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betray
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disloyal
Insidious
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Disloyal
Perfidy
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disloyal
Fealty
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loyalty
Now let us shake hands all around and swear fealty.
fidelity
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loyalty
Fidelity to cherished beliefs has been replaced by loyalty to anything that brings material benefit
embroynic
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just developing
Fledgeling
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young new inexperienced
The intern was still fledgling.
Inchoate
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just beginning
Inchoate feelings of affection for a man whom she had, up till now, thought of as only a friend.
Incipent
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Just beginning
The project is still in its incipient stages.
Nascent
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Just beginning
The actress is now focusing on her nascent singing career.
Rudimentary
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not fully developed
This is perhaps the result of some rudimentary research.
Seasoned
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Experienced
Veteran
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Experienced
CONNOISSEUR
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expert
virtuoso
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talented esp in arts
layperson
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normal
Crux
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summary
Gist
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summary
precis
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summary
purport
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summary
synopsis
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summary
Contrite
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feeling guilty
He looked so contrite that for a while she believed that he was actually feeling sorry for his deeds.
Penitent
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feeling guilty
He was feeling penitent for having punished his son without verifying the truth
Remorse
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guilty
She felt no remorse at leaving them without notice.
RUEFUL
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guilty
The consent was rueful rather than cheerful.
abeyance
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a temporary suspension of activity
hiatus
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gap
lull
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a temporary calm or quiet
A lull in the conversation.
Moratorium
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the suspension of activity
The convention called for a two year moratorium.
Respite
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a break from something difficult or unpleasant
The medicine brought a brief respite from the pain.
Atrophy
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decline
TV viewing may lead to atrophy of children's imaginations.
attenuate
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become weaken
attrition
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weakening down
The enemy surrounded the town and conducted a war of attrition.
Delibilitate
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make weak
The troops were severely debilitated by hunger and disease.
degenerate
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deterioate
degrade
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degrade
Effete
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loss of energy
Enervate
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sap out energy
enfeeble
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make weak
That bout of pneumonia enfeebled him.
Flagging
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Weak or tired
Sap
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drain energy
Wilt
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lose strength
WITHER
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Wilt
Burgeon
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Increase Rapidly
Regenerate
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re create
Rejuvenate
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give energ life
resuscitation
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to revive a person who has lost consciousness
He had an heart attack and all attempts to resuscitate him failed.
Revive
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give energy or life to
QUIXOTIC
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impractical
He is quixotic - he wants to achieve things that are practically impossible.
ideal
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utopian
eccentric
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unusual
Foible
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a slight peculiarity or minor weakness
We have to tolerate each others little foibles.
idiosyncracy
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peculiarity or a distinctive feature
quirkness
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a strange attitude or habit
Arduous
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difficult
Cumbersome
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difficult
encumber
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burden
exacting
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severe demands
onerous
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difficult
ponderous
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difficult
Facile
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done easily
enfranchise
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right to vote
suffrage
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right to vote
Amend
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to correct or improve
Atone
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make up for a guilt
I have a desire to atone for my sins.
disabuse
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remove false idea or belief
Let me disabuse you of your foolish notions about married life.
expiate
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make up for a guilt or wrongdoing
He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.
indemnify
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compensate for harm, loss or damage
The tenant is legally required to indemnify the landlord for any damage caused to the property.
Redemption
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saving from sin
Redress
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make or correct something
Reparation
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repair something
Restitution
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make up for loss
clarity
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clear
elucidate
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make clear
exposition
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a detailed explanation
We need a clear exposition of their legal position.
expound
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explain
limpid
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clear
Lucid
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clear to undersatnd
Pellucid
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clear to undersatnd
Dilemma
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Confusing situation
Plight
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Difficult situation
Predicament
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difficult confusiong situation
Quandary
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difficult confusiong situation
antecedent
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prequel
forerunner
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predecessor
harbinger
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a sign of something to come
precedent
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an example used to justify later similar occurrence
precursor
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a thing that comes before another
amorphous
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no definie or clear shape
becloud
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not clear
indistinct
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not clear
murky
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not clear
nebulous
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not clear
debauchery
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aiyaashi
decadent
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immoral
degenerate
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immoral
depravity
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corruption
dissolute
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aiyaashi
improbity
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lack of honesty and moral integrity
wayward
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willful stubborn
flawless
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perfect
immaculate
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perfect
impeccable
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flawless
infallible
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incapable of making mistakes
integrity
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quality of being honest
probity
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being moral
rectitude
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morally correct behaviour
unimpechable
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trustworthy
bridle
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restrain
circumscribe
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to limit
constraint
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limit
fetter
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a chain or shackle for the feet
manacle
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shackle for wrist
rein
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ability to limit or control something
extricate
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to set free
Anathema
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curse
Blind faith is anathema to science.
Baleful
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harmful
We are aware of the baleful effects of water pollution.
Bane
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something that harms
Sales taxes have become the bane of businesses across the country.
Blight
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something that harms, or destroys
His career has been blighted by injuries.
Deleterious
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harmful
The deleterious effect of stress on health.
Detrimental
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harmful
Malediction
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a curse
Malignant
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harmful
pernicious
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harmful
Monotonous
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Boring
Plod
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to walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because you are tired
Our horses plodded down the muddy track.
Tedious
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Boring too long

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