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Emoji
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arduous
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adjective
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Involving or requiring a lot of effort; very difficult and tiring.
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Climbing the mountain was an arduous task. |
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difficult, hard, demanding, strenuous, exhausting
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easy, effortless
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arduous journey, arduous task, arduous process, arduous climb
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😊
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artless
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adjective
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Without deception or pretentiousness; natural and simple.
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Her artless smile made everyone feel at ease. |
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innocent, naive, guileless, sincere, genuine
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deceitful, cunning, pretentious
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artless charm, artless behavior, artless simplicity
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🙏
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ascetic
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adjective
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Practicing strict self-denial and abstaining from worldly pleasures, often for religious reasons.
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He lived an ascetic life in the mountains, far from worldly comforts. |
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austere, self-denying, monkish, frugal, disciplined
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luxurious, indulgent, hedonistic
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ascetic life, ascetic lifestyle, ascetic practices, ascetic monk
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📚
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assiduous
/əˈsɪdʒuəs/
adjective
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showing great care, attention, and effort in doing something
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She was assiduous in her studies, rarely missing a day of revision. |
assiduous effort |
persistent and careful effort
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diligent, attentive, careful, industrious, meticulous
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careless, negligent, lazy
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assiduous student, assiduous effort, assiduous attention, assiduous care
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😌
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assuage
/əˈsweɪdʒ/
verb
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assuaged
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assuaged
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assuages
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assuaging
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To make an unpleasant feeling less intense; to ease or relieve.
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The kind words helped assuage her anxiety. |
assuage one's fears |
to calm or reduce someone's fears
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ease, relieve, alleviate, soothe, pacify
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aggravate, intensify, worsen
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assuage fears, assuage anger, assuage pain
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🔽
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attenuate
/əˈtɛnjueɪt/
verb
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attenuated
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attenuated
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attenuates
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attenuating
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To reduce the force, effect, or value of something.
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The medicine helps attenuate the severity of the symptoms. |
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weaken, lessen, diminish, dilute, reduce
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strengthen, intensify
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attenuate risk, attenuate effect, attenuate symptoms
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🦁
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Audacious
/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/
adjective
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showing willingness to take bold risks; daring
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His audacious plan to climb the mountain without proper equipment shocked everyone. |
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bold, daring, fearless, brave
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timid, cautious, careful, cowardly
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audacious plan, audacious move, audacious behavior
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austere
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adjective
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Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance; plain and simple.
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The monk lived an austere life in the mountains. |
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severe, strict, stern, simple, plain
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luxurious, indulgent, elaborate
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austere lifestyle, austere expression, austere design
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autonomous
/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/
adjective
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Having the freedom to govern or control oneself; independent.
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The region is largely autonomous and makes its own decisions. |
autonomous vehicle |
A self-driving vehicle that operates without human control.
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independent, self-governing, self-sufficient, sovereign
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dependent, controlled, subordinate
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autonomous region, autonomous system, autonomous vehicle, autonomous decision
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aver
/əˈvɜːr/
verb
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averred
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averred
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avers
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averring
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to state or assert something confidently and strongly
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She averred that she was innocent. |
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declare, affirm, assert, claim
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deny, reject, contradict
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aver the truth, aver innocence, aver firmly, confidently aver
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😴
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banal
/bəˈnɑːl/ or /ˈbeɪnəl/
adjective
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Lacking originality; boringly obvious and commonplace.
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His speech was full of banal clichés. |
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trite, clichéd, ordinary, predictable, dull
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original, creative, unusual
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banal remark, banal cliché, banal conversation, banal story
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🎭
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belie
/bɪˈlaɪ/
verb
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belied
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belied
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belies
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belying
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To give a false impression of something; to contradict.
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His calm face belied his inner anxiety. |
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contradict, misrepresent, disguise, falsify, distort
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reveal, show, represent
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belie expectations, belies the truth, belies the fact, belied his nature
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🌟
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beneficent
/bəˈnɛfɪsənt/
adjective
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generous or doing good
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The beneficent leader donated funds to build a hospital. |
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charitable, generous, kind, philanthropic
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selfish, cruel
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beneficent act, beneficent leader, beneficent influence
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bolster
/ˈboʊlstər/
verb
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bolstered
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bolstered
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bolsters
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bolstering
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To support, strengthen, or reinforce something.
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The manager bolstered the team's confidence with encouraging words. |
bolster up |
To give support or encouragement to something or someone.
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support, strengthen, boost, reinforce, encourage
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weaken, undermine, discourage
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bolster confidence, bolster support, bolster morale, bolster argument
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🎙️
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bombastic
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adjective
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using pompous or inflated language with little meaning
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The professor’s bombastic lecture impressed no one. |
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pompous, grandiose, pretentious, overblown, inflated
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simple, plain, humble
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bombastic speech, bombastic style, bombastic statement
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🤦
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boorish
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adjective
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Rude, insensitive, and lacking manners or refinement.
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His boorish behavior ruined the dinner party. |
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rude, uncouth, vulgar, ill-mannered, coarse
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polite, refined, courteous
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boorish behavior, boorish manners, act boorish
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🌱
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burgeon
/ˈbɜːrdʒən/
verb
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burgeoned
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burgeoned
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burgeons
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burgeoning
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To grow or develop rapidly; to flourish.
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The city's population began to burgeon after the new factory opened. |
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flourish, expand, thrive, bloom, prosper
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decline, diminish, shrink
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burgeoning economy, population burgeon, industry burgeon
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burnish
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verb
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burnished
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burnished
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burnishes
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burnishing
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To polish something by rubbing; to enhance or improve.
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He burnished the old table until it shone. |
burnish one's reputation |
To improve or enhance one’s public image or standing.
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polish, shine, buff, gloss, brighten
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dull, tarnish, damage
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burnish metal, burnish image, burnish skills, burnish surface
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buttress
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noun, verb
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buttressed
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buttressed
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buttresses
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buttressing
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a structure built against a wall for support; to support or strengthen
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The cathedral walls were buttressed to prevent collapse. |
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support, reinforcement, prop, bolster, strengthen
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weaken, undermine
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stone buttress, flying buttress, buttress support, buttress argument
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🎭
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capricious
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adjective
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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
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The stock market can be capricious, shifting dramatically without warning. |
capricious weather |
unpredictable or changeable weather
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fickle, whimsical, unpredictable, impulsive, erratic
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steady, consistent, reliable
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capricious decision, capricious behavior, capricious nature, capricious weather
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castigation
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noun
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Severe criticism or punishment for wrongdoing.
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The manager’s harsh castigation shocked the entire team. |
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rebuke, reprimand, scolding, chastisement, condemnation
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praise, approval, commendation
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severe castigation, public castigation, castigation of behavior
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catalyst
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noun
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Something that speeds up or causes an event or change without being changed itself.
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The speech was the catalyst for widespread protests. |
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stimulus, trigger, spark, impetus, accelerator
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hindrance, obstacle, deterrent
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catalyst for change, catalyst in reaction, act as a catalyst, important catalyst
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caustic
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adjective
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able to burn or corrode by chemical action; severely sarcastic
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Her caustic remarks hurt his feelings. |
caustic wit |
sharp and biting sense of humor
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corrosive, biting, sarcastic, scathing, harsh
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gentle, mild, kind
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caustic remark, caustic substance, caustic humor, caustic comment
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🃏
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chicanery
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noun
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The use of trickery or deception to achieve a purpose.
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The politician was accused of chicanery to win the election. |
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deception, trickery, fraud, deceit, dishonesty
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honesty, truthfulness, integrity
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political chicanery, financial chicanery, accused of chicanery, expose chicanery
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coagulate
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verb
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coagulated
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coagulated
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coagulates
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coagulating
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to cause a liquid, especially blood, to change into a solid or semi-solid state
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The blood quickly coagulated after the cut. |
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clot, thicken, curdle, congeal
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dissolve, liquefy, melt
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blood coagulates, coagulate milk, quickly coagulate
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