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Warm (adj) .............................................................................................................................................. 2
To warm................................................................................................................................................... 3
TO marry ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Cordial (adj) ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Vital (adj) ................................................................................................................................................. 6
Vital (adj) ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Energetic (adj) ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Animate (adj)......................................................................................................................................... 10
To animate (verb – transitive) ............................................................................................................... 10
TO animate ............................................................................................................................................ 11
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Wholly (adv) ...................................................................................................................................... 13
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Exclusively (adv) .................................................................................................................................... 14
Only (adv) .............................................................................................................................................. 14
Only (conj) ............................................................................................................................................. 14
Just (adv) ............................................................................................................................................... 14
Precisely (adv) ....................................................................................................................................... 15
Due (adj)................................................................................................................................................ 16
Origin of DUE ................................................................................................................................... 16
Due (adv) ............................................................................................................................................... 16
To endow ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Vigorous (adj) ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Vigorous (adj) ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Invigorating (adj) ................................................................................................................................... 18

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Wrought (adj)
: CREATED, SHAPED<and a young lad whose freckled face bore as … finely wrought features as
one could wish to see — Sidney Lovett>
2a: worked into shape by artistry or effort : FASHIONED, FORMED<beautifully wrought garland of
spring flowers>
b: fashioned with particular adherence to form or style<this highly wrought, artificial conversation,
with its … high-piled metaphors — Virginia Woolf><the most highly wrought and finished of
English elegies — Marion Tucker>
3: finished in an elaborate decorative style : EMBELLISHED, EMBROIDERED, ORNAMENTED<the
slippers were … curiously wrought with colored beads — William Black><the screen was
… wrought with a rather florid Louis Quatorze pattern — Oscar Wilde>
4: processed for use : MANUFACTURED<a gown of wrought silk>
5a: beaten into shape by tools : shaped by a mechanical action (as rolling, forging, extrusion, or
drawing) : HAMMERED —used of metals<a bracelet of wrought silver><a tray
of wrought copper><wrought brass and wrought bronze are less expensive than some other
metals — A. H. Brownell>
b: produced by one of these methods<searched the shops for wrought work>
6: not crude or plain : FINISHED<the wrought oaken beams — John Keats>
7: deeply stirred : possessed of an excited state of mind : unduly stimulated<when I am
highly wrought, I faint — W. S. Gilbert>—often used with up<let myself get wrought up over
nothing — Ellen Glasgow>

Warm (adj)
inflected form(s): -er/-est
1a(1) : having or manifesting heat especially to a moderate or pleasurable degree usually : not quite
hot<the warm, almost the hot carriage— William Sansom><so warm and balmy that the windows were
flung open— W. M. Thackeray>
(2) : perceptibly above bodily temperature without being painful or harmful<a warm bath><warm soup>
b: having the heat naturally appropriate to a living warm-blooded animal<the body was still warm>
c: sending or giving out heat usually to a comfortable or beneficial degree : producing sensations of
heat<a warm radiator><the sunshine was warm>
d: conserving or tending to maintain or preserve heat and especially a satisfactory degree of
heat<warm insulation><a warm sweater>
e(1) : marked by or conducive to sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion that when
resulting from sport or pleasurable exertion are often accompanied by a glow of well-being<warm after
playing tennis><a warm climb>
(2) : limber and ready for action after preliminary exercise<rewrite the memorized piece until you feel
your hand is warm — C. I. Blanchard & C. E. Zoubek>
2a: comfortably established or settled : secure and comfortable<a warm existence in his old age>
bBritish : being in comfortable financial circumstances : RICH, WELL-TO-DO

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3a: marked by strong feeling, passion, or enthusiasm : ARDENT, ZEALOUS<being … of a warm and impetuous
nature, responded to their affection with quite a tropical ardor — W. M. Thackeray><expostulated
in warm terms — T. B. Macaulay>
b: marked by brisk excitement, lively exchanges, sharp disagreement, hot temper, or anger : not smooth,
mild, soothing, or placating<that political campaign, which was a warm and bitter one — P. B.
Kyne><continual warm controversy and occasional litigation — R. I. McDavid>
4a(1) : readily showing or reacting to love, affection, fondness, appreciative pleasure, or gratitude : often
demonstratively genial, cordial, sympathetic, or affectionate<his seemingly rough exterior covered
a warm heart — D. E. Smith><warm with the love of mankind — H. O. Taylor><a wave of genial
friendliness flowed from the warm silly hearts of Britons — Rose Macaulay>
(2) : accompanied by, giving rise to, or giving the impression of a feeling of love, tenderness, gratitude,
well-being, or pleasure<his eyes … met hers with clear, frank, warm regard — Zane
Grey><the warm sense of community life — Andrew Phelan><a
rich warm voice><revived warm memories of pleasant times>
b(1) : marked by sexual desire or passion : LEWD, LECHEROUS<another lascivious mother and
a warm daughter — Elizabeth Hardwick>
(2) : emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents<difficult to see why this book should have
been suppressed before the war; there are no warm passages — Graham Greene>
5: accompanied or marked by extreme danger, duress, or pain<met with such a warm reception that he
fled — American Guide Series: Maryland>
6a: newly made : still strong : FRESH<a warm scent>
b: near to a goal, object, or solution sought<indicative words … show the searcher when he is
getting warm — A. J. Ayer>
7: having the color or tone of something (as fire or the sun) that imparts heat specifically : of a hue in the
range yellow through orange to red

To warm
inflected form(s): -ed/-ing/-s
transitive verb
1a: to make warm : communicate a degree of heat to : supply or furnish warmth to<in front of the
fireplace warming himself — Laura Krey><the sun warming the morning air><warm the baby's milk>
b: to provide with a means of maintaining heat<of wine red brocade, warmed with an inner lining of grey
squirrel fur — Nora Waln>
2a: to infuse with or with the appearance of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure<a fine expression of
personal faith warms the heart of the hearer — William James><warmed by the sense of renewed
solidarity with his group — Thomas Munro><a voice … warmed … by fits of genial, deep chuckling —
Osbert Sitwell><a barrel of home brew … warmed things up — Roderick Finlayson>
b: to fill with anger, zeal, hatred, or passion<the sense of urgency increasingly warms the words of the
man — Waldo Frank>
c: to impart life, color, or zest to<the blood that warms an English yeoman — A. E. Housman><the walls
were warmed and adorned with tapestry — G. M. Trevelyan><lime juice, which the
gentlemen warmed with a little brandy — Rachel Henning>
3: to open (a house) by an entertainment : give a housewarming in or for

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4a(1) : to reheat (cooked food) for eating —often used with over<bitter coffee warmed over from the
night before — George Bradshaw>
(2) : to prepare (a meal) by reheating leftovers —often used with over
b: to revive or reuse especially in a situation where vigor, cogency, or significance is no longer
present<warming old feuds for the sake of politics — Dixon Wecter>—usually used with over<his
illustrative examples are almost invariably warmed over from other writings — S. L. A. Marshall>
5: to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation<sparks shot down
toward the water as a turret gunner warmed his guns — Howard Hunt><men warming their boat
motors — G. S. Perry>—often used with up<begin each practice period by warming up your hand — C. I.
Blanchard & C. E. Zoubek>
intransitive verb
1: to become warm or warmer in temperature : become moderately heated : grow warm<the earth may
be gradually warming — A. E. Benfield><June warmed into July — Josephine Johnson>—sometimes used
with up<once the milk is in the can it cools down or warms up very slowly — Farmer's Weekly (South
Africa)>
2a: to become ardent or interested : grow sympathetic, angry, fervent, or impassioned<gaining
confidence and warming to his task — John Buchan><many people can only warm up at a party — Vance
Packard><whose whole face warmed as she talked — Robert Friedman><his desire for
revenge warmed easily into madness — John Erskine †1951>
b: to become filled with affection, love, friendship, or kindliness —used
with to or toward<always warmed toward anyone who praised his kids — Ross Annett>
3: to experience feelings of well-being, success, pleasure, or happiness : BASK<we warm with pleasure at
mere mention of their names — Ralph Ellison>
4: to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity or gradual increase in speed or
activity<the radio warmed and music came on — William George>—usually used with up<planes on deck
ready to warm up and take off — K. M. Dodson>
warm the bench
: to serve as a substitute on an athletic team : be a bench warmer<patiently warmed the bench while his
teammates played — Margery Miller>

TO marry
nflected form(s): -ed/-ing/-es
transitive verb
1a: to become united in wedlock : constitute husband and wife according to law or
custom<they married each other soon after they met>—usually used in the passive<they were married as
mere children>
b: to dispose of (as a daughter) in wedlock : give in marriage —used especially of a parent or
guardian<he married his daughter to his partner's son>
c: to take as husband or wife : WED<he married the girl next door>
d: to join (persons) in wedlock : perform the ceremony of marriage for (a person or couple) —used of a
religious or civil functionary<he married ten couples in one week>
e: to obtain by marriage<had every intention of marrying wealth and security>
2: to unite in close and usually permanent relation: such as

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a(1) : to join (two ropes) end to end so as to run through a block without jamming at the joint
(2) : to place (two ropes) alongside of each other so as to be grasped and hauled on at the same time
(3) : to join (pieces of wood) with a rope<will have to use married wedges in launching the ship>
b: to unite two or more wines of different age, vintage, or quality either by blending or by blending and
aging
intransitive verb
1a: to enter into the connubial state : take a husband or a wife : WED<he first married at twenty>
b: to be a contracting party to a marriage ceremony, regardless of its validity
2: to enter into a close or intimate union<these wines marry well>
marry into
: to become a member of by marriage<married into a prominent family>

to perform the ceremony of marriage for

they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

Synonyms wed

Related Words match, mate; conjoin, connect, unite; affiance

2to give in marriage

the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

Synonyms espouse, match, wed

Related Words commit, engage; affiance, betroth, pledge, promise

3to take as a spouse

he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

Synonyms espouse, wed

Related Words affiance, betroth, commit, engage, pledge, promise, propose; remarry

Near Antonyms separate (from)

Antonyms divorce

4to take a spouse

she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

Synonyms wed

Related Words couple, mate; pair off, remarry

Synonymous Phrases tie the knot

Near Antonyms divorce, separate

5to come together to form a single unit

white wine and chicken marry especially well

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Synonyms associate, coalesce, combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, join,
link (up), unify, unite

Related Words mate, yoke; ally, confederate, league; chain, compound, hitch, hook, splice; assemble,
cluster, congregate, constellate, convene, gather, meet; recombine, reconnect, rejoin, reunify, reunite

Near Antonyms detach, disaffiliate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce,
fractionate, isolate, resolve, uncouple, unyoke; disband, disperse, scatter

Antonyms break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

Cordial (adj)
usually ˈkȯr-dē-əl \
1a: showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or
approval<a cordial welcome><They gave us a cordial reception, and a hearty supper, and we sat up
talking until a late hour. — Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South
Seas, 1845>: politely pleasant and friendly<two nations maintaining cordial relations>
b: sincerely or deeply felt : HEARTFELT, HEARTY<showed a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort><… he
began to know that he had a cordial and active dislike for both his parents … — Samuel Butler, The Way of
All Flesh, 1903>
2: tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate<a cordial medicine or drink><drink this cordial wine — S. T.
Coleridge>: invigorating or cheering<for fainting age what cordial drop remains — Alexander Pope>
3obsolete : of, belonging to, or proceeding from the heart : VITAL<opened my left side and took from
thence a rib with cordial spirits warm and life-blood streaming fresh — John Milton>

Vital (adj)
: existing as a manifestation of life<vital powers><recognizing no mystic vital force>
b: concerned with or necessary to the maintenance of life<blood and other vital fluids><the loss
of vital heat in shock>especially : performing an essential role in the living
body<vital organs><wounded in a vital spot>
2a: having or characterized by life : ANIMATE<a vital being>
b: full of life and vigor : ENERGETIC, ANIMATED<spirits that live throughout, vital in every part —
John Milton><this whole vital world>
3: characteristic of life or living beings : inhering in the living or
organic<vital activities><expending vital energies>
4a: concerned with or affecting life especially in some fundamental manner: such as
(1) : tending to renew or refresh the living : INVIGORATING<warmed by the vital rays of heaven's
sun>
(2) : destructive to life : FATAL, MORTAL<a vital wound>
b: of the utmost importance : essential to the continued existence, vigor, efficiency,
independence, or value of something expressed or implied<a vital point to the
argument><matters vital to the national security>often : taking priority in consideration over other
factors or elements<it is vital to know what he plans>
5obsolete : capable of living : VIABLE

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6: recording the chief data relating to lives<vital records>— see VITAL STATISTICS
7: of, relating to, or constituting the staining of living tissues (as by injecting a dye into a living
animal)

Vital (adj)
having active strength of body or mind

a man who remained vital well into his 90s

Synonyms dynamic, energetic, flush, gingery, lusty, peppy, red-blooded, robust, vigorous

Related Words animated, brisk, dashing, kinetic, lively, punchy, spirited, sprightly, vivacious;
energized, enlivened, invigorated, vitalized; firm, fortified, mettlesome, mighty, powerful, puissant,
strong; refreshed, rejuvenated, revitalized; able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, burly, fit, hardy,
husky, muscular, robustious, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy, tough, virile; hale, healthy,
hearty, sound; capable, competent

Near Antonyms delicate, effete, enervated, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, wan, weak, weakened;
impotent, powerless, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, tired; indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy;
invertebrate, nerveless, soft, spineless, wimpy; ill, unhealthy, unsound, unwell; broken-down,
debilitated, decrepit, disabled, wasted, worn-out

Antonyms dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid

2having much high-spirited energy and movement

the child is vital and active again after being sick

Synonyms active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic,
lively, mettlesome, peppy, perky, pert, pizzazzy (or pizazzy), racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited,
sprightly, springy, vivacious, zippy

Related Words dapper, dashing, spiffy; agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake; agile, nimble,
spry; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, chirrupy, effervescent, sparkly, upbeat; eager,
enthusiastic, keen; frolicsome, impish, pixieish, playful; boisterous, bubbly, ebullient, exuberant,
high-spirited; high-strung, nervous, skittish

Synonymous Phrases on the go

Near Antonyms indolent, lazy, unambitious; inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary;
apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid; boring, dull, irksome, tedious

Antonyms dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless,
limp, listless, spiritless, vapid

3impossible to do without

I forgot one vital ingredient, and now the biscuits taste strange

Synonyms all-important, critical, essential, imperative, indispensable, integral, must-have, necessary,

necessitous, needed, needful, required, requisite

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Related Words prerequisite; compulsory, mandatory, nonelective, obligatory; consequential, crucial,
important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty; basic, central,
fundamental, key, organic; insistent, persistent, pressing, urgent

Synonymous Phrases of the essence

Near Antonyms undesired, unwanted; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; excess, external,

extra, extraneous, superfluous, surplus

Antonyms dispensable, inessential, needless, nonessential, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded

4likely to cause or capable of causing death

received a vital wound in the abdomen

Synonyms baleful, deadly, deathly, fatal, fell, killer, lethal, mortal, murderous, pestilent, terminal

Related Words baneful, deleterious, destructive, harmful, injurious, noxious, pernicious, truculent;
infectious, infective, pestilential, poisonous, sublethal, toxic, virulent; dangerous, grave, grievous,
hazardous, jeopardizing, menacing, parlous, perilous, risky, serious, threatening, ugly, unhealthy,
unsound; bloody, internecine, sanguinary, sanguine

Near Antonyms beneficial, restorative, salubrious, salutary; alleviative, corrective, curative, remedial,
tonic; advantageous, useful; nonpoisonous, nontoxic, safe

Antonyms healthful, healthy, nonfatal, nonlethal, wholesome

5of the greatest possible importance

a matter that is vital to our national security

Synonyms critical, crucial, key, pivotal

Related Words decisive, life-and-death (also life-or-death), weighty; basic, elementary, fundamental;
essential, indispensable, instrumental, necessary, requisite; pressing, urgent

Near Antonyms inconsequential, insignificant, minor, trivial, unimportant

6having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind

after the long, dreary winter, we welcomed the vital rays of the summer sun

Synonyms bracing, cordial, invigorating, refreshing, rejuvenating, restorative, reviving, stimulating,

stimulative, tonic, vitalizing

Related Words life-giving; conditioning, strengthening; animating, exhilarating, exhilarative,

quickening, sharp; corrective, curative, curing, medicinal, rectifying, recuperative, reformative,
reformatory, rehabilitative, remedial, remedying, reparative, therapeutic; beneficial, healthful,
healthy, helpful, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

Near Antonyms deadening, debilitating, draining, enervating, enfeebling, exhausting, numbing,

sapping, weakening, wearying; deleterious, injurious, pernicious; insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful,
unhealthy, unwholesome

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Energetic (adj)
: exhibiting energy : STRENUOUS<an energetic administration of business affairs>: marked by
energy<an energetic walk><an energetic campaigner>
2: operating with force, vigor, or effect<energetic laws><an energetic oxidizing agent for the
creation of high temperatures>
3: possessing energy : having the capacity for action or exerting force<the volcanoes that raised
the islands are still energetic in places>
4: of, relating to, based on, or in terms of energy<energetic stability><energetic equation>

having active strength of body or mind

a lifelong fitness fanatic, he remained energetic well into his 80s

Synonyms dynamic, flush, gingery, lusty, peppy, red-blooded, robust, vigorous, vital

Related Words animated, brisk, dashing, kinetic, lively, punchy, spirited, sprightly, vivacious;
energized, enlivened, invigorated, vitalized; firm, fortified, mettlesome, mighty, powerful, puissant,
strong; refreshed, rejuvenated, revitalized; able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, burly, fit, hardy,
husky, muscular, robustious, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy, tough, virile; hale, healthy,
hearty, sound; capable, competent

Near Antonyms delicate, effete, enervated, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, wan, weak, weakened;
impotent, powerless, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, tired; indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy;
invertebrate, nerveless, soft, spineless, wimpy; ill, unhealthy, unsound, unwell; broken-down,
debilitated, decrepit, disabled, wasted, worn-out

Antonyms dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid

2having much high-spirited energy and movement

trying to find the right music for an energetic aerobics routine

Synonyms active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, lively,
mettlesome, peppy, perky, pert, pizzazzy (or pizazzy), racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited,
sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy

Related Words dapper, dashing, spiffy; agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake; agile, nimble,
spry; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, chirrupy, effervescent, sparkly, upbeat; eager,
enthusiastic, keen; frolicsome, impish, pixieish, playful; boisterous, bubbly, ebullient, exuberant,
high-spirited; high-strung, nervous, skittish

Synonymous Phrases on the go

Near Antonyms indolent, lazy, unambitious; inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary;
apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid; boring, dull, irksome, tedious

Antonyms dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless,
limp, listless, spiritless, vapid

3marked by or uttered with forcefulness

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the salesperson gave us an energetic sales pitch, talking excitedly about the amazing features of this
year's cars

Synonyms aggressive, assertive, dynamic, emphatic, forceful, full-blooded, muscular, resounding,

strenuous, vehement, vigorous, violent

Related Words decided, insistent, marked, pointed; absolute, categorical (also categoric), clear, plain,
unambiguous, unequivocal; arresting, compelling, conspicuous, impelling, noticeable, striking

Near Antonyms guarded, mild, uncompelling, weak, wishy-washy; ambiguous, equivocal, halting,
hesitant; understated

Antonyms nonassertive, nonemphatic, unemphatic

Animate (adj)
: possessing life : ALIVE, LIVING<primitive worship of animate and inanimate objects>
2a: of, relating to, or associated with animal life as opposed to plant life<the vast range of animate and
inanimate life>
b: marked by movement belonging to or suggesting the movement of animal life : MOVING : not static<the
swiftly flowing river was the only thing animate in the valley>
3: full of life : possessing to an intensive degree the qualities of a living being or suggesting such
qualities : VIVACIOUS, ANIMATED, SPIRITED, LIVELY<her happy laughter and the animate sparkle of her eyes>
4of a grammatical gender : referring typically to living things or to things considered as living —opposed
to inanimate
an·i·mate·ly adverb
an·i·mate·ness noun, plural -es

To animate (verb – transitive)

nflected form(s): -ed/-ing/-s
1: to give spirit and support to : stimulate to courage and perseverance : encourage or cheer
up<animating the tired men with a kind word>
2a: to give life to : make alive : bring to life : fill with life<the mysterious vital force that animates the cells
of the body>
b: to permeate deeply in such a way as to stimulate and enliven<the forward-reaching spirit of inquiry
which animated the study of logic — R. W. Southern>
c: to give vigor and vitality to : impart zest and color to : add sharply heightened interest and life
to : brighten up<an unusual gaiety … animated her conversation and actions — Osbert Sitwell><a
smile animated his face>
3: to move to action : MOTIVATE, PROMPT, INCITE : stir up<all this apparatus of research animated the young
historians — Van Wyck Brooks>
4: to make, build, equip, or design in such a way that automatic, apparently spontaneous, and often lifelike
movement is effected<a miniature city of the future, completely animated — Ford
Times><animated puppets>
5a: to produce in the form of an animated cartoon or of an animation<three of the scenes in the musical
will be animated by a New York studio>

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b: to contribute to (the production of an animated cartoon or of an animation) by drawings or
photographic work<West Coast artists will animate the last part of the film>

TO animate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to

Mr. Clark animates history for his sixth graders by frequently showing up for class dressed like some
famous historical figure

Synonyms amp (up), brace, energize, enliven, fillip, fire, ginger (up), invigorate, jazz (up), juice up,
jump-start, liven (up), pep (up), quicken, spike, stimulate, vitalize, vivify, zip (up)

Related Words arouse, awake, awaken, raise, rouse, stir, wake (up); activate, actuate, drive, impel,
motivate, motive, move, propel; charge, electrify, galvanize; enkindle, excite, ferment, foment, incite,
inflame (also enflame), instigate, kindle, provoke, set off, spark, trigger, turn on, whip (up); abet,
boost, buoy, cheer, embolden, fortify, hearten, infuse, inspire, lift, rally, steel, strengthen; reactivate,
reanimate, reawake, reawaken, recharge, recreate, reenergize, refresh, refreshen, regenerate,
reinvigorate, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, restimulate, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revive

Near Antonyms burn out, debilitate, do in, drain, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, fag, fatigue, harass,
kayo, knock out, sap, tucker (out), undermine, wash out, weaken, wear, wear out, weary; check,
curb, inhibit, jade, quell, quench, repress, restrain, slow, still, stunt, suppress; daunt, demoralize,
discourage, dishearten, dispirit

Antonyms damp, dampen, deaden, dull, kill

All (adj)
: that is the whole amount or quantity of<all rubbish should be cleared out of cellars><needed all the
courage he had><it all began one rainy afternoon>: that is the whole extent or duration of<all the year
round><sat up all night><one of the greatest victories in all history>
b: as much as possible : the greatest possible<wished them all happiness><traveled with all speed><was
told in all seriousness>
2a: every member or individual component of : each one of —used distributively with a plural noun or
pronoun to mean that a statement is true of every individual considered<all things to all people><all my
friends were there><a film suitable for all ages><refugees all, from one thing or
another — Punch><they all came late>
bof members of a class : each and every one of —used in logic as a verbalized equivalent of the universal
quantifier
3: the whole number or sum of —used collectively with a plural noun or pronoun to mean that a
statement is true of the sum of the individuals considered<all the angles of a triangle are equal to two
right angles><all these together are not worth 10 dollars><after all these years>
4: EVERY —used chiefly in the phrases all manner of, all kind of<endured all manner of hardship>
5: any whatever<beyond all doubt><denied all responsibility>
6: nothing but : ONLY, ALONE<I was born to speak all mirth and no matter — Shakespeare>:
a: completely taken up with, given to, or absorbed by<found him all gratitude><suddenly
became all attention>

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b: having or seeming to have (some physical feature) in conspicuous excess or prominence<a
body all legs><a face all pimples>
c: marked by acute or eager concentration on full perception by : paying full attention with<at the
mention of bicycles the boy was all ears>
7dialectal : used up : entirely consumed —used especially of food and drink<the keg of beer was all>
8: being more than one person or thing —used chiefly in speech especially after interrogative and plural
personal pronouns<who all was there><what all do you have to do>—often written with hyphen
between pronoun and all<we-all had better wait>— see YOU-ALL
all the
: as much of … as : as much of a … as : the only<all the home I ever had>
all two
now dialectal
: all of two : BOTH<walking hand in hand, all two of them>
of all (the)
informal
—used in phrases to express surprise, disapproval, anger, etc.<… wondering why he, of
all people, must expend so much energy simply trying to hold down his
job. — Harper's, 28 June 1976><Of all the nerve! How dare you talk to me like that!>

not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern

you need to focus all your attention on this matter

Synonyms concentrated, entire, exclusive, focused (also focussed), undivided, whole

Related Words absolute, complete, full, lump, teetotal, thorough, total, unadulterated, unalloyed,
unqualified, utter; comprehensive, intact, integral, perfect, unbroken

Near Antonyms deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, halfway, incomplete, partial

Antonyms diffuse, divided, scattered

All (adv)
: WHOLLY, ALTOGETHER, QUITE<sat all alone><a statement that was not all true><all gone><arrived all too
late to be of service><he was all for the racy phrase — W. S. Maugham>—often used before other words
and phrases or (chiefly in speech) after interrogative adverbs to intensify meaning<dealers all across the
country><ran into the house all covered with mud><could hear moaning all around him><all too
few><that's all very human and would harm nobody — Deems Taylor><where all have you been>—often
used in compounds to indicate representation of a whole area<an all-British soccer team>or selection of
the best<an all-girl team>
2obsolete : EXCLUSIVELY, ONLY<I shall never marry like my sisters, to love my father all — Shakespeare>
3archaic : JUST : quite as indicated<a damsel lay deploring, all on a rock reclined — John Gay>—often
merely intensive

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4: by that amount : so much : very much —used with the and an adverb or adjective in the comparative
degree<all the better for a night's sleep><from private sources and therefore all the more revealing>
5: for each side : APIECE, EACH<the score is two all>
6informal : THOROUGHLY, VERY<They got all excited when they saw her.><He tries to act like he's all upset
with me, but he can't not smile when he shakes the mop at me. — Tom Leveen, Party, 2010>
all of
1: QUITE, FULLY<a man all of 6 feet tall><arrived all of 15 minutes ago><this building
cost all of five million dollars — Lewis Mumford>
2: with marked signs of —used with a<all of a flutter><all of a tremble>
all the
chiefly dialectal
: as … as —used with an adverb or adjective usually comparative in form<all
the higher><all the high>but with the meaning of the positive (as high as)<all the farther
he could go was up to that fence>

In intregime
Wholly (adv)
or less commonly whole·ly
1: to the full or entire extent : without diminution or reduction : ALTOGETHER, COMPLETELY, TOTALLY<the
land is used wholly for crops — P. E. James>
2: to the exclusion of other things : SOLELY<in order to devote himself wholly to this work he resigned — G.
F. Smythe><much prefer to be wholly agriculturalists — L. S. B. Leakey>

Altogether (adv)
: WHOLLY, COMPLETELY, THOROUGHLY<not altogether a fool><altogether stupid notions><the evening
was altogether pleasant>
2: in all : all told<losses amounting altogether to nearly a hundred dollars>
3: on the whole : in the main : as a whole<altogether the institution compares favorably with others in the
city>
al·to·geth·er·ness noun, plural -es

Quite (adv)
: COMPLETELY, WHOLLY, TOTALLY<work
not quite done><not quite right><was quite mistaken><not quite master of
himself><was quite the opposite of what we expected>
2: to an extreme : POSITIVELY<was quite the rage><quite drunk><quite so>—often used as an
intensifier with a, an, or the<was quite a surprise><got quite an early start><she's quite the
athlete>

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3: to a considerable extent : PRETTY, RATHER<lives quite near to
here><feeling quite ill><quite rich>

Exclusively (adv)
: in an exclusive manner

Only (adv)
1a: as a single solitary fact or instance or occurrence : as just the one simple thing and nothing
more or different : SIMPLY, MERELY, JUST<has only lost one election — George
Orwell><if only she had yellow hair — Jean Stafford><saw my father three times only — T. B.
Costain><has only two dollars>
b: EXCLUSIVELY, SOLELY<will tell it only to you><is only known to scholars — Stephen Spender>
2a: at the very least : without going any further than necessary<it was only too true><it
was only too probable that my inquiries would be reported — Allen Upward>
b: by that much indeed : all the more as a matter of fact<such significance only adds to the value
of such literature — Herbert Read><the risk only makes the whole thing more interesting>
3a: in the final outcome : at last : as a final result<it will only make you sick><a period of
personal rule which only ended with revolution — R. A. Billington>
b: with nevertheless the final outcome or result<won a great deal, only to lose it all later on>
4: as recently as<saw her only last week>: in the immediate past<I only just talked to her>

Only (conj)
: with the qualification or restriction that : BUT<you may go, only come back early>
b: and yet : HOWEVER<they look very nice, only we can't use them>
2: were it not that : if it weren't for the fact that : EXCEPT<he would have come over, only we
never expected you as early as this — J. G. Cozzens>

Just (adv)
1a: EXACTLY, PRECISELY<some indication of just how nervous she was — C. B. Flood><just the words we
often have to look up in a dictionary — G. A. Miller><capturing … just the expression of terror which had
baffled him — Laurence Binyon><must always have his meals served just so><has just the thing you
need><that's just the point in dispute><you must take me just as I am><an apartment project … that
cost just $20 million — Wall Street Journal>
b(1) : precisely at the time referred to or implied<was just ten when he came in><not here just now>
(2) : but a very short time ago : very recently<has just been published><was just here>—often used in the
phrase just now<saw him just now>
cBritish : on the point of being —often used with on<it was now just on eight o'clock — Paul Jennings>
2obsolete : in a precise or accurate manner : CORRECTLY, ACCURATELY
3a: by a very small margin : BARELY<had only just time to get back — F. W. Crafts><could just see the very
high weathercock of the church — Arnold Bennett><just short of the record — Current Biography><it

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was just over fifty years ago — Alan Devoe><should be adjusted to just clear the dial — W. E. Shinn><has
an entrance just within the … county line — American Guide Series: New York City>
b: in immediate proximity : IMMEDIATELY, DIRECTLY<lies just west of here><just across from the
campus><just down the hall — J. K. Blake>
4a: ONLY, MERELY, SIMPLY<just a note to let you know><turn it into just another automobile — R. C.
Ruark><to them it's just a business — Irish Digest><asked for a copy and got it—just like that — M. S.
Mayer><there was just lots of scenery — J. F. Dobie><seems incredibly large for just the aristocracy — H.
P. Becker><I'm just your interpreter — Ernest Hemingway><I don't think about it; I just go — J. J.
Godwin>
b(1) : QUITE, VERY, ABSOLUTELY, REALLY —used as an intensive<that's just ducky><just had a wonderful
time>
(2) chiefly dialectal : INDEED, TRULY<I tried a master; but he confused me, just — Willa Cather><couldn't he
play the violin, just — Wesfarmers News>
5: 1PERHAPS<It just might work.><It won't make it to retail shelves for at least five years, if at all, but
inexpensive rolls of plastic coated with electricity-generating film just might. — Fred
Guterl, Newsweek, 23 Sept. 2002>
just about adverb
: ALMOST, APPROXIMATELY<passes just about through the middle of the region — P. E.
James><is the work done? just about><shown to just about every audience you can
name — Cecile Starr>
just in case adverb
: by way of precaution against a possible or anticipated eventuality<surrounded the
area just in case — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union>

Precisely (adv)
: in a precise manner : EXACTLY, EXPRESSLY, DEFINITELY, PUNCTILIOUSLY<measure
off precisely three yards><trails off into rhetoric precisely where he should be both specific and
firm — Howard M. Jones><an outcome precisely opposite to his expectation>

as stated or indicated without the slightest difference

arrived precisely at noon

Synonyms due, exactly, full, just, right, sharp, smack-dab, squarely

Synonymous Phrases on the button, on the nose

2in the same manner

I feel precisely the same way as you do

Synonyms exactly, just

Related Words even, expressly, faultlessly, perfectly; identically, uniformly; alike, likewise, similarly

Synonymous Phrases to a T

Near Antonyms slightly, somewhat, vaguely; differently, variably

3without any relaxation of standards or precision

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measured the length of the board precisely

Synonyms exactly, rigidly, rigorously, strictly

Related Words carefully, conscientiously, meticulously, scrupulously

Antonyms imprecisely, inexactly, loosely

Due (adj)
: owed or owing as a debt

2obsolete : owed or owing as a necessity : FATED, INEVITABLE

3a: owed or owing in accordance with natural or moral right<every character gets the reward or the
punishment due to his wit and address or his lack of both — J. W. Krutch><such awe is due to the high
name of God — P. B. Shelley>

b: requisite or appropriate in accordance with accepted notions of what is right, reasonable, fitting, or
necessary<representatives … who have exhibited their full powers found to be in good
and due form — Charter of the United Nations><will exercise this right with due respect to their
obligations — Gilbert Seldes><he has written with care and skill, with due regard for beauty and
suitability of style — L. R. McColvin>

4a: satisfying or capable of satisfying a need, requirement, obligation, or

duty : ADEQUATE, SUFFICIENT<education for adults is receiving due attention><walking all the while
in due fear of the Lord — Guy McCrone><seafaring activities which in due course came to be so vital a part
of English life — Kemp Malone>

b: REGULAR, LAWFUL<indemnity for loss will be paid subject to due proof of loss>— see DUE PROCESS

5: owing or attributable : ASCRIBABLE —used with to<this advance is partly due to a few men of genius — A.
N. Whitehead><his success was due to his persistence>— compare DUE TO

6: having reached the date at which payment is required : PAYABLE —used especially of a note or obligation
in which the time for payment is specified

7: required or expected in the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events : SCHEDULED<tax legislation
that Congress is due to consider><the train is due at noon>specifically : about to bring forth young

Origin of DUE

Due (adv)
obsolete : DULY
2: DIRECTLY, EXACTLY<the road runs due north>

To endow
inflected form(s): -ed/-ing/-s
transitive verb
1obsolete : to furnish with a dower

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2: to furnish (as an institution) with an income<a millionaire who endowed several hospitals>
3a: to provide or equip gratuitously —usually used with with<nature endowed him with good eyesight>
b: ENRICH, HEIGHTEN, ENHANCE —usually used with with<Shakespeare took these words …
and endowed them with new significance — C. S. Kilby>
c: to consider usually favorably as the possessor of a quality : CREDIT 5a —usually used with with<during
the 19th century the ether was endowed with some very remarkable properties — W. V. Houston>

Vigorous (adj)
: possessing vigor : full of physical or mental strength or active
force : STRONG<a vigorous youth><a vigorous plant>
2: exhibiting strength either of body or
mind : POWERFUL, STRONG<vigorous exertions><a vigorous prosecution of a
war><a vigorous protest>
3: done with vigor : carried out forcefully and energetically : enforced
strictly<took vigorous measures to stop the practice><vigorous enforcement of the country's
laws>

Vigorous (adj)
having active strength of body or mind

he remains healthy and vigorous despite being over 80 years old

Synonyms dynamic, energetic, flush, gingery, lusty, peppy, red-blooded, robust, vital

Related Words animated, brisk, dashing, kinetic, lively, punchy, spirited, sprightly, vivacious;
energized, enlivened, invigorated, vitalized; firm, fortified, mettlesome, mighty, powerful, puissant,
strong; refreshed, rejuvenated, revitalized; able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, burly, fit, hardy,
husky, muscular, robustious, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy, tough, virile; hale, healthy,
hearty, sound; capable, competent

Near Antonyms delicate, effete, enervated, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, wan, weak, weakened;
impotent, powerless, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, tired; indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy;
invertebrate, nerveless, soft, spineless, wimpy; ill, unhealthy, unsound, unwell; broken-down,
debilitated, decrepit, disabled, wasted, worn-out

Antonyms dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid

2able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure

vigorous and sturdy little sheep bred to live in mountainous regions

Synonyms cast-iron, hard, hard-bitten, hardened, hardy, inured, rugged, stout, strong, sturdy, tough,
toughened

Related Words flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart; durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal,
imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch (also stanch), staying, tenacious, unyielding;

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flourishing, prospering, thriving; able-bodied, brawny, muscular; fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky,
lusty, red-blooded, robust, sound, strapping, virile; annealed, seasoned, tempered

Near Antonyms emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, run-down, sapped, wasted,

weakened, worn, worn-out; crippled, debilitated, diseased, incapacitated, infirm, unsound; fragile,
frail, puny; resistless, sensitive, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding; mortal, perishable,
temporary, transient

Antonyms delicate, nonhardy, soft, tender, weak

3marked by or uttered with forcefulness

offered a vigorous dissent to the proposal

Synonyms aggressive, assertive, dynamic, emphatic, energetic, forceful, full-blooded, muscular,

resounding, strenuous, vehement, violent

Related Words decided, insistent, marked, pointed; absolute, categorical (also categoric), clear, plain,
unambiguous, unequivocal; arresting, compelling, conspicuous, impelling, noticeable, striking

Near Antonyms guarded, mild, uncompelling, weak, wishy-washy; ambiguous, equivocal, halting,
hesitant; understated

Antonyms nonassertive, nonemphatic, unemphatic

4not showing weakness or uncertainty

gave the bottle of sauce a vigorous shaking

Synonyms firm, forceful, hearty, iron, lusty, robust, solid, stout, strong, sturdy

Related Words hard, ironclad, mighty, powerful, tough, unyielding; animated, brisk, energetic, frisky,
jaunty, jazzy, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy; assured,
certain, confident, sanguine, secure, sure

Near Antonyms feeble, fragile, frail; limp, listless, spiritless; diffident, insecure, self-doubting;
characterless, effete, spineless, weakened, weak-kneed, wimpy, wishy-washy

Antonyms uncertain, weak

Invigorating (adj)
: having an enlivening effect : BRACING, STIMULATING<invigorating climate><thought that he
would try these invigorating berries since he was inclined to fall asleep during his prayers —
Charles Cooper><his writings are tonic and … invigorating to those who stand in need of
inspiration — R. L. Cook>

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