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Emoji
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alleviate
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verb
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alleviated
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alleviated
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alleviates
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alleviating
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to make suffering, pain, or a problem less severe
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The medicine helped alleviate her headache. |
alleviate suffering |
to reduce someone's suffering
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ease, relieve, lessen, mitigate, reduce
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worsen, aggravate, intensify
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alleviate pain, alleviate suffering, alleviate poverty, alleviate symptoms
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alloy
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noun
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A mixture of metals or a metal combined with another element.
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Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. |
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mixture, blend, composite, amalgam, fusion
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pure metal, element
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metal alloy, alloy wheels, alloy composition, alloy steel
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allure
/əˈlʊr/
verb
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allured
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allured
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allures
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alluring
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To attract or tempt someone with charm or appeal.
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The city allures tourists with its vibrant nightlife. |
the allure of |
the appeal or attraction of something
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attract, entice, charm, fascinate, captivate
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repel, disgust, deter
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allure of power, natural allure, allure of beauty, allure tourists
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amalgamate
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verb
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amalgamated
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amalgamated
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amalgamates
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amalgamating
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to combine or unite to form one organization or structure; to merge
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The two companies decided to amalgamate their operations. |
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merge, combine, unite, blend
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separate, divide, split, isolate
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amalgamate companies, amalgamate operations, successfully amalgamate, amalgamate resources, amalgamate efforts
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ambiguous
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adjective
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Open to more than one interpretation; unclear or uncertain.
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His answer was so ambiguous that no one understood his real opinion. |
ambiguous statement |
a statement that can be interpreted in more than one way
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unclear, vague, uncertain, equivocal, obscure
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clear, definite, explicit
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ambiguous statement, ambiguous meaning, ambiguous situation, ambiguous terms
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ambivalence
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noun
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The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something.
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He felt ambivalence about moving to a new city. |
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uncertainty, indecision, doubt, hesitation
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certainty, decisiveness, clarity
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feel ambivalence, emotional ambivalence, deep ambivalence
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ambrosia
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noun
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The food of the gods in classical mythology; something extremely pleasing to taste or smell.
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The dessert was so delicious that it tasted like ambrosia. |
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delicacy, nectar, delight, treat, luxury
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poison, disgust, repulsion
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tastes like ambrosia, ambrosia salad, sweet ambrosia, ambrosia dessert
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ameliorate
/əˈmiːliəreɪt/
verb
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ameliorated
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ameliorated
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ameliorates
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ameliorating
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to make something better or improve a bad situation
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Policies were introduced to ameliorate living conditions in the city. |
ameliorate the situation |
to improve a problematic or difficult condition
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improve, enhance, upgrade, better, reform
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worsen, deteriorate, aggravate
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ameliorate conditions, ameliorate the situation, ameliorate suffering, ameliorate poverty
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amenable
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adjective
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willing to cooperate or be influenced; open to suggestions
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She was amenable to the idea of working longer hours. |
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agreeable, cooperative, responsive, compliant
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stubborn, uncooperative, resistant
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amenable to change, amenable to suggestion, amenable to law
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amenity
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noun
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a useful or pleasant facility or feature of a place
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The apartment has every amenity needed for comfortable living. |
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facility, feature, service, convenience
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drawback, disadvantage
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amenity value, basic amenity, local amenity
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amulet
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noun
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an ornament or small object believed to protect against evil, danger, or disease
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She wore an amulet to protect herself from harm. |
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charm, talisman, pendant, token
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curse, hex, bane
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wear an amulet, lucky amulet, protective amulet
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anachronism
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something that is out of its proper time period, especially something old-fashioned in a modern context
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Using a typewriter today feels like an anachronism. |
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outdated, relic, antiquated, obsolete
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modernity, contemporaneity, relevance
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historical anachronism, cultural anachronism, seen as anachronism
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analgesic
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noun
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A drug or substance that relieves pain.
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She took an analgesic to ease her headache. |
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painkiller, anesthetic, sedative, remedy
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stimulant, irritant
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take an analgesic, effective analgesic, prescribe an analgesic
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analogous
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Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
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The human brain is analogous to a computer in processing information. |
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similar, comparable, alike, equivalent
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different, dissimilar, unrelated
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analogous situation, analogous example, analogous structure
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anarchy
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a state of disorder due to the absence or failure of government or authority
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The collapse of the regime led to anarchy in the streets. |
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chaos, disorder, lawlessness, turmoil
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order, stability, control
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political anarchy, total anarchy, social anarchy
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anodyne
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adjective
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Not likely to cause offense; bland or harmless. Also refers to something that relieves pain.
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The speaker’s anodyne remarks avoided controversy. |
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inoffensive, bland, harmless, soothing, palliative
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provocative, offensive, harmful
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anodyne statement, anodyne comment, anodyne medicine
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anomalous
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deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
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Scientists observed an anomalous result during the experiment. |
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abnormal, irregular, unusual, atypical, deviant
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normal, regular, standard
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anomalous behavior, anomalous result, anomalous pattern, anomalous situation
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antecedent
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something that came before; a previous event, condition, or cause
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The cultural antecedents of this festival go back centuries. |
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a word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to
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predecessor, precursor, forerunner, precedent
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descendant, successor
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historical antecedent, cultural antecedent, legal antecedent
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antediluvian
/ˌæntɪdəˈluːviən/
adjective
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extremely old-fashioned; belonging to the time before the biblical flood
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His views on women are positively antediluvian. |
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outdated, archaic, obsolete, primitive, ancient
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modern, contemporary, current
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antediluvian beliefs, antediluvian customs, antediluvian ideas
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antipathy
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a deep-seated feeling of dislike or aversion toward something or someone
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There was a mutual antipathy between the two rival companies. |
natural antipathy |
an inherent or instinctive dislike
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aversion, hostility, dislike, animosity, repugnance
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sympathy, affinity, fondness
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mutual antipathy, deep antipathy, natural antipathy, feel antipathy, antipathy toward
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apathy
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a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
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The students showed apathy towards the new rules. |
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indifference, unconcern, detachment, passivity
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interest, enthusiasm, passion
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show apathy, political apathy, general apathy, apathy towards
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apex
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noun
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the highest point or peak of something
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The climbers finally reached the apex of the mountain. |
at the apex of |
at the highest or most successful point
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peak, summit, pinnacle, climax, acme
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base, bottom, nadir
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apex predator, apex of power, apex court, apex of success
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apogee
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the highest or most distant point; the climax or peak of something
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The empire reached its apogee during the 18th century. |
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peak, climax, pinnacle, zenith, summit
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nadir, bottom, base
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reach apogee, political apogee, cultural apogee, apogee of power
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apothegm
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A short, witty, and instructive saying or maxim.
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His speech was filled with apothegms about life and success. |
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saying, maxim, aphorism, proverb, adage
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nonsense, babble
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wise apothegm, ancient apothegm, famous apothegm
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appease
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verb
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appeased
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appeases
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appeasing
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to calm or pacify someone by meeting their demands
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The manager tried to appease the angry customer. |
appease someone's anger |
to reduce someone's anger by satisfying them
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pacify, calm, satisfy, placate, soothe
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provoke, anger, agitate
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appease anger, appease demand, appease fears
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