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1
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Abstain

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restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
“the terms stipulate that he must abstain from consumption of alcohol and controlled substances”

2.
formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.
“forty-one voted with the Opposition, and some sixty more abstained”
Similar:
not vote
decline/refuse to vote
sit on the fence

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Approbation

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approval or praise.
“a term of approbation”

approval
acceptance
assent
endorsement

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Cherish

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protect and care for (someone) lovingly.
“he needed a woman he could cherish”

adore
hold dear
love
care very much for

  1. keep (a hope or ambition) in one’s mind.
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Corroborate

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confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
“the witness had corroborated the boy’s account of the attack”

confirm
verify
endorse
ratify

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Disparate

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essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.
“they inhabit disparate worlds of thought”

contrasting
different
differing
dissimilar

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Emulate

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match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
“most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great”

imitate
copy
reproduce
mimic

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Enervate

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make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
“the heat enervated us all”

exhaust
tire
fatigue
weary
wear out
devitalize
drain

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Ephemeral

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lasting for a very short time.
“fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old”

transitory
transient
fleeting

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Fleeting

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lasting for a very short time.
“for a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy”
Similar:
brief
transient
short-lived

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Fervid

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intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.
“his fervid protestations of love”

fervent
ardent
passionate
impassioned

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Impassioned

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filled with or showing great emotion.
“she made an impassioned plea for help”

emotional
heartfelt
wholehearted
full-hearted

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Impassion

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make passionate.
“her body had once pleased and impassioned him”

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Garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
“a garrulous cab driver”

talkative
loquacious
voluble
verbose

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Incendiary

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1.
(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
“incendiary bombs”

combustible
flammable
inflammable
fire-producing
fire-raising

2.
tending to stir up conflict.
“incendiary rhetoric”

inflammatory
rabble-rousing
provocative
agitational

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Inimical

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tending to obstruct or harm.
“the policy was inimical to Britain’s real interests”

harmful
injurious
detrimental
deleterious
pernicious

unfriendly; hostile.
“an inimical alien power”

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Pernicious

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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
“the pernicious effects of air pollution”

harmful
damaging
destructive
injurious

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Invigorate

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give strength or energy to.
“the shower had invigorated her”

revitalize
energize
refresh
revive
vivify

18
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Opaque

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not able to be seen through; not transparent.
“bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid”

non-transparent
cloudy
filmy
blurred

(especially of language) hard or impossible to understand.

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Paradigmatic

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1.
serving as a typical example of something.
“his biography is paradigmatic of the experiences of this generation”
2.
of or denoting the relationship between a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles.

20
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Pedantic

A

excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
“his analyses are careful and even painstaking, but never pedantic”
Similar:
overscrupulous
scrupulous
precise
exact
over-exacting

21
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Scrupulous

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(of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
“the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail”

careful
meticulous
painstaking

22
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Painstaking

A

done with or employing great care and thoroughness.
“painstaking attention to detail”

careful
meticulous
thorough

23
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Virulent

A

(of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
“a virulent strain of influenza”

(of a pathogen, especially a virus) highly infective.
“Staphylococcus aureus is a common organism whose virulent strains are causing problems”

bitterly hostile.
“his involvement with the temperance movement led to his virulent attack on the drink trade”

vitriolic
malicious
malevolent

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Precipitate

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cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
“the incident precipitated a political crisis”

bring about
bring on
cause

25
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Profundity

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great depth of insight or knowledge.
“the simplicity and profundity of the message”

wisdom
(deep) insight
intelligence
sagacity

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Sagacious

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having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.
“they were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation”

wise
clever
intelligent

27
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Punctilious

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showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
“he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests”

meticulous
conscientious
careful
diligent

28
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Recondite

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(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
“the book is full of recondite information”

obscure
abstruse
arcane
esoteric

29
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Scrupulous

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(of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
“the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail”

careful
meticulous
painstaking
thorough

30
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Dither

A

be indecisive.
“I can’t bear people who dither”

hesitate
falter
waver
teeter
vacillate

31
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Falter

A

lose strength or momentum.
“the music faltered, stopped, and started up again”

hesitate
delay
drag one’s feet
stall
think twice

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