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diminutive
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small
infinitesimal
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extremely small
an infinitesimal pause
minuscule
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small
slight
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small
behemoth
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huge
colossal
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huge amount
gargantuan
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enormous
gigantic
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big
humongous
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huge
mammoth
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huge
monolithic
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huge big
monumental
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great in importance, extent, or size.
it's been a monumental effort
prodigious
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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
titanic
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of exceptional strength, size, or power.
towering
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huge
voluminous
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(of a piece of furniture) large and accommodating.
he sank into a voluminous armchair
Conscientious
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showing great care and effort
He is conscientious with regard to his duties as examiner.
Fastidious
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requiring or characterized by excessive care
Even at the less extreme camps, security procedures remain fastidious.
Meticulous
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showing great care about minute details
Punctilious
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showing great attention to actions or details
He was punctilious about being ready exactly on time.
Purist
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someone who insists on great precision and correctness
Scrupulous
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showing great care towards accuracy and detail
Finicky
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very fussy
Even the most finicky eater will find something to eat.
Nitpicking
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find faults with minor details
Some readers will surely perceive our critique as nitpicking Khan's errors.
persnickety
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very fussy
The search function proves to be either useless or extremely persnickety.
Squeamish
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easily disgusted
This movie is not for the squeamish.
Stickler
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someone who insists that things are done in a certain way
It might seem that you're being a stickler for rules.
Hedonist
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a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker.
she was living the life of a committed hedonist
Sybarite
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someone who follows pleasure and luxury
Jared, who used to be the epitome of Chicago's wealthy sybarites, went bankrupt in December, 1997
Marginal
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Insignificant
Minute
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very detailed, careful and thorough
Paltry
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very less
His account offers a paltry 1% return on your investment.
Token
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something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc.
Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude.
Trifle
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something that is not valuable or important
There's no point worrying over such trifles.
Conjecture
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speculation guess
Construe
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to guess
He construed her intentions from her gestures.
Deduce
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to derive to conclusion
Extrapolate
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to infer
The figures were obtained by extrapolating from past trends.
Surmise
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to guess
I surmise this is needed to complete your homework.
ALLUDE/ALLUSION
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refer to something indirectly
Try not to allude to this matter in his presence because the topic annoys him.
Cue
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a hint
implicit
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understood without being stated clearly
innuendo
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refer to something indirectly
Because the movie is full of sexual innuendos, we did not bring the children.
Insinuate
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refer to something indirectl
The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend's wife.
Tacit
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understood without being stated clearly
She gave a tacit approval by smiling and winking.
Blatant
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obvious and offensive
Websites clamoring for traffic are resorting to blatant bribery.
Explicit
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clear and direct
The plot of 9/11 attack was an explicit act of violence.
Patent
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an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this
Nuances
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a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
he was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect
Subtle
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(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
Discourse
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a long debate, discussion or lecture
A discourse on issues of gender and sexuality.
Dissertation
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a long essay on a subject
He is currently writing a dissertation.
Rhetoric
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exaggerated or pompous speech intended to impress
His offers of compromise were mere rhetoric.
CANDID/CANDOR
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frank or direct
To be candid, I can't stand her.
Forthright
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frank or direct
He was known for his forthright manner.
Botch
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do something badly or carelessly
The work they did on the house was a botched job.
Bungle
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do something awkwardly or carelessly
He was caught during his bungled attempt to burgle the bank.
Misnomer
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a wrong name
Villa was a misnomer - the place was no more than an old farmhouse.
Tactless
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lacking tact
It was tactless of you to comment on his hair!
Bastion
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a thing or person upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc
Hollywood has long been considered a bastion of liberal activism.
Bolster
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Strenghten
Buttress
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strengthen or support
Fortify
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Strength
They fortified the area against attack.
Prime
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main; most important; basic
Prop
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Strength
These are measures to prop up an unpopular government.
Ostracize
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exclude from a group or society
His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
Shun
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ignore or reject
Taboo
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proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable
Abut
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to be adjacent to
His land abuts a village.
Adjacent
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The planes landed on adjacent runways.
Contiguous
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Adjacent
Juxtaposition
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an instance of placing things side by side
The juxtaposition of black-and-white sketches with color prints.
Balk
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to resist doing something
Many parents may balk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes.
Grudging
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do something reluctantly
The grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory.
Alacrity
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showing cheerful willingness to do something
He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his alacrity in executing the orders of his master.
Obliging
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showing a cheerful willingness to do favors
The obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave.
Habituate
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become used to something
Immune
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resistant to something
innure
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become used to something
Doctors become inured to seeing death.
Inveterate
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having a firmly established habit
She is an inveterate smoker and cannot break the habit.
Apprehend
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to understand
Assimilate
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to understand
comprehend
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to understand
I can't comprehend why these meetings are held in secret.
Fathom
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to understand
It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child.
Intelligible
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can be understood
His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students.
Illegible
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can not be understood
This is an illegible signature.
Erode
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to gradually destroy something or make it weaker over a period
Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures.
Subvert
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harm or weaken an established system or authority
This was an alleged plot to subvert the state.
Undercut
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to make somebody/something weaker or less likely to be effective
Some members of the board were trying to undercut the chairman's authority. Some members of the board were trying to undercut the chairman's authority.
Undermine
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to weaken something
Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats.
UNDER GIRD
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to strengthen or support something
Such pursuits enhance the feelings of meaning and social connection that undergird happiness.
Agnostic
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one who doesn't know whether God exists
She grew up in an agnostic household.
Atheist
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not believing in God
proselytize
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try to convert someone's beliefs or religion
Theist
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believing in God
Theology
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study of Gods or religions
He has got a degree in Theology.
Flimsy
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insubstantial and easily damaged.
a flimsy barrier
Frail
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weak and delicate
his small, frail body
intangible
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unable to be touched; not having physical presence
the moonlight made things seem intangible
Tenuous
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very weak or slight.
palpable
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so intense as to seem almost tangible.
a palpable sense of loss
Substantial
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of considerable importance, size, or worth.
tactile
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of or connected with the sense of touch.
tactile sensors
Hypothetical
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of or connected with the sense of touch.
Speculate
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to guess without knowing the complete facts
Empirical
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based on observation or experience
Compassion
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kindness, care, sympathy
empathy
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ability to understand another persons feelings
Callous
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insensitive, cruel or harsh disregard
He had worked in the hospital for so long that he was callous to the suffering in the wards.
Histrionic
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overly dramatic behavior
Melodramatic
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overly dramatic behavior
Gratify
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satisfy an appetite or desire fully
Quench
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satisfy an appetite, thirst or desire fully
Replete
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full of or filled with
Literature is replete with drama and excitement.
Satiate
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satisfy an appetite or desire fully
Protein and fat keep you satiated, so you don't want another snack 30 minutes later.
Saturate
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o soak or fill completely
Annihilate
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destroy completely
Decimate
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destroy greatly
Efface
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remove completely
She tried her best to efface the memory of the accident.
Eradicate
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remove or destroy
Expunge
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remove or destroy
Details of his criminal activities were expunged from the file.
Exterminate
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destroy greatly
Fur seals were nearly exterminated a few years ago.
Extirpate
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to destroy or get rid of something that is bad or not wanted
Hopefully the pesticides will extirpate the insects from my garden.
Obliterate
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destroy completely
Perish
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to die or be destroyed
Raze
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raze something to completely destroy a building, town, etc. so that nothing is left
The village was razed to the ground.
Indelible
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can not be removed
Her unhappy childhood left an indelible mark on her personality
Bereft
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deprived of something or someone
He was completely bereft when his wife died.
Deprived
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prevented from having something
Devoid
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lacking in
Wanting
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not having enough of something

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