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Agenda
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noun noun: agenda; plural noun: agendas 1. a list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting. "the question of nuclear weapons had been removed from the agenda" synonyms: list of items, schedule, program, timetable, itinerary, lineup, list, plan, to-do list; trademarkdaytimer "the next topic on the agenda" a plan of things to be done or problems to be addressed. "he vowed to put jobs at the top of his agenda" synonyms: list of items, schedule, program, timetable, itinerary, lineup, list, plan, to-do list; trademarkdaytimer "the next topic on the agenda" the underlying intentions or motives of a particular person or group. "Miller has his own agenda and it has nothing to do with football" synonyms: plan, scheme, motive; exit strategy "their hidden agenda" 2. NORTH AMERICAN an appointment diary.
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Amiable
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warm·heart·ed ˌwôrmˈhärdəd/ adjective adjective: warm-hearted; adjective: warmhearted (of a person or their actions) sympathetic and kind. synonyms: kind, warm, big-hearted, tenderhearted, tender, loving, caring, feeling, unselfish, selfless, benevolent, humane, good-natured; More friendly, sympathetic, understanding, compassionate, charitable, generous "the boundless comfort of her warmhearted embrace"
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Befuddle
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be·fud·dle bəˈfədl/ verb verb: befuddle; 3rd person present: befuddles; past tense: befuddled; past participle: befuddled; gerund or present participle: befuddling make (someone) unable to think clearly. "he has an air of befuddled unworldliness" synonyms: confused, muddled, addled, bewildered, disoriented, fazed, perplexed, dazed, dizzy, stupefied, groggy, muzzy, foggy, fuddled, fuzzy, dopey, woozy, befogged, mixed up; informaldiscombobulated "befuddled from the anesthesia" antonyms: clear
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Blight
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blight blīt/ noun noun: blight; plural noun: blights 1. a plant disease, especially one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts. "the vines suffered blight and disease" synonyms: disease, canker, infestation, fungus, mildew, mold "potato blight" a thing that spoils or damages something. "her remorse could be a blight on that happiness" synonyms: affliction, scourge, bane, curse, plague, menace, misfortune, woe, trouble, ordeal, trial, nuisance, pest "the blight of aircraft noise" antonyms: blessing an ugly, neglected, or rundown condition of an urban area. "the depressing urban blight that lies to the south of the city" verb verb: blight; 3rd person present: blights; past tense: blighted; past participle: blighted; gerund or present participle: blighting 1. infect (plants or a planted area) with blight. "a peach tree blighted by leaf curl" synonyms: infect, mildew; More kill, destroy "a tree blighted by leaf curl" spoil, harm, or destroy. "the scandal blighted the careers of several leading politicians" synonyms: ruin, wreck, spoil, mar, frustrate, disrupt, undo, end, scotch, destroy, shatter, devastate, demolish; More informalmess up, foul up, stymie "scandal blighted the careers of several politicians" subject (an urban area) to neglect. "plans to establish enterprise zones in blighted areas"
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Boisterous
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ous ˈboist(ə)rəs/ adjective adjective: boisterous (of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy. "the boisterous conviviality associated with taverns of that period" synonyms: lively, animated, exuberant, spirited, rambunctious; More rowdy, unruly, wild, uproarious, unrestrained, undisciplined, uninhibited, uncontrolled, rough, disorderly, riotous, knockabout; noisy, loud, clamorous "a boisterous game of handball" antonyms: restrained, quiet (of wind, weather, or water) wild or stormy. "the boisterous wind was lulled" synonyms: blustery, gusty, windy, stormy, wild, squally, tempestuous; More howling, roaring; informalblowy "a boisterous wind" antonyms: calm
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Clarity
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ty ˈklerədē/ noun noun: clarity the quality of being clear, in particular. the quality of coherence and intelligibility. "for the sake of clarity, each of these strategies is dealt with separately" synonyms: lucidity, lucidness, clearness, coherence; formalperspicuity "the clarity of his account" antonyms: vagueness, obscurity the quality of being easy to see or hear; sharpness of image or sound. "the clarity of the picture" synonyms: sharpness, clearness, crispness, definition "the clarity of the image" antonyms: blurriness the quality of being certain or definite. "it was clarity of purpose that he needed" the quality of transparency or purity. "the crystal clarity of water" synonyms: limpidity, limpidness, clearness, transparency, translucence, pellucidity "the crystal clarity of the water" antonyms: murkiness, opacity Origin Middle English (in the sense 'glory, divine splendor'): from Latin claritas, from clarus 'clear.' The current sense dates from the early 17th century.
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Compliant
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ant kəmˈplīənt/ adjective adjective: compliant 1. inclined to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent. "good-humored, eagerly compliant girls" synonyms: acquiescent, amenable, biddable, tractable, complaisant, accommodating, cooperative; More obedient, docile, malleable, pliable, submissive, tame, yielding, controllable, unresisting, persuadable, persuasible "her compliant husband" antonyms: recalcitrant meeting or in accordance with rules or standards. "the systems are Y2K compliant" 2. PHYSICSMEDICINE having the property of compliance.
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Conserve
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serve verb verb: conserve; 3rd person present: conserves; past tense: conserved; past participle: conserved; gerund or present participle: conserving kənˈsərv/ 1. protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction. "the funds raised will help conserve endangered meadowlands" prevent the wasteful or harmful overuse of (a resource). "industry should conserve more water" synonyms: preserve, protect, save, safeguard, keep, look after; More sustain, prolong, perpetuate; store, reserve, husband "fossil fuel should be conserved" antonyms: squander PHYSICS maintain (a quantity such as energy or mass) at a constant overall total. BIOCHEMISTRY retain (a particular amino acid, nucleotide, or sequence of these) unchanged in different protein or DNA molecules. preserve (food, typically fruit) with sugar. noun noun: conserve; plural noun: conserves ˈkänˌsərv,kənˈsərv/ 1. a sweet food made by preserving fruit with sugar; jam. synonyms: jam, preserve, jelly, marmalade "cherry conserve" Origin late Middle English: from Old French conserver (verb), conserve (noun), from Latin conservare 'to preserve,' from con- 'together' + servare 'to keep.'
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Debut
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but dāˈbyo͞o/ noun noun: debut; plural noun: debuts 1. a person's first appearance or performance in a particular capacity or role. "the film marked his debut as a director" synonyms: first appearance, first performance, launch, coming out, entrance, premiere, introduction, inception, inauguration; informalkickoff "her acting debut was in a forgettable play in Pittsburgh" the first public appearance of a new product or presentation of a theatrical show. "the car makes its world debut" denoting the first recording or publication of a group, singer, or writer. modifier noun: debut "a debut album" dated the first appearance of a debutante in society. verb verb: debut; 3rd person present: debuts; past tense: debuted; past participle: debuted; gerund or present participle: debuting 1. perform in public for the first time. "the Rolling Stones debuted at the Marquee" (of a new product) be launched. "the model is expected to debut at $19,000" (of a company) launch (a new product). "the company is to debut new software" Origin mid 18th century: from French début, from débuter 'lead off.'
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Gory
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gor·y ˈɡôrē/ adjective adjective: gory; comparative adjective: gorier; superlative adjective: goriest involving or showing violence and bloodshed. "a gory horror film" synonyms: grisly, gruesome, violent, bloody, brutal, savage; More ghastly, frightful, horrid, fearful, hideous, macabre, horrible, horrific; shocking, appalling, monstrous, unspeakable; informalblood-and-guts "a gory ritual slaughter" covered in blood. synonyms: bloody, bloodstained, blood-soaked "gory pieces of flesh"
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Gross
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gross ɡrōs/ adjective adjective: gross; comparative adjective: grosser; superlative adjective: grossest 1. unattractively large or bloated. "I feel fat, gross—even my legs feel flabby" synonyms: obese, corpulent, overweight, fat, big, large, fleshy, flabby, portly, bloated; More informalporky, pudgy, tubby, blubbery, roly-poly "the child was pale and gross" antonyms: slender large-scale; not fine or detailed. "at the gross anatomical level" complete; blatant. "a gross exaggeration" synonyms: flagrant, blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, naked, barefaced, shameless, brazen, audacious, undisguised, unconcealed, patent, transparent, manifest, palpable; More out and out, utter, complete "a gross distortion of the truth" antonyms: minor vulgar; unrefined. "the duties we felt called upon to perform toward our inferiors were only gross, material ones" synonyms: boorish, coarse, vulgar, loutish, oafish, thuggish, brutish, philistine, uncouth, crass, common, unrefined, unsophisticated, uncultured, uncultivated; informalcloddish "men of gross natures" antonyms: refined informal very unpleasant; repulsive. "it's disgusting and gross, but it's a fact" synonyms: disgusting, repellent, repulsive, abhorrent, loathsome, foul, nasty, obnoxious, sickening, nauseating, stomach-churning, unpalatable; More vomitous; informalyucky, icky, gut-churning, skeevy "the place smelled gross" antonyms: pleasant, lovely 2. (of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total. "the gross amount of the gift was $1,000" synonyms: total, whole, entire, complete, full, overall, combined, aggregate; More before deductions, before tax, pretax "their gross income" antonyms: net (of weight) including all contents, fittings, wrappings, or other variable items; overall. "a projected gross takeoff weight of 500,000 pounds" (of a score in golf) as actually played, without taking handicap into account. adverb adverb: gross 1. without tax or other contributions having been deducted. verb verb: gross; 3rd person present: grosses; past tense: grossed; past participle: grossed; gerund or present participle: grossing 1. produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income. "the film went on to gross $8 million in the U.S" synonyms: earn, make, bring in, take, get, receive, collect; informalrake in "she grosses over a million dollars a year" noun noun: gross; plural noun: grosses 1. an amount equal to twelve dozen; 144. "fifty-five gross of tins of processed milk" 2. a gross profit or income. "the box-office grosses mounted" Origin Middle English (in the sense 'thick, massive, bulky'): from Old French gros, grosse 'large,' from late Latin grossus .
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Induce
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in·duce inˈd(y)o͞os/ verb verb: induce; 3rd person present: induces; past tense: induced; past participle: induced; gerund or present participle: inducing 1. succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something. "the pickets induced many workers to stay away" synonyms: persuade, convince, prevail upon, get, make, prompt, move, inspire, influence, encourage, motivate; More coax into, wheedle into, cajole into, talk into, prod into; informaltwist someone's arm "the pickets induced many workers to stay away" antonyms: dissuade 2. bring about or give rise to. "none of these measures induced a change of policy" synonyms: bring about, cause, produce, effect, create, give rise to, generate, instigate, engender, occasion, set in motion, lead to, result in, trigger, whip up, stir up, kindle, arouse, rouse, foster, promote, encourage; More literarybeget, enkindle; rareeffectuate "how to induce hypnosis" antonyms: prevent produce (an electric charge or current or a magnetic state) by induction. PHYSICS cause (radioactivity) by bombardment with radiation. 3. MEDICINE bring on (the birth of a baby) artificially, typically by the use of drugs. bring on childbirth in (a pregnant woman) artificially, typically by the use of drugs. 4. LOGIC derive by inductive reasoning. Origin late Middle English (formerly also as enduce ): from Latin inducere 'lead in,' from in- 'into' + ducere 'to lead,' or from French enduire . Compare with endue.
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Leeway
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way ˈlēˌwā/ noun noun: leeway 1. the amount of freedom to move or act that is available. "the government had several months' leeway to introduce reforms" synonyms: freedom, scope, latitude, space, room, liberty, flexibility, license, free hand, free rein "enforcement officials now have more leeway in prosecuting offenders" margin of safety. "there is little leeway if anything goes wrong" 2. the sideways drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the desired course. "the leeway is only about 2°"
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Limber
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lim·ber1 ˈlimbər/ adjective adjective: limber 1. (of a person or body part) lithe; supple. synonyms: lithe, supple, nimble, lissome, flexible, fit, agile, acrobatic, loose-jointed, loose-limbed "I have to practice to keep myself limber" antonyms: stiff (of a thing) flexible. "limber graphite fishing rods" verb verb: limber; 3rd person present: limbers; past tense: limbered; past participle: limbered; gerund or present participle: limbering 1. warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sports. "the acrobats were limbering up for the big show" synonyms: warm up, loosen up, get into condition, get into shape, practice, train, stretch "they're limbering up for the marathon" Origin mid 16th century (as an adjective): perhaps from limber2 in the dialect sense 'cart shaft,' with allusion to a to-and-fro motion.
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Maze
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maze māz/ noun noun: maze; plural noun: mazes 1. a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way. a complex network of paths or passages. "they were trapped in a menacing maze of corridors" synonyms: labyrinth, complex network, warren; More web, tangle, jungle, snarl; puzzle "the mainland's city streets were a baffling maze to the islanders" a confusing mass of information. "a maze of petty regulations" verbarchaicdialect past participle: mazed; verb: maze; 3rd person present: mazes; gerund or present participle: mazing 1. be dazed and confused. "she was still mazed with the drug she had taken" Origin Middle English (denoting delirium or delusion): probably from the base of amaze, of which the verb is a shortening.
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Oracle
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or·a·cle ˈôrək(ə)l/ noun noun: oracle; plural noun: oracles 1. a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity. a place at which divine advice or prophecy was sought. synonyms: prophet, prophetess, sibyl, seer, augur, prognosticator, diviner, soothsayer, fortune teller, sage "the oracle of Apollo" a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority or guide on something. "casting the attorney general as the oracle for and guardian of the public interest is simply impossible" synonyms: authority, expert, specialist, pundit, mentor, adviser, guru "our oracle on Africa" 2. a response or message given by an oracle, typically one that is ambiguous or obscure. Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin oraculum, from orare 'speak.'
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Partisan
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san ˈpärdəzən/ noun noun: partisan; plural noun: partisans; noun: partizan; plural noun: partizans 1. a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. synonyms: supporter, follower, adherent, devotee, champion; More fanatic, fan, enthusiast, stalwart, zealot, booster "conservative partisans" 2. a member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in enemy-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of eastern Europe in World War II. synonyms: guerrilla, freedom fighter, resistance fighter, underground fighter, irregular (soldier) "the partisans opened fire from the woods" adjective adjective: partisan; adjective: partizan 1. prejudiced in favor of a particular cause. "newspapers have become increasingly partisan" synonyms: biased, prejudiced, one-sided, discriminatory, colored, partial, interested, sectarian, factional "partisan attitudes" antonyms: unbiased Origin mid 16th century: from French, via Italian dialect from Italian partigiano, from parte 'part' (from Latin pars, part- ).
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Reimburse
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burse ˌrēimˈbərs/ verb verb: reimburse; 3rd person present: reimburses; past tense: reimbursed; past participle: reimbursed; gerund or present participle: reimbursing repay (a person who has spent or lost money). "the investors should be reimbursed for their losses" synonyms: compensate, recompense, repay "we'll reimburse you" repay (a sum of money that has been spent or lost). "they spend thousands of dollars that are not reimbursed by insurance" synonyms: repay, refund, return, pay back "they will reimburse your travel costs" Origin early 17th century: from re- 'back, again' + obsolete imburse 'put in a purse,' from medieval Latin imbursare, from in- 'into' + late Latin bursa 'purse.'
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Vacate
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va·cate ˈvāˌkāt/ verb verb: vacate; 3rd person present: vacates; past tense: vacated; past participle: vacated; gerund or present participle: vacating 1. leave (a place that one previously occupied). "rooms must be vacated by noon on the last day of your vacation" synonyms: leave, move out of, evacuate, quit, depart from; More abandon, desert "he was forced to vacate the premises" antonyms: occupy, inhabit give up (a position or office). "he will vacate a job in government sales" synonyms: resign from, leave, stand down from, give up, bow out of, relinquish, retire from, quit "he will be vacating his post next year" antonyms: take up 2. LAW cancel or annul (a judgment, contract, or charge). Origin mid 17th century (as a legal term, also in the sense 'make ineffective'): from Latin vacat- 'left empty,' from the verb vacare .
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Vagabond
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vag·a·bond ˈvaɡəˌbänd/ noun noun: vagabond; plural noun: vagabonds 1. a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job. informaldated a rascal; a rogue. adjective adjective: vagabond 1. having no settled home. verbarchaic verb: vagabond; 3rd person present: vagabonds; past tense: vagabonded; past participle: vagabonded; gerund or present participle: vagabonding 1. wander about as or like a vagabond. Origin Middle English (originally denoting a criminal): from Old French, or from Latin vagabundus, from vagari 'wander.'
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