(v.) to scatter or spread widely
Synonyms: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate
Antonyms: bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide
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perceptive
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(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
Synonyms: insightful, discerning, observant
Antonyms: dense, obtuse
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contingent
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(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body
Synonyms: conditional, dependent, a detachment
Antonyms: commendable, laudable, meritorious
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specious
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(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
Synonyms: deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic
Antonyms: valid, sound, solid, genuine
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gauche
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(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
Synonyms: inept, uncouth, maladroit
Antonyms: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic
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inculcate
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(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
Synonyms: instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue
Antonyms: efface, extirpate, root out
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corroborate
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(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
Antonyms: refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
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dowdy
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(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
Synonyms: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab
Antonyms: chic, elegant, fashionable
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abstemious
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(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking), characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
Synonyms: temperate, sober, moderate
Antonyms: indulgent, immoderate, intemperate
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denizen
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(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
Synonyms: dweller, habitue
Antonyms: alien, outsider, foreigner
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censurable
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(adj.) deserving of blame or correction
Synonyms: blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
Antonyms: commendable, laudable, meritorious
(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
Synonyms: pass off, palm off, fob off
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heresy
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(n.)an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
Synonyms: unorthodox, belief, heterodoxy
Antonym: orthodoxy
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satiate
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(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied
Synonyms: (v.) surfeit, gorge
Antonyms: deprive entirely of
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sear
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(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, singe
(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
Synonyms: tangible, plain, obvious, manifest
Antonyms: intangible, insubstancial
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salient
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(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
Synonyms: striking, notable, protrusive, obvious
Antonyms: inconspicuous, recessive
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discursive
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(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling,roving, nomadic
Synonyms: digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic
Antonyms: short and to the point, succinct
