VOCABULARY

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Abhor (verb) to dislike strongly
abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park
abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe
deplore, deprecate, disapprove (of), discountenance, disdain, disfavor, scorn
have it in for
desire, fancy, favor, like, prefer,enjoy, relish,admire, adore, approve(of), esteem, hallow, idolize, revere, venerate, worship,
cherish, prize, treasure, love
Abase (verb) 1to lower in character, dignity, or quality
was unwilling to abase himself by pleading guilty to a crime that he did not commit
bastardize, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, perv
ert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate, warp
befoul, begrime, contaminate, defile, dilute, dirty, pollute, taint, thin, waterdown, weaken,descend,disgrace, dishonor, hum
ble, humiliate, shame, takedown,blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish,
wreck, depreciate, downgrade
dignify, exalt, honor,ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect,clarify, clean, cleanse, purify, r
efine, restore, respect, elevate, ennoble, uplift
2to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
I certainly don't abase myself when I do good, honest manual labor
chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, sink, s
mirch, take down
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle,
belittle, castigate, criticize, crydown, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, putdown, ridicule,
writeoff,badmouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander,affront, insult,censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, repre
hend, reprobate
acclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol (also extoll),
fete (or fête), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, tout,acknowledge, recognize,highlight, playup, spotlight,dignify, ennoble, ens
hrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify,advance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift, idealize, romanticize,
aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt
Abate( verb) 1to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity
de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall
away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet
(down), recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
compress, condense, constrict, contract, evaporate, fade (away), fritter (away), give out, melt (away), peter (out), tail
(off), vanish, slacken, slow (down), alleviate, relax, flag, sink, weaken, cave (in), collapse, deflate
appear, emerge, showup,blowup, distend, elongate, lengthen,accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarg
e, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mount, mushroom, pick up, rise, snowball, soar, swell, wax
2to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
a couple of aspirin should abate the pain
deescalate, decrease, dent, deplete, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, knockdown, lessen, lower, redu
ce
compress, condense, constrict, contract,abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut,cutback, cutdown, dock, nick, pare, pru
ne, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle, deflate, shrink, minimize, moderate, modify, modulate, qualify
blow up, dilate, distend, inflate, swell, elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract, add (to), complement, supplement,
enhance, heighten, intensify, redouble, aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, raise
3to put an end to by formal action
asked the appellate court to abate the lower court's ruling allowing the patient to be removed from life support
abolish, abrogate, annul, avoid, cancel, disannul, dissolve, invalidate, negate, null, nullify, quash, repeal, rescind, roll
back, strike down, vacate, void
countermand, override, overrule, overturn, veto,abort, call, calloff, drop, recall, retract, reverse, revoke, suspend, withdraw,
ban, enjoin, forbid, outlaw, prohibit,disallow, dismiss, reject, annihilate, break
down, eliminate, eradicate, erase, liquidate, remove, throw out, write off
do away with, set aside
enact, lay down, legislate, establish, found, institute, formalize, legalize, legitimate, legitimize, validate, pass, ratify,
allow, approve, authorize, clear, endorse (also indorse), permit, sanction, warrant,command, decree, mandate, order, pres
cribe
4to take away (an amount or number) from a total
I managed to get the used car dealer to abate $200 from the sticker price
deduct, knock off, subtract, take off
decrease, diminish, discount, downsize, dwindle, knockdown, lessen, lower, reduce,abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail,
cut, cut back, cut down, dock, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle
adjoin, annex, append,complement, supplement,enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify,aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef
(up), boost, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, multiply, raiseadd, tack (on)
5to take something away from
recurring problems could not abate her of her enthusiasm for the project
bereave, deprive, divest, strip
denude, cheat, clean (out), defraud, shortchange, bankrupt, disfurnish, impoverish
Abdicate(verb) to give up (as a position of authority) formally, to refuse or fail to control or manage something that you
are in charge of .
the revolutionary government forced Nicholas II to abdicate the Russian throne
abnegate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step aside (from), step down (from), surrender
abjure, demit, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, waive, forsake, give up, hand over, yield, abandon, desert, quit, vacate
appropriate, arrogate, assume, claim, confiscate, seize, take over, usurp, wrest,defend,guard, protect, safeguard, secure
Abduct( verb) to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully
the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family
kidnap
capture, crimp, impress, seize, shanghai, waylay,abscond(with), snatch, spirit,hijack (also highjack)catch, cop [slang], steal, tak
e
make away with, make off with, run off with
deliver, ransom, redeem, rescue, restore, return
Aberration( noun) 1a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life, unexpected or
abnormal behavior
Joan of Arc was certain the voices she had been hearing were not a manifestation of some sort of aberration
dementia, derangement, insanity, lunacy, madness, mania, rage [archaic]
neurosis, psychosis, instability, irrationality, unreasonableness, delirium, frenzy, hysteria,
hallucinosis, hypomania, paranoia, schizophrenia, senile dementia, delusion, hallucination,
monomania, obsession, phobia, abnormality, dementedness, unsoundness
lucidity, rationality, rationalness, reasonability, reasonableness, normality, soundness, mind, saneness, sanity
2something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
there are some slight aberrations in the type due to the nature of old printing presses
abnormality, anomaly, exception, oddity, oddment, rarity
curiosity, peculiarity, singularity, accident, bizarrerie, phenomenon, quirk, vagary, distortion, kink, mutation, variation,
difference, disparity, inconsistence, inconsistency, error, mistake, contradiction, paradox
norm, ordinary, usual
Abet(verb ) 1to bring (something volatile or intense) into being, abet somebody to help or encourage somebody to do
something wrong, to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal.
the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it
brew, ferment, foment, incite, instigate, pick, provoke, raise, stir (up), whip (up)
advance, cultivate, encourage,forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote, sow, stimulate, detonate, set, set
off, trigger,excite,galvanize, inflame (also enflame), inspire, motivate,rouse,activate, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz
(up), liven (up), pep (up), quicken, stimulate, vitalize
set in motion
bridle, check, constrain, curb, discourage, hold, inhibit, regulate, rein(in), restrain, tame,allay, calm, quiet, settle, soothe, still
, subdue, tranquilize(also tranquillize)
2 to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end, to assist or support someone in the achievement
of a purpose
car thieves are often unwittingly abetted by owners foolishly leaving the keys in the ignition
aid, assist, back, backstop, help, prop (up), support
advance, ease, facilitate, forward, foster, further, launchchampion, endorse (also indorse), patronize, promote, sponsor,atte
nd, care(for), comfort, minister(to), succor,sustain,bolster, boost, buttress, reinforce (also reenforce)advise, counsel, guide,
mentor, nurture, bail out, deliver, rescue, save, embolden, encourage, hearten, benefit, favor, oblige, profit, serve
bear a hand, to stand one in good stead
balk, bar, block, constrain, hamper, handicap, hold back, impede, inhibit, obstruct, restrain, strangle,
baffle, foil, frustrate, inconvenience, interfere, oppose, sabotage, thwart, desert, disappoint, fail, let down,
discourage, dishearten, repress, retard, stifle, straiten, stunt, damage, harm, hurt, injure, hinder
Abide (verb) 1to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
refused to abide where it was clear that he wasn't wanted
dwell, hang around, remain, stay, stick around, tarry
await, hang on, hold on, wait, dally, dawdle, linger, loiter, outstay, overstay
abscond, book [slang], decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, getout, runaway, scat, scram, skip,abandon, desert, forsake, vacat
e, bail, bail out, bug out, buzz (off), clear off[chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, exit, get off, go, go off, leave, move, pack
(up or off), peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, shove (off), take off, vamoose, walk out
2 to have a home
the charming fantasy that fairies abide in the cup-shaped flowers dotting the woodland floor
dwell, live, reside
lodge, settle, stay, frequent, hang (at), haunt, visit, cohabit, inhabit, occupy, people, populate, lease, rent, sublet, tenant
3 to put up with (something painful or difficult)
cannot abide being in huge crowds
absorb, accept, bear, bide[chieflydialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stickout, stomac
h, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear[British]
allow, permit, suffer, swallow, reconcile (to), acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit
(to), yield (to)
live with, lump (it), stand for, tough it out
decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down, combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist,
avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss, abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)
4to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
the village's once-honored ways no longer abide and now exist only in the memories of a few elders
bide, continue, endure, hold on, hold up, keep up, last, perdure, persist, remain, run on
linger, stay, stick around, tarry, carry through, prevail, survive
abate, die(down), ebb, letup, moderate, subside, wane,cease, close, conclude, desist, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, laps
e, leave off, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up
abject ( adjective) showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness
demanded nothing less than an abject apology from them
base, humble, menial, servile, slavish
hangdog, lamblike, sheepish,demure, lowly, meek, modest, retiring, unassuming, unpretentious,fawning, sycophant, sycop
hantic, toadyish
arrogant, haughty, high-handed, imperious, lordly, supercilious, superior, uppity

Abjure(verb) 1to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
abjured some long-held beliefs when she converted to another religion
abnegate, forswear (also foreswear), recant, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw
contradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, gainsay, negate, negative,abandon, bolt, forsake, giveup, relinquish, spurn, surren
der,controvert, disagree(with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refute,backdown, backoff, backtrack,disallow, recall, revoke
acknowledge, admit, affirm, assert, avow, claim, contend, declare, maintain, proclaim, profess, state, vouch, vow,
back, confirm,defend, endorse (also indorse), espouse, maintain, support, uphold, accept, adopt, embrace, adhere (to)
2to resist the temptation of
a strict religious sect that abjures the luxuries, comforts, and conveniences of the modern world
abstain (from), forbear, forgo (also forego), keep (from), refrain (from), withhold (from)
avoid, eschew, shun, check, constrain, curb, inhibit, deny, refuse, reject, repudiate, buck, combat, fight
acquiesce (to), capitulate, concede (to), knuckle under (to), bow (to), give in (to), submit (to), succumb (to), surrender (to), yield
(to)

Abstruse( adjective) difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand

you're not the only one who finds Einstein's theory of relativity abstruse
arcane, deep, esoteric, hermetic (also hermetical), profound, recondite
erudite, learned, scholarly,academic (also academical), pedantic,complex, complicated, hard,darkling, enigmatic (also enig
matical), inscrutable, mysterious, mystic, mystical, orphic, uncanny,impenetrable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, unintell
igible,ambiguous, cryptic,unanswerable, unknowable,baffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, disorienting, mystifying,
perplexing, puzzling
easy, facile, simple, straightforward,comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, understandable,apparent, clear, clearcut, disti
nct, evident, lucid, manifest, obvious, perspicuous, plain, transparent, shallow, superficial

Accede(verb) to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)

finally acceded to their pleas for more time to complete the project
acquiesce, agree, assent, come round, consent, subscribe
adopt, embrace, espouse, abide, bear (with), endure, stand, suffer, tolerate, stomach, swallow, take, bow, knuckle
under, relent, submit, succumb, yield
rebuff, refuse, reject, scorn, spurn, deny, gainsay, dissent
Accentuate( verb) 1 to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
let's accentuate the saxophones during this piece by having the sax players stand up
accent, emphasize, feature, foreground, highlight, illuminate, play up, point (up), press, punctuate, stress
focus, identify, pinpoint, spotlight, advertise, boost, plug, promote, publicize, overplay
bear down on, make much of
tone (down), underemphasize, understate, belittle, discount, disparage, minimize, de-emphasize, play down
 2 to make markedly greater in measure or degree
the foul weather merely accentuated my feelings of depression
amp (up), amplify, beef (up), boost, consolidate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify, redouble, step
up, strengthen
broaden, enlarge, expand, extend, lengthen, accelerate, hasten, quicken, emphasize, point (up), sharpen, stress,
augment, enforce, reinforce (also reenforce), restrengthen, supplement,maximize,enliven, jazz(up),aggravate, exacerba
te
decrease, diminish, lessen, let up (on), reduce, subdue, tone (down), weaken, dwindle, recede, subside, taper
(off), wane, alleviate, ease, lighten, abate, moderate
3 to make more apparent
unfortunately, the new bedspread just accentuates the dinginess of the curtains behind the bed
bring out, emphasize, italicize, stress, underline, underscore
amplify, beef(up), boost, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen,augment, deepen, enhance, enlarge, heighten, magnify, ma
ximize, supplement, enliven, jazz (up)
decrease, diminish, lessen, minimize, reduce, subdue, tone (down), understate, weaken, de-emphasize
Acclaim( noun) public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
many people were involved in the search, but the person who actually found the missing girl got all the acclaim
accolade, applause, bay(s), credit, distinction, glory, homage, honor, kudos, laud, laurels, props [slang], réclame, sun
celebrity, fame, renown, repute,compliment, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, toast, tribute,acclamation, ovation, plaudit, praise, r
ave, rhapsody,citation, commendation, kudo, note,recommendation,elevation, enshrinement, enthronement, exaltation, glorifica
tion
Acclaim ( verb) to declare enthusiastic approval of
she has long been acclaimed by the critics for her realistic acting
accredit, applaud, cheer, crack up, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout
bravo, clap, rise (to), ballyhoo, approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, root (for), support,
celebrate, emblazon, eulogize, extol (also extoll), glorify, magnify, sing, adulate, belaud, flatter, overpraise, deify, idolize
doff one's hat to, (or doff one's cap to)
belittle, discommend, disparage, putdown,blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate,admonish, chide, criticize, rebuke, reprimand,
reproach, reprove, castigate, excoriate, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), skewer, slag [chiefly British], vilify, knock, pan, slam
Accolade (noun) 1 a formal expression of praise
for their exceptional bravery the firefighters received accolades from both local and national officials
citation, commendation, dithyramb, encomium, eulogium, eulogy, homage, hymn, paean, panegyric, salutation, tribute
award, decoration, dedication, honor, prize, acclaim, acclamation, laudation,applause, plaudit(s),bravo, hallelujah, kudo,
approval, cachet, compliment, recommendation
censure, condemnation, denunciation, indictment, rebuke, reprimand, reproof,admonition, correction, harangue, lecture, sermo
n
2 public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
winning the Nobel Prize for Physics is generally regarded as the highest accolade for a physicist
acclaim, applause, bay(s), credit, distinction, glory, homage, honor, kudos, laud, laurels, props [slang], réclame, sun
celebrity, fame, renown, repute,compliment, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, toast, tribute,acclamation, ovation, plaudit, praise, r
ave, rhapsody,citation, commendation, kudo, note, recommendation,elevation, enshrinement, enthronement, exaltation, glorific
ation
3 something given in recognition of achievement
a screen performance that won virtually every accolade that the film world has to offer
award, blue ribbon, decoration, distinction, honor, kudo, plume, premium, prize
badge, crown, cup, laurel, medal, order, plaque,plate, ribbon, trophy,applause, bravo, encomium, eulogy, hallelujah, homage,
paean, panegyric, plaudit, tribute, citation, commendation, compliment, honorable mention
Accommodating ( adjective) willing to do a favor
an accommodating waiter who readily honored our request to make substitutions in our order
accommodative, friendly, indulgent, obliging
helpful, solicitous,considerate, thoughtful,agreeable, amenable, complaisant, gracious,lenient, overindulgent, permissive
Accommodating ( verb) 1to make or have room for
the back seat accommodates three people comfortably
fitting, holding, taking
carrying, containing, seating, enclosing (also inclosing), encompassing, enfolding, harboring, housing
2to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
let's accommodate the difference in their voices by moving the mike closer to Sarah, whose voice is softer
attuning, conciliating, conforming, coordinating, harmonizing, keying, reconciling
adapting, tuning,blending, combining, connecting, correlating, dovetailing, fitting, fusing,integrating, joining, matching, merging,
orchestrating, pairing, squaring, suiting, synchronizing, synthesizing, unifying, uniting,aligning (also alining), arranging, arraying
, balancing, equalizing, evening, ordering, proportioning, regularizing, standardizing
confusing, disarraying, disordering, disorganizing, disrupting, disturbing, skewing, upsetting, alienating, estranging,
disharmonizing
3to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
accommodated the lectern to the height of the guest speaker, who turned out to be quite short
acclimating, acclimatizing, adapting, adjusting, conditioning, conforming, doctoring, editing, fashioning, fitting, putting, shaping,
suiting, tailoring
readapting, readjusting,customizing, gearing, matching, modeling(or modelling), patterning,attuning, correcting, harmonizing, s
quaring, tuning,establishing, rooting, settling,acquainting, familiarizing, orientating, orienting,equipping, preparing, priming, rehe
arsing,hardening, inuring, seasoning, toughening,altering, converting, makingover, modifying, recasting, reclaiming, recycling, r
edesigning, redeveloping, redoing, reengineering, refashioning, refiguring, refitting, refocusing, reinventing,rejiggering, remakin
g, remodeling, revamping, revising, reworking, transforming,accustoming, habilitating, habituating, naturalizing,
readying, training, bending, fiddling (with), fine-tuning, phasing, registering, regulating, rigging
misadjusting
4to do a service or favor for
couldn't accommodate everyone who wanted a free T-shirt
favoring, obliging
humoring, indulging,coddling, mollycoddling, pampering,appeasing, conciliating, mollifying, pacifying, placating,delighting, glad
dening, gratifying, pleasing, satisfying, abetting, aiding, assisting, helping, supporting, attending, caring
(for), comforting, ministering (to), relieving, succoring
bothering, discommoding, disturbing, incommoding, inconveniencing, troubling, burdening, encumbering, saddling,
weighing,deserting, disappointing, failing, lettingdown,constraining, hampering, hamstringing, hindering, hobbling, holding
back, impeding, obstructing, restraining, frustrating, opposing, sabotaging, thwarting, disobliging
5to provide with living quarters or shelter
regards the tent as entirely inadequate for accommodating them through the winter
bestowing, billeting, bivouacking, boarding, bunking, camping, chambering, domiciling, encamping, harboring, housing, lodging
, putting up, quartering, roofing, rooming, sheltering, taking in
ensconcing, homing, roosting, securing, shedding, stabling, tenting, barracking, bedding (down)
ejecting, evicting

Accessible ( adjective) 1being within the financial means of most people

a store offering stylish clothes at accessible prices
affordable, popular
bargain-basement, budget, cheap, discount, inexpensive, low, low-end, rock-bottom, moderate, modest, reasonable
costly, dear, expensive, high, high-end, upscale
2possible to get
the phone line is not accessible without your personal identification number
acquirable, attainable, available, obtainable, procurable
getatable, reachable,appropriable, purchasable, rentable,furnished, provided, supplied,common, omnipresent, prevalent
, ubiquitous, universal, widespread,free, freeforall, open, public, unrestricted
at the ready, on hand, on file, on tap
limited, offlimits, restricted,deficient, lacking, missing, rare, scarce,uncommon,inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, u
nobtainable

3situated within easy reach

with the elevator broken, the second floor is not accessible to people in wheelchairs
convenient, handy, reachable
close, near, nearby, nigh, abutting, adjacent, adjoining, approachable, attainable, getatable, obtainable, ultraconvenient
at hand, to hand
away, distant, far, faraway, far-off, remote, removed, unapproachable, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable,
inaccessible, inconvenient, unhandy, unreachable, untouchable
4capable of being understood
one of the more accessible works of a poet who can often be difficult and obscure
apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, comprehensible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, legible, scrutable, understa
ndable
decipherable, plain, simple, straightforward, articulate, fluent, well-spoken
inarticulate, cryptic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure, incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible

Accord(verb) 1to be in agreement on every point

claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said
agree, answer, check, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, rhyme
(also rime), sort, square, tally
equal, match, parallel, align (also aline), line up, register
fall in with,
contradict, dispute, gainsay, negate, nullify, clash, conflict, jar, differ (from), disagree (with)
2to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920
award, confer, grant, vest
bestow, contribute, donate, give, present, show,furnish, provide, supply,extend, offer, proffer,allocate, appropriate, assign,
appoint, designate, dub, fix, name, set
abort, call, calloff, drop,recall, repeal, rescind, revoke,abrogate, annul,invalidate, nullify, void, writeoff,recant, retract, take
back, withdraw
Accord ( noun) 1a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations
alliance, compact, convention, covenant, pact, treaty
entente, entente cordiale, bargain, bond, charter, concord, contract, deal, settlement, understanding, projet
2 a state of consistency
this undated map doesn't seem to be in accord with the current layout of the streets
accordance, agreement, conformance, conformity, congruence, congruency, congruity, consonance, harmony, tune
compatibility, assimilation, integration, oneness, solidarity, togetherness, affinity, empathy, sympathy
contrast, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, unl
ikeness,deviance, divergence,discord, discordance, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, disunity,friction, strife,var
iability, variance,incompatibility,conflict, disagreement, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness
3 an arrangement about action to be taken
the judges have reached an accord: the match will have to be replayed
agreement, bargain, compact, contract, convention, covenant, deal, disposition, pact, settlement, understanding
charter, treaty,binder, pledge, promise,alliance, association, entente, ententecordiale, league, partnership,acceptance, approva
l, assent, concurrence, consent, OK(or okay)
4 the state of being of one opinion about something
is everyone in accord about where to go for lunch?
agreement, concurrence, concurrency, consensus, unanimity, unison
accession, adhesion, assent, assentation, consent, acceptance, acquiescence, concession, embrace, embracement,
approbation, approval, favoralliance, collaboration, collusion, complicity, conspiracy,compliance, concert, concertedness, conc
ord, concordance, conformity, consonance, harmony, oneness, solidarity, understanding, union, empathy, rapport, sympathy
meeting of minds
discord, dissension (also dissention)dissent, opposition, resistance, disapprobation, disapproval, disfavor, conflict,
disagreement, dissensus
5 the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
did not move to a different workstation of her own accord
autonomy, choice, free will, self-determination, volition, will
election, preference,selection,bent, devices,disposition, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, pr
oclivity, propensity, tendency, alternative, discretion, option, pick, way
coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, pressure
Abase (verb) 1to lower in character, dignity, or quality
was unwilling to abase himself by pleading guilty to a crime that he did not commit
bastardize, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, perv
ert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate, warp
befoul, begrime, contaminate, defile, dilute, dirty, pollute, taint, thin,waterdown, weaken,descend,disgrace, dishonor, humb
le, humiliate, shame, takedown,blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar,ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, w
reck, depreciate, downgrade
dignify, exalt, honor,ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve,meliorate, perfect,clarify, clean, cleanse, purify, r
efine, restore, respect, elevate, ennoble, uplift
2to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
I certainly don't abase myself when I do good, honest manual labor
chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, sink,
smirch, take down
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle,
belittle,castigate, criticize, crydown, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, putdown, ridicule,
writeoff,badmouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander,affront, insult,censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, repre
hend, reprobate
acclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite,commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol (also exol), f
ete (or fête), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, tout,acknowledge, recognize,highlight, playup, spotlight,dignify, ennoble, ens
hrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify, advance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift,idealize, romanticize,
aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt
Abbess ( noun) as in prioress, conventual, a woman who is the head of nunnery, a house of nuns.
The new nuns try to get help from an abbess to improve their religious concepts.
anchoress (or ancress), cloistress [obsolete], conventual, mothersuperior, novice, prioress, religious, ReverendMother, vot
ary [archaic]nun,sister,clergywoman, deaconess, highpriestess, priestess,friar, mendicant, monastic, monk, oblate,clergyp
erson, cleric, clerical, clerk, deacon, divine, dominie, ecclesiastic, highpriest, minister, preacher, reverend,abbot, archbisho
p, archpriest, bishop, dean, diocesan, monsignor, pope, prelate, presbyter, churchman, clergyman, father, Holy
Joe [slang], padre abbé, curate, curé, parson, pastor, rector, shepherd, vicar, chaplain, confessor, sky pilot,
evangelist, missionary, missioner, missionizer, revivalist
lay reader, lector, layman, layperson, secular
Abbey ( noun) a residence for men under religious vows, The group of buildings where mocks or nuns live, a
monastery ruled by an abbot, a convent ruled by an abbess.
the monks in the abbey grow all their own vegetables
cloister, friary, hermitage, monastery, priory
house, convent, nunnery, lamasery
Abbot (noun) as in bishop, archbishop, the man who is superior of a monastery or an abbey.
The abbot was not only sincere to the young priests but also caring for all the people in his locality.
archbishop, archpriest, bishop, dean, diocesan, monsignor, pope, prelate, presbyter, clergywoman, deaconess, priestess,
abbé, curate, curé, parson, pastor, rector, shepherd, vicar, churchman, clergyman, father, Holy Joe [slang], padre,
chaplain, confessor, skypilot,clergyperson, cleric, clerical, clerk, deacon, divine, dominie, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher, p
riest, reverend,evangelist, missionary, missioner,missionizer, revivalist,friar, mendicant, monastic, monk, oblate, religious,
high priest, high priestess
layman, layperson, secular, lay reader, lector
Abduction (noun) the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal, movement of a part of body away
from the central part of the body or away from another body part.
discredited reports of abductions by aliens
hijacking (also highjacking), kidnapping (also kidnaping), rape, snatch
impressment, seizure, shanghaiing
rescue, redeem, restore, return, deliver
Abed (adverb ) in bed
Why are you still abed? Get up and go for a walk
Laying, reclining, repose, slumbering, inactive, latent, dormant, comatose
Active, energetic, vigorous, dynamic
Abeyance (noun) a state of temporary inactivity, suspension or dormant condition
A state of not happening or not being used at present.
our weekend plans were held in abeyance until we could get a weather forecast
cold storage, deep freeze, doldrums, dormancy, holding pattern, latency, moratorium, quiescence, suspended
animation, suspense, suspension
inaction, inertia, inertness, motionlessness,impasse, standstill,coma, hibernation, hypnosis,repose,rest, sleep, slumber, tor
por, recess, recession, remission, downtime, idleness, layoff
recommencement, renewal, resumption, resuscitation, continuance, continuation

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Bigot ( noun) one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years
dogmatist, dogmatizer, partisan (also partizan), sectarian
doctrinaire, fanatic, purist, jingoist, nationalist, racialist, racist, supremacist, chauvinist, sexist
freethinker, latitudinarian, liberal

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Counterfeit (adjective) 1being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of
committing fraud
counterfeit currency that had been passed all over town
bogus, fake, false, forged, inauthentic, phony (also phoney), queer, sham, snide, spurious, unauthentic
artificial, factitious, imitation, man-made, mimic, mock, simulated, substitute, synthetic,
dummy, nonfunctioning, ornamental, cultured, fabricated, manufactured, deceptive, delusive, misleading
natural, actual, true, valid, authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, unfaked
2 not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
when it comes to the poor, his compassion is so counterfeit—he gives a damn, and that's all that he gives
artificial, backhanded, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, Janus-faced, jive
[slang], left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, Pecksniffian, phony (also phoney), phony-baloney (or phoney-baloney),
pretended, two-faced, unctuous
affected, assumed, claptrap, contrived, forced, mechanical, put-on, simulated, strained, unnatural,
empty, hollow, meaningless, deceitful, devious, dishonest, false, untruthful, facile, glib, superficial, bogus, sham,
campy, facetious, jocular, tongue-in-cheek, canting, pharisaical, pious, sanctimonious, self-righteous, simon-pure
direct, forthright, frank, hearttoheart, open, plain, straightforward,artless, candid, genuine, heartfelt, honest, sincere, unde
signing, unfeigned
counterfeit (noun) an imitation that is passed off as genuine
the will as well as the other documents turned out to be counterfeits
fake, forgery, hoax, humbug, phony (also phoney), sham
copycat, knockoff, copy, facsimile, replica, reproduction, dummy, mock-up, fraud, gaff, imposture, spoof, swindle,
simulation, synthetic, bastard, brummagem, duffer, shoddy
original
counterfeit(verb) 1to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
an expert at counterfeiting money
fake, forge, phony
simulate, duplicate, reduplicate, replicate, reproduce, crib, plagiarize,
adulterate, doctor, fudge, juggle, manipulate, tamper (with) concoct, cook (up), fabricate, invent
2 to present a false appearance of
managing to counterfeit a happy expression while visiting a sick friend
act, affect, assume, bluff, dissemble, fake, feign, pass (for), pretend, profess, put on, sham, simulate
dissimulate, impersonate, let on, masquerade, play, playact, pose, forge, imitate, camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask,
feint, malinger
make believe

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Enfranchise( verb) to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time
discharge, disenthrall(also disenthral), emancipate, enlarge, free, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, release, spring, unbin
d, uncage, unchain, unfetter
bail (out), deliver, parole, ransom, redeem, rescue, save, disembarrass, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, extricate,
unshackle
turn loose
handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel,commit, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock(up),conquer, enslave, subdu
e, subjugate, bind, confine, enchain, fetter, restrain

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Hamper (verb) to create difficulty for the work or activity of
fallen branches hampered the hikers as they made their way along the narrow path
clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold
up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel
balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain, bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie, arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard,
barricade, block, blockade, roadblock,bog(down), mire,choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate,baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, t
hwart, derail, disrupt, sabotage, muzzle, repress, suppress, confine, hedge (in), hem (in)
cramp one's style, give a hard time
clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop, free, liberate, release, untie, loosen, smooth, encourage, further, promote,
aid, assist, facilitate, help
Hamper (noun)
as in bag, sack
bag, pocket, sack, basket, bin, box, caddy, carton, case, casket, crate, handbasket, locker, trunk, cooler, warmer,
cartridge, basin, bottle, bowl, bucket, can, jar, jug, keg, kettle, kit, pack, pail, pitcher, pot, tub, vat, carrier,
container, holder, receptacle, vessel

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Kindle (verb ) to set (something) on fire
worried that lightning will kindle the forest in the drought-striken nature preserve
burn, enkindle, fire, ignite, inflame (also enflame), light, torch
immolate, deflagrate, char, frizzle, scorch, bake, broil, cook, ash, cremate, incinerate, kiln, set off,
brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, lighten, radiate, scald, scathe, sear, reignite, rekindle, relight, bank, stoke
choke, smother, suffocate, stamp (out), blacken, darken, dim, dull, obscure, douse (also dowse), extinguish, put
out, quench, snuff (out)
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Noxious (adjective) 1 bad for the well-being of the body
mixing bleach and ammonia can cause noxious fumes that can seriously harm you
insalubrious, noisome, sickly, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome
germy, insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary, nonnutritious, poisonous, toxic, fatal, lethal, mortal
hygienic, sanitary, nutritious, healthful, healthy
2 causing or capable of causing harm
noxious smog that for years has been encrusting the historic cathedral with soot
adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, dangerous, deleterious, detrimental, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischiev
ous, nocuous, pernicious, prejudicial, wicked
hostile, inimical, unfriendly,contagious, deadly, infectious, infective, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, poisonous, venomo
us,insidious, menacing, ominous, sinister, threatening,hazardous, imperiling (or imperilling), jeopardizing, parlous, perilou
s, risky, unsafe, unsound, nasty, noisome, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome,
destructive, fatal, killer, lethal, malignant, ruinous
advantageous, beneficial, useful,favorable, good, propitious,curative, healthful, healthy, helpful, palliative, remedial, salub
rious, salutary, wholesome,secure, sound,benignant,noncorrosive, nondestructive, nonfatal, noninfectious, nonlethal, non
poisonous, nonpolluting, nontoxic, nonvenomous,anodyne, benign, harmless, hurtless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive,
safe
3 causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the website reserved the right to remove and report hate speech and other noxious types of postings
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horri
ble, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent (also r
epellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly
exceptionable, objectionable,brackish, disagreeable, dislikable (also dislikeable), unpleasant,contemptible, despicable, detest
able, hard, hateful,unhealthy, unsavory, unwholesome,execrable, lousy, miserable,atrocious, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gr
uesome (also grewsome), heinous, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, sick, sickish, sickly, terrible, un
speakable, vile,offputting, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome,barbarous, unchristian, uncivilized, ungodly, unholy,
distressing, disturbing, upsetting

acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed (also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful,
delightsome, desirable, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable (or likeable), luscious, nice,
palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable,satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, welcome,unexceptionable, unobjectionabl
e,healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome,innocuous, inoffensive

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Placid (adjective) 1free from emotional or mental agitation
an exceptionally placid mother who was rarely upset by her six children
calm, collected, composed, cool, coolheaded, equal, level, limpid, peaceful, possessed, recollected, sedate, selfcomposed, se
lfpossessed, serene, smooth, together, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unruffled, unshaken, untroubled, unworried
even, evenkeeled, steady, welladjusted, wellbalanced,imperturbable, nerveless, unflappable, unshakable,centered, discipline
d, equable, self-contained, self-controlled,affable, breezy, devilmaycare, easygoing, happygolucky, laidback, loosey-goosey,
mellow,carefree, nonchalant, unconcerned,assured, confident, selfassured,aloof, detached, dispassionate, indifferent,
bovine, impassive, phlegmatic, sober, stolid, relaxed, relieved, tranquilized(also tranquillized)
at peace
anxious, bothered, distressed, uneasy, unquiet, unsettled, worried, jittery, jumpy, nervous, restless, skittish, tense, high-
strung, unstable, uptight, agitated, discomposed, disturbed, flustered, perturbed, unglued, unhinged, unstrung, upset
2free from storms or physical disturbance
a placid lake
calm, halcyon, hushed, lown[dialect], peaceful, quiet, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled
balmy, clement, equable, gentle, mild, moderate, temperate, clear, cloudless, fair, rainless, sunny, sunshiny, windless
blizzardy (also blizzardly), blustery, squally, windy,extreme, foul, intemperate, nasty, severe,agitated, angry, inclement, restle
ss, rough, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, unquiet, unsettled
3free from disturbing noise or uproar
a vacation in the placid lake community
arcadian, calm, hushed, peaceful, quiet, restful, serene, still, stilly, tranquil
noiseless, silent, soundless, mute, speechless, wordless, dead, motionless, quiescent, muffled, muted, quieted,
dull, gentle, low, soft, ultraquiet
crazy, tempestuous, wild, blaring, blasting, booming, earsplitting, piercing, roaring, thundering, thunderous, boisterous,
clamorous, clattery, deafening, loud, noisy, raucous, riproaring, roistering, romping, rowdy, tumultuous, unquiet, proarious, wo
olly(also wooly)

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Remuneration (noun) 1the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
customers who are tardy in their remuneration will be subject to extra charges
compensation, disbursement, giving, paying, payment, remitment, remittance
rendering, tendering, reimbursement, repayment, paying off, paying up, prepayment, overpayment
underpayment, nonpayment
2payment to another for a loss or injury
the vandals were ordered to pay the property owners thousands of dollars in remuneration
compensation, damages, indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, recoupment, redress, reparation, reprisal(s), req
uital, restitution, satisfaction
punitive,damages, solatium,amends, atonement, expiation,refund, reimbursement, repayment,adjustment, settlement,
punishment, retaliation
3something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
we can't accept your remuneration for services provided until we officially bill you
compensation, consideration, pay, payment, recompense, remittance, requital
salary, stipend, wage(s),disbursement,expenditure, outlay,rebate, refund,indemnity, recoupment, redress, reparation, restituti
on, adjustment, settlement, deposit, reimbursement, repayment, prepayment, overpayment, rent, rental

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Talisman (noun ) something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
a pendant of white nephrite jade is often worn by Indians as a talisman to ward off heart disease
amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), mascot, mojo, periapt, phylactery
gris-gris (also grigri), juju, philter, toadstone, emblem, symbol, token, totem
curse, hex, spell, hoodoo, jinx

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