainee, apprentice, probationer,
  rookie, new kid, newbie, newie, tenderfoot, greenhorn, punk
- *plastic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈplæs.tɪk]/
- *platitude*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈplæt.ɪ.tjuːd]/ cliché,
  truism, commonplace, banality, old chestnut, bromide, inanity, tag
- *prescient*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpres.i.ənt]/ prophetic,
  predictive, visionary, psychic, clairvoyant, far-seeing, far-sighted, with
  foresight, prognostic, divinatory, oracular, sibylline, apocalyptic, fateful,
  revelatory, insightful, intuitive, perceptive, percipient, foreknowing,
  previsional, vatic, mantic, vaticinal, vaticinatory, prognosticative, augural,
  adumbrative, fatidic, fatidical, haruspical, pythonic
- *pristine*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈprɪs.tiːn]/ immaculate, in
  perfect condition, perfect, in mint condition, as new, unspoiled, spotless,
  flawless, clean, fresh, new, virgin, pure, unused, unmarked, unblemished,
  untarnished, untouched, unsullied, undefiled
- *reproach*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈprəʊtʃ]/ rebuke,
  reproof, reproval, admonishment, admonition, scolding, reprimand, remonstration,
  lecture, upbraiding, castigation, lambasting, criticism, censure, disapproval,
  disapprobation, telling-off, rap, rap over the knuckles, slap on the wrist,
  dressing-down, earful, roasting, rollicking, ticking off, carpeting, wigging,
  serve, rating
- *robust*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rəʊˈbʌst]/ strong, vigorous,
  sturdy, tough, powerful, powerfully built, solidly built, as strong as a
  horse/ox, muscular, sinewy, rugged, hardy, strapping, brawny, burly, husky,
  healthy, fit, fighting fit, as fit as a fiddle/flea, bursting with health, hale
  and hearty, hale, hearty, lusty, in fine fettle, in good health, in good shape,
  in trim, in good trim, aerobicized, able-bodied, in rude health, beefy, hunky,
  buff, jacked, stalwart, thewy, stark
- *salubrious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈluː.bri.əs]/ healthy,
  health-giving, healthful, beneficial, good for one's health, wholesome, salutary
- *sanction*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsæŋk.ʃən]/ penalty,
  punishment, deterrent, punitive action, discipline, penalization, correction,
  retribution, embargo, ban, prohibition, boycott, barrier, restriction, tariff
- *sedulous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsedʒ.ə.ləs]/ diligent,
  careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, attentive, industrious, laborious,
  hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, scrupulous,
  painstaking, searching, close, elaborate, minute, studious, rigorous,
  particular, religious, strict, pedantic, fussy
- *soporific*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌsɒp.ərˈɪf.ɪk]/ sleeping
  pill, sleeping potion, sedative, calmative, tranquillizer, narcotic, opiate,
  hypnotic
- *stern*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[stɜːn]/ serious, unsmiling,
  frowning, poker-faced, severe, forbidding, grim, unfriendly, sombre, grave,
  sober, austere, dour, stony, flinty, steely, unrelenting, unyielding,
  unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic, disapproving, Rhadamanthine, boot-faced
- *tendentious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[tenˈden.ʃəs]/

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- *accentuate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt]/ focus
  attention on, bring/call/draw attention to, point up, underline, underscore,
  accent, highlight, spotlight, foreground, feature, give prominence to, make more
  prominent, make more noticeable, play up, bring to the fore, heighten, stress,
  emphasize, put/lay emphasis on, put/lay/place the stress on, put/lay/place the
  emphasis on, give emphasis to, put the force on
- *conjectural*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈdʒek.tʃə.rəl]/
  speculative, suppositional, theoretical, hypothetical, putative, academic,
  notional, abstract, postulated, based on guesswork, inferred, suspected,
  presumed, assumed, presupposed, tentative, unproven, untested, unfounded,
  groundless, unsubstantiated, ideational, suppositious, suppositive,
  postulational
- *convivial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈvɪv.i.əl]/ friendly,
  genial, affable, amiable, congenial, agreeable, good-humoured, cordial, warm,
  sociable, outgoing, gregarious, clubbable, companionable, hail-fellow-well-met,
  cheerful, jolly, jovial, merry, lively, enjoyable, festive, couthy,
  backslapping, chummy, pally, matey, clubby, buddy-buddy, conversable
- *decadent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdek.ə.dənt]/ dissolute,
  dissipated, degenerate, corrupt, depraved, louche, rakish, shameless, sinful,
  unprincipled, immoral, licentious, wanton, abandoned, unrestrained, profligate,
  intemperate, fast-living, sybaritic, voluptuary, epicurean, hedonistic,
  pleasure-seeking, indulgent, self-indulgent
- *egregious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈɡriː.dʒəs]/ shocking,
  appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, terrible, awful, dreadful, grievous,
  gross, ghastly, hideous, horrendous, frightful, atrocious, abominable,
  abhorrent, outrageous, monstrous, nightmarish, heinous, harrowing, dire,
  unspeakable, shameful, flagrant, glaring, blatant, scandalous, unforgivable,
  unpardonable, intolerable
- *evanescent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌiː.vəˈnes.ənt]/
  vanishing, fading, evaporating, melting away, disappearing, diminishing,
  dwindling, shrinking, fugitive, fugacious, ephemeral, fleeting, short-lived,
  short-term, passing, transitory, transient, momentary, temporary, brief, here
  today and gone tomorrow
- *flamboyant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[flæmˈbɔɪ.ənt]/
  ostentatious, exuberant, confident, lively, buoyant, animated, energetic,
  vibrant, vivacious, extravagant, theatrical, showy, swashbuckling, dashing,
  rakish, over the top (OTT), fancy-pants
- *forestall*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fɔːˈstɔːl]/ pre-empt, get
  in before, get ahead of, steal a march on, anticipate, second-guess, nip in the
  bud, thwart, frustrate, foil, stave off, ward off, fend off, avert, preclude,
  obviate, prevent, intercept, check, block, hinder, impede, obstruct, beat
  someone to it, beat someone to the draw/punch
- *gainsay*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ]/ deny, dispute,
  disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, declare untrue,
  challenge, oppose, contest, counter, fly in the face of, disprove, debunk,
  explode, discredit, refute, rebut, brush aside, shoot full of holes, shoot down
  (in flames), disaffirm, controvert, confute
- *galvanize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɡæl.və.naɪz]/ jolt,
  shock, startle, impel, stir, spur, prod, urge, motivate, stimulate, electrify,
  excite, rouse, arouse, awaken, invigorate, fire, fuel, animate, vitalize,
  energize, exhilarate, thrill, dynamize, inspire, get someone going, light a fire
  under, give someone a shot in the arm, give someone a kick, inspirit,
  incentivize
- *indiscriminate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɪn.dɪˈskrɪm.ɪ.nət]/
  non-selective, unselective, undiscriminating, uncritical, aimless, hit-or-miss,
  haphazard, random, unsystematic, unmethodical, wholesale, general, sweeping,
  blanket, broad-based, wide, catholic, eclectic, varied, miscellaneous,
  heterogeneous, motley, confused, chaotic, thoughtless, unthinking, unconsidered,
  casual, careless, promiscuous
- *innocuous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈnɒk.ju.əs]/ harmless,
  safe, non-dangerous, non-poisonous, non-toxic, non-irritant, non-injurious,
  innocent, edible, eatable, wholesome, innoxious, inoffensive, unobjectionable,
  unexceptionable, unoffending, mild, peaceful, gentle, tame, insipid, anodyne,
  bland, unremarkable, commonplace, run-of-the-mill
- *momentary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈməʊ.mən.tər.i]/ brief,
  short, short-lived, quick, fleeting, passing, transient, transitory, ephemeral,
  evanescent, fugitive, temporary, impermanent, fugacious
- *mundane*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[mʌnˈdeɪn]/ humdrum, dull,
  boring, tedious, monotonous, tiresome, wearisome, prosaic, unexciting,
  uninteresting, uneventful, unvarying, unvaried, unremarkable, repetitive,
  repetitious, routine, ordinary, everyday, day-to-day, quotidian,
  run-of-the-mill, commonplace, common, workaday, usual, pedestrian, customary,
  regular, normal, unimaginative, banal, hackneyed, trite, stale, platitudinous,
  typical, vanilla, plain vanilla, hacky, banausic
- *nettlesome*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈnet.l.sʌm]/
- *nullify*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈnʌl.ɪ.faɪ]/ annul, declare
  null and void, render null and void, void, invalidate, render invalid, repeal,
  reverse, rescind, revoke, set aside, cancel, abolish, undo, abrogate,
  countermand, veto, dissolve, cast aside, do away with, bring to an end,
  terminate, quash, obliterate, vacate, recall, disannul
- *obviate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɒb.vi.eɪt]/ preclude,
  prevent, remove, get rid of, do away with, get round, rule out, eliminate, make
  unnecessary, take away, foreclose, avoid, avert, counter
- *omnipresent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɒm.nɪˈprez.ənt]/
  present everywhere, ubiquitous, general, universal, worldwide, global,
  all-pervasive, all-present, infinite, boundless, rife, prevalent, predominant,
  common, extensive, wide-ranging, far-reaching
- *oust*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[aʊst]/ drive out, expel, force
  out, throw out, remove, remove from office/power, eject, get rid of, depose,
  topple, unseat, overthrow, bring down, overturn, put out, drum out, thrust out,
  push out, turn out, purge, evict, dispossess, dismiss, dislodge, displace,
  supplant, disinherit, show someone the door, banish, deport, exile, boot out,
  kick out, give someone the boot, defenestrate, turf out, out
- *palpable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpæl.pə.bəl]/ perceptible,
  perceivable, visible, noticeable, appreciable, discernible, detectable,
  observable, tangible, recognizable, notable, unmistakable, transparent,
  indisputable, self-evident, incontrovertible, incontestable, undeniable,
  obvious, clear, plain, plain to see, evident, apparent, manifest, patent,
  marked, conspicuous, pronounced, striking, distinct, as plain as a pikestaff,
  standing/sticking out a mile, right under one's nose, staring one in the face,
  writ large, beyond doubt, beyond question, written all over someone, as clear as
  day, blinding, inescapable, overt, open, undisguised, unconcealed, glaring,
  blatant, flagrant, barefaced, gross, stark
- *perfidy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpɜː.fɪ.di]/ treachery,
  duplicity, deceit, perfidiousness, deceitfulness, disloyalty, infidelity,
  faithlessness, unfaithfulness, betrayal, treason, falseness, falsity,
  double-dealing, dishonesty, two-facedness, untrustworthiness, breach of trust,
  false-heartedness, Punic faith
- *profuse*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈfjuːs]/ copious,
  prolific, abundant, ample, extravagant, lavish, liberal, unstinting, fulsome,
  effusive, gushing, immoderate, unrestrained, excessive, inordinate, over the
  top, gushy
- *pugnacious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs]/ combative,
  aggressive, antagonistic, belligerent, bellicose, warlike, quarrelsome,
  argumentative, contentious, disputatious, defiant, hostile, threatening,
  truculent, irascible, fiery, hot-tempered, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, rough
- *sagacious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈɡeɪ.ʃəs]/ wise, clever,
  intelligent, with/showing great knowledge, knowledgeable, sensible, sage,
  discerning, judicious, canny, penetrating, perceptive, acute, astute, shrewd,
  prudent, politic, thoughtful, full of insight, insightful, percipient,
  perspicacious, philosophical, profound, deep, streetwise, sapient
- *sanguine*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn]/ optimistic,
  bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive, confident, cheerful, cheery, bright,
  assured, upbeat, of good cheer
- *scant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[skænt]/ little, little or no,
  minimal, hardly any, limited, negligible, barely sufficient, meagre,
  insufficient, too little, not enough, inadequate, deficient, exiguous
- *skullduggery*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌskʌlˈdʌɡ.ər.i]/
  trickery, swindling, fraudulence, double-dealing, sharp practice,
  unscrupulousness, underhandedness, chicanery, machinations, shenanigans, funny
  business, hanky-panky, monkey business, monkey tricks, jiggery-pokery,
  monkeyshines
- *trivial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtrɪv.i.əl]/ unimportant,
  insignificant, inconsequential, minor, of no/little account, of no/little
  consequence, of no/little importance, not worth bothering about, not worth
  mentioning, incidental, inessential, non-essential, petty, trifling, fiddling,
  pettifogging, footling, small, slight, little, inconsiderable, negligible,
  paltry, nugatory, meaningless, pointless, worthless, idle, flimsy,
  insubstantial, piddling, piffling, penny-ante, twopenny-halfpenny,
  nickel-and-dime, small-bore
- *utilitarian*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌjuː.tɪ.lɪˈteə.ri.ən]/
  practical, functional, serviceable, useful, sensible, effective, efficient,
  (suited) to the purpose, pragmatic, realistic, utility, working, workaday,
  handy, neat, ordinary, down-to-earth, plain, unadorned, undecorative,
  unpretentious, unsentimental, soulless, hard-wearing, durable, lasting,
  long-lasting, tough, strong, robust, wear-resistant
- *vapid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvæp.ɪd]/ insipid, uninspired,
  colourless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dead, dull, boring, tedious, tired,
  unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, lifeless, zestless, spiritless, sterile,
  anaemic, tame, bloodless, jejune, vacuous, bland, stale, trite, pallid,
  wishy-washy, watery, tasteless, milk-and-water, flavourless

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- *boorish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbʊər.ɪʃ]/ coarse, uncouth,
  rude, discourteous, impolite, ungentlemanly, unladylike, ill-bred, ill-mannered,
  churlish, gruff, uncivilized, uncultured, uncultivated, unsophisticated,
  unrefined, common, rough, thuggish, loutish, crude, vulgar, crass, tasteless,
  unsavoury, gross, lumpen, brutish, bearish, barbaric, barbarous, Neanderthal,
  philistine, clodhopping, cloddish, slobbish, plebby, yobbish, ocker
- *brook*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[brʊk]/ stream, small river,
  streamlet, rivulet, rill, brooklet, runnel, runlet, freshet, gill, beck, bourn,
  billabong, burn, creek
- *circumspect*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsɜː.kəm.spekt]/
  cautious, wary, careful, chary, guarded, on one's guard, discreet, watchful,
  alert, attentive, heedful, vigilant, observant, prudent, judicious, canny,
  politic, softly-softly, cagey, leery
- *comity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkɒm.ɪ.ti]/
- *commensurate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈmen.sjər.ət]/
  equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate,
  proportional, commensurable, appropriate to, in keeping with, in line with,
  consistent with, corresponding to, in accordance with, according to, relative
  to, in proportion with, proportionate to, dependent on, based on, commensurable
  with/to
- *cordial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkɔː.di.əl]/ friendly, warm,
  genial, affable, amiable, pleasant, fond, affectionate, warm-hearted,
  good-natured, gracious, hospitable, welcoming, sincere, earnest, wholehearted,
  heartfelt, hearty, enthusiastic, eager
- *deleterious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌdel.ɪˈtɪə.ri.əs]/
  harmful, damaging, detrimental, injurious, inimical, hurtful, bad, adverse,
  disadvantageous, unfavourable, unfortunate, undesirable, destructive,
  pernicious, ruinous
- *dichotomy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[daɪˈkɒt.ə.mi]/ division,
  separation, divorce, split, gulf, chasm, difference, contrast, disjunction,
  polarity, lack of consistency, contradiction, antagonism, conflict, contrariety
- *edify*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈed.ɪ.faɪ]/ educate, instruct,
  teach, school, tutor, coach, train, guide, enlighten, inform, cultivate,
  develop, inculcate, indoctrinate, improve, better, uplift, elevate
- *elicit*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[iˈlɪs.ɪt]/ obtain, bring out,
  draw out, extract, evoke, bring about, bring forth, induce, excite, give rise
  to, call forth, prompt, generate, engender, spark off, trigger, kindle, extort,
  exact, wrest, derive, provoke, wring, screw, squeeze, worm out
- *erudite*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈer.ʊ.daɪt]/ learned,
  scholarly, well educated, knowledgeable, well read, widely read, well versed,
  well informed, lettered, cultured, cultivated, civilized, intellectual,
  intelligent, clever, academic, literary, bookish, highbrow, studious, sage,
  wise, sagacious, discerning, donnish, cerebral, enlightened, illuminated,
  sophisticated, pedantic, esoteric, obscure, recondite, brainy, genius, sapient
- *fecund*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfek.ənd]/ fertile, fruitful,
  productive, high-yielding, prolific, proliferating, propagative, generative,
  rich, lush, flourishing, thriving, fructuous
- *feeble*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfiː.bəl]/ weak, weakly,
  weakened, puny, wasted, frail, infirm, delicate, sickly, ailing, unwell, poorly,
  failing, helpless, powerless, impotent, enfeebled, enervated, debilitated,
  incapacitated, effete, decrepit, doddering, doddery, tottering, tottery, shaky,
  trembling, trembly, shilpit, etiolated
- *felicitous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs]/ apt, well
  chosen, well expressed, well put, choice, fitting, suitable, appropriate,
  apposite, pertinent, germane, to the point, relevant, congruous, apropos, spot
  on
- *forbear*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fɔːˈbeər]/ refrain, abstain,
  desist, keep, restrain oneself, stop oneself, hold back, withhold, resist the
  temptation to, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, fight shy of, eschew,
  avoid, shun, decline to, cease, give up, break off, lay off, leave off, swear
  off, give over, jack in, belay
- *haphazard*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌhæpˈhæz.əd]/ random,
  unplanned, unsystematic, unmethodical, disorganized, disorderly, irregular,
  indiscriminate, chaotic, hit-and-miss, arbitrary, orderless, aimless,
  undirected, careless, casual, slapdash, slipshod, chance, accidental,
  higgledy-piggledy
- *hodgepodge*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈhɒdʒ.pɒdʒ]/ mixture,
  mix, mixed bag, assortment, assemblage, collection, selection, jumble, ragbag,
  hotchpotch, miscellany, medley, patchwork, pot-pourri, melange, mess, mishmash,
  confusion, clutter, farrago, mash-up, gallimaufry, olio, olla podrida,
  salmagundi
- *impede*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈpiːd]/ hinder, obstruct,
  hamper, handicap, hold back, hold up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard,
  slow, slow down, brake, put a brake on, restrain, fetter, shackle, hamstring,
  cramp, cripple, block, check, bar, curb, stop, thwart, frustrate, balk, foil,
  derail, stand in the way of, stymie, foul up, screw up, scupper, bork, cumber
- *impetuous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs]/ impulsive,
  rash, hasty, overhasty, reckless, heedless, foolhardy, incautious, imprudent,
  injudicious, ill-conceived, ill-considered, unplanned, unreasoned,
  unthought-out, unthinking, spontaneous, impromptu, spur-of-the-moment,
  precipitate, precipitous, headlong, hurried, rushed
- *irascible*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈræs.ə.bəl]/ irritable,
  quick-tempered, short-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, hot-tempered,
  thin-skinned, snappy, snappish, tetchy, testy, touchy, edgy, crabby, waspish,
  dyspeptic, surly, cross, crusty, crabbed, grouchy, crotchety, cantankerous,
  curmudgeonly, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, querulous, captious,
  fractious, bilious, narky, prickly, ratty, hot under the collar, iracund,
  iracundulous
- *mercenary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmɜː.sən.ri]/
  money-oriented, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, rapacious,
  bribable, venal, materialistic, money-grubbing
- *meticulous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[məˈtɪk.jə.ləs]/ careful,
  conscientious, diligent, ultra-careful, scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking,
  demanding, exacting, accurate, correct, thorough, studious, rigorous, detailed,
  perfectionist, fastidious, methodical, particular, strict, pedantic, fussy,
  white-glove, nice, laborious
- *mordant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmɔː.dənt]/ caustic,
  trenchant, biting, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acid, sharp,
  keen, tart, pungent, stinging, astringent, incisive, devastating, piercing,
  rapier-like, razor-edged, critical, bitter, polemic, virulent, vitriolic,
  venomous, waspish, corrosive, acidulous, mordacious
- *outstrip*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌaʊtˈstrɪp]/ go faster
  than, outrun, outdistance, outpace, leave behind, get (further) ahead of, gain
  on, draw away from, overtake, pass, shake off, throw off, lose, leave standing,
  walk away from, surpass, exceed, be more than, go beyond, better, beat, top,
  overshadow, eclipse, put to shame
- *precarious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prɪˈkeə.ri.əs]/
  uncertain, insecure, unreliable, unsure, unpredictable, undependable, risky,
  hazardous, dangerous, unsafe, hanging by a thread, hanging in the balance,
  perilous, treacherous, on a slippery slope, on thin ice, touch-and-go, built on
  sand, doubtful, dubious, delicate, tricky, problematic, unsettled, unstable,
  unsteady, shaky, rocky, wobbly, dicey, chancy, hairy, iffy, dodgy, parlous
- *quirky*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkwɜː.ki]/ eccentric,
  idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, unusual, off-centre, strange,
  bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, freakish, outlandish, offbeat, out of the
  ordinary, Bohemian, alternative, zany, outré, wacky, freaky, kinky, way-out, far
  out, kooky, oddball, off the wall, in left field, bizarro
- *repudiate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt]/ reject,
  renounce, abandon, forswear, give up, turn one's back on, have nothing more to
  do with, wash one's hands of, have no more truck with, abjure, disavow, recant,
  desert, discard, disown, cast off, lay aside, cut off, rebuff, forsake,
  disprofess
- *tact*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[tækt]/ sensitivity,
  understanding, thoughtfulness, consideration, delicacy, diplomacy, discretion,
  discernment, judgement, prudence, judiciousness, perception, subtlety, wisdom,
  tactfulness, etiquette, courtesy, cordiality, politeness, decorum, mannerliness,
  polish, respect, respectfulness, savoir faire, politesse, savvy
- *trifling*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtraɪ.flɪŋ]/ trivial,
  unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, petty, minor, of little/no account,
  of little/no consequence, not worth mentioning, not worth bothering about,
  light, footling, fiddling, pettifogging, incidental, frivolous, silly, idle,
  superficial, small, tiny, inconsiderable, nominal, negligible, nugatory, minute,
  minuscule, paltry, derisory, pitiful, pathetic, miserable, piffling, piddling,
  measly, mingy, poxy, picayune, nickel-and-dime, small-bore, dinky, exiguous
- *turbulent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtɜː.bjə.lənt]/
  tempestuous, stormy, unstable, unsettled, tumultuous, explosive, in turmoil,
  full of upheavals, full of conflict, full of ups and downs, roller-coaster,
  chaotic, full of confusion, violent, wild, anarchic, lawless

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= *Group 10*

- *acumen*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈæk.jə.mən]/ astuteness,
  awareness, shrewdness, acuity, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, cleverness,
  brightness, smartness, judgement, understanding, sense, common sense, canniness,
  discernment, wisdom, wit, sagacity, perspicacity, ingenuity, insight, intuition,
  intuitiveness, perception, perspicuity, penetration, capability, enterprise,
  initiative, resourcefulness, flair, vision, brains, powers of reasoning, savoir
  faire, nous, savvy, know-how, horse sense, gumption, grey matter, common,
  smarts, sapience, arguteness
- *antithesis*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ænˈtɪθ.ə.sɪs]/ (direct)
  opposite, converse, reverse, reversal, inverse, obverse, the other extreme, the
  other side of the coin, the flip side
- *ascribe*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈskraɪb]/ attribute,
  assign, put down, set down, accredit, credit, give the credit for, chalk up,
  impute, lay on, pin on, blame on, lay at the door of, connect with, associate
  with
- *befuddled*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bɪˈfʌd.əld]/
- *eschew*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪsˈtʃuː]/ abstain from,
  refrain from, give up, forgo, forswear, shun, renounce, swear off, abjure, steer
  clear of, have nothing to do with, give a wide berth to, fight shy of,
  relinquish, reject, dispense with, disavow, abandon, deny, gainsay, disclaim,
  repudiate, renege on, spurn, abnegate, abdicate, wash one's hands of, drop,
  kick, jack in, pack in, disaffirm, forsake
- *esoteric*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌiː.səˈter.ɪk]/ abstruse,
  obscure, arcane, recherché, rarefied, recondite, abstract, difficult, hard,
  puzzling, perplexing, enigmatic, inscrutable, cryptic, Delphic, complex,
  complicated, involved, over/above one's head, incomprehensible, opaque,
  unfathomable, impenetrable, mysterious, occult, little known, hidden, secret,
  private, mystic, magical, cabbalistic, involuted
- *evasive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈveɪ.sɪv]/ prevaricating,
  elusive, ambiguous, equivocal, equivocating, indefinite, non-committal, vague,
  indeterminate, imprecise, inexact, indistinct, inexplicit, cryptic, enigmatic,
  obscure, unclear, puzzling, perplexing, gnomic, Delphic, roundabout, indirect,
  oblique, circumlocutory, circuitous, periphrastic, cagey
- *exculpate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈek.skəl.peɪt]/
- *expedite*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈek.spə.daɪt]/ speed up,
  accelerate, hurry, hasten, step up, quicken, precipitate, rush, advance,
  facilitate, ease, make easier, further, promote, aid, push through, push, give a
  push to, press, urge on, forward, boost, give a boost to, stimulate, spur on,
  help along, oil the wheels for, smooth the way for, clear a path for, dispatch,
  dash off, make short work of
- *fastidious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fæsˈtɪd.i.əs]/
  scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking, meticulous, assiduous, sedulous,
  perfectionist, fussy, finicky, dainty, over-particular, critical, overcritical,
  hypercritical, pedantic, precise, exact, hair-splitting, exacting, demanding,
  pass-remarkable, nitpicking, choosy, picky, pernickety, persnickety, nice,
  overnice
- *feign*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[feɪn]/ simulate, fake, sham,
  affect, give the appearance of, make a show of, make a pretence of, play at, go
  through the motions of, put on, pretend, put it on, bluff, pose, posture,
  masquerade, make believe, act, play-act, go through the motions, put on a false
  display, malinger, kid, mess, pretended, simulated, assumed, affected,
  artificial, insincere, put-on, faked, false, apparent, ostensible, seeming,
  surface, avowed, professed, pseudo, phoney, fakey, cod
- *furtive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfɜː.tɪv]/ secretive,
  secret, surreptitious, sly, sneaky, wily, underhand, under the table,
  clandestine, hidden, covert, cloaked, conspiratorial, underground, cloak and
  dagger, hole and corner, hugger-mugger, stealthy, sneaking, skulking, slinking,
  sidelong, sideways, oblique, indirect, black, hush-hush, shifty
- *hamper*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈhæm.pər]/ basket, pannier,
  wickerwork basket, box, container, holder
- *indispensable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɪn.dɪˈspen.sə.bəl]/
  essential, crucial, necessary, key, vital, needed, required, called for,
  requisite, important, all-important, vitally important, of the utmost
  importance, of great consequence, of the essence, critical, life-and-death,
  imperative, mandatory, compulsory, obligatory, compelling, urgent, pressing,
  burning, acute, paramount, pre-eminent, high-priority, significant,
  consequential
- *lament*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ləˈment]/ wail, wailing,
  lamentation, moan, moaning, groan, weeping, crying, sob, sobbing, keening, howl,
  complaint, jeremiad, ululation, mourn, grieve (for/over), weep for, shed tears
  for, sorrow, wail, moan, groan, weep, cry, sob, keen, plain, howl, pine for,
  beat one's breast, ululate
- *myopic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[maɪˈɒp.ɪk]/ short-sighted,
  nearsighted, as blind as a bat, purblind
- *nonchalant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt]/ calm,
  cool, unconcerned, collected, and collected, cool as a cucumber, composed, airy,
  indifferent, unemotional, blasé, dispassionate, detached, apathetic, casual,
  offhand, insouciant, laid-back
- *partial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpɑː.ʃəl]/ incomplete,
  limited, qualified, restricted, imperfect, fragmentary, unfinished
- *pensive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpen.sɪv]/ thoughtful,
  thinking, reflective, contemplative, musing, meditative, introspective,
  prayerful, philosophical, cogitative, ruminative, absorbed, engrossed, rapt,
  preoccupied, deep/immersed/lost in thought, in a brown study, broody, serious,
  studious, solemn, dreamy, dreaming, wistful, brooding, melancholy, sad, ruminant
- *portend*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pɔːˈtend]/ presage, augur,
  foreshadow, foretell, prophesy, be a sign of, be a warning of, warn of, be an
  omen of, be an indication of, be a harbinger of, indicate, herald, signal, bode,
  announce, promise, threaten, point to, mean, signify, spell, denote, betoken,
  foretoken, forebode, harbinger
- *provincial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈvɪn.ʃəl]/ regional,
  state, territorial, district, local, sectoral, zonal, cantonal, county,
  parochial, colonial, non-metropolitan, small-town, non-urban, outlying, rural,
  country, rustic, backwoods, backwater, one-horse, hick, freshwater,
  unsophisticated, narrow-minded, suburban, insular, parish-pump, inward-looking,
  limited, restricted, localist, narrow, small-minded, petty, blinkered,
  illiberal, inflexible, jerkwater, corn-fed
- *rudimentary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌruː.dɪˈmen.tər.i]/
  basic, elementary, introductory, early, primary, initial, first, fundamental,
  essential, rudimental
- *salutary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsæl.jə.tər.i]/ beneficial,
  good, good for one, advantageous, profitable, productive, helpful, useful, of
  use, of service, valuable, worthwhile, practical, relevant, timely
- *sever*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsev.ər]/ cut off, chop off,
  lop off, hack off, cleave, hew off, shear off, slice off, split, break off, tear
  off, divide, separate, part, detach, disconnect, amputate, dock, rend, sunder,
  dissever, cut, cut through, rupture, pierce, rip, tear
- *slight*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[slaɪt]/ small, modest,
  little, tiny, minute, inappreciable, imperceptible, infinitesimal, hardly worth
  mentioning, negligible, inconsiderable, insignificant, minimal, marginal,
  remote, scant, slim, outside, faint, vague, subtle, gentle, minuscule, exiguous
- *somnolent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsɒm.nəl.ənt]/ sleepy,
  drowsy, tired, languid, languorous, heavy-eyed, dozy, nodding, groggy, half
  asleep, asleep on one's feet, yawning, lethargic, sluggish, inactive, enervated,
  torpid, comatose, snoozy, dopey, yawny, slumberous, oscitant, slumbersome,
  quiet, restful, tranquil, calm, peaceful, pleasant, relaxing, soothing,
  undisturbed, untroubled, isolated
- *stoic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈstəʊ.ɪk]/
- *supersede*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌsuː.pəˈsiːd]/ replace,
  supplant, take the place of, take over from, substitute for, displace, oust,
  overthrow, remove, unseat, override, succeed, come after, step into the shoes
  of, crowd out, fill someone's boots
- *tout*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[taʊt]/ illegal salesman, ticket
  tout, scalper
- *wane*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[weɪn]/ disappear, decrease,
  diminish, dwindle

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= *Group 11*

- *abhor*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈbhɔːr]/ detest, hate,
  loathe, despise, abominate, execrate, regard with disgust, shrink from, recoil
  from, shudder at, be unable to bear, be unable to abide, feel hostility/aversion
  to, find intolerable, dislike, disdain, have an aversion to, disrelish
- *boisterous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbɔɪ.stər.əs]/ lively,
  active, animated, exuberant, spirited, bouncy, frisky, excited, overexcited, in
  high spirits, high-spirited, ebullient, vibrant, rowdy, unruly, wild,
  uproarious, unrestrained, undisciplined, uninhibited, uncontrolled, abandoned,
  rough, romping, rollicking, disorderly, knockabout, riotous, rip-roaring,
  rumbustious, roistering, tumultuous, noisy, loud, clamorous, clangorous
- *chivalrous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈʃɪv.əl.rəs]/ gallant,
  gentlemanly, honourable, respectful, thoughtful, considerate, protective,
  attentive, courteous, polite, gracious, well mannered, urbane, courtly,
  mannerly, gentle
- *churlish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtʃɜː.lɪʃ]/ rude,
  ill-mannered, discourteous, impolite, ungracious, unmannerly, uncivil,
  ungentlemanly, ungallant, unchivalrous, ill-bred, boorish, oafish, loutish,
  mean-spirited, ill-tempered, unkind, inconsiderate, uncharitable, ill-humoured,
  surly, sullen, ignorant
- *clandestine*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[klænˈdes.tɪn]/ secret,
  covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner,
  hole-in-the-corner, closet, behind-the-scenes, backstairs, back-alley,
  under-the-table, hugger-mugger, concealed, hidden, private, sly, sneaky,
  underhand, undercover, underground, black, hush-hush
- *complacent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəmˈpleɪ.sənt]/ smug,
  self-satisfied, pleased with oneself, proud of oneself, self-approving,
  self-congratulatory, self-admiring, self-regarding, gloating, triumphant, proud,
  pleased, gratified, satisfied, content, contented, careless, slack, lax, lazy,
  I'm-all-right-Jack, wisenheimer
- *cumbersome*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkʌm.bə.səm]/ unwieldy,
  unmanageable, awkward, clumsy, ungainly, inconvenient, incommodious, bulky,
  large, heavy, hefty, weighty, burdensome, hulking, clunky, cumbrous, unhandy,
  lumbersome
- *debilitating*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ]/
- *deliberate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət]/
  intentional, calculated, conscious, done on purpose, intended, planned, meant,
  considered, studied, knowing, wilful, wanton, purposeful, purposive,
  premeditated, pre-planned, thought out in advance, prearranged, preconceived,
  predetermined, aforethought, voluntary, volitional, prepense
- *droll*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[drəʊl]/ funny, humorous,
  amusing, comic, comical, mirthful, chucklesome, hilarious, rollicking, clownish,
  farcical, zany, quirky, eccentric, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, risible,
  laughable, jocular, light-hearted, facetious, waggish, witty, whimsical, wry,
  sportive, tongue-in-cheek, entertaining, diverting, engaging, sparkling, wacky,
  side-splitting, rib-tickling, quaint, odd, strange, outlandish, bizarre
- *eccentric*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪkˈsen.trɪk]/
  unconventional, uncommon, abnormal, irregular, aberrant, anomalous, odd, queer,
  strange, peculiar, weird, bizarre, off-centre, outlandish, freakish,
  extraordinary, idiosyncratic, quirky, singular, nonconformist, capricious,
  whimsical, outré, avant garde, way out, far out, offbeat, nutty, screwy, freaky,
  oddball, wacky, cranky, off the wall, madcap, zany, rum, dotty, kooky, wacko,
  bizarro, in left field
- *fractious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfræk.ʃəs]/ grumpy,
  grouchy, crotchety, in a (bad) mood, cantankerous, bad-tempered, ill-tempered,
  ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, disagreeable, pettish, irritable,
  irascible, tetchy, testy, curmudgeonly, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly,
  peppery, touchy, scratchy, crusty, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered,
  hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish,
  cross-grained, as cross as two sticks, snappish, snappy, chippy, on a short
  fuse, short-fused, shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore
  head, cranky, ornery, peckish, soreheaded, snaky, waxy, miffy
- *limpid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈlɪm.pɪd]/ clear,
  transparent, glassy, glasslike, crystal clear, crystalline, see-through,
  translucent, pellucid, unclouded, uncloudy
- *mawkish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmɔː.kɪʃ]/ sentimental,
  over-sentimental, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, syrupy,
  sickening, nauseating, maudlin, lachrymose, banal, trite, twee, mushy, slushy,
  sloppy, schmaltzy, weepy, cutesy, lovey-dovey, gooey, drippy, sloshy, soupy,
  treacly, cheesy, corny, icky, sick-making, toe-curling, soppy, cornball, sappy,
  hokey, three-hanky
- *obeisance*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əʊˈbeɪ.səns]/ respect,
  homage, worship, adoration, reverence, veneration, respectfulness, honour,
  submission, deference, bow, curtsy, bob, genuflection, salaam, salutation,
  namaskar, kowtow, reverence
- *ostentatious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs]/
  showy, pretentious, conspicuous, obtrusive, flamboyant, gaudy, garish, tinsel,
  tinselly, brash, vulgar, loud, extravagant, fancy, ornate, affected, theatrical,
  actorly, overdone, over-elaborate, kitsch, tasteless, flash, flashy,
  fancy-pants, over the top, OTT, bling, glitzy, ritzy, swanky, splashy, superfly,
  dicty
- *panacea*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə]/ universal
  cure, cure-all, cure for all ills, universal remedy, sovereign remedy, heal-all,
  nostrum, elixir, wonder drug, perfect solution, magic formula, magic bullet,
  catholicon, diacatholicon, panpharmacon
- *perfunctory*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈfʌŋk.tər.i]/ cursory,
  desultory, quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid, passing, fleeting, summary,
  token, casual, superficial, uninterested, careless, half-hearted, unthinking,
  sketchy, mechanical, automatic, routine, offhand, indifferent, inattentive,
  dismissive
- *perilous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈper.əl.əs]/ dangerous,
  fraught with danger, hazardous, risky, unsafe, treacherous, precarious,
  vulnerable, uncertain, insecure, critical, desperate, exposed, at risk, in
  jeopardy, in danger, touch-and-go, problematic, difficult, hairy, dicey, gnarly,
  parlous
- *pervasive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈveɪ.sɪv]/ prevalent,
  penetrating, pervading, permeating, extensive, ubiquitous, omnipresent, present
  everywhere, rife, widespread, general, common, universal, pandemic, epidemic,
  endemic, inescapable, insidious, immanent, permeative, suffusive, permeant
- *preclude*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prɪˈkluːd]/ prevent, make
  it impossible for, make it impracticable for, rule out, put a stop to, stop,
  prohibit, debar, interdict, block, bar, hinder, impede, inhibit, exclude,
  disqualify, forbid, estop
- *predilection*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌpriː.dɪˈlek.ʃən]/
  liking, fondness, preference, partiality, taste, penchant, weakness, soft spot,
  fancy, inclination, leaning, bias, propensity, bent, proclivity, proneness,
  predisposition, tendency, affinity, appetite, love, gusto
- *rapacious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rəˈpeɪ.ʃəs]/ grasping,
  greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, covetous, mercenary, materialistic, insatiable,
  predatory, voracious, usurious, extortionate, money-grubbing, grabby
- *relish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈrel.ɪʃ]/
- *satirical*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈtɪr.ɪ.kəl]/ mocking,
  ironic, ironical, satiric, sarcastic, sardonic, scornful, derisive, ridiculing,
  taunting, caustic, trenchant, mordant, biting, cutting, sharp, pointed, keen,
  stinging, acerbic, pungent, cynical, critical, irreverent, disparaging,
  disrespectful, Rabelaisian, Hudibrastic, mordacious
- *sham*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ʃæm]/ pretence, fake, act,
  fiction, simulation, imposture, fraud, feint, lie, counterfeit, putting on an
  act, faking, feigning, play-acting, dissembling, humbug, a put-up job
- *skirt*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[skɜːt]/
- *sluggish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈslʌɡ.ɪʃ]/ inactive, quiet,
  slow, slow-moving, slack, flat, depressed, stagnant, static
- *spartan*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈspɑː.tən]/
- *truculent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtrʌk.jə.lənt]/ defiant,
  aggressive, antagonistic, belligerent, pugnacious, bellicose, combative,
  confrontational, ready for a fight, hostile, obstreperous, argumentative,
  quarrelsome, contentious, uncooperative, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, sullen,
  surly, cross, ill-natured, rude, discourteous, unpleasant, feisty, spoiling for
  a fight, stroppy, bolshie, scrappy

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= *Group 12*

- *acrimonious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæk.rɪˈməʊ.ni.əs]/
  bitter, rancorous, caustic, acerbic, scathing, sarcastic, acid, harsh, sharp,
  razor-edged, cutting, astringent, trenchant, mordant, virulent, spiteful,
  vicious, crabbed, vitriolic, savage, hostile, hate-filled, venomous, poisonous,
  nasty, ill-natured, mean, malign, malicious, malignant, waspish, pernicious,
  splenetic, irascible, choleric, bitchy, catty, slashing, acidulous, mordacious,
  envenomed, squint-eyed
- *belligerent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.ənt]/
  hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious, bellicose,
  truculent, confrontational, argumentative, quarrelsome, disputatious,
  contentious, militant, combative, quick-tempered, hot-tempered, ill-tempered,
  bad-tempered, irascible, captious, spoiling for a fight, stroppy, bolshie,
  scrappy, oppugnant
- *beneficent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bəˈnef.ɪ.sənt]/
  benevolent, charitable, altruistic, humane, humanitarian, neighbourly,
  public-spirited, philanthropic, generous, magnanimous, munificent, unselfish,
  ungrudging, unstinting, open-handed, free-handed, free, liberal, lavish,
  bountiful, benign, indulgent, kind, bounteous, benignant
- *canny*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkæn.i]/ shrewd, astute,
  sharp, sharp-witted, discerning, acute, penetrating, discriminating, perceptive,
  perspicacious, clever, intelligent, wise, sagacious, sensible, judicious,
  circumspect, careful, prudent, cautious, cunning, crafty, wily, artful,
  calculating, on the ball, smart, savvy, suss, sussed, pawky, heads-up, as sharp
  as a tack, whip-smart, long-headed, sapient, argute
- *cavalier*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌkæv.əlˈɪər]/ Royalist,
  king's man
- *distressed*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈstrest]/
- *dwindling*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdwɪn.dəl.ɪŋ]/
- *eclipse*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈklɪps]/
- *encyclopedic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪk]/
  comprehensive, complete, thorough, thoroughgoing, full, exhaustive, in-depth,
  wide-ranging, broad-ranging, broad-based, cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary,
  multidisciplinary, all-inclusive, all-embracing, all-encompassing, universal,
  vast, compendious, across the board, wall-to-wall
- *exacerbate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪɡˈzæs.ə.beɪt]/
  aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify, increase, heighten,
  magnify, add to, amplify, augment, make matters worse, compound the problem, add
  fuel to the fire/flames, fan the flames, rub salt in the wounds, add insult to
  injury
- *exasperated*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪɡˈzɑː.spə.reɪ.tɪd]/
- *fungible*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfʌn.dʒ.ə.bəl]/
- *hackneyed*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈhæk.nid]/ overused,
  overworked, overdone, worn out, time-worn, platitudinous, vapid, stale, tired,
  threadbare, trite, banal, hack, clichéd, hoary, commonplace, common, ordinary,
  stock, conventional, stereotyped, predictable, unimaginative, unoriginal,
  derivative, uninspired, prosaic, dull, boring, pedestrian, run-of-the-mill,
  routine, humdrum, old hat, corny, played out, hacky, cornball, dime-store,
  truistic, bromidic
- *incongruous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈkɒŋ.ɡru.əs]/ out of
  place, out of keeping, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited, not in harmony,
  discordant, dissonant, conflicting, clashing, jarring, wrong, at odds, in
  opposition, contrary, contradictory, irreconcilable, strange, odd, absurd,
  bizarre, off-key, extraneous, like a fish out of water, sticking/standing out a
  mile, disconsonant, ill-matched, ill-assorted, mismatched, unharmonious,
  inconsistent, incompatible, different, dissimilar, contrasting, disparate,
  discrepant
- *interchangeable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɪn.təˈtʃeɪn.dʒə.bəl]/
  exchangeable, transposable, replaceable
- *laconic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ləˈkɒn.ɪk]/ brief, concise,
  terse, succinct, short, economical, elliptical, crisp, pithy, to the point,
  incisive, short and sweet, compendious, abrupt, blunt, curt, clipped,
  monosyllabic, brusque, pointed, gruff, sharp, tart, epigrammatic, aphoristic,
  gnomic, taciturn, of few words, uncommunicative, reticent, quiet, untalkative,
  reserved, silent, speechless, tight-lipped, unforthcoming
- *lucrative*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈluː.krə.tɪv]/ profitable,
  profit-making, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, high-income, well
  paid, high-paying, bankable, cost-effective, productive, fruitful, rewarding,
  worthwhile, advantageous, thriving, flourishing, successful, booming, going
- *magisterial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌmædʒ.ɪˈstɪə.ri.əl]/
  authoritative, masterful, lordly, judge-like
- *onerous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈəʊ.nər.əs]/ burdensome,
  heavy, inconvenient, troublesome, awkward, crushing, back-breaking, oppressive,
  weighty, arduous, strenuous, uphill, difficult, hard, severe, formidable,
  laborious, Herculean, exhausting, tiring, taxing, demanding, punishing,
  gruelling, exacting, wearing, stiff, stressful, wearisome, fatiguing, toilsome,
  exigent
- *opprobrium*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈprəʊ.bri.əm]/
  vilification, abuse, vituperation, condemnation, criticism, censure,
  castigation, denunciation, defamation, denigration, disparagement, obloquy,
  derogation, slander, revilement, reviling, calumny, calumniation, execration,
  excoriation, lambasting, upbraiding, bad press, character assassination, attack,
  invective, libel, insults, aspersions, flak, mud-slinging, bad-mouthing,
  tongue-lashing, stick, verbal, slagging off, contumely, animadversion,
  objurgation
- *parsimonious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌpɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs]/
  miserly, ungenerous, close-fisted, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, penurious,
  illiberal, close, grasping, Scrooge-like, stinting, sparing, frugal, mean,
  tight-fisted, stingy, tight, mingy, money-grubbing, skinflinty, cheap, near
- *peripheral*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈrɪf.ər.əl]/ outlying,
  outer, on the edge/outskirts, outermost, fringe, border, surrounding,
  circumferential, perimetric
- *provocative*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv]/
  annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, provoking, maddening, goading,
  vexing, galling, affronting, insulting, offensive, inflaming, rousing, arousing,
  agitational, inflammatory, incendiary, controversial, aggravating, in-your-face,
  instigative, agitative
- *renounce*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈnaʊns]/ reject, refuse
  to abide by, refuse to recognize, repudiate
- *tempestuous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[temˈpes.tʃu.əs]/
  turbulent, stormy, tumultuous, violent, wild, lively, heated, explosive,
  uncontrolled, unrestrained, feverish, hysterical, frenetic, frenzied, frantic,
  emotional, passionate, intense, impassioned, fiery, temperamental, volatile,
  excitable, mercurial, capricious, unpredictable, erratic, hot-tempered,
  quick-tempered
- *tenable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈten.ə.bəl]/
- *transgression*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[trænzˈɡreʃ.ən]/
  offence, crime, sin, wrong, wrongdoing, misdemeanour, felony, misdeed,
  lawbreaking, vice, evil-doing, indiscretion, peccadillo, mischief,
  mischievousness, wickedness, misbehaviour, bad behaviour, error, lapse, fault,
  trespass, infringement, breach, contravention, violation, defiance, infraction,
  disobedience, breaking, flouting, non-observance, overstepping, exceeding
- *urbane*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɜːˈbeɪn]/ suave,
  sophisticated, debonair, worldly, elegant, cultivated, cultured, civilized, well
  bred, worldly-wise, glib, smooth, slick, polished, refined, poised,
  self-possessed, dignified, courteous, polite, civil, well mannered, gentlemanly,
  gallant, courtly, charming, affable, tactful, diplomatic, media-savvy, cool,
  mannerly
- *verisimilitude*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌver.ɪ.sɪˈmɪl.ɪ.tʃuːd]/
- *vitiate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvɪʃ.i.eɪt]/

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= *Group 13*

- *affinity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈfɪn.ə.ti]/
- *altruistic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæl.truˈɪs.tɪk]/
  unselfish, selfless, self-sacrificing, self-denying, considerate, compassionate,
  kind, decent, noble, public-spirited, generous, magnanimous, ungrudging,
  unstinting, charitable, benevolent, beneficent, liberal, open-handed,
  free-handed, philanthropic, humanitarian, bounteous
- *baroque*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bəˈrɒk]/
- *byzantine*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bɪˈzæn.taɪn]/
- *compromise*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkɒm.prə.maɪz]/
  agreement, understanding, settlement, terms, accommodation, deal, trade-off,
  bargain, halfway house, middle ground, middle course, happy medium, balance,
  modus vivendi, give and take, concession, cooperation
- *conciliatory*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈsɪl.i.ə.tər.i]/
  propitiatory, placatory, appeasing, pacifying, pacific, mollifying, peacemaking,
  peacebuilding, reconciliatory, pacificatory, propitiative, placative, irenic
- *countenance*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkaʊn.tən.əns]/ face,
  features, physiognomy, profile, facial expression, expression, look, appearance,
  aspect, mien, mug, clock, mush, dial, phizog, phiz, boat race, coupon, bake,
  puss, pan, visage, lineaments, front, tolerate, permit, allow, admit of, approve
  (of), agree to, consent to, give one's blessing to, take kindly to, be in favour
  of, favour, hold with, go along with, put up with, endure, brook, stomach,
  swallow, bear, thole, stand for, stick, hack, give the go ahead to, give the
  green light to, give the thumbs up to, give the okay to, approbate
- *covert*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkəʊ.vɜːt]/ secret, furtive,
  clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner,
  hole-in-the-corner, closet, behind-the-scenes, backstairs, back-alley,
  under-the-table, hugger-mugger, concealed, hidden, private, sly, sneaky,
  underhand, undercover, underground, black, hush-hush
- *credible*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkred.ə.bəl]/ acceptable,
  trustworthy, reliable, dependable, sure, good, valid, feasible, viable, tenable,
  sustainable, maintainable
- *diffuse*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈfjuːz]/ spread, spread
  out, spread around, send out, scatter, disperse, disseminate, distribute,
  dispense, put about, circulate, communicate, impart, purvey, propagate,
  transmit, broadcast, promulgate, bruit abroad
- *documentary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌdɒk.jəˈmen.tər.i]/
- *exhaustive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪv]/
  comprehensive, all-inclusive, complete, full, full-scale, all-embracing,
  all-encompassing, encyclopedic, thorough, in-depth, thoroughgoing, extensive,
  intensive, all-out, profound, far-reaching, sweeping, umbrella, definitive,
  detailed, minute, meticulous, painstaking, careful, wall-to-wall
- *exhilarating*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪɡˈzɪl.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ]/
- *extraneous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs]/
  irrelevant, immaterial, beside the point, not to the point, neither here nor
  there, nothing to do with it, not pertinent, not germane, not to the purpose,
  off the subject, unrelated, unconnected, inapposite, inappropriate,
  inapplicable, inconsequential, incidental, pointless, out of place, wide of the
  mark, peripheral, tangential
- *fervour*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfɜː.vər]/ passion, ardour,
  intensity, zeal, vehemence, vehemency, emotion, warmth, sincerity, earnestness,
  avidness, avidity, eagerness, keenness, enthusiasm, excitement, animation,
  vigour, energy, fire, fieriness, heat, spirit, zest, appetite, hunger, urgency,
  dedication, devoutness, assiduity, commitment, committedness, fervency, ardency,
  passionateness
- *futile*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfjuː.taɪl]/ fruitless, vain,
  pointless, useless, worthless, ineffectual, ineffective, inefficacious, to no
  effect, of no use, in vain, to no avail, unavailing, unsuccessful, failed,
  thwarted, unproductive, barren, unprofitable, abortive, impotent, hollow, empty,
  forlorn, idle, sterile, nugatory, valueless, hopeless, doomed, lost, no good to
  gundy, bootless
- *illusory*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈluː.sər.i]/ delusory,
  delusional, delusive, illusionary, imagined, imaginary, fancied, non-existent,
  unreal, hallucinatory, sham, hollow, deceptive, deceiving, false, fallacious,
  fake, bogus, mistaken, erroneous, misleading, misguided, untrue, specious,
  fanciful, notional, chimerical, illusive, Barmecide
- *invidious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈvɪd.i.əs]/ unpleasant,
  awkward, difficult, undesirable, unenviable
- *lethargic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ləˈθɑː.dʒɪk]/ sluggish,
  inert, inactive, slow, torpid, lifeless, dull, languid, listless, lazy, idle,
  indolent, shiftless, slothful, phlegmatic, apathetic, passive, past caring,
  weary, tired, fatigued, sleepy, drowsy, enervated, somnolent, narcotic
- *metaphorical*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌmet.əˈfɒr.ɪ.kəl]/
  figurative, allegorical, analogous, symbolic, emblematic, imaginative, fanciful,
  extended, parabolic, tropical
- *mimic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmɪm.ɪk]/ imitate, copy,
  impersonate, do an impression of, take off, do an impersonation of, do, ape,
  caricature, mock, make fun of, parody, satirize, lampoon, burlesque, travesty,
  send up, spoof, monkey, impersonator, impressionist, imitator, mimicker,
  parodist, caricaturist, lampooner, lampoonist, copier, copyist, copycat, zany,
  epigone, simulated, mock, imitation, make-believe, sham, imitative, mimetic,
  pretend
- *numinous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈnjuː.mɪ.nəs]/ spiritual,
  religious, divine, holy, sacred, mysterious, other-worldly, unearthly,
  awe-inspiring, transcendent
- *obscure*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əbˈskjʊər]/ unclear,
  uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, mysterious, hazy, vague,
  indeterminate, concealed, hidden, abstruse, recondite, arcane, esoteric,
  recherché, occult, enigmatic, mystifying, puzzling, perplexing, baffling,
  ambiguous, cryptic, equivocal, Delphic, oracular, riddling, oblique, opaque,
  elliptical, unintelligible, uninterpretable, incomprehensible, impenetrable,
  unfathomable, inexplicable, unexplained, as clear as mud
- *overt*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əʊˈvɜːt]/ undisguised,
  unconcealed, plain to see, plainly seen, plain, clear, apparent, conspicuous,
  unmistakable, obvious, noticeable, observable, visible, manifest, patent, open,
  public, above board, blatant, glaring, shameless, brazen
- *pellucid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈluː.sɪd]/ translucent,
  transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, bright, glassy, limpid,
  unclouded, easily understood, easily grasped, comprehensible, understandable,
  intelligible, articulate, coherent, lucid, clear, crystal clear, crystalline,
  graspable, fathomable, digestible, straightforward, direct, simple, plain, well
  constructed, graphic, explicit, unambiguous, user-friendly
- *perpetuate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈpetʃ.u.eɪt]/ keep
  alive, keep going, keep in existence, preserve, conserve, sustain, maintain,
  continue, extend, carry on, keep up, cause to continue, prolong, immortalize,
  commemorate, memorialize, eternalize, eternize
- *rational*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈræʃ.ən.əl]/ logical,
  reasoned, well reasoned, sensible, reasonable, cogent, coherent, intelligent,
  wise, judicious, sagacious, astute, shrewd, perceptive, enlightened, clear-eyed,
  clear-sighted, commonsensical, common-sense, well advised, well grounded, sound,
  sober, prudent, circumspect, politic, down-to-earth, practical, pragmatic,
  matter-of-fact, hard-headed, unidealistic, joined-up
- *scathing*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈskeɪ.ðɪŋ]/ devastating,
  withering, blistering, extremely critical, coruscating, searing, scorching,
  fierce, ferocious, savage, severe, stinging, biting, cutting, mordant,
  trenchant, virulent, caustic, vitriolic, scornful, sharp, bitter, acid, harsh,
  unsparing, mordacious
- *subtle*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsʌt.əl]/ fine, fine-drawn,
  ultra-fine, nice, overnice, minute, precise, narrow, tenuous, hair-splitting,
  indistinct, indefinite, elusive, abstruse, minuscule
- *superficial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl]/
  surface, exterior, external, outer, outside, outermost, peripheral, slight

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- *acquiesce*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæk.wiˈes]/ permit,
  consent to, agree to, allow, assent to, give one's consent to, accept, concur
  with, give one's assent to, give one's blessing to, say yes to, give the nod to,
  give one's approval to, comply with, conform to, abide by, respect, stand by,
  cooperate with, tolerate, brook, give in to, bow to, yield to, submit to, go
  along with, give the go-ahead to, give the thumbs up to, OK, okay, give the
  green light to, say the word, suffer
- *adroit*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈdrɔɪt]/ skilful, adept,
  dexterous, deft, agile, nimble, nimble-fingered, handy, able, capable,
  competent, skilled, expert, masterly, masterful, master, practised, polished,
  slick, proficient, accomplished, gifted, talented, peerless, quick-witted,
  quick-thinking, quick, clever, intelligent, brilliant, bright, smart, sharp,
  cunning, artful, wily, resourceful, astute, shrewd, canny, ingenious, inventive,
  nifty, nippy, crack, mean, wicked, wizard, demon, ace, A1, on the ball, savvy,
  genius, crackerjack, compleat, rathe
- *amend*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈmend]/ revise, alter,
  change, modify, qualify, adapt, adjust, edit, copy-edit, rewrite, rescript,
  redraft, recast, rephrase, reword, rework, reform, update, revamp, correct,
  remedy, fix, set right, put right, repair, emend, improve, ameliorate, better,
  enhance, clarify
- *animus*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈæn.ɪ.məs]/
- *apologist*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈpɒl.ə.dʒɪst]/ defender,
  supporter, upholder, advocate, proponent, exponent, propagandist, apostle,
  champion, backer, promoter, campaigner, spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson,
  speaker, arguer, enthusiast
- *astringent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈstrɪn.dʒənt]/
  constricting, contracting, constrictive, constringent, styptic
- *collaborate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt]/
  cooperate, join (up), join forces, team up, get together, come together, band
  together, work together, work jointly, participate, unite, combine, merge, link,
  ally, associate, amalgamate, integrate, form an alliance, pool resources, club
  together, fraternize, conspire, collude, cooperate, consort, sympathize
- *competent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkɒm.pɪ.tənt]/ capable,
  able, proficient, adept, adroit, accomplished, skilful, skilled, gifted,
  talented, masterly, virtuoso, expert, knowledgeable, qualified, trained,
  efficient, good, excellent, brilliant, great, mean, wicked, deadly, nifty,
  crack, ace, wizard, magic, crackerjack, compleat, habile
- *correlate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkɒr.ə.leɪt]/ correspond,
  agree, tally, match up, tie in, be consistent, be in agreement, be compatible,
  be consonant, be congruous, be in tune, be in harmony, harmonize, coordinate,
  dovetail, equate to, relate to, conform to, suit, fit, match, parallel, square,
  jibe, quadrate
- *deride*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈraɪd]/ ridicule, mock,
  jeer at, scoff at, jibe at, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, hold up to
  ridicule, pillory, disdain, disparage, denigrate, pooh-pooh, dismiss, slight,
  detract from, sneer at, scorn, pour/heap scorn on, taunt, insult, torment, treat
  with contempt, vilify, lampoon, satirize, knock, take the mickey out of, poke
  mullock at, contemn, flout at
- *dictate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪkˈteɪt]/ give orders to,
  order about, order around, boss (about), boss (around), impose one's will on,
  lord it over, bully, domineer, dominate, tyrannize, oppress, ride roughshod
  over, control, pressurize, browbeat, lay down the law, act the tin god, push
  about, push around, bulldoze, walk all over, call the shots, throw one's weight
  about, throw one's weight around, say aloud, utter, speak, read out, read aloud,
  recite
- *discreet*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈskriːt]/ careful,
  circumspect, cautious, wary, chary, guarded, close-lipped, close-mouthed,
  tactful, diplomatic, considerate, politic, prudent, judicious, strategic, wise,
  sensible, delicate, kid-glove, softly-softly
- *divorced*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈvɔːst]/
- *elitist*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[iˈliː.tɪst]/
- *exacting*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪɡˈzæk.tɪŋ]/ demanding,
  hard, tough, stringent, testing, challenging, difficult, onerous, arduous,
  laborious, tiring, taxing, gruelling, punishing, back-breaking, burdensome,
  Herculean, toilsome, exigent, strict, stern, firm, rigorous, harsh, rigid,
  inflexible, uncompromising, unyielding, unbending, unsparing, imperious, hard to
  please, badass, solid
- *flummoxed*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈflʌm.əkst]/
- *fruitful*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfruːt.fəl]/ fruit-bearing,
  fructiferous, fruiting, fertile, fecund, high-yielding, lush, abundant, profuse,
  prolific, bounteous, generative, progenitive, fructuous
- *inborn*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɪnˈbɔːn]/ innate,
  congenital, existing from birth, inherent, inherited, hereditary, in the family,
  in one's genes, bred in the bone, inbred, natural, native, constitutional,
  deep-seated, deep-rooted, ingrained, in one's blood, inbuilt, instinctive,
  instinctual, unlearned, connate, connatural
- *polymath*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpɒl.i.mæθ]/
- *reticent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈret.ɪ.sənt]/ reserved,
  withdrawn, introverted, restrained, inhibited, diffident, shy, modest,
  unassuming, shrinking, distant, undemonstrative, wouldn't say boo to a goose,
  uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, tight-lipped, close-mouthed,
  close-lipped, quiet, taciturn, silent, guarded, secretive, private, media-shy,
  mum
- *stringent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈstrɪn.dʒənt]/ strict,
  firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, exacting, demanding,
  inflexible, stiff, hard and fast, uncompromising, draconian, extreme
- *subservient*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səbˈsɜː.vi.ənt]/
  submissive, deferential, acquiescent, compliant, accommodating, obedient,
  dutiful, duteous, biddable, yielding, meek, docile, ductile, pliant, passive,
  unassertive, spiritless, subdued, humble, timid, mild, lamblike, servile,
  slavish, grovelling, truckling, self-effacing, self-abasing, downtrodden,
  snivelling, cowering, cringing, under someone's thumb, resistless, longanimous
- *surreptitious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌsʌr.əpˈtɪʃ.əs]/
  secret, stealthy, clandestine, secretive, sneaky, sly, furtive, concealed,
  hidden, undercover, covert, veiled, under the table, cloak-and-dagger,
  backstair, indirect, black
- *tantalizing*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtæn.tə.laɪ.zɪŋ]/
- *tantamount*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtæn.tə.maʊnt]/
  equivalent to, equal to, amounting to, as good as, more or less, synonymous
  with, virtually the same as, much the same as, comparable to, on a par with,
  commensurate with, along the lines of, as serious as, identical to
- *torpor*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtɔː.pər]/ lethargy,
  torpidity, sluggishness, inertia, inertness, inactivity, inaction, dormancy,
  slowness, lifelessness, dullness, heaviness, listlessness, languor, languidness,
  stagnation, laziness, idleness, indolence, shiftlessness, sloth, slothfulness,
  apathy, accidie, passivity, weariness, tiredness, lassitude, fatigue,
  sleepiness, drowsiness, enervation, somnolence, narcosis
- *trenchant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtren.tʃənt]/ incisive,
  cutting, pointed, piercing, penetrating, sharp, keen, acute, razor-sharp,
  razor-edged, rapier-like, vigorous, forceful, strong, telling, emphatic,
  forthright, blunt, biting, stinging, mordant, pungent, scathing, caustic, acid,
  tart, acerbic, astringent, sarcastic, devastating, savage, fierce, searing,
  blistering, withering, acerb, mordacious, acidulous
- *umbrage*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈʌm.brɪdʒ]/ take offence, be
  offended, take exception, bridle, take something personally, be aggrieved, be
  affronted, take something amiss, be upset, be annoyed, be angry, be indignant,
  get one's hackles up, be put out, be insulted, be hurt, be wounded, be piqued,
  be resentful, be disgruntled, get/go into a huff, get huffy, be miffed, be
  riled, get the hump
- *versatile*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvɜː.sə.taɪl]/ adaptable,
  flexible, all-round, multifaceted, multitalented, multiskilled, many-sided,
  resourceful, protean, adjustable, variable, convertible, alterable, modifiable,
  multipurpose, all-purpose, handy, polytropic, flexile
- *wayward*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈweɪ.wəd]/ wilful,
  self-willed, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, perverse, contrary,
  rebellious, defiant, uncooperative, refractory, recalcitrant, unruly, wild,
  ungovernable, unmanageable, unpredictable, capricious, whimsical, fickle,
  inconstant, changeable, erratic, intractable, difficult, impossible,
  intolerable, unbearable, fractious, disobedient, insubordinate, undisciplined,
  contumacious

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= *Group 15*

- *alienate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt]/ estrange,
  turn away, set apart, drive apart, isolate, detach, distance, put at a distance,
  set against, part, separate, cut off, sever, divide, divorce, disunite, set at
  variance/odds, make hostile to, drive a wedge between, sow dissension
- *apathy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈæp.ə.θi]/ indifference, lack
  of interest, lack of enthusiasm, lack of concern, unconcern, uninterestedness,
  unresponsiveness, impassivity, passivity, passiveness, detachment, dispassion,
  dispassionateness, lack of involvement, phlegm, coolness, listlessness,
  lethargy, languor, lassitude, torpor, boredom, ennui, accidie, acedia, mopery
- *apropos*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæp.rəˈpəʊ]/ with reference
  to, with regard to, with respect to, regarding, concerning, respecting, on the
  subject of, in the matter of, touching on, dealing with, connected with, in
  connection with, about, re, anent, appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apposite,
  apt, applicable, suitable, germane, material, becoming, befitting, significant,
  to the point/purpose, opportune, felicitous, timely
- *apt*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[æpt]/ suitable, fitting,
  appropriate, befitting, relevant, felicitous, congruous, fit, applicable,
  judicious, apposite, apropos, to the purpose, to the point, perfect, ideal,
  right, just right, made to order, tailor-made, convenient, expedient, useful,
  timely, spot on
- *cloak*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kləʊk]/
- *consensus*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈsen.səs]/ agreement,
  harmony, concord, like-mindedness, concurrence, consent, common consent, accord,
  unison, unity, unanimity, oneness, solidarity, concert, general opinion/view,
  majority opinion/view, common opinion/view
- *distort*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈstɔːt]/ twist, warp,
  contort, bend, buckle, deform, malform, misshape, disfigure, mangle, wrench,
  wring, wrest, twisted, warped, contorted, bent, buckled, deformed, malformed,
  misshapen, disfigured, crooked, irregular, awry, wry, out of shape, mangled,
  wrenched, gnarled
- *divergent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[daɪˈvɜː.dʒənt]/ "Divergent"
  is undeniably one of the best movies I've had the pleasure of watching. This
  gripping dystopian tale, based on Veronica Roth's novel, offers a thrilling ride
  that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Shailene Woodley's performance as Tris
  Prior is nothing short of ..., "Divergent" is undeniably one of the best movies
  I've had the pleasure of watching. This gripping dystopian tale, based on
  Veronica Roth's novel, offers a thrilling ride that keeps you on the edge of
  your seat. Shailene Woodley's performance as Tris Prior is nothing short of ...
- *elated*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[iˈleɪ.tɪd]/
- *enchant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈtʃɑːnt]/ captivate,
  charm, delight, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthral, beguile, bewitch,
  spellbind, ensnare, fascinate, hypnotize, mesmerize, divert, absorb, engross,
  rivet, grip, transfix, tickle someone pink, bowl someone over, get under
  someone's skin, rapture
- *entrenched*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈtrentʃt]/ ingrained,
  established, well established, long-established, confirmed, fixed, set firm,
  firm, deep-seated, deep-rooted, rooted, deep-set, unshakeable, irremovable,
  indelible, ineradicable, inveterate, immutable, inexorable, dyed-in-the-wool
- *exotic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪk]/ foreign,
  non-native, tropical, alien, imported, introduced, unnaturalized, faraway, far
  off, far-flung, unfamiliar, distant, remote
- *exploitative*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪkˈsplɔɪ.tə.tɪv]/
- *foreseeable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fɔːˈsiː.ə.bəl]/
- *forsake*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fɔːˈseɪk]/ abandon, desert,
  leave, quit, depart from, leave behind, leave high and dry, turn one's back on,
  cast aside, give up, reject, disown, break (up) with, jilt, strand, leave
  stranded, leave flat, leave in the lurch, throw over, cast aside/off, betray,
  run/walk out on, rat on, drop, dump, ditch, chuck, give someone the push, give
  someone the elbow, give someone the big E, bin off, give someone the air,
  abandoned, deserted, jilted, stranded, discarded, shunned, renounced, betrayed,
  rejected, disowned, dropped, dumped, ditched, desolate, bleak, godforsaken,
  remote, isolated, sequestered, lonely, solitary, derelict, dreary, forlorn,
  uninviting, cheerless, depressing, sad
- *gratify*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɡræt.ɪ.faɪ]/ please,
  gladden, give pleasure to, make happy, make content, delight, make someone feel
  good, satisfy, warm the cockles of the heart, thrill, tickle someone pink, give
  someone a buzz/kick, buck someone up
- *heed*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[hiːd]/ pay attention to, take
  notice of, take note of, pay heed to, be heedful of, attend to, listen to,
  notice, note, pay regard to, bear in mind, be mindful of, mind, mark, consider,
  take into account, take into consideration, be guided by, follow, obey, keep,
  keep to, adhere to, abide by, observe, take to heart, give ear to, be alert to,
  be cautious of, watch out for
- *judicious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əs]/ wise,
  sensible, prudent, politic, shrewd, astute, canny, sagacious, common-sense,
  commonsensical, sound, well advised, well judged, well thought out, considered,
  thoughtful, perceptive, discerning, clear-sighted, insightful, far-sighted,
  percipient, discriminating, informed, intelligent, clever, enlightened, logical,
  rational, discreet, careful, cautious, circumspect, diplomatic, strategic,
  expedient, practical, advisable, in one's (best) interests, smart, savvy, pawky,
  heads-up, long-headed, argute, sapient
- *lucid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈluː.sɪd]/
- *pertinent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt]/ relevant,
  to the point, apposite, appropriate, suitable, fitting, fit, apt, applicable,
  material, germane, to the purpose, apropos, ad rem, appurtenant
- *propriety*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈpraɪə.ti]/ decorum,
  respectability, decency, correctness, appropriateness, good manners, courtesy,
  politeness, rectitude, civility, modesty, demureness, sobriety, refinement,
  decorousness, seemliness, becomingness, discretion, gentility, etiquette,
  breeding, conventionality, orthodoxy, formality, protocol, probity, couth,
  tenue, social conventions, social grace(s), social niceties, one's Ps and Qs,
  standards, civilities, ceremony, formalities, rules of conduct, accepted
  behaviour, conventionalities, good form, the done thing, the thing to do,
  punctilio, attention to detail, convenance(s)
- *scintillating*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsɪn.tɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ]/
  sparkling, shining, bright, brilliant, gleaming, glittering, twinkling,
  coruscating, flashing, shimmering, shimmery, scintillant
- *sensational*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[senˈseɪ.ʃən.əl]/
  amazing, startling, astonishing, staggering, shocking, appalling, horrifying,
  scandalous, stirring, exciting, thrilling, electrifying, fascinating,
  interesting, notable, noteworthy, important, significant, remarkable, momentous,
  historic, newsworthy, buzzworthy
- *sophisticated*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈfɪs.tɪ.keɪ.tɪd]/
  worldly, worldly-wise, experienced, enlightened, cosmopolitan, knowledgeable,
  suave, urbane, cultured, cultivated, civilized, polished, smooth, refined,
  elegant, stylish, media-savvy, cool
- *strife*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[straɪf]/ conflict, friction,
  discord, disagreement, dissension, variance, dispute, argument, quarrelling,
  wrangling, bickering, controversy, contention, disharmony, ill feeling, bad
  feeling, bad blood, hostility, animosity, falling-out
- *understated*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪ.tɪd]/
- *unscrupulous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ʌnˈskruː.pjə.ləs]/
  unprincipled, unethical, immoral, amoral, conscienceless, untrustworthy,
  shameless, reprobate, exploitative, corrupt, corrupted, dishonest, fraudulent,
  cheating, dishonourable, deceitful, devious, underhand, guileful, cunning,
  furtive, sly, wrongdoing, unsavoury, disreputable, improper, bad, evil, wicked,
  villainous, roguish, sinful, ignoble, degenerate, venal, crooked, shady, shifty,
  slippery, dodgy, dastardly
- *veracity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[vəˈræs.ə.ti]/ truthfulness,
  truth, accuracy, accurateness, correctness, exactness, precision, preciseness,
  realism, authenticity, faithfulness, fidelity, reputability, honesty, sincerity,
  trustworthiness, reliability, dependability, scrupulousness, ethics, morality,
  righteousness, virtuousness, decency, goodness, probity
- *virulent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvɪr.ə.lənt]/ poisonous,
  toxic, venomous, noxious, deadly, lethal, fatal, mortal, terminal,
  death-dealing, life-threatening, dangerous, harmful, injurious, pernicious,
  damaging, destructive, unsafe, contaminating, polluting, deathly, nocuous,
  mephitic, baneful, highly infectious, highly infective, highly contagious,
  infectious, infective, contagious, rapidly spreading, communicable,
  transmittable, transmissible, spreading, malignant, uncontrollable,
  pestilential, severe, extreme, violent, catching, pestiferous
- *volatile*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvɒl.ə.taɪl]/ evaporative,
  vaporous, vaporescent, explosive, eruptive, inflammable, unstable, labile,
  tense, strained, fraught, uneasy, uncomfortable, charged, explosive, eruptive,
  inflammatory, turbulent, in turmoil, full of upheavals, hairy, nail-biting,
  white-knuckle, dodgy

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= *Group 16*

- *antedate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæn.tiˈdeɪt]/ precede,
  predate, come/go before, be earlier than, anticipate
- *banish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbæn.ɪʃ]/ exile, expel,
  deport, eject, expatriate, extradite, repatriate, transport, cast out, oust,
  drive away, evict, throw out, exclude, shut out, ban, excommunicate, ostracize
- *bridle*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbraɪ.dəl]/ bristle,
  be/become indignant, take offence, take umbrage, be affronted, be offended, get
  angry, draw oneself up, feel one's hackles rise
- *comply*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəmˈplaɪ]/ abide by, act in
  accordance with, observe, obey, adhere to, conform to, follow, respect, agree
  to, assent to, consent to, concur with/in, fall in with, acquiesce in, go along
  with, yield to, submit to, bow to, defer to, satisfy, meet, fulfil, measure up
  to
- *crestfallen*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkrestˌfɔː.lən]/
  downhearted, downcast, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, disheartened,
  discouraged, dispirited, dejected, depressed, desolate, heartbroken,
  broken-hearted, heavy-hearted, low-spirited, in the doldrums, sad, glum, gloomy,
  dismal, doleful, miserable, unhappy, woebegone, forlorn, long-faced, fed up,
  abashed, taken aback, dismayed, sheepish, hangdog, abject, defeated, blue,
  choked, shattered, down in the mouth, down in the dumps, brassed off, cheesed
  off, dolorous, chap-fallen
- *curtail*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈteɪl]/ reduce, cut, cut
  down, cut back, decrease, lessen, diminish, slim down, tighten up, retrench,
  pare down, trim, dock, lop, shrink, shorten, cut short, break off, truncate,
  restrict, put a restriction on, limit, put a limit on, curb, put the brakes on,
  rein in, rein back, chop
- *elucidate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[iˈluː.sɪ.deɪt]/ explain,
  make clear, make plain, illuminate, throw/shed light on, clarify, comment on,
  interpret, explicate, expound on, gloss, annotate, spell out, clear up, sort
  out, resolve, straighten up/out, unravel, untangle
- *evade*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈveɪd]/ elude, avoid, dodge,
  escape (from), stay away from, steer clear of, run away from, break away from,
  lose, leave behind, shake, shake off, keep at arm's length, keep out of
  someone's way, give someone a wide berth, sidestep, keep one's distance from,
  deceive, trick, cheat, end-run, ditch, give someone the slip, bilk
- *feckless*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfek.ləs]/ useless,
  worthless, incompetent, inefficient, inept, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well,
  lazy, idle, slothful, indolent, shiftless, spiritless, apathetic, aimless,
  unambitious, unenterprising, no-good, no-account, lousy
- *fester*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfes.tər]/ suppurate, become
  septic, form pus, secrete pus, discharge, run, weep, ooze, come to a head,
  maturate, be purulent, rankle, apostemate, rot, moulder, decay, decompose,
  putrefy, go bad, go off, perish, spoil, deteriorate, disintegrate, degrade,
  break down, break up, mortify, necrotize, corrupt, rankle, chafe, gnaw (at one's
  mind), eat away at one's mind, ferment, brew, smoulder, cause bitterness, cause
  resentment, cause vexation, cause annoyance
- *iconoclastic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[aɪˌkɒn.əˈklæs.tɪk]/
  critical, sceptical, questioning, heretical, irreverent, nonconformist,
  dissident, dissenting, dissentient, malcontent, rebellious, subversive,
  renegade, mutinous, maverick, original, innovative, groundbreaking
- *immure*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈmjʊər]/ confine, intern,
  shut up, lock up, incarcerate, imprison, jail, put away, put behind bars, put
  under lock and key, hold captive, hold prisoner, coop up, mew up, fence in, wall
  in, close in, detain, keep, hold, trap
- *improvise*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɪm.prə.vaɪz]/
  extemporize, ad lib, speak impromptu, make it up as one goes along, think on
  one's feet, take it as it comes, speak off the cuff, play it by ear, busk it,
  wing it, impromptu, improvisational, improvisatory, unrehearsed, unprepared,
  unscripted, extempore, extemporized, spontaneous, unstudied, unpremeditated,
  unarranged, unplanned, on the spot, ad libitum, off-the-cuff, spur of the
  moment, improvisatorial
- *inhibit*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈhɪb.ɪt]/ impede, hinder,
  hamper, hold back, discourage, interfere with, obstruct, put a brake on, slow,
  slow down, retard, curb, check, suppress, repress, restrict, restrain,
  constrain, bridle, rein in, shackle, fetter, cramp, balk, frustrate, arrest,
  stifle, smother, prevent, block, thwart, foil, quash, stop, halt, put an
  end/stop to, nip in the bud
- *inscrutable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈskruː.tə.bəl]/
  enigmatic, unreadable, impenetrable, mysterious, impossible to interpret,
  cryptic, unexpressive, inexpressive, emotionless, unemotional, expressionless,
  impassive, blank, vacant, deadpan, dispassionate, poker-faced, inexplicable,
  unexplainable, incomprehensible, beyond comprehension, beyond understanding,
  impossible to understand, unintelligible, unfathomable, fathomless, opaque,
  puzzling, perplexing, baffling, bewildering, confusing, abstruse, arcane,
  obscure, sibylline, wildering
- *lionize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈlaɪ.ə.naɪz]/ celebrate,
  fete, glorify, honour, bestow honour on, exalt, acclaim, admire, commend,
  sing/sound the praises of, praise, extol, applaud, hail, make a fuss of/over,
  make much of, cry up, venerate, eulogize, sing paeans to, reverence, pay homage
  to, pay tribute to, put on a pedestal, hero-worship, worship, idolize, adulate,
  aggrandize, laud, panegyrize
- *monotonous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[məˈnɒt.ən.əs]/ tedious,
  boring, dull, uninteresting, unexciting, wearisome, tiresome, repetitive,
  repetitious, unvarying, unchanging, unvaried, lacking variety, without variety,
  humdrum, ho-hum, routine, mechanical, mind-numbing, soul-destroying, prosaic,
  run-of-the-mill, uneventful, unrelieved, dreary, plodding, colourless,
  featureless, dry as dust, uniform, monochrome, deadly, samey, dullsville
- *peculiar*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pɪˈkjuː.li.ər]/ strange,
  unusual, odd, funny, curious, bizarre, weird, uncanny, queer, unexpected,
  unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, untypical, different, out of the
  ordinary, out of the way, exceptional, rare, extraordinary, remarkable,
  puzzling, mystifying, mysterious, perplexing, baffling, unaccountable,
  incongruous, uncommon, irregular, singular, deviant, aberrant, freak, freakish,
  suspicious, dubious, questionable, eerie, unnatural, unco, outré, fishy, creepy,
  spooky, rum, bizarro, backasswards, eccentric, idiosyncratic, unconventional,
  outlandish, offbeat, quirky, quaint, droll, zany, off-centre, wacky, freaky,
  kooky, screwy, kinky, oddball, cranky, off the wall, wacko, dilly
- *premeditate*: ˈæv.əl.ɑːntʃ/#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[]/ planned,
  intentional, intended, deliberate, pre-planned, calculated, cold-blooded,
  conscious, done on purpose, wilful, prearranged, preconceived, considered,
  studied, purposive, prepense
- *profligate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈprɒf.lɪ.ɡət]/ wasteful,
  extravagant, spendthrift, improvident, prodigal, immoderate, excessive,
  thriftless, imprudent, reckless, irresponsible
- *reconcile*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈrek.ən.saɪl]/
- *refine*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈfaɪn]/ purify, clarify,
  clear, cleanse, strain, sift, filter, rarefy, distil, concentrate, process,
  treat, rectify
- *relinquish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈlɪŋ.kwɪʃ]/ renounce,
  give up, part with, give away, hand over, turn over, lay down, let go of, waive,
  resign, abdicate, yield, cede, surrender, sign away, leave, resign from, stand
  down from, bow out of, walk out of, retire from, depart from, vacate, pull out
  of, abandon, quit, chuck, jack in, forsake, discontinue, stop, cease, drop,
  desist from, avoid, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, reject, eschew,
  forswear, refrain from, abstain from, forbear from, forgo, leave off, kick, let
  go, release, loose, unloose, loosen, relax
- *ruminate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈruː.mɪ.neɪt]/ think about,
  contemplate, consider, give thought to, give consideration to, mull over,
  meditate on, muse on, ponder on/over, deliberate about/on, cogitate about/on,
  dwell on, brood on/over, agonize over, worry about, chew over, puzzle over, turn
  over in one's mind, pore on, chew the cud
- *skittish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈskɪt.ɪʃ]/ restive,
  excitable, nervous, easily frightened, skittery, jumpy, fidgety, highly strung
- *superfluous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[suːˈpɜː.flu.əs]/
  surplus, redundant, unneeded, not required, excess, extra, spare, to spare,
  remaining, unused, left over, useless, unproductive, undue, in excess, surplus
  to requirements, expendable, disposable, dispensable, unwanted, waste,
  unnecessary, needless, inessential, pointless, uncalled for, unwarranted,
  unjustified, gratuitous
- *synoptic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[sɪˈnɒp.tɪk]/
- *thorough*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈθʌr.ə]/ rigorous,
  in-depth, exhaustive, thoroughgoing, minute, detailed, close, meticulous,
  scrupulous, assiduous, conscientious, painstaking, methodical, careful,
  sedulous, complete, comprehensive, elaborate, full, intensive, extensive,
  widespread, sweeping, searching, all-embracing, all-inclusive
- *visionary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvɪʒ.ən.ri]/ inspired,
  imaginative, creative, inventive, insightful, ingenious, enterprising,
  innovative, perceptive, intuitive, far-sighted, prescient, discerning,
  penetrating, sharp, shrewd, wise, clever, talented, gifted, resourceful,
  idealistic, idealized, utopian, romantic, quixotic, impractical, unrealistic,
  unworkable, unfeasible, out of touch with reality, fairy-tale, fanciful, dreamy,
  ivory-towered, theoretical, hypothetical, starry-eyed, head-in-the-clouds
- *vociferous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[vəˈsɪf.ər.əs]/ vehement,
  outspoken, vocal, forthright, plain-spoken, frank, candid, open, uninhibited,
  direct, earnest, eager, enthusiastic, full-throated, vigorous, insistent,
  emphatic, demanding, clamorous, strident, loud, loud-mouthed, raucous, noisy,
  rowdy

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= *Group 17*

- *acclaim*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈkleɪm]/ praise, applaud,
  cheer, commend, express approval of, approve, express admiration for, welcome,
  pay tribute to, speak highly of, eulogize, compliment, congratulate, celebrate,
  sing the praises of, praise to the skies, rave about, go into raptures
  about/over, heap praise on, wax lyrical about, say nice things about, make much
  of, pat on the back, take one's hat off to, salute, throw bouquets at, lionize,
  exalt, admire, hail, toast, flatter, adulate, vaunt, extol, glorify, honour,
  hymn, clap, crack someone/something up, big someone/something up, ballyhoo, cry
  someone/something up, emblazon, laud, panegyrize, proclaim, announce, declare,
  pronounce, hail as, celebrated, admired, highly rated, lionized, revered,
  honoured, esteemed, exalted, lauded, vaunted, much touted, well thought of, well
  received, acknowledged, eminent, venerable, august, great, renowned,
  distinguished, prestigious, illustrious, pre-eminent, estimable, of note, noted,
  notable, of repute, of high standing, considerable
- *ascertain*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæs.əˈteɪn]/ find out,
  discover, get/come to know, work out, make out, fathom (out), become aware of,
  learn, ferret out, dig out/up, establish, fix, determine, settle, decide,
  verify, make certain of, confirm, deduce, divine, intuit, diagnose, discern,
  perceive, see, realize, appreciate, identify, pin down, recognize, register,
  understand, grasp, take in, comprehend, figure out, get a fix on, latch on to,
  cotton on to, catch on to, tumble to, get, twig, suss (out), savvy, cognize
- *assertive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈsɜː.tɪv]/ confident,
  forceful, self-confident, positive, bold, decisive, assured, self-assured,
  self-possessed, believing in oneself, self-assertive, authoritative,
  strong-willed, insistent, firm, determined, commanding, bullish, dominant,
  domineering, assaultive, feisty, not backward in coming forward, pushy, pushful
- *bogus*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbəʊ.ɡəs]/ fake, faked,
  spurious, false, fraudulent, sham, deceptive, misleading, pretended,
  counterfeit, forged, feigned, simulated, artificial, imitation, mock,
  make-believe, fictitious, dummy, quasi-, pseudo, ersatz, phoney, fakey, pretend,
  dud, put-on, cod
- *cataclysmic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌkæt.əˈklɪz.mɪk]/
  disastrous, catastrophic, calamitous, tragic, devastating, ruinous, terrible,
  violent, awful
- *circumscribe*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsɜː.kəm.skraɪb]/
  restrict, limit, set/impose limits on, keep within bounds, delimit, curb,
  confine, bound, restrain, regulate, control
- *complementary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌkɒm.plɪˈmen.tər.i]/
  harmonizing, harmonious, complementing, supportive, supporting, reciprocal,
  interdependent, interrelated, compatible, corresponding, matching, twin,
  completing, finishing, perfecting, complemental
- *contentious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈten.ʃəs]/
  controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, contended, open to
  question/debate, moot, vexed, ambivalent, equivocal, unsure, uncertain,
  unresolved, undecided, unsettled, borderline, controvertible
- *disingenuous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌdɪs.ɪnˈdʒen.ju.əs]/
  dishonest, deceitful, underhand, underhanded, duplicitous, double-dealing,
  two-faced, dissembling, insincere, false, lying, untruthful, mendacious, not
  candid, not frank, not entirely truthful, artful, cunning, crafty, wily, sly,
  sneaky, tricky, scheming, calculating, designing, devious, unscrupulous, shifty,
  foxy, economical with the truth, terminologically inexact, subtle,
  hollow-hearted, false-hearted, double-faced, truthless, unveracious
- *divulge*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[daɪˈvʌldʒ]/ disclose,
  reveal, make known, tell, impart, communicate, pass on, publish, broadcast,
  proclaim, promulgate, declare, expose, uncover, make public, go public with,
  bring into the open, give away, let slip, let drop, blurt out, leak, confess,
  betray, admit, come out with, spill the beans about, let on about, tell all
  about, blow the lid off, squeal about, blow the gaff on, discover, unbosom
- *dogmatic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk]/ opinionated,
  peremptory, assertive, imperative, insistent, emphatic, adamant, doctrinaire,
  authoritarian, authoritative, domineering, imperious, high-handed, pontifical,
  arrogant, overbearing, dictatorial, uncompromising, unyielding, unbending,
  inflexible, rigid, entrenched, unquestionable, unchallengeable, intolerant,
  narrow-minded, small-minded
- *fallacious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fəˈleɪ.ʃəs]/ erroneous,
  false, untrue, wrong, incorrect, faulty, flawed, inaccurate, inexact, imprecise,
  mistaken, misinformed, misguided, misleading, deceptive, delusive, delusory,
  illusory, sophistic, specious, fictitious, spurious, fabricated, distorted, made
  up, trumped up, baseless, groundless, unfounded, foundationless,
  unsubstantiated, unproven, unsupported, uncorroborated, ill-founded, without
  basis, without foundation, bogus, phoney, iffy, dicey, full of holes, (way) off
  beam, dodgy
- *foolhardy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfuːlˌhɑː.di]/ reckless,
  rash, incautious, careless, heedless, unheeding, thoughtless, unwise, imprudent,
  irresponsible, injudicious, impulsive, hot-headed, impetuous, daredevil,
  devil-may-care, death-or-glory, madcap, hare-brained, precipitate, precipitous,
  desperate, hasty, overhasty, over-adventurous, over-venturesome, temerarious
- *hinder*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈhɪn.dər]/ hamper, be a
  hindrance to, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, balk, thwart, foil, baffle,
  curb, delay, arrest, interfere with, set back, slow down, hold back, hold up,
  forestall, stop, halt, restrict, restrain, constrain, block, check, curtail,
  frustrate, cramp, handicap, cripple, hamstring, shackle, fetter, encumber,
  stymie, throw a spoke in the wheel of, bork, cumber, trammel
- *impair*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈpeər]/ damage, harm,
  diminish, reduce, weaken, lessen, decrease, blunt, impede, hinder, mar, spoil,
  disable, undermine, compromise, threaten, foul up, put the kibosh on, vitiate
- *impugn*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈpjuːn]/ call into
  question, challenge, question, dispute, query, take issue with, impeach
- *incessant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈses.ənt]/ ceaseless,
  unceasing, constant, continual, unabating, interminable, endless, unending,
  never-ending, everlasting, eternal, perpetual, continuous, non-stop,
  uninterrupted, unbroken, ongoing, unremitting, persistent, relentless,
  unrelenting, unrelieved, sustained, unflagging, unwearying, untiring, recurrent
- *inclined*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈklaɪnd]/
- *inveterate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈvet.ər.ət]/ ingrained,
  deep-seated, deep-rooted, deep-set, entrenched, established, long-established,
  congenital, ineradicable, incurable, irredeemable, confirmed, hardened, chronic,
  hardcore, incorrigible, habitual, addicted, compulsive, obsessive, obsessional,
  pathological, hooked, staunch, steadfast, committed, devoted, dedicated,
  deep-dyed, dyed-in-the-wool, thorough, thoroughgoing, out and out, diehard,
  long-standing
- *miserly*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmaɪ.zəl.i]/ parsimonious,
  close-fisted, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, grasping, greedy, avaricious,
  Scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close, ascetic, puritanical, masochistic,
  mean, stingy, mingy, tight, tight-fisted, money-grubbing, money-grabbing, cheap,
  near
- *patent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpeɪ.tənt]/
- *petulant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpetʃ.ə.lənt]/ peevish,
  bad-tempered, ill-tempered, pettish, cross, impatient, irritable, moody, in a
  bad mood, sulky, snappish, crotchety, touchy, waspish, irascible, tetchy, testy,
  querulous, fractious, captious, cantankerous, grumpy, complaining, whiny,
  fretful, huffish, huffy, pouty, disgruntled, crabbed, crabby, ill-humoured,
  sullen, surly, sour, churlish, ungracious, splenetic, choleric, snappy, chippy,
  grouchy, cranky, ratty, narky, eggy, whingy, miffy, mumpish, mardy, soreheaded,
  sorehead, peckish
- *pithy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpɪθ.i]/ succinct, terse,
  concise, compact, short, short and sweet, brief, condensed, compendious, to the
  point, summary, epigrammatic, crisp, laconic, pointed, thumbnail, significant,
  meaningful, expressive, incisive, forceful, telling, trenchant, finely honed,
  aphoristic, sententious
- *pliant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈplaɪ.ənt]/ compliant,
  biddable, docile, tractable, yielding, malleable, manageable, governable,
  controllable, amenable, accommodating, susceptible, suggestible, easily
  influenced, influenceable, persuadable, manipulable, like putty in one's hands,
  responsive, receptive, persuasible, suasible, susceptive
- *sanctimonious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs]/
  self-righteous, holier-than-thou, churchy, pious, pietistic, moralizing,
  unctuous, smug, superior, priggish, mealy-mouthed, hypocritical, insincere, for
  form's sake, to keep up appearances, goody-goody, pi, religiose, Pharisaic,
  Pharisaical, Tartuffian
- *sound*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[saʊnd]/ go (off), resonate,
  resound, reverberate, blow, blare, ring, chime, peal, toll, ding, clang,
  operate, set off, play, blast, toot, wind
- *tarnish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtɑː.nɪʃ]/ become
  discoloured, discolour, stain, rust, oxidize, corrode, deteriorate, become dull,
  lose its shine, lose its lustre, dull, make dull, dim
- *tepid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtep.ɪd]/ lukewarm, warmish,
  slightly warm, at room temperature, chambré
- *upbraid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ʌpˈbreɪd]/ reprimand,
  rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate with, chastise, chide,
  berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambast, read someone the Riot Act,
  haul over the coals, criticize, censure, tell off, give someone a talking-to,
  give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give
  someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone
  a rollicking, rap, rap someone over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist, let
  someone have it, bawl out, give someone hell, come down on, blow up, pitch into,
  lay into, lace into, give someone a caning, blast, rag, keelhaul, tick off, have
  a go at, carpet, monster, give someone a mouthful, tear someone off a strip,
  give someone what for, wig, give someone a wigging, row, give someone a row,
  chew out, ream out, call down, rate, give someone a rating, trim, reprehend,
  objurgate
- *vexation*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[vekˈseɪ.ʃən]/ annoyance,
  irritation, irritability, exasperation, anger, rage, fury, temper, bad temper,
  hot temper, wrath, spleen, chagrin, pique, crossness, indignation, displeasure,
  discontent, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, ill humour, peevishness, petulance,
  testiness, tetchiness, gall, resentment, umbrage, perturbation, discomposure,
  worry, agitation, harassment, needling, aggravation, being rubbed up the wrong
  way, crabbiness, stroppiness, ire, choler

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= *Group 18*

- *abet*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈbet]/ assist, aid, help, lend
  a hand, support, back, encourage, cooperate with, collaborate with, work with,
  connive with, collude with, go along with, be in collusion with, be hand in
  glove with, side with, second, endorse, boost, favour, champion, sanction,
  succour, promote, further, expedite, push, give a push to, connive at,
  participate in
- *accessible*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əkˈses.ə.bəl]/ reachable,
  attainable, approachable, within reach, available, on hand, obtainable, nearby,
  ready, convenient, handy, get-at-able
- *acquisitive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈkwɪz.ɪ.tɪv]/ greedy,
  hoarding, covetous, avaricious, possessive, grasping, grabbing, predatory, avid,
  rapacious, mercenary, materialistic, money-oriented, money-grubbing,
  money-grabbing, on the make, grabby, hungry, quaestuary, Mammonish, Mammonistic
- *amalgamate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈmæl.ɡə.meɪt]/ combine,
  merge, unite, integrate, fuse, blend, mingle, coalesce, consolidate, meld,
  intermingle, mix, intermix, incorporate, affiliate, join (together), join
  forces, band (together), club together, get together, link (up), team up, go
  into partnership, pool resources, unify, gang up, gang together, commingle
- *attenuate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈten.ju.eɪt]/ weakened,
  reduced, lessened, decreased, diminished, impaired, enervated
- *augment*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɔːɡˈment]/ increase, make
  larger, make bigger, make greater, add to, supplement, build up, enlarge,
  expand, extend, raise, multiply, elevate, swell, inflate, magnify, intensify,
  amplify, heighten, escalate, worsen, make worse, exacerbate, aggravate, inflame,
  compound, reinforce, improve, make better, boost, ameliorate, enhance, upgrade,
  top up, up, jack up, hike up, hike, bump up, crank up, step up
- *aversion*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈvɜː.ʃən]/ dislike of,
  distaste for, disinclination, abhorrence, hatred, hate, loathing, detestation,
  odium, antipathy, hostility, disgust, revulsion, repugnance, horror, phobia,
  resistance, unwillingness, reluctance, avoidance, evasion, shunning, allergy,
  disrelish
- *blithe*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[blaɪð]/ heedless, uncaring,
  careless, casual, indifferent, thoughtless, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled,
  nonchalant, cool, blasé, devil-may-care, irresponsible
- *contempt*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈtempt]/ scorn, disdain,
  disrespect, deprecation, disparagement, denigration, opprobrium, odium, obloquy,
  scornfulness, derision, mockery, ridicule, disgust, loathing, detestation,
  abhorrence, hatred, contumely
- *dawdle*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdɔː.dəl]/ linger, dally,
  take one's time, drag one's feet, be slow, waste time, kill time, fritter time
  away, idle, delay, procrastinate, stall, hang fire, mark time, potter
  about/around/round, dilly-dally, tarry
- *deflect*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈflekt]/ turn aside/away,
  divert, avert, sidetrack, distract, draw away, block, parry, stop, fend off,
  stave off, bounce, glance, ricochet, turn aside/away, turn, alter course, change
  course/direction, diverge, deviate, veer, swerve, slew, drift, bend, swing,
  twist, curve
- *discount*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdɪs.kaʊnt]/ reduction,
  deduction, markdown, price cut, cut, lower price, cut price, concession,
  concessionary price, rebate, deduct, take off, rebate, knock off, slash
- *dissident*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdɪs.ɪ.dənt]/ dissenter,
  objector, protester, disputant, freethinker, nonconformist, independent thinker,
  rebel, revolutionary, recusant, renegade, subversive, agitator, insurgent,
  insurrectionist, insurrectionary, disruptor, mutineer, refusenik
- *efficacious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌef.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs]/
  effective, successful, effectual, productive, constructive, fruitful, potent,
  powerful, worthwhile, helpful, of help, of assistance, beneficial, advantageous,
  valuable, useful, of use
- *equitable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈek.wɪ.tə.bəl]/ fair,
  just, impartial, even-handed, fair-minded, unbiased, unprejudiced,
  non-discriminatory, anti-discrimination, unbigoted, egalitarian, with no axe to
  grind, without fear or favour, honest, right, rightful, proper, decent, good,
  honourable, upright, scrupulous, conscientious, above board, reasonable,
  sensible, disinterested, objective, neutral, uncoloured, dispassionate,
  non-partisan, balanced, open-minded, fair and square, upfront, on the level, on
  the up and up
- *erratic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈræt.ɪk]/ unpredictable,
  inconsistent, changeable, variable, inconstant, uncertain, irregular, unstable,
  turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing,
  ever-changing, volatile, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable,
  protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs, peaky, mercurial, capricious,
  whimsical, fickle, flighty, giddy, impulsive, wayward, temperamental, highly
  strung, excitable, moody, blowing hot and cold, labile, fluctuant, changeful
- *industrious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs]/
  hard-working, diligent, assiduous, sedulous, conscientious, steady, painstaking,
  persistent, persevering, pertinacious, unflagging, untiring, tireless,
  indefatigable, studious, busy, busy as a bee, active, bustling, energetic, on
  the go, vigorous, determined, dynamic, driven, zealous, productive, laborious
- *inform*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈfɔːm]/ tell, let someone
  know, notify, apprise, advise, announce to, impart to, communicate to, brief,
  prime, enlighten, send word to, keep posted, put in the picture, fill in, clue
  in/up, give the low-down to, suffuse, pervade, permeate, infuse, imbue,
  saturate, illuminate, animate, characterize, typify
- *irksome*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɜːk.səm]/ irritating,
  annoying, vexing, vexatious, galling, exasperating, displeasing, grating,
  disagreeable, tiresome, wearisome, tedious, trying, troublesome, burdensome,
  bothersome, awkward, inconvenient, difficult, boring, uninteresting,
  infuriating, maddening, pesky, cussed, confounded, infernal, pestiferous,
  plaguy, pestilent
- *manacle*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmæn.ə.kəl]/ handcuffs,
  shackles, chains, irons, fetters, restraints, bonds, cuffs, bracelets, darbies,
  gyves, shackle, fetter, chain, chain up, put in chains, put/clap in irons,
  handcuff, restrain, tie, secure, cuff
- *modest*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmɒd.ɪst]/ self-effacing,
  self-deprecating, humble, unpretentious, unassuming, unpresuming,
  unostentatious, low-key, free from vanity, shy, bashful, self-conscious,
  diffident, timid, reserved, retiring, media-shy, reticent, quiet, coy,
  embarrassed, shamefaced, blushing, fearful, meek, docile, mild, apologetic, mim
- *noxious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈnɒk.ʃəs]/ poisonous, toxic,
  deadly, virulent, harmful, dangerous, pernicious, damaging, destructive,
  environmentally unfriendly, very unpleasant, nasty, disgusting, awful, dreadful,
  horrible, terrible, vile, revolting, foul, sickening, nauseating, nauseous,
  appalling, offensive, foul-smelling, evil-smelling, malodorous, fetid, putrid,
  rancid, unwholesome, unhealthy, insalubrious, ghastly, horrid, bogging, noisome,
  mephitic, disgustful, miasmal, miasmic, nocuous, olid
- *pernicious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈnɪʃ.əs]/ harmful,
  damaging, destructive, injurious, hurtful, detrimental, deleterious, dangerous,
  adverse, inimical, unhealthy, unfavourable, bad, evil, baleful, wicked, malign,
  malevolent, malignant, noxious, poisonous, cancerous, corrupting, ruinous,
  deadly, lethal, fatal, malefic, maleficent, pestilent, pestilential, baneful,
  pestiferous
- *predicament*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prɪˈdɪk.ə.mənt]/
  difficult situation, awkward situation, mess, difficulty, problematic situation,
  issue, plight, quandary, trouble, muddle, mare's nest, crisis, hole, fix, jam,
  sticky situation, pickle, scrape, bind, tight spot/corner, spot, corner,
  dilemma, hot/deep water, kettle of fish, how-do-you-do
- *proficient*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈfɪʃ.ənt]/ skilled,
  skilful, expert, accomplished, experienced, practised, trained, seasoned, well
  versed, adept, adroit, deft, dexterous, able, capable, competent, professional,
  effective, apt, handy, talented, gifted, masterly, consummate, master, good,
  great, excellent, brilliant, crack, ace, mean, wicked, wizard, crackerjack,
  badass, compleat
- *prolix*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈprəʊ.lɪks]/ lengthy,
  long-winded, long-drawn-out, overlong, prolonged, protracted, interminable,
  laborious, ponderous, endless, unending, verbose, wordy, full of verbiage,
  verbal, diffuse, discursive, digressive, rambling, wandering, circuitous,
  meandering, maundering, periphrastic, circumlocutory, windy, ambagious,
  pleonastic, circumlocutionary, logorrhoeic
- *scorn*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[skɔːn]/ First off I’m a huge
  fan or HG Ginger, that being said I purchased the game on impulse and based on
  the trailer. Then I went to to read less then good reviews about how ..., First
  off I’m a huge fan or HG Ginger, that being said I purchased the game on impulse
  and based on the trailer. Then I went to to read less then good reviews about
  how ...
- *subordinate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈbɔː.dɪ.nət]/
  lower-ranking, junior, lower, lesser, inferior, lowly, minor, supporting,
  second-fiddle
- *unseemly*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ʌnˈsiːm.li]/ indecorous,
  improper, inappropriate, unbecoming, unfitting, unbefitting, unsuitable,
  unworthy, undignified, unrefined, indiscreet, indelicate, ungentlemanly,
  unladylike, impolite, ill-advised, out of place/keeping, tasteless, in poor/bad
  taste, disreputable, coarse, crass, shameful
- *veritable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈver.ɪ.tə.bəl]/

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= *Group 19*

- *acolyte*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈæk.əl.aɪt]/
- *anoint*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈnɔɪnt]/ smear with oil, rub
  with oil, apply oil to, spread oil over, anele, consecrate, sanctify, bless,
  ordain, hallow
- *base*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[beɪs]/ foundation, bottom,
  foot, support, prop, stay, stand, pedestal, plinth, rest, bed, substructure
- *coercion*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəʊˈɜː.ʃən]/ force,
  compulsion, constraint, duress, oppression, enforcement, harassment,
  intimidation, threats, insistence, demand, arm-twisting, pressure,
  pressurization, influence
- *coin*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kɔɪn]/
- *cunning*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkʌn.ɪŋ]/ crafty, wily,
  artful, guileful, devious, sly, knowing, scheming, designing, tricky, slippery,
  slick, manipulative, Machiavellian, deceitful, deceptive, duplicitous,
  Janus-faced, shrewd, astute, clever, canny, sharp, sharp-witted, skilful,
  ingenious, resourceful, inventive, imaginative, deft, adroit, dexterous, foxy,
  savvy, fiendish, sneaky, fly, pawky, slim, subtle, vulpine, carny
- *discomfit*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈskʌm.fɪt]/ embarrass,
  make uncomfortable, make uneasy, abash, disconcert, nonplus, discompose,
  discomfort, take aback, unsettle, unnerve, put someone off their stroke, ruffle,
  confuse, fluster, agitate, disorientate, upset, disturb, perturb, distress,
  chagrin, mortify, faze, rattle, discombobulate
- *dissent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈsent]/ disagreement, lack
  of agreement, difference of opinion, argument, dispute, demur, disapproval,
  objection, protest, opposition, defiance, insubordination, conflict, friction,
  strife, arguing, quarrelling, wrangling, bickering
- *distill*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈstɪl]/ purify, refine,
  filter, treat, process, sublime, sublimate, fractionate
- *dubious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdʒuː.bi.əs]/ doubtful,
  uncertain, unsure, in doubt, hesitant, undecided, unsettled, unconfirmed,
  undetermined, indefinite, unresolved, up in the air, wavering, vacillating,
  irresolute, in a quandary, in a dilemma, on the horns of a dilemma, sceptical,
  suspicious, iffy
- *ebullient*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪbˈʊl.i.ənt]/ exuberant,
  buoyant, cheerful, joyful, cheery, merry, sunny, breezy, jaunty, light-hearted,
  in high spirits, high-spirited, exhilarated, elated, euphoric, jubilant,
  animated, sparkling, effervescent, vivacious, enthusiastic, irrepressible,
  bubbly, bouncy, peppy, zingy, upbeat, chipper, chirpy, smiley, sparky, full of
  beans, peart, gladsome, blithe, blithesome, gay, as merry as a grig, of good
  cheer
- *facetious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fəˈsiː.ʃəs]/ flippant,
  flip, glib, frivolous, tongue-in-cheek, waggish, whimsical, joking, jokey,
  jesting, jocular, playful, roguish, impish, teasing, arch, mischievous, puckish,
  in fun, in jest, witty, amusing, funny, droll, comic, comical, chucklesome,
  light-hearted, high-spirited, bantering, frolicsome, sportive, jocose
- *fallible*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfæl.ə.bəl]/ error-prone,
  erring, errant, liable to err, prone to err, open to error, imperfect, flawed,
  frail, weak
- *florid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈflɒr.ɪd]/ ruddy, red,
  red-faced, reddish, rosy, rosy-cheeked, pink, pinkish, roseate, rubicund,
  healthy-looking, glowing, fresh, flushed, blushing, high-coloured, blowsy,
  sanguine, erubescent, rubescent
- *gawky*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɡɔː.ki]/ awkward, ungainly,
  inelegant, graceless, ungraceful, gauche, maladroit, inept, bumbling,
  blundering, lumbering, socially awkward, socially unsure, unpolished,
  unsophisticated, uncultured, uncultivated, unworldly, nervous, shy, bashful,
  nervy
- *inveigle*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈveɪ.ɡəl]/ cajole,
  wheedle, coax, persuade, convince, talk, tempt, lure, allure, entice, ensnare,
  seduce, flatter, beguile, dupe, fool, sweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up, twist
  someone's arm, con, bamboozle, sucker, blandish
- *jettison*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdʒet.ɪ.sən]/
- *mendacity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[menˈdæs.ə.ti]/ lying,
  untruthfulness, dishonesty, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, dissembling,
  insincerity, disingenuousness, hypocrisy, fraud, fraudulence, double-dealing,
  two-timing, duplicity, perjury, perfidy, untruth, fictitiousness, falsity,
  falsehood, falseness, fallaciousness, hollowness, kidology, codology, economy
  with the truth, terminological inexactitude, unveracity
- *munificent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[mjuːˈnɪf.ɪ.sənt]/
  generous, bountiful, open-handed, magnanimous, philanthropic, princely,
  handsome, lavish, unstinting, free-handed, unstinted, liberal, free, charitable,
  big-hearted, beneficent, ungrudging, bounteous
- *naive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[naɪˈiːv]/ innocent,
  unsophisticated, artless, ingenuous, inexperienced, guileless, unworldly,
  childlike, trusting, trustful, dewy-eyed, starry-eyed, wide-eyed, fond, simple,
  natural, unaffected, unpretentious, gullible, credulous, easily taken in, easily
  deceived, unsuspecting, over-trusting, over-trustful, born yesterday,
  unsuspicious, deceivable, dupable, immature, callow, raw, green, as green as
  grass, ignorant, wet behind the ears
- *noble*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈnəʊ.bəl]/ aristocratic,
  noble-born, of noble birth, titled, patrician, blue-blooded, high-born, well
  born, gentle, of gentle birth
- *parochial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈrəʊ.ki.əl]/
  narrow-minded, small-minded, provincial, insular, narrow, small-town,
  inward-looking, limited, restricted, localist, conventional, short-sighted,
  petty, close-minded, blinkered, myopic, hidebound, parish-pump, jerkwater, hick
- *pedestrian*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈdes.tri.ən]/ walker,
  person on foot, hiker, rambler, stroller, wayfarer, footslogger, foot traveller
- *prevaricate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prɪˈvær.ɪ.keɪt]/ be
  evasive, beat about the bush, hedge, fence, shilly-shally, shuffle, dodge (the
  issue), sidestep (the issue), pussyfoot, equivocate, be non-committal, parry
  questions, be vague, vacillate, quibble, cavil, lie, temporize, stall, stall for
  time, hum and haw, duck the issue, palter, tergiversate
- *prime*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[praɪm]/
- *radical*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈræd.ɪ.kəl]/ thoroughgoing,
  thorough, complete, total, entire, absolute, utter, comprehensive, exhaustive,
  root-and-branch, sweeping, far-reaching, wide-ranging, extensive, profound,
  drastic, severe, serious, major, desperate, stringent, violent, forceful,
  rigorous, draconian
- *recrudescent*: ˈæv.əl.ɑːntʃ/#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[]/
- *temporal*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtem.pər.əl]/ secular,
  non-spiritual, worldly, profane, material, mundane, earthly, terrestrial,
  non-religious, lay, carnal, fleshly, mortal, corporeal, sublunary, terrene
- *transitory*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtræn.zɪ.tər.i]/
  temporary, transient, brief, short, short-lived, short-term, impermanent,
  ephemeral, evanescent, momentary, fleeting, flying, passing, fugitive, flitting,
  fading, mutable, unstable, volatile, here today and gone tomorrow, fly-by-night,
  fugacious
- *viable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvaɪ.ə.bəl]/ workable,
  feasible, practicable, practical, applicable, usable, manageable, operable,
  operational, possible, within reach, within reason, likely, achievable,
  attainable, accomplishable, realizable, reasonable, sensible, realistic,
  logical, useful, of use, serviceable, suitable, expedient, effective, valid,
  tenable, sound, well advised, well thought out, well grounded, judicious,
  level-headed, wise, doable

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= *Group 20*

- *abreast*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈbrest]/ in a row, side by
  side, alongside, level, abeam, on a level, beside each other, shoulder to
  shoulder, cheek by jowl
- *confound*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈfaʊnd]/ amaze,
  astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, stupefy, daze, nonplus,
  throw, shake, unnerve, disconcert, discompose, dismay, bewilder, set someone
  thinking, baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, confuse, take someone's
  breath away, take by surprise, take aback, shake up, stop someone in their
  tracks, strike dumb, leave open-mouthed, leave aghast, catch off balance,
  buffalo, flabbergast, floor, knock for six, knock sideways, knock out, bowl
  over, blow someone's mind, blow away, flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump,
  beat, fox, be all Greek to, fog, wilder, gravel, maze, cause to be at a stand,
  distract, pose, obfuscate
- *digression*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[daɪˈɡreʃ.ən]/ deviation,
  detour, diversion, departure, excursus, aside, incidental remark, footnote,
  parenthesis, deviation from the subject, straying from the topic, straying from
  the point, going off at a tangent, getting sidetracked, losing one's thread,
  divergence, straying, drifting, rambling, wandering, meandering, maundering,
  obiter dictum, excursion, apostrophe, divagation
- *discrepancy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈskrep.ən.si]/
  inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation,
  divergence, disagreement, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, mismatch, lack of
  similarity, contrariety, contradictoriness, disaccord, discordance, incongruity,
  lack of congruence, incompatibility, irreconcilability, conflict, opposition
- *duplicitous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dʒuˈplɪs.ɪ.təs]/
- *expedient*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt]/
  convenient, advantageous, in one's own interests, to one's own advantage,
  useful, of use, of service, beneficial, of benefit, profitable, gainful,
  effective, helpful, practical, pragmatic, strategic, tactical, politic, prudent,
  wise, judicious, sensible, desirable, suitable, advisable, appropriate, apt,
  fit, timely, opportune, propitious
- *fabricate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfæb.rɪ.keɪt]/ forge,
  falsify, fake, counterfeit, make up, invent, concoct, contrive, think up, dream
  up, manufacture, trump up, cook up, make, create, manufacture, produce,
  construct, build, assemble, put together, cobble together, form, fashion,
  contrive, model, shape, forge, erect, put up, set up, raise, elevate
- *glum*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɡlʌm]/ gloomy, downcast,
  downhearted, dejected, disconsolate, dispirited, despondent, crestfallen, cast
  down, depressed, disappointed, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized, desolate,
  heavy-hearted, in low spirits, low-spirited, sad, unhappy, doleful, melancholy,
  miserable, woebegone, mournful, forlorn, long-faced, fed up, in the doldrums,
  wretched, lugubrious, morose, sepulchral, saturnine, dour, mirthless, blue,
  down, down in the mouth, down in the dumps, brassed off, cheesed off, dolorous,
  chap-fallen, adust
- *harbinger*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈhɑː.bɪn.dʒər]/ herald,
  sign, indicator, indication, signal, prelude, portent, omen, augury,
  forewarning, presage, announcer, forerunner, precursor, messenger, usher,
  avant-courier, foretoken
- *intrinsic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈtrɪn.zɪk]/ inherent,
  innate, inborn, inbred, congenital, natural, native, constitutional, built-in,
  ingrained, deep-rooted, inseparable, permanent, indelible, ineradicable,
  ineffaceable, integral, basic, fundamental, underlying, constitutive, elemental,
  essential, vital, necessary, connate, connatural
- *largesse*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[lɑːˈʒes]/ generosity,
  liberality, munificence, bounty, bountifulness, beneficence, benefaction,
  altruism, charity, philanthropy, magnanimity, benevolence, charitableness,
  open-handedness, kindness, big-heartedness, great-heartedness, lavishness,
  free-handedness, unselfishness, selflessness, self-sacrifice, self-denial,
  almsgiving
- *libertine*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn]/ philanderer,
  ladies' man, playboy, rake, roué, loose-liver, <NAME>, Lothario, Casanova,
  Romeo, lecher, seducer, womanizer, adulterer, debauchee, sensualist, voluptuary,
  hedonist, profligate, wanton, reprobate, degenerate, stud, player, playa,
  skirt-chaser, ladykiller, lech, wolf, rip, blood, gay dog, fornicator
- *malfeasance*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[mælˈfiː.zəns]/
- *manifest*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmæn.ɪ.fest]/ obvious,
  clear, plain, apparent, evident, patent, palpable, distinct, definite, blatant,
  overt, glaring, barefaced, explicit, transparent, conspicuous, undisguised,
  unmistakable, unquestionable, undeniable, noticeable, perceptible, visible,
  recognizable, observable
- *minute*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmɪn.ɪt]/
- *modish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈməʊ.dɪʃ]/ fashionable,
  stylish, smart, chic, modern, contemporary, designer, all the rage, in vogue,
  trendsetting, voguish, up to the minute, à la mode, trendy, cool, with it, in,
  now, hip, happening, snazzy, natty, nifty, kicking, kicky, tony, fly, spiffy,
  sassy, stylin', on fleek, all the go, swagger
- *nascent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈneɪ.sənt]/ just beginning,
  budding, developing, growing, embryonic, incipient, young, in its infancy,
  fledgling, evolving, emergent, emerging, rising, dawning, advancing, burgeoning,
  naissant
- *perennial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pəˈren.i.əl]/ everlasting,
  perpetual, eternal, continuing, unending, never-ending, endless, undying,
  ceaseless, abiding, enduring, lasting, persisting, permanent, constant,
  continual, unfailing, unchanging, never-changing
- *pious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpaɪ.əs]/ religious, devout,
  devoted, dedicated, reverent, God-fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful,
  holy, godly, saintly, faithful, dutiful, righteous
- *providential*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌprɒv.ɪˈden.ʃəl]/
  opportune, advantageous, favourable, auspicious, propitious, heaven-sent,
  welcome, golden, good, right, lucky, happy, fortunate, benign, felicitous,
  timely, well timed, ripe, convenient, expedient, seasonable
- *prowess*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpraʊ.es]/ skill,
  skilfulness, expertise, effectiveness, mastery, facility, ability, capability,
  capacity, talent, genius, adroitness, adeptness, aptitude, dexterity, deftness,
  competence, competency, professionalism, excellence, accomplishment, experience,
  proficiency, expertness, finesse, know-how, savoir faire
- *schism*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈskɪz.əm]/ division, split,
  rift, breach, rupture, break, separation, severance, estrangement, alienation,
  detachment, chasm, gulf, discord, disagreement, dissension, disunion, scission
- *slander*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈslɑːn.dər]/ defamation,
  defamation of character, character assassination, misrepresentation of
  character, calumny, libel, scandalmongering, malicious gossip, muckraking, smear
  campaigning, disparagement, denigration, derogation, aspersions, vilification,
  traducement, obloquy, backbiting, scurrility, lie, slur, smear, untruth, false
  accusation, false report, insult, slight, mud-slinging, bad-mouthing, contumely
- *stalwart*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈstɔːl.wət]/ staunch,
  loyal, faithful, committed, devoted, dedicated, dependable, reliable, steady,
  constant, trusty, hard-working, vigorous, stable, firm, steadfast, redoubtable,
  resolute, unswerving, unwavering, unhesitating, unfaltering
- *supplicate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsʌp.lɪ.keɪt]/ entreat,
  beseech, beg, plead with, implore, petition, appeal to, solicit, call on, urge,
  enjoin, importune, pray, invoke, sue, ask, request
- *terse*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[tɜːs]/ curt, brusque, abrupt,
  clipped, blunt, gruff, short, brief, concise, succinct, to the point, compact,
  crisp, pithy, incisive, short and sweet, economical, laconic, epigrammatic,
  summary, condensed
- *tirade*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[taɪˈreɪd]/ diatribe,
  invective, polemic, denunciation, rant, broadside, attack, harangue, verbal
  onslaught, reviling, railing, decrying, condemnation, brickbats, flak,
  criticism, censure, lecture, berating, admonishment, admonition, reprimand,
  rebuke, reproof, reproval, upbraiding, abuse, stream of abuse, battering,
  stricture, tongue-lashing, vilification, castigation, denouncement,
  vituperation, obloquy, fulmination, knocking, blast, slating, philippic
- *universal*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl]/
- *vanquish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvæŋ.kwɪʃ]/
- *woeful*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈwəʊ.fəl]/ sad, unhappy,
  miserable, woebegone, doleful, forlorn, crestfallen, glum, gloomy, dejected,
  downcast, disconsolate, downhearted, despondent, depressed, despairing, dismal,
  melancholy, broken-hearted, heartbroken, inconsolable, grief-stricken, blue,
  down in the mouth, down in the dumps, tragic, saddening, sorrowful, cheerless,
  wretched, sorry, pitiful, pathetic, pitiable, grievous, traumatic, upsetting,
  depressing, distressing, heartbreaking, heart-rending, tear-jerking, agonizing,
  harrowing, distressful

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= *Group 21*

- *abject*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈæb.dʒekt]/ obsequious,
  grovelling, crawling, creeping, fawning, toadyish, servile, cringing,
  snivelling, ingratiating, toadying, sycophantic, submissive, craven, humiliating
- *amicable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bəl]/ friendly,
  good-natured, cordial, civil, courteous, polite, easy, easy-going, neighbourly,
  brotherly, fraternal, harmonious, cooperative, civilized, non-hostile,
  peaceable, peaceful, conflict-free
- *animosity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæn.ɪˈmɒs.ə.ti]/
  antipathy, hostility, friction, antagonism, enmity, animus, opposition,
  aversion, acrimony, bitterness, rancour, resentment, dislike, ill feeling, bad
  feeling, ill will, bad blood, hatred, hate, loathing, detestation, abhorrence,
  odium, malice, spite, spitefulness, venom, malevolence, malignity, grudges,
  grievances, disrelish
- *aver*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈvɜːr]/
- *barrage*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbær.ɑːʒ]/ bombardment,
  gunfire, cannonade, battery, blast, broadside, salvo, volley, fusillade, storm,
  hail, shower, cascade, rain, stream, blitz, shelling, wall/curtain/barrier of
  fire, dam, weir, barrier, dyke, defence, embankment, wall, obstruction, gate,
  sluice
- *cathartic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈθɑː.tɪk]/ purgative,
  purging, purifying, cleansing, cleaning, releasing, relieving, freeing,
  delivering, exorcising, ridding, abreactive, depurative, lustral
- *decipher*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈsaɪ.fər]/ decode,
  decrypt, break, work out, solve, interpret, translate, construe, explain, make
  sense of, make head or tail of, get to the bottom of, unravel, find the key to,
  find the answer to, throw light on, crack, figure out, twig, suss, suss out
- *delusion*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈluː.ʒən]/
  misapprehension, mistaken impression, false impression, mistaken belief,
  misconception, misunderstanding, mistake, error, misinterpretation,
  misconstruction, misbelief, fallacy, illusion, figment of the imagination,
  fantasy, chimera, fool's paradise, self-deception, deception, misleading,
  deluding, fooling, tricking, trickery, duping
- *dispense*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈspens]/ distribute, pass
  round, pass out, hand out, deal out, dole out, share out, divide out, parcel
  out, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, confer, supply, disburse, dish
  out
- *eloquent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈel.ə.kwənt]/ persuasive,
  expressive, articulate, fluent, strong, forceful, powerful, potent, well spoken,
  silver-tongued, smooth-tongued, well expressed, graceful, lucid, vivid,
  effective, graphic, glib
- *enthral*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈθrɔːl]/ captivate, charm,
  enchant, bewitch, fascinate, beguile, entrance, enrapture, delight, attract,
  allure, lure, win, ensnare, dazzle, absorb, engross, rivet, grip, transfix, root
  someone to the spot, transport, carry away, hypnotize, mesmerize, intrigue,
  spellbind, hold spellbound, get under someone's skin, fascinating, entrancing,
  enchanting, bewitching, captivating, charming, beguiling, enrapturing,
  delightful, attractive, alluring, winning, dazzling, absorbing, engrossing,
  memorable, compelling, riveting, readable, gripping, exciting, transfixing,
  transporting, hypnotic, mesmerizing, intriguing, spellbinding, unputdownable
- *eradicate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈræd.ɪ.keɪt]/ get rid of,
  eliminate, do away with, remove, suppress, exterminate, destroy, annihilate,
  extirpate, obliterate, kill, wipe out, liquidate, decimate, finish off, abolish,
  stamp out, extinguish, quash, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map,
  erase, efface, excise, expunge, root out, uproot, weed out, zap, deracinate
- *fledgling*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfledʒ.lɪŋ]/ chick, baby
  bird, nestling, emerging, emergent, arising, sunrise, dawning, beginning,
  developing, in the making, budding, rising, burgeoning, growing, embryonic,
  infant, nascent, incipient, promising, potential, up-and-coming
- *fortitude*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfɔː.tɪ.tʃuːd]/ courage,
  bravery, strength of mind, strength of character, moral strength, toughness of
  spirit, firmness of purpose, strong-mindedness, resilience, backbone, spine,
  mettle, spirit, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, doughtiness, fearlessness, valour,
  intrepidity, stout-heartedness, endurance, stoicism, steadfastness, patience,
  long-suffering, forbearance, tenacity, pertinacity, perseverance, resolve,
  resolution, resoluteness, determination, Dunkirk spirit, guts, grit, spunk
- *fortuitous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fɔːˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs]/ chance,
  unexpected, unanticipated, unpredictable, unforeseen, unlooked-for,
  serendipitous, casual, incidental, coincidental, haphazard, random, accidental,
  inadvertent, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated
- *goad*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɡəʊd]/ provoke, spur, prick,
  sting, prod, egg on, hound, badger, incite, rouse, stir, move, stimulate,
  motivate, excite, inflame, work/fire up, impel, pressure, pressurize, dragoon,
  prompt, induce, encourage, urge, inspire, prod, spiked stick, spike, staff,
  crook, pole, rod, ankus, prick
- *imminent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt]/ impending, at
  hand, close, near, approaching, fast approaching, coming, forthcoming, on the
  way, about to happen, upon us, in store, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the
  horizon, in the air, in the wind, brewing, looming, looming large, threatening,
  menacing, expected, anticipated, on the cards
- *incontrovertible*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.tə.bəl]/
  indisputable, incontestable, undeniable, irrefutable, unassailable, beyond
  dispute, unquestionable, beyond question, indubitable, not in doubt, beyond
  doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, unarguable, inarguable, undebatable,
  unanswerable, unequivocal, unambiguous, unmistakable, certain, sure, definite,
  definitive, proven, positive, decisive, conclusive, final, ultimate, clear,
  clear-cut, straightforward, plain, as plain as a pikestaff, transparent,
  obvious, manifest, evident, self-evident, staring one in the face, patent,
  demonstrative, demonstrable, observable, palpable, uncontroversial, accepted,
  acknowledged, marked, pronounced, express, emphatic, categorical, compelling,
  convincing, clinching, airtight, watertight, irrefragable, apodictic
- *itinerant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[aɪˈtɪn.ər.ənt]/
- *magnanimous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs]/
  generous, charitable, benevolent, beneficent, open-handed, big-hearted,
  great-hearted, munificent, bountiful, liberal, handsome, princely, altruistic,
  kind, kindly, philanthropic, chivalrous, noble, unselfish, selfless,
  self-sacrificing, ungrudging, unstinting, forgiving, merciful, lenient,
  indulgent, clement, bounteous
- *meritorious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌmer.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əs]/
  praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, estimable, creditable, worthy,
  worthwhile, deserving, excellent, exemplary, good
- *mutiny*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmjuː.tɪ.ni]/ insurrection,
  rebellion, revolt, riot, revolution, uprising, rising, coup, coup d'état,
  putsch, protest, strike, insurgence, insurgency, subversion, sedition, anarchy,
  disorder, insubordination, disobedience, resistance, defiance, rise up, rebel,
  revolt, riot, resist/oppose authority, disobey/defy authority, refuse to obey
  orders, be insubordinate, protest, strike, go on strike
- *paradoxical*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌpær.əˈdɒk.sɪ.kəl]/
  contradictory, self-contradictory, inconsistent, incongruous, anomalous,
  conflicting, improbable, impossible, odd, illogical, confusing, absurd,
  puzzling, baffling, bewildering, incomprehensible, inexplicable, oxymoronic
- *perseverance*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌpɜː.sɪˈvɪə.rəns]/
  persistence, tenacity, determination, resolve, resolution, resoluteness, staying
  power, purposefulness, firmness of purpose, patience, endurance, application,
  diligence, sedulousness, dedication, commitment, doggedness, pertinacity,
  assiduity, assiduousness, steadfastness, tirelessness, indefatigability,
  stamina, intransigence, obstinacy, Sitzfleisch, stickability,
  stick-to-it-iveness, continuance, perseveration
- *render*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈren.dər]/ give, provide,
  supply, furnish, make available, contribute, offer, extend, proffer, show,
  display, exhibit, evince, manifest, make, cause to be/become, leave
- *repertoire*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈrep.ə.twɑːr]/
  collection, stock, range, repertory, reserve, store, repository, supply,
  stockpile
- *resilient*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈzɪl.i.ənt]/ strong,
  tough, hardy, quick to recover, quick to bounce back, buoyant, difficult to keep
  down, irrepressible, adaptable, flexible
- *resolute*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈrez.ə.luːt]/ determined,
  purposeful, purposive, resolved, decided, adamant, single-minded, firm,
  unswerving, unwavering, undaunted, fixed, set, intent, insistent, steadfast,
  staunch, stalwart, earnest, manful, deliberate, unfaltering, unhesitating,
  unflinching, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, indefatigable, tenacious,
  bulldog, strong-minded, strong-willed, unshakeable, unshaken, steely,
  four-square, dedicated, committed, constant, stubborn, dogged, obstinate,
  obdurate, inflexible, relentless, intransigent, implacable, unyielding,
  unbending, immovable, unrelenting, spirited, brave, bold, courageous, plucky,
  stout, stout-hearted, mettlesome, indomitable, strenuous, vigorous, gritty,
  stiff, rock-ribbed, gutsy, spunky, perseverant, indurate
- *supple*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsʌp.əl]/ lithe, limber,
  nimble, lissom, flexible, loose-limbed, loose-jointed, agile, acrobatic, fit,
  deft, willowy, graceful, elegant, pliant, pliable, soft, bendable, workable,
  malleable, stretchy, stretchable, elastic, springy, yielding, rubbery, plastic,
  resilient
- *valour*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvæl.ər]/

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- *arresting*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈres.tɪŋ]/ striking,
  eye-catching, conspicuous, noticeable, dramatic, impressive, imposing,
  spectacular, breathtaking, dazzling, amazing, astounding, astonishing,
  surprising, staggering, stunning, sensational, awesome, awe-inspiring, engaging,
  remarkable, notable, noteworthy, distinctive, extraordinary, outstanding,
  incredible, phenomenal, unusual, rare, uncommon, out of the ordinary, amazeballs
- *chastise*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[tʃæsˈtaɪz]/ scold, upbraid,
  berate, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, chide, censure, castigate,
  lambast, lecture, criticize, pull up, take to task, haul over the coals, bring
  to book, tell off, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a
  dressing-down, bawl out, blow up at, give someone an earful, give someone a
  caning, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a
  rollicking, slap someone's wrist, rap over the knuckles, throw the book at, read
  someone the Riot Act, let someone have it, give someone hell, carpet, monster,
  tear someone off a strip, tick off, have a go at, give someone a mouthful, give
  someone what for, give someone some stick, give someone a wigging, chew out,
  ream out, trim, rate, give someone a rating, chasten, recompense, visit,
  reprehend, objurgate
- *cumbersome*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkʌm.bə.səm]/ unwieldy,
  unmanageable, awkward, clumsy, ungainly, inconvenient, incommodious, bulky,
  large, heavy, hefty, weighty, burdensome, hulking, clunky, cumbrous, unhandy,
  lumbersome
- *economy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[iˈkɒn.ə.mi]/
- *elementary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌel.ɪˈmen.tər.i]/ easy,
  simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, unexacting, effortless,
  painless, uninvolved, child's play, plain sailing, rudimentary, facile,
  simplistic, as easy as falling off a log, as easy as pie, as easy as ABC, a
  piece of cake, easy-peasy, no sweat, kids' stuff
- *embellish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ]/ decorate,
  adorn, ornament, dress, dress up, furnish, beautify, enhance, enrich, grace,
  trim, garnish, gild, varnish, brighten up, ginger up, deck, bedeck, festoon,
  emblazon, bespangle, do up, do out, jazz up, zhoosh (up), tart up, bejewel,
  bedizen, caparison, furbelow, befrill, elaborate, embroider, colour, expand on,
  exaggerate, dress up, touch up, gild, catastrophize
- *euphoric*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[juːˈfɒr.ɪk]/ elated, happy,
  joyful, joyous, delighted, gleeful, excited, exhilarated, animated, jubilant,
  exultant, ecstatic, blissful, enraptured, rapturous, rhapsodic, in rhapsodies,
  intoxicated, transported, on cloud nine, in heaven, in paradise, in seventh
  heaven, on top of the world, over the moon, on a high
- *exonerate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪɡˈzɒn.ə.reɪt]/ absolve,
  clear, acquit, declare innocent, find innocent, pronounce not guilty, discharge,
  vindicate, exculpate
- *extrapolate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt]/
- *falter*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfɒl.tər]/ hesitate, delay,
  drag one's feet, stall, think twice, get cold feet, change one's mind, waver,
  oscillate, fluctuate, vacillate, be undecided, be indecisive, be irresolute,
  see-saw, yo-yo, haver, hum and haw, sit on the fence, dilly-dally,
  shilly-shally, pussyfoot around, blow hot and cold, tergiversate, stammer,
  stutter, stumble, speak haltingly, hesitate, pause, halt, splutter, flounder,
  blunder, fumble
- *fervent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfɜː.vənt]/ impassioned,
  passionate, intense, vehement, ardent, fervid, sincere, feeling, profound,
  deep-seated, heartfelt, deeply felt, emotional, animated, spirited,
  enthusiastic, zealous, fanatical, wholehearted, avid, eager, earnest, keen,
  committed, dedicated, devout, mad keen, card-carrying, true blue, keen as
  mustard, perfervid, passional
- *foment*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fəʊˈment]/ instigate, incite,
  provoke, agitate, excite, stir up, whip up, arouse, inspire, encourage, urge,
  actuate, initiate, generate, cause, prompt, start, bring about, kindle, spark
  off, trigger off, touch off, fan the flames of, enkindle, effectuate
- *gaffe*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɡæf]/ blunder, mistake, error,
  slip, indiscretion, impropriety, breach of etiquette, miscalculation, gaucherie,
  solecism, faux pas, lapsus linguae, lapsus calami, slip-up, howler, boo-boo,
  boner, botch, fluff, fail, boob, bloomer, clanger, blooper, bloop, goof, floater
- *heterodox*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈhet.ər.ə.dɒks]/
  unorthodox, heretical, dissenting, dissident, blasphemous, nonconformist,
  apostate, freethinking, iconoclastic, schismatic, rebellious, renegade,
  separatist, sectarian, revisionist, sceptical, agnostic, atheistical,
  non-theistic, non-believing, unbelieving, idolatrous, pagan, heathen, impious,
  paynim, recreant, recusant, nullifidian
- *histrionic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌhɪs.triˈɒn.ɪk]/
  melodramatic, theatrical, affected, dramatic, exaggerated, actorly, actressy,
  stagy, showy, artificial, overacted, overdone, unnatural, mannered, stilted,
  unreal, hammy, ham, camp
- *implicit*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈplɪs.ɪt]/ implied,
  indirect, inferred, understood, hinted, suggested, deducible, unspoken,
  unexpressed, undeclared, unstated, unsaid, tacit, unacknowledged, silent, taken
  for granted, taken as read, assumed, inherent, latent, underlying, inbuilt,
  incorporated, fundamental
- *inviolate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈvaɪə.lət]/ untouched,
  undamaged, unhurt, unharmed, unscathed, unmarred, unspoiled, unimpaired,
  unflawed, unsullied, unstained, undefiled, unpolluted, unprofaned, perfect,
  pristine, pure, virgin, intact, unbroken, whole, entire, complete, sound, solid,
  scatheless
- *liability*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti]/
  accountability, responsibility, legal responsibility, answerability,
  incrimination, blame, blameworthiness, culpability, guilt, onus, fault, the rap
- *obstinate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɒb.stɪ.nət]/ stubborn,
  headstrong, wilful, unyielding, inflexible, unbending, intransigent,
  intractable, obdurate, mulish, stubborn as a mule, pig-headed, bull-headed,
  self-willed, strong-minded, strong-willed, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant,
  refractory, uncooperative, unmanageable, cross-grained, stiff-necked, stiff,
  rigid, steely, iron-willed, uncompromising, implacable, relentless, unrelenting,
  unpersuadable, immovable, unmalleable, unshakeable, inexorable, with one's
  toes/feet dug in, persistent, persevering, tenacious, pertinacious, dogged,
  single-minded, adamant, firm, steadfast, determined, bloody-minded, bolshie,
  stroppy, balky, froward, contumacious, contrarious, indurate
- *painstaking*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ]/
  careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, sedulous, attentive, diligent,
  industrious, laborious, hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious,
  scrupulous, demanding, exacting, searching, close, elaborate, minute, accurate,
  correct, studious, rigorous, particular, religious, strict, pedantic, fussy
- *phlegmatic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fleɡˈmæt.ɪk]/
  self-controlled, calm, cool, composed, and collected, cool-headed, controlled,
  serene, tranquil, placid, impassive, self-possessed, self-confident,
  self-assured, stolid, imperturbable, unruffled, poised, level-headed,
  dispassionate, philosophical, unflappable, equanimous
- *prodigious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈdɪdʒ.əs]/ enormous,
  huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous,
  considerable, substantial, large, sizeable, inordinate, monumental, mighty,
  gargantuan, amazing, astonishing, astounding, staggering, stunning, marvellous,
  remarkable, wonderful, phenomenal, terrific, miraculous, impressive, striking,
  startling, sensational, spectacular, extraordinary, exceptional, breathtaking,
  incredible, unbelievable, unusual, humongous, stupendous, fantastic, fabulous,
  fantabulous, mind-boggling, mind-blowing, flabbergasting, mega, awesome,
  ginormous, wondrous
- *propensity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈpen.sə.ti]/ tendency,
  inclination, predisposition, proneness, proclivity, readiness, susceptibility,
  liability, disposition, aptness, penchant, leaning, predilection, bent, habit,
  weakness
- *qualm*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kwɑːm]/ misgiving, doubt,
  reservation, second thought, worry, concern, anxiety, hesitation, hesitance,
  hesitancy, demur, reluctance, disinclination, apprehension, trepidation,
  disquiet, disquietude, unease, uneasiness, scruple, pang of conscience, twinge
  of conscience/remorse, compunction, remorse
- *renege*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈneɪɡ]/ default on, fail to
  honour, go back on, break, back out of, pull out of, withdraw from, retreat
  from, welsh on, backtrack on, repudiate, retract, go back on one's word, break
  one's word, break one's promise, do an about-face, cop out of, rat on
- *stinting*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[stɪnt]/ skimp on, scrimp
  on, be economical with, economize on, be sparing with, hold back on, be frugal
  with, be mean with, be parsimonious with, limit, restrict, pinch pennies, be
  stingy with, be mingy with, be tight-fisted with, be tight with
- *temper*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtem.pər]/ temperament,
  disposition, nature, character, personality, make-up, constitution, mind,
  spirit, stamp, mettle, mould, mood, frame of mind, cast of mind, habit of mind,
  attitude, humour, grain, moderate, modify, modulate, tone down, mitigate,
  palliate, alleviate, allay, assuage, lessen, reduce, weaken, lighten, soften,
  cushion, qualify
- *tentative*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈten.tə.tɪv]/ provisional,
  unconfirmed, unsettled, indefinite, pencilled in, preliminary, to be confirmed,
  TBC, subject to confirmation, speculative, conjectural, untried, unproven,
  unsubstantiated, exploratory, experimental, trial, test, pilot, provisory,
  provisionary
- *unprecedented*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd]/
  unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled, without parallel, without
  equal, extraordinary, uncommon, out of the ordinary, unusual, outstanding,
  striking, exceptional, prodigious, abnormal, singular, remarkable, unique,
  anomalous, atypical, untypical, freakish, unheard of, unknown, novel, original,
  new, groundbreaking, revolutionary, pioneering, one of a kind, unexampled
- *vivacious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[vɪˈveɪ.ʃəs]/ lively,
  animated, full of life, spirited, high-spirited, effervescent, bubbling, bubbly,
  ebullient, buoyant, sparkling, scintillating, light-hearted, carefree,
  happy-go-lucky, jaunty, merry, happy, jolly, joyful, full of fun, full of the
  joys of spring, cheery, cheerful, perky, sunny, airy, breezy, bright,
  enthusiastic, irrepressible, vibrant, vivid, vital, zestful, energetic, dynamic,
  vigorous, full of vim and vigour, lusty, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, bright
  and breezy, peppy, zingy, zippy, bouncy, upbeat, chirpy, full of beans, chipper,
  peart, gay

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- *allusive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈluː.sɪv]/
- *astute*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈstʃuːt]/ shrewd, sharp,
  sharp-witted, razor-sharp, acute, quick, quick-witted, ingenious, clever,
  intelligent, bright, brilliant, smart, canny, media-savvy, intuitive,
  discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, penetrating, insightful, incisive,
  piercing, discriminating, sagacious, wise, judicious, cunning, artful, crafty,
  wily, calculating, on the ball, quick off the mark, quick on the uptake, brainy,
  streetwise, savvy, suss, pawky, heads-up, whip-smart, long-headed, argute,
  sapient
- *commence*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈmens]/ begin, start,
  start off, get down to business, get the ball rolling, get going, get under way,
  get off the ground, make a start on, set about, go about, enter on, embark on,
  launch into, lead off, get down to, set in motion, ring up the curtain on, open,
  initiate, institute, inaugurate, go ahead, get cracking on, get stuck into, kick
  off, get the show on the road, get weaving (on)
- *convalescent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌkɒn.vəˈles.ənt]/
  recuperating, recovering, getting better, on the road to recovery, improving,
  making progress, on the mend
- *curb*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kɜːb]/ restraint, restriction,
  check, brake, rein, control, limitation, limit, constraint, stricture,
  deterrent, damper, suppressant, retardant, crackdown, clampdown, trammel,
  restrain, hold back, keep back, hold in, repress, suppress, fight back, bite
  back, keep in check, check, control, keep under control, rein in, keep a tight
  rein on, contain, discipline, govern, bridle, tame, subdue, stifle, smother,
  swallow, choke back, muzzle, silence, muffle, strangle, gag, limit, put a limit
  on, keep within bounds, put the brakes on, slow down, retard, restrict,
  constrain, deter, impede, inhibit, freeze, peg, button up, keep a/the lid on,
  trammel
- *decry*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈkraɪ]/ denounce, condemn,
  criticize, censure, damn, attack, fulminate against, rail against, inveigh
  against, blame, carp at, cavil at, run down, pillory, rap, lambast, deplore,
  disapprove of, vilify, execrate, revile, disparage, deprecate, discredit,
  derogate, cast aspersions on, slam, blast, knock, snipe at, do a hatchet job on,
  hold forth against, come down on, pull to pieces, tear to shreds, slate,
  excoriate, animadvert, asperse
- *duress*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dʒuˈres]/ coercion,
  compulsion, force, pressure, pressurization, intimidation, threats, constraint,
  enforcement, exaction, arm-twisting
- *evoke*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪˈvəʊk]/ bring to mind, call
  to mind, put one in mind of, call up, conjure up, summon up, summon, invoke,
  give rise to, bring forth, elicit, induce, kindle, stimulate, stir up, awaken,
  arouse, excite, raise, suggest, recall, echo, reproduce, encapsulate, capture,
  express, educe, bring to mind, call to mind, put one in mind of, call up,
  conjure up, summon up, summon, invoke, give rise to, bring forth, elicit,
  induce, kindle, stimulate, stir up, awaken, arouse, excite, raise, suggest,
  recall, echo, reproduce, encapsulate, capture, express, educe
- *fawn*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fɔːn]/ beige, yellowish brown,
  pale brown, buff, sand, sandy, oatmeal, wheaten, biscuit, café au lait, camel,
  kasha, ecru, taupe, stone, stone-coloured, greige, greyish brown, mushroom,
  putty, neutral, natural, naturelle
- *fret*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fret]/ worry, be anxious, feel
  uneasy, be distressed, be upset, upset oneself, concern oneself, feel unhappy,
  agonize, anguish, sorrow, sigh, pine, brood, mope, fuss, make a fuss, complain,
  grumble, whine, eat one's heart out, stew, feel peeved
- *glib*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɡlɪb]/ slick, pat, neat,
  plausible, silky, smooth-talking, fast-talking, smooth, urbane, smooth-tongued,
  silver-tongued, smooth-spoken, fluent, voluble, loquacious, disingenuous,
  insincere, facile, shallow, superficial, simplistic, oversimplified, easy,
  ready, flippant, flip, sweet-talking, with the gift of the gab
- *headstrong*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈhed.strɒŋ]/ wilful,
  self-willed, strong-willed, contrary, perverse, wayward, unruly, refractory,
  ungovernable, unyielding, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, reckless, heedless,
  rash, capricious, impulsive, wild
- *intermittent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt]/
  sporadic, irregular, fitful, spasmodic, broken, fragmentary, discontinuous,
  disconnected, isolated, odd, random, patchy, scattered, on again and off again,
  on and off, in fits and starts, occasional, periodic, cyclic, recurrent,
  recurring
- *ire*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[aɪər]/ anger, rage, fury, wrath,
  hot temper, outrage, temper, crossness, spleen, annoyance, exasperation,
  irritation, vexation, displeasure, chagrin, pique, indignation, resentment,
  choler
- *languid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd]/ relaxed,
  unhurried, languorous, unenergetic, lacking in energy, slow, slow-moving,
  listless, lethargic, phlegmatic, torpid, sluggish, lazy, idle, slothful,
  inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, apathetic, indifferent, uninterested,
  impassive, laid back, otiose, pococurante, Laodicean
- *lull*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[lʌl]/ soothe, quiet, hush,
  lullaby, rock to sleep
- *mettlesome*: ˈæv.əl.ɑːntʃ/#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[]/ spirited,
  game, gritty, intrepid, fearless, courageous, hardy, brave, plucky, gallant,
  valiant, valorous, bold, daring, audacious, heroic, tenacious, steely,
  determined, resolved, resolute, steadfast, indomitable
- *mollify*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmɒl.ɪ.faɪ]/ appease,
  placate, pacify, conciliate, humour, soothe, calm, calm down, still, propitiate,
  quieten, quiet, square someone off
- *neutralize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈnjuː.trə.laɪz]/
  counteract, offset, counterbalance, balance (out), counterpoise, countervail,
  compensate for, make up for, cancel out, make/render ineffective, nullify,
  negate, annul, undo, invalidate, be an antidote to, wipe out, equalize, even up,
  square up, negative, counterweigh
- *nonplussed*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌnɒnˈplʌst]/ confused,
  bewildered, bemused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied,
  muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and
  sevens, thrown (off balance), taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted,
  discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned,
  surprised, astonished, astounded, flummoxed, bamboozled, discombobulated,
  clueless, fazed, floored, foxed, bushed, wildered, mazed, distracted
- *precipitous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.təs]/ steep,
  sheer, high, perpendicular, abrupt, sharp, dizzy, vertiginous, vertical, bluff,
  acclivitous, declivitous, hasty, overhasty, rash, hurried, rushed, impetuous,
  impulsive, spur-of-the-moment, precipitate, incautious, imprudent, injudicious,
  ill-advised, heedless, reckless, hare-brained, foolhardy, harum-scarum,
  previous, temerarious
- *pretentious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prɪˈten.ʃəs]/ affected,
  ostentatious, chi-chi, showy, flashy, tinselly, conspicuous, flaunty, tasteless,
  kitschy, overambitious, pompous, artificial, flatulent, inflated, overblown,
  overripe, fustian, hyperventilated, mannered, high-flown, high-sounding,
  flowery, grandiose, big, grand, elaborate, extravagant, heroic, flamboyant,
  ornate, grandiloquent, magniloquent, bombastic, turgid, orotund, rhetorical,
  oratorical, sophomoric, highfalutin, la-di-da, fancy-pants, posey, pseud,
  pseudo, poncy, toffee-nosed, dicty
- *profound*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈfaʊnd]/ heartfelt,
  intense, keen, great, very great, extreme, sincere, earnest, deep, deepest,
  deeply felt, wholehearted, acute, overpowering, overwhelming, deep-seated,
  deep-rooted, fervent, ardent, far-reaching, radical, extensive, exhaustive,
  thoroughgoing, sweeping, life-changing
- *propagate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈprɒp.ə.ɡeɪt]/ breed,
  grow, cultivate, generate, layer, pipe, spread, disseminate, communicate, pass
  on, put about, make known, promulgate, circulate, transmit, distribute,
  broadcast, publish, publicize, proclaim, preach, promote, propagandize
- *recourse*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈkɔːs]/ option,
  possibility, alternative, possible course of action, resort, way out,
  place/person to turn to, source of assistance, available resource, hope, remedy,
  choice, expedient, refuge, resort to, make use of, use, avail oneself of,
  utilize, employ, turn to, call on, draw on, bring into play, bring into service,
  look to, appeal to, fall back on, run to
- *refute*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈfjuːt]/ disprove, prove
  wrong/false, show/prove to be wrong/false, rebut, confute, give the lie to,
  demolish, explode, debunk, discredit, invalidate, shoot full of holes, shoot
  down (in flames), blow sky-high, controvert, negative
- *regress*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈɡres]/ revert,
  retrogress, relapse, lapse, backslide, go backwards, slip back, drift back,
  subside, sink back, deteriorate, decline, worsen, degenerate, get worse, fall,
  fall off, fall away, drop, ebb, wane, slump, go downhill, go to pot, go to the
  dogs, recidivate, retrograde
- *repercussion*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌriː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən]/
  consequence, result, effect, outcome, by-product, reverberation, backlash,
  ripple, shock wave, aftermath, footprint, fallout
- *replenish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈplen.ɪʃ]/ refill, fill
  up, recharge, reload, top up, freshen, plenish
- *vigilant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈvɪdʒ.əl.ənt]/ watchful, on
  the lookout, observant, sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, gimlet-eyed, eagle-eyed,
  hawk-eyed, with eyes like a hawk, with one's eyes open, attentive, paying
  attention, alert, on the alert, on one's toes, on the qui vive, awake, wide
  awake, unsleeping, on one's guard, on guard, concentrating, careful, cautious,
  wary, chary, circumspect, prudent, heedful, mindful, prepared, ready,
  beady-eyed, not missing a trick, on the ball, leery, regardful, Argus-eyed

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- *assail*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈseɪl]/ attack, assault,
  make an assault on, launch an attack on, pounce on, set upon, launch oneself at,
  weigh into, fly at, let fly at, turn on, round on, lash out at, hit out at,
  beset, belabour, fall on, accost, mug, charge, rush, storm, besiege, lay into,
  tear into, lace into, sail into, pitch into, get stuck into, wade into, let
  someone have it, beat up, jump, set about, have a go at, light into, trouble,
  disturb, worry, plague, beset, torture, torment, rack, bedevil, nag, vex,
  harass, pester, dog, be prey to, be the victim of, criticize, censure, attack,
  condemn, castigate, chastise, berate, lambast, lash, pillory, find fault with,
  abuse, revile, give someone a bad press, knock, slam, hammer, lay into, give
  someone a roasting, cane, blast, give someone hell, bite someone's head off,
  jump down someone's throat, slate, slag off, monster, pummel, cut up, bag, rate,
  slash, excoriate, objurgate, reprehend
- *benevolent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bəˈnev.əl.ənt]/ kind,
  kindly, kind-hearted, warm-hearted, tender-hearted, big-hearted, good-natured,
  good, gracious, tolerant, benign, compassionate, caring, sympathetic,
  considerate, thoughtful, well meaning, obliging, accommodating, helpful, decent,
  neighbourly, public-spirited, charitable, altruistic, humane, humanitarian,
  philanthropic, generous, magnanimous, munificent, unselfish, ungrudging,
  unstinting, open-handed, free-handed, free, liberal, lavish, bountiful,
  beneficent, indulgent, bounteous, benignant
- *berate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bɪˈreɪt]/ rebuke, reprimand,
  reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, take to
  task, pull up, castigate, lambast, read someone the Riot Act, go on at, haul
  over the coals, criticize, censure, tell off, give someone a talking-to, give
  someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an
  earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a
  rollicking, rap, rap over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist, let someone have
  it, bawl out, give someone hell, come down on, blow up at, pitch into, lay into,
  lace into, tear into, give someone a caning, put on the mat, slap down, blast,
  rag, keelhaul, tick off, have a go at, monster, carpet, give someone a
  carpeting, give someone a mouthful, tear someone off a strip, tear a strip off
  someone, give someone what for, give someone some stick, wig, give someone a
  wigging, give someone a row, row, chew out, ream out, take to the woodshed, call
  down, rate, give someone a rating, trim, reprehend, objurgate
- *buoyant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbɔɪ.ənt]/ able to float,
  light, floating, floatable
- *buttress*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbʌt.rəs]/ prop, support,
  abutment, shore, pier, reinforcement, stanchion, stay, strut, strengthen,
  reinforce, fortify, support, prop up, bolster up, shore up, underpin, cement,
  brace, uphold, confirm, defend, maintain, back up, buoy up
- *condone*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈdəʊn]/ deliberately
  ignore, not take into consideration, disregard, take no notice of, take no
  account of, accept, allow, make allowances for, let pass, turn a blind eye to,
  overlook, forget, wink at, blink at, connive at, forgive, pardon, excuse, let
  someone off with, let go, sink, bury, let bygones be bygones, let something ride
- *contravene*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌkɒn.trəˈviːn]/ break,
  breach, fail to comply with, fail to observe, violate, infringe, offend against,
  transgress against, defy, disobey, flout, infract
- *denounce*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈnaʊns]/ condemn,
  criticize, attack, censure, castigate, decry, revile, vilify, besmirch,
  discredit, damn, reject, proscribe, find fault with, cast aspersions on, malign,
  pour scorn on, rail against, inveigh against, fulminate against, declaim
  against, give something a bad press, run something down, slur, bad-mouth, knock,
  pan, slam, hammer, blast, hit out at, lay into, lace into, pull to pieces, pull
  apart, savage, maul, slate, slag off, have a go at, give some stick to, rate,
  slash, reprobate, vituperate, excoriate, arraign, objurgate, asperse,
  anathematize, animadvert on, denunciate
- *despotic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈspɒt.ɪk]/ autocratic,
  dictatorial, totalitarian, authoritarian, absolute, absolutist, arbitrary,
  unconstitutional, undemocratic, anti-democratic, uncontrolled, unaccountable,
  summary, one-party, single-party, autarchic, monocratic, tyrannical, oppressive,
  tyrannous, repressive, harsh, ruthless, merciless, draconian, illiberal,
  domineering, imperious, arrogant, high-handed
- *deviate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdiː.vi.eɪt]/ diverge,
  digress, drift, stray, slew, veer, swerve, turn away, turn aside, get
  sidetracked, branch off, differ, vary, change, depart, be different, be at
  variance with, run counter to, contrast with, contravene, contradict, divagate
- *disinterested*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈsɪn.tres.tɪd]/
  unbiased, unprejudiced, impartial, neutral, non-partisan, non-discriminatory,
  detached, uninvolved, objective, dispassionate, impersonal, clinical,
  open-minded, fair, just, equitable, balanced, even-handed, unselfish, selfless,
  free from discrimination, with no axe to grind, without fear or favour
- *escalate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈes.kə.leɪt]/ increase
  rapidly, soar, rocket, shoot up, mount, surge, spiral, grow rapidly, rise
  rapidly, climb, go up, be jacked up, go through the ceiling, go through the
  roof, skyrocket, balloon
- *exorcise*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈek.sɔː.saɪz]/ drive out,
  cast out, expel, rid, deliver, free, purify, cleanse, purge, lustrate
- *finicky*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfɪn.ɪ.ki]/ fussy,
  fastidious, punctilious, over-particular, hard to please, overcritical,
  difficult, awkward, exacting, demanding, perfectionist, pass-remarkable, picky,
  choosy, pernickety, persnickety, nice
- *foil*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[fɔɪl]/ thwart, frustrate,
  counter, oppose, balk, disappoint, impede, obstruct, hamper, hinder, snooker,
  cripple, scotch, derail, smash, dash, stop, check, block, prevent, defeat, nip
  in the bud, mess up, screw up, do for, put paid to, stymie, cook someone's
  goose, scupper, nobble, put the mockers on, traverse
- *intertwined*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɪn·tərˈtwɑɪnd]/
  entwine, interweave, interlace, interthread, interwind, intertwist, twist, coil,
  twirl, ravel, lace, braid, plait, knit, convolute
- *inundate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt]/ overwhelm,
  overpower, overburden, overrun, overload, swamp, bog down, besiege, snow under,
  bury, bombard, glut, flood, deluge, overflow, overrun, swamp, submerge, engulf,
  drown, immerse, cover, saturate, soak, drench
- *ironclad*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈaɪən.klæd]/
- *jeopardize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdʒep.ə.daɪz]/ threaten,
  endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put at risk, expose to risk, put in danger,
  expose to danger, put in jeopardy, put on the line, leave vulnerable, leave
  unprotected, compromise, prejudice, be prejudicial to, be a danger to, pose a
  threat to, damage, injure, harm, do harm to, be detrimental to, peril
- *mercurial*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[mɜːˈkjʊə.ri.əl]/ volatile,
  capricious, temperamental, excitable, fickle, changeable, unpredictable,
  variable, protean, mutable, erratic, quicksilver, inconstant, inconsistent,
  unstable, unsteady, fluctuating, ever-changing, kaleidoscopic, fluid, wavering,
  vacillating, moody, flighty, wayward, whimsical, giddy, impulsive, labile
- *oblivious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈblɪv.i.əs]/ unaware,
  unconscious, heedless, unmindful, insensible, unheeding, ignorant, blind, deaf,
  unsuspecting, unobservant, disregardful, unconcerned, impervious, unaffected,
  insensitive, indifferent, detached, removed, incognizant
- *perpetrate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpɜː.pə.treɪt]/ commit,
  carry out, perform, execute, do, effect, bring about, be guilty of, be to blame
  for, be responsible for, accomplish, inflict, wreak, pull off, pull, effectuate
- *plaintive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpleɪn.tɪv]/ mournful,
  sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, melancholic,
  sorrowful, unhappy, wretched, woeful, grief-stricken, broken-hearted,
  heartbroken, desolate, heart-rending, forlorn, woebegone, disconsolate,
  plangent, heartsick, dolorous
- *poignant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpɔɪ.njənt]/ touching,
  moving, sad, saddening, affecting, pitiful, piteous, pitiable, pathetic,
  sorrowful, mournful, tearful, wretched, miserable, bitter, painful, distressing,
  disturbing, heart-rending, heartbreaking, tear-jerking, plaintive, upsetting,
  tragic
- *quiescent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kwiˈes.ənt]/ inactive,
  inert, latent, fallow, passive, idle, at rest, inoperative, deactivated, in
  abeyance, quiet, still, motionless, immobile, stagnant, dormant, asleep,
  slumbering, sluggish, lethargic, torpid
- *reiterate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[riˈɪt.ər.eɪt]/ repeat, say
  again, restate, retell, recapitulate, go over (and over), iterate, rehearse,
  belabour, dwell on, harp on, hammer away at, do over, ingeminate
- *subside*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səbˈsaɪd]/ abate, let up,
  moderate, calm, lull, slacken (off), ease (up), relent, die down, die out, peter
  out, taper off, recede, lessen, soften, alleviate, attenuate, remit, diminish,
  decline, dwindle, weaken, fade, wane, ebb, still, cease, come to a stop, come to
  an end, terminate, quieten down, quiet down
- *subsume*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səbˈsjuːm]/
- *surmount*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈmaʊnt]/ overcome,
  conquer, get over, prevail over, triumph over, get the better of, beat,
  vanquish, master, clear, cross, make one's way round/past/over, make it
  round/past/over, pass over, be unstoppable by, deal with, cope with, resist,
  endure
- *tangential*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[tænˈdʒen.ʃəl]/

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- *adept*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈdept]/ expert, proficient,
  accomplished, skilful, talented, gifted, masterly, virtuoso, consummate,
  peerless, adroit, dexterous, deft, nimble-fingered, handy, artful, able,
  capable, competent, brilliant, very good, splendid, marvellous, formidable,
  outstanding, first-rate, first-class, excellent, impressive, fine, great,
  top-notch, top-drawer, top-hole, tip-top, A1, wizard, magic, ace, fab, mean,
  crack, nifty, deadly, slick, brill, smashing, a dab hand at, crackerjack,
  badass, compleat, habile
- *adverse*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈæd.vɜːs]/ unfavourable,
  disadvantageous, inauspicious, unpropitious, unfortunate, unlucky, untimely,
  untoward, disagreeable, unpleasant, bad, poor, terrible, dreadful, dire,
  wretched, nasty, hostile, harmful, dangerous, injurious, detrimental, hurtful,
  deleterious, destructive, pernicious, unhealthy, antagonistic, unfriendly,
  ill-disposed, negative, opposing, opposed, contrary, dissenting, inimical,
  antipathetic, at odds
- *appropriate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈprəʊ.pri.ət]/
  suitable, proper, fitting, apt, relevant, connected, pertinent, apposite,
  applicable, germane, material, significant, right, congruous, to the point, to
  the purpose, convenient, expedient, favourable, auspicious, propitious,
  opportune, felicitous, timely, well judged, well timed, seemly, befitting,
  deserved, ad rem, appurtenant, meet, seasonable
- *archetype*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɑː.kɪ.taɪp]/
- *articulate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɑːˈtɪk.jə.lət]/ eloquent,
  fluent, communicative, effective, persuasive, coherent, lucid, vivid,
  expressive, silver-tongued, vocal, cogent, illuminating, intelligible,
  comprehensible, understandable
- *auspicious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɔːˈspɪʃ.əs]/ favourable,
  propitious, promising, full of promise, bright, rosy, good, optimistic, hopeful,
  encouraging, opportune, timely, well timed, lucky, fortunate, providential,
  felicitous, advantageous, beneficial
- *bereft*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bɪˈreft]/ deprived of, robbed
  of, stripped of, denuded of, cut off from, parted from, devoid of, destitute of,
  bankrupt of, wanting, in need of, lacking, without, free from, low on, short of,
  deficient in, minus, sans, clean out of, fresh out of
- *captious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkæp.ʃəs]/ critical,
  fault-finding, quibbling, niggling, cavilling, carping, criticizing,
  disapproving, censorious, judgemental, overcritical, hypercritical, pedantic,
  hair-splitting, pettifogging, pass-remarkable, nitpicking, pernickety,
  persnickety
- *conclusive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈkluː.sɪv]/
  incontrovertible, incontestable, irrefutable, unquestionable, undeniable,
  indisputable, unassailable, beyond dispute, beyond question, beyond doubt,
  beyond a shadow of a doubt, certain, decisive, convincing, clinching,
  definitive, definite, positive, final, ultimate, categorical, demonstrative,
  unequivocal, unarguable, unanswerable, uncontroversial, airtight, watertight
- *conspire*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈspaɪər]/ plot, hatch a
  plot, form a conspiracy, scheme, plan, lay plans, intrigue, collude, connive,
  collaborate, consort, machinate, manoeuvre, be/work hand in glove, abet, be an
  accessory, be in cahoots, cabal, act together, work together, combine, join,
  unite, ally, join forces, cooperate, gang up, coact
- *delineate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈlɪn.i.eɪt]/ describe,
  set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent, characterize,
  map out, chart, define, detail, specify, identify, particularize, limn, outline,
  trace, draw the lines of, draw, sketch, block in, mark (out/off), delimit, mark
  the boundaries/limits of
- *disentangle*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl]/
  extricate, extract, free, remove, disengage, untwine, disentwine, release,
  liberate, loosen, unloose, detach, unfasten, unclasp, disconnect, untangle,
  unravel, remove the knots from, unknot, unsnarl, untwist, unwind, undo, untie,
  straighten out, smooth out, comb, card
- *exhort*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪɡˈzɔːt]/ urge, encourage,
  call on, enjoin, adjure, charge, try to persuade, press, pressure, put pressure
  on, use pressure on, pressurize, lean on, push, egg on, spur, incite, goad, bid,
  appeal to, entreat, implore, beseech, advise, counsel, admonish, warn
- *frailty*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfreɪl.ti]/ infirmity,
  infirmness, weakness, weakliness, feebleness, enfeeblement, debility,
  incapacity, impairment, indisposition, fragility, delicacy, slightness,
  puniness, illness, sickness, sickliness, ill health, decrepitude, dodderiness,
  shakiness, weediness
- *grievance*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɡriː.vəns]/ injustice,
  unjust act, wrong, injury, ill, offence, disservice, unfairness, evil, outrage,
  atrocity, damage, affront, insult, indignity, complaint, criticism, objection,
  protestation, charge, protest, grumble, moan, cavil, quibble, problem, grudge,
  ill feeling, hard feeling, bad feeling, resentment, bitterness, rancour, pique,
  umbrage, grouse, gripe, grouch, niggle, beef, bone to pick, chip on one's
  shoulder, whinge, crow to pluck, plaint
- *harangue*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[həˈræŋ]/ tirade, lecture,
  diatribe, homily, polemic, rant, fulmination, broadside, verbal attack, verbal
  onslaught, invective, criticism, berating, censure, admonition, reproval,
  admonishment, exhortation, declamation, oration, peroration, speech, talk,
  address, sermon, tongue-lashing, spiel, pep talk, philippic, obloquy
- *ploy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[plɔɪ]/ ruse, tactic, move,
  device, stratagem, scheme, trick, gambit, cunning plan, manoeuvre, contrivance,
  expedient, dodge, subterfuge, game, wile, wheeze, shift
- *poise*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pɔɪz]/ balance, equilibrium,
  control, grace, gracefulness, presence, balance, hold (oneself) steady, steady
  oneself, be suspended, hang suspended, remain motionless, hang in mid-air, hang,
  hover
- *pomposity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[pɒmˈpɒs.ə.ti]/
  self-importance, imperiousness, pompousness, sententiousness, grandiosity,
  affectation, stiffness, airs, pretentiousness, pretension, arrogance, vanity,
  haughtiness, pride, conceit, egotism, superciliousness, condescension,
  affectedness, snootiness, uppishness, uppitiness, bombast, loftiness, turgidity,
  grandiloquence, magniloquence, ornateness, portentousness, pedantry,
  boastfulness, boasting, bragging, sonorousness, windiness, fustian, euphuism,
  orotundity
- *proxy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈprɒk.si]/
- *relent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈlent]/ change one's mind,
  do a U-turn, back-pedal, back down, give way, give in, capitulate, yield,
  accede, come round, acquiesce, soften, melt, weaken, unbend, become merciful,
  become lenient, have/show pity, have/show mercy, give quarter, agree to
  something, allow something, concede something, admit something, do an about-turn
- *rhetoric*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈret.ər.ɪk]/ oratory,
  eloquence, power of speech, command of language, expression, way with words,
  delivery, diction, bombast, loftiness, turgidity, grandiloquence, magniloquence,
  ornateness, portentousness, pomposity, boastfulness, boasting, bragging,
  heroics, hyperbole, extravagant language, purple prose, pompousness,
  sonorousness, windiness, wordiness, verbosity, prolixity, hot air, tumidity,
  fustian, euphuism, orotundity
- *rigour*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈrɪɡ.ər]/ meticulousness,
  thoroughness, carefulness, attention to detail, diligence, scrupulousness,
  exactness, exactitude, precision, accuracy, correctness, strictness,
  punctiliousness, conscientiousness, nicety
- *sparse*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[spɑːs]/ scanty, scant,
  scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far
  between, meagre, paltry, skimpy, limited, in short supply, at a premium, hard to
  come by, slight, thin
- *steadfast*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsted.fɑːst]/ loyal,
  faithful, committed, devoted, dedicated, dependable, reliable, steady, true,
  constant, staunch, trusty, firm, determined, resolute, stalwart, stout,
  relentless, implacable, single-minded, unchanging, unwavering, unhesitating,
  unfaltering, unswerving, unyielding, unflinching, inflexible, uncompromising
- *suspect*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈspekt]/ have a suspicion,
  have a feeling, feel, be inclined to think, fancy, reckon, guess, surmise,
  conjecture, think, think it probable/likely, have a sneaking feeling, have a
  hunch, be of the opinion, suppose, conclude, expect, presume, consider, deduce,
  infer, glean, sense, imagine, be afraid, fear, have a foreboding, opine
- *tedious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtiː.di.əs]/ boring,
  monotonous, dull, deadly dull, uninteresting, unexciting, unvaried, unvarying,
  lacking variety, mind-numbing, mindless, soul-destroying, soulless, humdrum,
  dreary, ho-hum, mundane, wearisome, wearying, tiresome, soporific, dry, as dry
  as dust, arid, lifeless, colourless, monochrome, uninspired, uninspiring, flat,
  plodding, slow, banal, vapid, insipid, bland, lacklustre, prosaic,
  run-of-the-mill, pedestrian, jejune, leaden, heavy, long-drawn-out, overlong,
  long-winded, prolix, laborious, ponderous, endless, interminable, mechanical,
  routine, dreich, deadly, draggy, samey, dullsville
- *vitality*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[vaɪˈtæl.ə.ti]/ liveliness,
  life, energy, animation, spirit, spiritedness, high-spiritedness, vivacity,
  exuberance, buoyancy, bounce, vibrancy, verve, vim, pep, brio, zest,
  zestfulness, sparkle, spark, effervescence, dynamism, passion, fire, vigour,
  forcefulness, ardour, zeal, relish, gusto, push, drive, punch, elan, zip, zing,
  fizz, get-up-and-go, oomph, pizzazz, feistiness
- *whimsical*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈwɪm.zɪ.kəl]/ fanciful,
  playful, mischievous, waggish, quaint, fantastic, unusual, curious, droll,
  eccentric, quirky, offbeat, idiosyncratic, unconventional, outlandish, peculiar,
  bizarre, weird, odd, freakish, freaky, dotty, volatile, capricious,
  temperamental, impulsive, excitable, fickle, changeable, unpredictable,
  variable, erratic, quicksilver, mercurial, mutable, inconstant, inconsistent,
  unstable, unsteady, fluctuating, ever-changing, protean, kaleidoscopic, fluid,
  wavering, vacillating, wayward, labile
- *yield*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[jiːld]/ surrender, capitulate,
  submit, relent, admit defeat, accept defeat, concede defeat, back down, climb
  down, quit, give in, give up the struggle, lay down one's arms, raise/show the
  white flag, knuckle under, be overcome, be overwhelmed, be conquered, be beaten,
  fall victim, throw in the towel, throw in the sponge, cave in, accede to, submit
  to, bow down to, defer to, comply with, conform to, agree to, consent to, go
  along with, be guided by, heed, note, pay attention to, grant, permit, allow,
  sanction, warrant

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- *apprehension*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæp.rɪˈhen.ʃən]/
  anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervousness, misgiving,
  disquiet, concern, agitation, restlessness, edginess, fidgetiness, nerves,
  tension, trepidation, perturbation, consternation, panic, fearfulness, dread,
  fear, shock, horror, terror, foreboding, presentiment, butterflies in the
  stomach, the willies, the heebie-jeebies
- *ardent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɑː.dənt]/ passionate, avid,
  impassioned, fervent, fervid, zealous, wholehearted, eager, vehement, intense,
  fierce, fiery, flaming, emotional, hot-blooded, earnest, sincere, enthusiastic,
  keen, committed, dedicated, assiduous, mad keen
- *axiomatic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌæk.si.əˈmæt.ɪk]/
  self-evident, unquestionable, undeniable, accepted, understood, given, granted,
  apodictic, indemonstrable
- *cease*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[siːs]/ come to an end, come to
  a halt, come to a stop, end, halt, stop, conclude, terminate, finish, wind up,
  draw to a close, be over, come to a standstill, pause, break off, peter out,
  fizzle out, abate, fade away, die away, bring to an end, bring to a halt, bring
  to a stop, discontinue, desist from, refrain from, leave off, quit, shut down,
  suspend, cut short
- *conducive*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈdʒuː.sɪv]/ good for,
  helpful to, instrumental in, calculated to produce, productive of, useful for,
  favourable, beneficial, valuable, advantageous, opportune, propitious,
  encouraging, promising, convenient, contribute to, lead to, tend to promote,
  make for, facilitate, favour, aid, assist, help, benefit, encourage
- *corporeal*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kɔːˈpɔː.ri.əl]/ bodily,
  fleshly, carnal, corporal, human, mortal, earthly, physical, material, actual,
  real, substantial, tangible, concrete
- *doctrinaire*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌdɒk.trɪˈneər]/
- *eclectic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ekˈlek.tɪk]/ wide-ranging,
  wide, broad, broad-ranging, broad-based, extensive, comprehensive, encyclopedic,
  general, universal, varied, diverse, diversified, catholic, liberal,
  cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, all-embracing,
  non-exclusive, inclusive, indiscriminate, many-sided, multifaceted,
  multifarious, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, assorted, selective, selecting,
  choosing, picking and choosing, discriminating, discerning, critical
- *equanimity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌek.wəˈnɪm.ə.ti]/
  composure, calmness, calm, level-headedness, self-possession, self-control,
  even-temperedness, coolness, cool-headedness, presence of mind, serenity,
  placidity, tranquillity, phlegm, impassivity, imperturbability, unexcitability,
  equilibrium, poise, self-assurance, assurance, self-confidence, aplomb,
  sangfroid, nerve, cool, unflappability, ataraxy
- *exorbitant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪɡˈzɔː.bɪ.tənt]/
  extortionate, excessively high, extremely high, excessive, sky-high,
  prohibitive, outrageous, unreasonable, preposterous, inordinate, immoderate,
  inflated, monstrous, unwarranted, unconscionable, huge, enormous,
  disproportionate, punitive, ruinous, expensive, extravagant, over the odds,
  criminal, steep, stiff, over the top, OTT, costing an arm and a leg, costing a
  bomb, costing the earth, daylight robbery, a rip-off
- *fickle*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfɪk.əl]/ capricious,
  changeable, variable, volatile, mercurial, vacillating, fitful, irregular,
  inconstant, disloyal, undependable, unstable, unsteady, unfaithful, faithless,
  irresolute, flighty, giddy, skittish, erratic, impulsive, unpredictable, random,
  blowing hot and cold, labile, mutable
- *figurative*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfɪɡ.ər.ə.tɪv]/
  metaphorical, non-literal, symbolic, allegorical, representative, emblematic,
  imaginative, fanciful, poetic, ornate, literary, flowery, florid, tropical,
  parabolic
- *flustered*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈflʌs.təd]/
- *gullible*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɡʌl.ə.bəl]/ credulous,
  over-trusting, over-trustful, trustful, easily deceived/led, easily taken in,
  exploitable, ripe for the picking, dupable, deceivable, impressionable,
  unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unguarded, unsceptical, ingenuous, naive,
  innocent, simple, inexperienced, unworldly, green, as green as grass, childlike,
  ignorant, foolish, silly, wet behind the ears, born yesterday
- *idiosyncratic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɪd.i.ə.sɪŋˈkræt.ɪk]/
  distinctive, individual, characteristic, distinct, distinguishing, peculiar,
  individualistic, different, typical, special, specific, representative, unique,
  personal, private, essential, eccentric, unconventional, uncommon, abnormal,
  irregular, aberrant, anomalous, odd, off-centre, quirky, queer, strange, weird,
  bizarre, outlandish, freakish, extraordinary, singular
- *incidental*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɪn.sɪˈden.təl]/ less
  important, of less importance, secondary, subsidiary, subordinate, ancillary,
  auxiliary, minor, peripheral, background, by-the-way, by-the-by, non-essential,
  inessential, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, unnecessary, trivial,
  trifling, negligible, petty, tangential, extrinsic, extraneous, dispensable,
  expendable
- *ingrained*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈɡreɪnd]/ entrenched,
  established, fixed, implanted, deep-rooted, rooted, deep-seated, settled, firm,
  unshakeable, ineradicable, driven in, inveterate, dyed-in-the-wool, abiding,
  enduring, stubborn, unfading, inbred, instinctive, intrinsic, gut
- *insolent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɪn.səl.ənt]/ impertinent,
  impudent, cheeky, ill-mannered, bad mannered, unmannerly, rude, impolite,
  uncivil, lacking civility, discourteous, disrespectful, insubordinate,
  contemptuous, presumptuous, audacious, bold, brazen, brash, pert, forward,
  insulting, abusive, offensive, fresh, flip, cocky, lippy, saucy, sassy, nervy,
  contumelious, malapert, mannerless
- *lampoon*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[læmˈpuːn]/ satirize, mock,
  ridicule, make fun of, poke fun at, caricature, burlesque, parody, take off,
  guy, make a fool of, rag, tease, send up, pasquinade, satire, burlesque, parody,
  skit, caricature, imitation, impersonation, impression, travesty, take-off,
  mockery, squib, send-up, spoof, pasquinade
- *lavish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈlæv.ɪʃ]/ sumptuous,
  luxurious, luxuriant, lush, gorgeous, costly, opulent, grand, elaborate,
  splendid, rich, regal, ornate, expensive, pretentious, showy, fancy, posh
- *lugubrious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[luːˈɡuː.bri.əs]/
  mournful, gloomy, sad, unhappy, doleful, Eeyorish, glum, melancholy,
  melancholic, woeful, miserable, woebegone, forlorn, despondent, dejected,
  depressed, long-faced, sombre, solemn, serious, sorrowful, morose, dour,
  mirthless, cheerless, joyless, wretched, dismal, grim, saturnine, pessimistic,
  funereal, sepulchral, dirge-like, elegiac, down in the mouth, down in the dumps,
  blue, dolorous
- *macabre*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[məˈkɑː.brə]/ gruesome,
  grisly, grim, gory, morbid, ghastly, unearthly, lurid, grotesque, hideous,
  horrific, horrible, horrifying, horrid, horrendous, terrifying, frightening,
  frightful, fearsome, shocking, dreadful, appalling, loathsome, repugnant,
  repulsive, sickening, black, weird, unhealthy, sick
- *morose*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[məˈrəʊs]/ sullen, sulky,
  gloomy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, in a bad mood, dour, surly, sour, glum,
  moody, unsmiling, humourless, uncommunicative, taciturn, unresponsive,
  unsociable, scowling, glowering, ill-humoured, sombre, sober, saturnine,
  pessimistic, lugubrious, Eeyorish, mournful, melancholy, melancholic, doleful,
  miserable, dismal, depressed, dejected, despondent, downcast, unhappy,
  low-spirited, in low spirits, low, with a long face, blue, down, fed up, grumpy,
  irritable, churlish, cantankerous, crotchety, cross, crabbed, crabby, grouchy,
  testy, snappish, peevish, crusty, waspish, down in the mouth, down in the dumps,
  narky, mardy, mumpish
- *officious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈfɪʃ.əs]/ self-important,
  bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, dictatorial, bossy,
  domineering, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, importunate, forward,
  opinionated, pushy, pragmatic, intermeddling, obtrusive, busy
- *ramification*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌræm.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃənz]/
  consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect, upshot, issue, sequel,
  complication, development, implication, product, by-product, outgrowth, spin-off
- *serene*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈriːn]/ calm, composed,
  collected, cool, and collected, as cool as a cucumber, tranquil, peaceful, at
  peace, pacific, untroubled, relaxed, at ease, poised, self-possessed,
  unperturbed, imperturbable, undisturbed, unflappable, centred, unruffled,
  unworried, unexcitable, placid, equable, even-tempered, together, chilled,
  nonplussed, quiet, still, restful, relaxing, soothing
- *supplant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈplɑːnt]/ replace,
  displace, supersede, take the place of, take over from, substitute for,
  undermine, override, oust, usurp, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose,
  dethrone, eject, dispel, succeed, come after, step into the shoes of, fill
  someone's boots, crowd out, defenestrate
- *tacit*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtæs.ɪt]/ implicit,
  understood, implied, inferred, hinted, suggested, insinuated, unspoken,
  unstated, undeclared, unsaid, unexpressed, unmentioned, unvoiced, silent, mute,
  wordless, not spelt out, taken for granted, taken as read
- *transcend*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[trænˈsend]/
- *treatise*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtriː.tɪs]/ disquisition,
  essay, paper, work, piece of writing, exposition, discourse, dissertation,
  thesis, monograph, study, critique, tract, pamphlet, tractate, institutes

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- *antagonize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ænˈtæɡ.ə.naɪz]/ arouse
  hostility in, alienate, estrange, disaffect, anger, annoy, provoke, vex,
  irritate, offend, aggravate, rile, needle, get someone's back up, make someone's
  hackles rise, rub up the wrong way, ruffle someone's feathers, rattle someone's
  cage, get in someone's hair, get someone's dander up, get under someone's skin,
  nark, get on someone's wick, get up someone's nose, rark
- *barren*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbær.ən]/ unproductive,
  infertile, unfruitful, sterile, arid, desert, waste, desolate, uncultivatable,
  impoverished
- *bombastic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[bɒmˈbæs.tɪk]/ pompous,
  blustering, ranting, blathering, verbose, wordy, turgid, periphrastic,
  euphuistic, orotund, pleonastic, high-flown, high-sounding, highfalutin, lofty,
  overwrought, convoluted, pretentious, affected, ostentatious, grandiloquent,
  magniloquent, fustian
- *cajole*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈdʒəʊl]/ persuade, wheedle,
  coax, talk into, manoeuvre, get round, prevail on, beguile, blarney, flatter,
  seduce, lure, entice, tempt, inveigle, woo, sweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up,
  twist someone's arm, blandish
- *chary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtʃeə.ri]/ wary, cautious,
  circumspect, heedful, careful, on one's guard, guarded, mindful, watchful,
  distrustful, mistrustful, doubtful, sceptical, suspicious, dubious, hesitant,
  reluctant, disinclined, loath, averse, shy, nervous, apprehensive, uneasy,
  afraid, leery, cagey, iffy, on one's toes
- *curmudgeon*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈmʌdʒ.ən]/ bad-tempered
  person, crank, crosspatch, sourpuss, old trout, a bear with a sore head, kvetch,
  sorehead
- *dirge*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɜːdʒ]/ elegy, lament, funeral
  song/chant, burial hymn, requiem, dead march, keen, coronach, threnody,
  threnode, monody
- *estimable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈes.tɪ.mə.bəl]/
- *euphemism*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈjuː.fə.mɪ.zəm]/ polite
  term, substitute, mild alternative, indirect term, understatement, underplaying,
  softening, politeness, genteelism, coy term
- *excoriate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ekˈskɔː.ri.eɪt]/ abrade,
  rub away, rub off, rub raw, scrape, scratch, chafe, damage, strip away, peel
  away, skin, decorticate, criticize, find fault with, censure, denounce, condemn,
  arraign, attack, lambast, pillory, disapprove of, carp at, cavil at, rail
  against, inveigh against, cast aspersions on, pour scorn on, disparage,
  denigrate, deprecate, malign, vilify, besmirch, run down, give a bad press to,
  slur, knock, pan, slam, hammer, blast, bad-mouth, nitpick about, throw brickbats
  at, give flak to, lay into, lace into, pull to pieces, pull apart, pick holes
  in, hit out at, maul, savage, roast, skewer, crucify, slag off, have a go at,
  give some stick to, monster, slate, rubbish, pummel, cut up, trash, bag on, bag,
  sledge, rate, slash, vituperate against, reprobate, animadvert on, objurgate,
  asperse, derogate, reprehend
- *exigent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈek.sɪ.dʒənt]/
- *haughty*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈhɔː.ti]/ proud, vain,
  arrogant, conceited, snobbish, stuck-up, pompous, self-important, superior,
  egotistical, supercilious, condescending, lofty, patronizing, smug, scornful,
  contemptuous, disdainful, overweening, overbearing, imperious, lordly, cavalier,
  high-handed, full of oneself, above oneself, snooty, sniffy, hoity-toity,
  uppity, uppish, cocky, big-headed, swollen-headed, puffed up, high and mighty,
  la-di-da, fancy-pants, on one's high horse, too big for one's boots,
  toffee-nosed, chesty, too big for one's breeches, vainglorious
- *heady*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈhed.i]/ potent, intoxicating,
  inebriating, strong, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, intoxicant
- *imperturbable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɪm.pəˈtɜː.bə.bəl]/
  self-possessed, composed, collected, calm, cool, and collected, as cool as a
  cucumber, cool-headed, self-controlled, poised, tranquil, serene, relaxed,
  easy-going, unexcitable, even-tempered, placid, sedate, phlegmatic, unperturbed,
  unflustered, untroubled, unbothered, unruffled, undismayed, unagitated,
  undisturbed, unmoved, nonchalant, at ease, unflappable, unfazed, together,
  laid-back, nonplussed, equanimous
- *implacable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈplæk.ə.bəl]/
  unappeasable, unpacifiable, unplacatable, unmollifiable, unforgiving, unsparing,
  grudge-holding, inexorable, intransigent, adamant, determined, unshakeable,
  unswerving, unwavering, inflexible, unyielding, unbending, uncompromising,
  unrelenting, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, merciless, pitiless, heartless,
  cruel, hard, harsh, stern, steely, tough
- *lambaste*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[læmˈbæst]/ criticize,
  castigate, chastise, censure, condemn, take to task, harangue, attack, rail at,
  rant at, revile, fulminate against, haul/call over the coals, upbraid, scold,
  reprimand, rebuke, chide, reprove, admonish, berate, rap someone's knuckles,
  slap someone's wrist, lay into, pitch into, tear into, lace into, dress down,
  give someone a dressing-down, carpet, tell off, bawl out, tick off, have a go
  at, slag off, chew out, reprehend, excoriate, objurgate
- *miscreant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈmɪs.kri.ənt]/ criminal,
  culprit, wrongdoer, malefactor, offender, villain, black hat, lawbreaker,
  evil-doer, convict, delinquent, sinner, transgressor, outlaw, trespasser,
  scoundrel, wretch, reprobate, rogue, rascal, malfeasant, misfeasor
- *peccadillo*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌpek.əˈdɪl.əʊ]/
  misdemeanour, minor offence, petty offence, delinquency, indiscretion, lapse,
  misdeed, infraction, error, slip, slip-up
- *philistine*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfɪl.ɪ.staɪn]/ lowbrow,
  anti-intellectual, materialist, bourgeois, boor, ignoramus, lout, oaf,
  barbarian, primitive, savage, brute, yahoo, vulgarian, crass, tasteless,
  uncultured, uncultivated, uneducated, untutored, unenlightened, unread,
  commercial, materialist, bourgeois, unsophisticated, unrefined, boorish,
  barbarian, barbarous, barbaric, primitive, savage, brutish, loutish, oafish,
  uncivilized, uncouth, vulgar, coarse, rough
- *relegate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈrel.ɪ.ɡeɪt]/ downgrade,
  lower, lower in rank/status, put down, move down, consign, banish, exile,
  demote, degrade, declass, strip someone of their rank, reduce to the ranks,
  disrate, drum out, bust
- *repugnant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈpʌɡ.nənt]/ abhorrent,
  revolting, repulsive, repellent, disgusting, offensive, objectionable, vile,
  foul, nasty, loathsome, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, hateful, detestable,
  execrable, abominable, monstrous, appalling, reprehensible, deplorable,
  insufferable, intolerable, unacceptable, despicable, contemptible, beyond the
  pale, unspeakable, noxious, obscene, base, hideous, grisly, gruesome,
  horrendous, heinous, atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, obnoxious,
  unsavoury, unpalatable, unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, dislikeable,
  off-putting, displeasing, ghastly, horrible, horrid, gross, putrid, sick-making,
  yucky, godawful, beastly, bogging, skanky, noisome, disgustful, scurvy, loathly,
  rebarbative
- *sentimental*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl]/
  nostalgic, tender, emotional, dewy-eyed, misty-eyed, affectionate, loving,
  soft-hearted, tender-hearted, soft, soft-centred, soppy
- *squander*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈskwɒn.dər]/ waste,
  misspend, misuse, throw away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose,
  lavish, spend recklessly, spend unwisely, make poor use of, be prodigal with,
  spend money like water, blow, splurge, blue, splash out
- *swindle*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈswɪn.dəl]/ fraud, trick,
  deception, deceit, trickery, chicanery, exploitation, cheat, imposture, sham,
  sharp practice, artifice, ruse, dodge, racket, wile, con trick, con, sting,
  diddle, rip-off, flimflam, fiddle, swizzle, swizz, bunco
- *tangible*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl]/ touchable,
  palpable, tactile, material, physical, real, substantial, corporeal, solid,
  concrete, visible, noticeable
- *turpitude*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈtɜː.pɪ.tʃuːd]/
  wickedness, immorality, depravity, corruption, corruptness, vice, degeneracy,
  evil, baseness, iniquity, sinfulness, vileness, nefariousness, flagitiousness
- *unalloyed*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌʌn.əˈlɔɪd]/
- *undercut*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌʌn.dəˈkʌt]/ charge less
  than, charge a lower price than, undersell, underbid
- *wheedle*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈwiː.dəl]/ coax, cajole,
  inveigle, lure, induce, blarney, entice, charm, tempt, beguile, flatter,
  persuade, influence, sway, win someone over, bring someone round, prod, talk,
  convince, make, get, press, prevail on, get round, argue, reason, urge,
  pressure, pressurize, bring pressure to bear on, coerce, sweet-talk, soft-soap,
  twist someone's arm, smooth-talk, butter someone up
- *xenophobic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌzen.əˈfəʊ.bɪk]/
  prejudiced, intolerant, bigoted, insular, isolationist, parochial, ethnocentric,
  ethnocentrist, racist, racialist, nationalist, nationalistic, jingoistic

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= *Group 28*

- *abeyance*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈbeɪ.əns]/ suspension, a
  state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of
  uncertainty, suspense, remission, reserve, pending, suspended, deferred,
  postponed, put off, put to one side, unattended, unfinished, incomplete,
  unresolved, undetermined, up in the air, betwixt and between, in cold storage,
  on ice, on the back burner, hanging fire, suspend, adjourn, interrupt, break
  off, postpone, delay, defer, shelve, arrest, intermit, prorogue, hold over, put
  aside, pigeonhole, reschedule, cut short, bring to an end, cease, discontinue,
  dissolve, disband, terminate, call a halt to, table, put on ice, put on the back
  burner, mothball, take a rain check on
- *abstract*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈæb.strækt]/ theoretical,
  conceptual, notional, intellectual, metaphysical, philosophical, academic,
  hypothetical, speculative, conjectural, conjectured, suppositional, putative,
  suppositious, suppositive, ideational
- *affront*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈfrʌnt]/ insult, offence,
  indignity, slight, snub, slur, aspersion, provocation, injury, put down,
  humiliation, outrage, atrocity, scandal, injustice, abuse, desecration,
  violation, slap in the face, kick in the teeth
- *agitate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈædʒ.ɪ.teɪt]/ upset,
  perturb, fluster, ruffle, disconcert, unnerve, disquiet, disturb, distress,
  unsettle, bother, concern, trouble, cause anxiety to, make anxious, alarm, work
  up, flurry, worry, inflame, incite, provoke, stir up, rattle, faze,
  discombobulate
- *august*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɔː.ɡəst]/ distinguished,
  respected, eminent, venerable, hallowed, illustrious, prestigious, renowned,
  celebrated, honoured, acclaimed, esteemed, exalted, highly regarded, well
  thought of, of distinction, of repute, great, important, of high standing,
  lofty, high-ranking, noble, regal, royal, aristocratic, imposing, impressive,
  awe-inspiring, magnificent, majestic, imperial, stately, lordly, kingly, grand,
  dignified, solemn, proud
- *burnish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbɜː.nɪʃ]/ polish (up),
  shine, brighten, rub up/down, buff (up), smooth, glaze, furbish
- *coy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kɔɪ]/ arch, simpering,
  coquettish, flirtatious, kittenish, skittish, shy, modest, bashful, reticent,
  diffident, retiring, backward, self-effacing, shrinking, withdrawn, timid,
  demure
- *deprecate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdep.rə.keɪt]/ disapprove
  of, deplore, abhor, find unacceptable, be against, frown on, take a dim view of,
  look askance at, take exception to, detest, despise, execrate, criticize,
  censure, condemn, denounce, protest against, inveigh against, rail against,
  knock, slam, hammer, cane, blast, bad-mouth, pull to pieces, pull apart, hit out
  at, slate, slag off, rubbish, slash, vituperate against, reprobate, animadvert
  on, asperse, derogate
- *disdain*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪsˈdeɪn]/ contempt, scorn,
  scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision, disrespect, disparagement,
  condescension, superciliousness, hauteur, haughtiness, arrogance, lordliness,
  snobbishness, aloofness, indifference, dismissiveness, distaste, dislike,
  disgust, despite, contumely
- *disperse*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈspɜːs]/ scatter,
  disseminate, distribute, spread, broadcast, diffuse, strew, sow, sprinkle,
  pepper, bestrew, besprinkle
- *distend*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈstend]/ swell, bloat,
  bulge, puff out/up, blow up/out, expand, dilate, inflate, enlarge, tumefy,
  intumesce, swollen, bloated, tumescent, dilated, engorged, enlarged, inflated,
  stretched, blown up, pumped up/out, expanded, extended, ballooning, puffy,
  puffed up, bulbous, bulging, protuberant, prominent, sticking out, turgescent,
  ventricose, tumid
- *endemic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[enˈdem.ɪk]/
- *enmity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈen.mə.ti]/ hostility,
  animosity, antagonism, friction, antipathy, animus, opposition, dissension,
  rivalry, feud, conflict, discord, contention, acrimony, bitterness, rancour,
  resentment, aversion, dislike, ill feeling, bad feeling, ill will, bad blood,
  hatred, hate, loathing, detestation, abhorrence, odium, malice, spite,
  spitefulness, venom, malevolence, malignity, grudges, grievances, needle
- *gauche*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɡəʊʃ]/ awkward, gawky,
  inelegant, graceless, ungraceful, ungainly, bumbling, maladroit, inept, socially
  awkward, socially inept, lacking in social grace(s), unpolished,
  unsophisticated, uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined, raw, inexperienced,
  uneducated, unworldly
- *hysterical*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[hɪˈster.ɪ.kəl]/
  overwrought, emotional, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, out of control,
  unrestrained, unrestrainable, frenzied, in a frenzy, frantic, wild, feverish,
  beside oneself, driven to distraction, in a panic, agitated, neurotic, mad,
  crazed, berserk, maniac, maniacal, manic, delirious, unhinged, deranged, out of
  one's mind, out of one's wits, raving, in a state, swivel-eyed
- *impudent*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɪm.pjə.dənt]/ impertinent,
  insolent, cheeky, audacious, brazen, shameless, immodest, pert, presumptuous,
  forward, disrespectful, insubordinate, irreverent, flippant, bumptious, brash,
  bold, bold as brass, rude, impolite, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, unmannerly,
  discourteous, insulting, ill-bred, fresh, cocky, brass-necked, saucy, lippy,
  mouthy, flip, sassy, nervy, malapert, contumelious
- *inchoate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈkəʊ.eɪt]/
- *penchant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈpɑ̃ːŋ.ʃɑ̃ːŋ]/ liking,
  fondness, preference, taste, relish, appetite, partiality, soft spot, love,
  passion, desire, fancy, whim, weakness, inclination, bent, bias, proclivity,
  predilection, predisposition, affinity
- *quandary*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkwɒn.dri]/ dilemma,
  plight, predicament, state of uncertainty, state of perplexity, unfortunate
  situation, difficult situation, awkward situation, trouble, muddle, mix-up,
  mare's nest, mess, confusion, difficulty, impasse, stalemate, cleft stick,
  sticky situation, pickle, hole, stew, fix, bind, jam
- *quarantine*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkwɒr.ən.tiːn]/
- *quash*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kwɒʃ]/ cancel, reverse,
  rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, countermand, withdraw, take back, rule
  against, disallow, overturn, override, overrule, veto, set aside, overthrow,
  repudiate, annul, nullify, declare null and void, invalidate, render invalid,
  negate, void, abrogate, vacate, recall
- *quibble*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkwɪb.əl]/ minor criticism,
  trivial objection, trivial complaint, adverse comment, protest, query, argument,
  exception, moan, grumble, grouse, cavil, twine, niggle, gripe, beef, grouch,
  nitpicking, pettifogging, evasion, dodge, avoidance, equivocation,
  prevarication, hedging, fudging, find fault with, raise trivial objections to,
  complain about, object to, cavil at, carp about, split hairs, chop logic,
  criticize, query, fault, pick, holes in, nitpick, pettifog, be evasive,
  equivocate, avoid the issue, prevaricate, hedge, fudge, be ambiguous, beat about
  the bush
- *ravage*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈræv.ɪdʒ]/ lay waste,
  devastate, ruin, leave in ruins, destroy, wreak havoc on, leave desolate, level,
  raze, demolish, wipe out, wreck, damage, pillage, plunder, harry, maraud,
  ransack, sack, loot, despoil, rape, spoil, havoc, depredate, spoliate,
  devastated, ruined, wrecked, desolate, war-torn, battle-scarred, damaging
  effects, ill effects, scars
- *recant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈkænt]/ renounce, forswear,
  disavow, deny, repudiate, renege on, abjure, relinquish, abandon, forsake,
  change one's mind, be apostate, defect, renege, apostatize, tergiversate,
  retract, take back, withdraw, disclaim, disown, recall, unsay
- *redoubtable*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈdaʊ.tə.bəl]/
  formidable, awe-inspiring, fearsome, daunting, alarming, impressive, commanding,
  tremendous, indomitable, invincible, resolute, doughty, mighty, strong, powerful
- *retiring*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˈtaɪə.rɪŋ]/ departing,
  outgoing, shy, diffident, bashful, self-effacing, shrinking, unassuming,
  unassertive, reserved, reticent, quiet, timid, timorous, nervous, modest,
  demure, coy, meek, humble, private, secret, secretive, withdrawn, reclusive,
  media-shy, unsociable, seclusive, eremitic, eremitical, hermitic, anchoritic
- *shrill*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ʃrɪl]/ high-pitched,
  piercing, high, sharp, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, air-rending, penetrating,
  shattering, strident, loud, strong, intrusive, screeching, shrieking, screechy,
  squawky
- *sophistry*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈsɒf.ɪ.stri]/ specious
  reasoning, sophism, casuistry, quibbling, equivocation, fallaciousness,
  fallacious argument, fallacy, quibble, paralogism
- *substantiate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səbˈstæn.ʃi.eɪt]/
  prove, give proof of, show to be true, give substance to, support, uphold, back
  up, bear out, justify, vindicate, validate, corroborate, verify, authenticate,
  confirm, endorse, give credence to, lend weight to, establish, demonstrate,
  vouch for, attest to, testify to, stand by, bear witness to
- *wily*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈwaɪ.li]/

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= *Group 29*

- *abscond*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[æbˈskɒnd]/ run away, escape,
  bolt, clear out, flee, make off, take flight, take off, fly, decamp, make a
  break for it, take to one's heels, make a quick getaway, beat a hasty retreat,
  show a clean pair of heels, run for it, make a run for it, disappear, vanish,
  slip away, steal away, sneak away, do a bunk, do a moonlight flit, cut and run,
  skedaddle, skip, do a runner, head for the hills, fly the coop, take French
  leave, vamoose, scarper, take a powder, go on the lam
- *apogee*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈæp.ə.dʒiː]/
- *aspersion*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈspɜː.ʃən]/ vilification,
  disparagement, denigration, defamation, defamation of character, abuse,
  vituperation, condemnation, criticism, censure, castigation, denunciation, flak,
  deprecation, opprobrium, obloquy, derogation, slander, revilement, reviling,
  calumny, calumniation, slurs, smears, execration, excoriation, lambasting,
  upbraiding, bad press, character assassination, attack, invective, libel,
  insults, slights, curses, mud-slinging, bad-mouthing, tongue-lashing, stick,
  verbal, slagging off, slagging, contumely, animadversion, objurgation, vilify,
  disparage, denigrate, defame, run down, impugn, revile, berate, belittle,
  insult, slight, speak badly of, speak ill of, speak evil of, pour scorn on,
  criticize, condemn, decry, denounce, pillory, lambast, fulminate against, rail
  against, inveigh against, malign, spread lies about, blacken the name/reputation
  of, sully the reputation of, give someone a bad name, bring into disrepute,
  discredit, stigmatize, traduce, calumniate, slur, bad-mouth, do a hatchet job
  on, take to pieces, pull apart, throw mud at, drag through the mud, have a go
  at, hit out at, jump on, lay into, tear into, knock, slam, pan, bash, hammer,
  roast, skewer, throw brickbats at, rubbish, slag off, slate, pummel, dump on,
  bag, monster, contemn, derogate, vituperate, asperse, vilipend
- *bawdy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈbɔː.di]/ ribald, indecent,
  risqué, racy, rude, spicy, suggestive, titillating, naughty, improper,
  indelicate, indecorous, off colour, earthy, broad, locker-room, Rabelaisian,
  pornographic, obscene, vulgar, crude, coarse, gross, lewd, dirty, filthy,
  smutty, unseemly, salacious, prurient, lascivious, licentious, X-rated,
  scatological, near the bone, near the knuckle, erotic, sexy, sexual, blue,
  raunchy, nudge-nudge, adult
- *chagrin*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈʃæɡ.rɪn]/ annoyance,
  irritation, vexation, exasperation, displeasure, pique, spleen, crossness,
  anger, rage, fury, wrath, dissatisfaction, discontent, indignation, resentment,
  umbrage, disgruntlement, rankling, smarting, distress, discomposure,
  discomfiture, disquiet, fretfulness, frustration, embarrassment, mortification,
  humiliation, shame, aggravation, ire
- *collude*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈluːd]/ conspire, connive,
  intrigue, be hand in glove, plot, participate in a conspiracy, collaborate,
  scheme, be in cahoots, machinate, cabal, complot
- *commiserate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈmɪz.ə.reɪt]/ offer
  sympathy to, be sympathetic to, express sympathy for, send condolences to, offer
  condolences to, condole with, sympathize with, empathize with, feel pity for,
  feel sorry for, feel for, be moved by, mourn for, sorrow for, grieve for,
  comfort, console, solace, give solace to, one's heart goes out to, compassion,
  compassionate
- *conflagration*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌkɒn.fləˈɡreɪ.ʃən]/
  fire, blaze, flames, inferno, firestorm, holocaust
- *contretemps*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkɒn.trə.tɒ]/ argument,
  quarrel, squabble, altercation, clash, fight, disagreement, difference of
  opinion, dispute, dissension, tiff, set-to, run-in, spat, row, barney, afters,
  rammy, mishap, misadventure, accident, mischance, unfortunate occurrence,
  awkward moment, problem, difficulty
- *conviction*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kənˈvɪk.ʃən]/ sentence,
  judgement
- *croon*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kruːn]/ sing softly, hum,
  lilt, carol, warble, trill, quaver, troll
- *depose*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈpəʊz]/ overthrow,
  overturn, topple, bring down, remove from office, remove, unseat, dethrone,
  supplant, displace, dismiss, discharge, oust, drum out, throw out, force out,
  drive out, expel, eject, strip of rank, demote, cashier, sack, fire, axe, chuck
  out, boot out, defenestrate, get rid of, give someone the push, give someone the
  boot, show someone the door, turf out, swear, testify, attest, undertake,
  assert, declare, profess, aver, submit, claim, swear on the Bible, swear under
  oath, state on oath, make a deposition, give an undertaking, solemnly promise,
  asseverate, represent
- *detente*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[deɪˈtɒnt]/
- *dowdy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdaʊ.di]/ unfashionable,
  frumpish, frumpy, drab, dull, old-fashioned, outmoded, out of style, not smart,
  inelegant, badly dressed, ill-dressed, shabby, scruffy, faded, untidy, dingy,
  frowzy, sad, tacky, mumsy, antwacky, daggy
- *echelon*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈeʃ.ə.lɒn]/ level, rank,
  grade, step, rung, tier, stratum, plane, position, order, division, sector
- *ennui*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌɒnˈwiː]/ boredom, tedium,
  listlessness, lethargy, lassitude, languor, restlessness, weariness,
  sluggishness, enervation, malaise, dissatisfaction, unhappiness, uneasiness,
  unease, melancholy, depression, despondency, dejection, disquiet, Weltschmerz
- *expatiate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ekˈspeɪ.ʃi.eɪt]/ hold
  forth about, speak/write at length about, pontificate about, discourse on,
  expound, go into detail about, go on about, dwell on, expand on, enlarge on,
  elaborate on, amplify, embellish, spout about, sound off about, perorate on,
  dilate on, dissertate on
- *fraught*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[frɔːt]/ full of, filled
  with, swarming with, rife with, thick with, bristling with, charged with, loaded
  with, brimful of, brimming with, attended by, accompanied by, anxious, worried,
  upset, distraught, overwrought, agitated, distressed, distracted, desperate,
  frantic, panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicky, beside oneself, at one's wits'
  end, at the end of one's tether, out of one's mind, stressed, hassled, wound up,
  worked up, in a state, in a flap, in a cold sweat, tearing one's hair out,
  having kittens, in a flat spin, stressy
- *fulcrum*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfʊl.krəm]/
- *imbroglio*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪmˈbrəʊ.li.əʊ]/
  complicated situation, complication, complexity, problem, difficulty,
  predicament, plight, trouble, entanglement, confusion, muddle, mess, quandary,
  dilemma, bind, jam, pickle, fix, scrape, corner, tight corner, hole, sticky
  situation, mare's nest, hot water, deep water
- *jocund*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈdʒɒk.ənd]/ cheerful, happy,
  jolly, merry, bright, glad, sunny, joyful, joyous, light-hearted, in good
  spirits, in high spirits, sparkling, bubbly, exuberant, ebullient, cock-a-hoop,
  elated, gleeful, breezy, airy, cheery, sprightly, jaunty, animated, radiant,
  smiling, grinning, laughing, mirthful, frolicsome, jovial, genial,
  good-humoured, happy-go-lucky, carefree, unworried, untroubled, without a care
  in the world, full of the joys of spring, buoyant, optimistic, hopeful, full of
  hope, positive, content, contented, upbeat, chipper, chirpy, peppy, smiley,
  sparky, zippy, zingy, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of beans, full of vim
  and vigour, peart, gay, gladsome, blithe, blithesome, of good cheer
- *languish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ]/ weaken, grow
  weak, deteriorate, decline, go into a decline, wither, droop, flag, wilt, fade,
  fail, waste away, go downhill
- *nadir*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈneɪ.dɪər]/ the lowest point,
  the all-time low, the lowest level, low-water mark, the bottom, as low as one
  can get, rock-bottom, the depths, zero, the pits
- *nimble*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈnɪm.bəl]/
- *ominous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs]/ threatening,
  menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister, doomy, inauspicious, unpropitious,
  portentous, unfavourable, dire, unpromising, black, dark, wintry, gloomy, ugly,
  direful, minatory, minacious, sinistrous
- *outlandish*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˌaʊtˈlæn.dɪʃ]/ weird,
  offbeat, far out, freakish, grotesque, quirky, zany, eccentric, off-centre,
  idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, funny, bizarre, fantastic, unusual,
  extraordinary, strange, unfamiliar, unknown, unheard of, alien, foreign,
  peculiar, odd, curious, atypical, irregular, anomalous, deviant, abnormal,
  quaint, out of the way, ludicrous, preposterous, outré, way-out, wacky, freaky,
  kooky, screwy, kinky, oddball, cranky, off the wall, in left field, bizarro,
  backasswards, singular
- *propitious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prəˈpɪʃ.əs]/ favourable,
  auspicious, promising, providential, advantageous, fortunate, lucky, optimistic,
  bright, happy, rosy, full of promise, heaven-sent, hopeful, beneficial,
  opportune, suitable, apt, fitting, timely, well timed
- *prurient*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈprʊə.ri.ənt]/ salacious,
  licentious, voyeuristic, lascivious, lecherous, lustful, lewd, libidinous,
  lubricious, depraved, debauched, degenerate, dissolute, dissipated, concupiscent
- *sadistic*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈdɪs.tɪk]/ callous,
  barbarous, bestial, perverted, vicious, brutal, cruel, savage, fiendish,
  cold-blooded, inhuman, ruthless, heartless, merciless, pitiless
- *zenith*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈzen.ɪθ]/

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= *Group 30*

- *aberrant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈber.ənt]/ deviant,
  deviating, divergent, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, digressive, irregular,
  nonconformist, rogue, transgressing, strange, odd, peculiar, uncommon, freakish,
  eccentric, quirky, exceptional, singular, twisted, warped, perverted
- *abide*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əˈbaɪd]/ comply with, obey,
  observe, follow, keep to, hold to, conform to, adhere to, stick to, stand by,
  act in accordance with, uphold, heed, pay attention to, agree to/with, consent
  to, accede to, accept, acquiesce in, go along with, acknowledge, respect, defer
  to
- *bravado*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[brəˈvɑː.dəʊ]/ boldness, bold
  manner, swagger, swaggering, bluster, swashbuckling, machismo, boasting,
  boastfulness, bragging, bombast, showing off, skite, braggadocio, rodomontade,
  fanfaronade, gasconade
- *callow*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkæl.əʊ]/ immature,
  inexperienced, naive, green, as green as grass, born yesterday, raw, unseasoned,
  untrained, untried, juvenile, adolescent, jejune, innocent, guileless, artless,
  unworldly, unsophisticated, wet behind the ears
- *capitulate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[kəˈpɪtʃ.ə.leɪt]/
  surrender, give in, yield, admit defeat, concede defeat, give up the struggle,
  submit, back down, climb down, give way, cave in, succumb, crumble, bow to
  someone/something, relent, acquiesce, accede, come to terms, be beaten, be
  overcome, be overwhelmed, fall, lay down one's arms, raise/show the white flag,
  throw in the towel, throw in the sponge
- *cogitate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈkɒdʒ.ɪ.teɪt]/ think
  (about), contemplate, consider, give thought to, give consideration to, mull
  over, meditate (on), muse (on), ponder (on/over), reflect (on), deliberate
  (about/on), ruminate (about/on/over), dwell on, brood (on/over), agonize (over),
  worry (about), chew over, puzzle (over), speculate about, weigh up, revolve,
  turn over in one's mind, review, study, be in a brown study, put on one's
  thinking cap, pore on, cerebrate
- *deportment*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[dɪˈpɔːt.mənt]/ gait,
  posture, carriage, comportment, bearing, stance, way of standing, way of holding
  oneself, way of carrying oneself, way of bearing oneself, attitude, demeanour,
  mien, air, appearance, aspect, style, manner, behaviour, conduct, performance,
  way of behaving, way of acting, way of conducting oneself, etiquette, manners,
  ways, habits, practices, actions, acts, activities, exploits, capers
- *extemporize*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪkˈstem.pər.aɪz]/
  improvise, ad lib, play it by ear, think on one's feet, make it up as one goes
  along, take it as it comes, busk it, wing it, do something off the cuff
- *factious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfæk.ʃəs]/ divided, split,
  sectarian, schismatic, dissenting, contentious, discordant, conflicting,
  argumentative, disagreeing, disputatious, quarrelling, quarrelsome, clashing,
  warring, at variance, at loggerheads, at odds, disharmonious, tumultuous,
  turbulent, dissident, rebellious, insurrectionary, seditious, mutinous
- *fallow*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfæl.əʊ]/ uncultivated,
  unploughed, untilled, unplanted, unsown, unseeded, unused, undeveloped, dormant,
  resting, empty, bare, virgin, neglected, untended, unmaintained, unmanaged
- *feint*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[feɪnt]/
- *flagrant*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈfleɪ.ɡrənt]/ blatant,
  glaring, obvious, overt, evident, conspicuous, naked, barefaced, shameless,
  brazen, audacious, brass-necked, undisguised, unconcealed, patent, transparent,
  manifest, palpable, out and out, utter, complete, outrageous, scandalous,
  shocking, disgraceful, reprehensible, dreadful, terrible, gross, enormous,
  heinous, atrocious, monstrous, wicked, iniquitous, villainous, arrant
- *gratuitous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɡrəˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs]/
  unjustified, without reason, uncalled for, unwarranted, unprovoked, undue,
  indefensible, unjustifiable, needless, unnecessary, superfluous, redundant,
  avoidable, inessential, non-essential, unmerited, groundless, ungrounded,
  causeless, without cause, senseless, careless, wanton, indiscriminate,
  unreasoning, brutish, excessive, immoderate, disproportionate, inordinate,
  unfounded, baseless, inappropriate, de trop
- *grovel*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɡrɒv.əl]/ crawl, creep,
  cringe, crouch, prostrate oneself, kneel, fall on one's knees, behave
  obsequiously, be obsequious, be servile, be sycophantic, fawn, kowtow, bow and
  scrape, toady, truckle, abase oneself, humble oneself, prostrate oneself, curry
  favour with, flatter, court, woo, dance attendance on, make up to, play up to,
  ingratiate oneself with, crawl, creep, suck up, butter up, be all over, fall all
  over, lick someone's boots, rub up the right way, blandish
- *indecorous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈdek.ər.əs]/ improper,
  unseemly, unbecoming, undignified, immodest, indecent, indelicate, indiscreet,
  immoral, shameless, loose, wanton, unvirtuous, inappropriate, incorrect, wrong,
  unsuitable, inapt, inapposite, undesirable, unfitting, out of keeping,
  unacceptable, impolite, discourteous, in bad taste, ill-bred, ill-mannered,
  beyond the pale
- *intrigue*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ɪnˈtriːɡ]/ interest, be of
  interest to, fascinate, be a source of fascination to, arouse someone's
  curiosity, engage someone's attention, attract, draw, lure, tempt, tantalize,
  rivet, absorb, engross, charm, captivate, divert, titillate, interesting,
  fascinating, absorbing, compelling, gripping, riveting, captivating, engaging,
  enthralling, diverting, titillating, tantalizing, stimulating, thought-provoking
- *nominal*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈnɒm.ɪ.nəl]/ in name/title
  only, titular, formal, official, ceremonial, theoretical, purported, supposed,
  ostensible, self-styled, so-called, would-be
- *obdurate*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈɒb.dʒə.rət]/ stubborn,
  obstinate, unyielding, unbending, inflexible, intransigent, implacable,
  pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, stiff-necked, headstrong, wilful, unshakeable,
  unmalleable, intractable, unpersuadable, unrelenting, relentless, immovable,
  inexorable, uncompromising, hard, stony, iron, iron-willed, adamant, firm,
  fixed, determined, bloody-minded, indurate
- *obstreperous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[əbˈstrep.ər.əs]/
  unruly, unmanageable, disorderly, undisciplined, uncontrollable, unrestrained,
  rowdy, uncontrolled, disruptive, truculent, difficult, refractory, rebellious,
  mutinous, out of hand, riotous, out of control, wild, turbulent, uproarious,
  tumultuous, tempestuous, unbridled, irrepressible, boisterous, roisterous,
  rackety, noisy, loud, clamorous, raucous, vociferous, stroppy, bolshie,
  rumbustious, rambunctious, rampageous
- *odious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈəʊ.di.əs]/ revolting,
  repulsive, repellent, repugnant, disgusting, offensive, objectionable, vile,
  foul, abhorrent, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, hateful,
  detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous, appalling, reprehensible,
  deplorable, insufferable, intolerable, unacceptable, despicable, contemptible,
  beyond the pale, unspeakable, poisonous, noxious, obscene, base, hideous,
  grisly, gruesome, horrendous, heinous, atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful,
  frightful, obnoxious, unsavoury, unpalatable, unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty,
  distasteful, dislikeable, off-putting, displeasing, ghastly, horrible, horrid,
  gross, putrid, sick-making, yucky, godawful, beastly, bogging, skanky, noisome,
  disgustful, scurvy, loathly
- *plucky*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈplʌk.i]/ brave, courageous,
  bold, daring, fearless, intrepid, spirited, game, valiant, valorous,
  lionhearted, heroic, gallant, stout-hearted, stout, dauntless, resolute,
  determined, gritty, stalwart, undaunted, indomitable, unflinching, audacious,
  unafraid, doughty, mettlesome, gutsy, ballsy, spunky, have-a-go, feisty
- *precocious*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[prɪˈkəʊ.ʃəs]/ advanced,
  old beyond one's years, forward, ahead of one's peers, mature, prematurely
  developed, ahead, gifted, talented, clever, intelligent, quick, smart,
  rathe-ripe
- *remuneration*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[rɪˌmjuː.nərˈeɪ.ʃən]/
  payment, pay, salary, wages, earnings, fee(s), stipend, emolument(s),
  honorarium, remittance, consideration, reward, recompense, reimbursement,
  repayment
- *slovenly*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈslʌv.ən.li]/ scruffy,
  untidy, messy, unkempt, ill-groomed, slatternly, dishevelled, bedraggled,
  tousled, rumpled, frowzy, blowsy, down at heel, dirty, grubby, slobbish, slobby,
  raggedy, schlumpy, raunchy, draggle-tailed
- *soliloquy*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[səˈlɪl.ə.kwi]/ monologue,
  speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily, stand-up, aside, dramatic
  monologue, interior monologue, spiel
- *spurn*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[spɜːn]/ refuse, decline, say
  no to, reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, turn away, repudiate, treat with
  contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise, snub, slight, disown, jilt,
  repulse, repel, dismiss, brush off, turn one's back on, give someone the cold
  shoulder, cold-shoulder, ignore, cut (dead), look right through, turn one's nose
  up at, give someone the brush-off, tell someone where to get off, put down,
  freeze out, stiff-arm, kick in the teeth, knock back, give someone the bum's
  rush, give someone the brush, snout, give someone the go-by
- *stolid*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈstɒl.ɪd]/ impassive,
  phlegmatic, unemotional, calm, placid, unexcitable, apathetic, uninterested,
  unimaginative, indifferent, dull, bovine, lumpish, wooden, slow, lethargic,
  torpid, stupid
- *temerity*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[təˈmer.ə.ti]/ audacity,
  boldness, audaciousness, nerve, effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek,
  barefaced cheek, gall, presumption, presumptuousness, brazenness, forwardness,
  front, rashness, daring, face, neck, brass neck, brass, chutzpah, hide, crust,
  procacity, assumption
- *tenuous*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[ˈten.ju.əs]/ slight,
  insubstantial, flimsy, negligible, weak, fragile, shaky, sketchy, doubtful,
  dubious, questionable, suspect, vague, nebulous, hazy, unspecific, indefinite,
  indeterminate
- *verve*: /#text(font: IPAFont, fill: AccentColor)[vɜːv]/
