ABATE lessen; allay; subdue; weaken

ACRIMONIOUS nasty; mad; spiteful; trenchant

praise; adoration; worship;
ADULATION
fawning
enemy; abomination;
ANATHEMA
damnation; pariah
perceptive; adroit; intelligent;
ASTUTE
keen
AUSTERE severe; harsh; grave; somber
greed; stinginess; thrift;
AVARICE
frugality
kind; charitable; good;
BENEFICENT
salutary
BOVINE sluggish; dull; slow; obtuse
corpselike; deathly; pallid;
CADAVEROUS
ghostly
think up; devise; envisage;
CONCOCT
invent
favorable; helpful; promotive;
CONDUCIVE
useful
 distress; anxiety; shock;
CONSTERNATION
trepidation
CORPULENT fat; obese; bulky; overweight
insensitive; uncouth; vulgar;
CRASS
churlish
responsible; liable;
CULPABLE
reprehensible; blameworthy
shame; degrade; lower;
DEBASE
humiliate
DESECRATE abuse; defile; befoul; dishonor
DESIST stop; cease; yield; refrain
procrastinating; dallying;
DILATORY
remiss
DISAVOW reject; repudiate; deny; abjure
upset; frustrate; confuse;
DISCONCERT
flurry
unfeeling; impartial;
DISPASSIONATE
indifferent; temperate
opposition; nonagreement;
DISSENSION
conflict; variance
DISSIPATE disappear; disperse;
 evaporate; spread
very bad; heinous; infamous;
EGREGIOUS 85
deplorable
EQUIVOCATE avoid; evade; sidestep; dodge 72
vanishing; fleeting; transient;
EVANESCENT 93
impermanent
clean up; censor; purify;
EXPURGATE 89
bowdlerize
GAUNTLET ordeal; attack; trial 89
theatrical; august;
GRANDIOSE 93
extravagant; monumental
theoretical; imaginary;
HYPOTHETICAL 98
presumptive; supposed
lowly; base; degraded;
IGNOBLE 89
unworthy
criticize; challenge; question;
IMPUGN 85
contradict
insignificant; minor; picayune;
INCONSEQUENTIAL 95
negligible
violation; breach;
INFRACTION 96
infringement; trespass
 excessive; immoderate;
INTEMPERATE 83
overkill; plethoric
indecisive; fickle; uncertain;
IRRESOLUTE 93
tentative
MITIGATE alleviate; quiet; relieve 88
MODICUM bit; fraction; speck; shred 86
confused; ambiguous; unclear;
NEBULOUS 89
vague
beginner; amateur; neophyte;
NOVICE 98
rookie
shame; disgrace; dislike;
ODIUM 87
hatred
poverty; destitution;
PENURY 96
poorness; impoverishment
treachery; duplicity; betrayal;
PERFIDY 88
disloyalty
destroy; rob; plunder; take
PILLAGE 94
spoils
PRATE babble; chatter; yak; run on 94
snobbish; pompous;
PRETENTIOUS 88
ostentatious; turgid
 careful; meticulous; precise;
PUNCTILIOUS 93
particular
repeat; sum up; summarize;
RECAPITULATE 96
outline
formidable; respectable; awe-
REDOUBTABLE 85
inspiring; intimidating
transfer; delegate; pass on;
RELEGATE 87
consign
admonish; rebuke; scold;
REPROVE 88
reprimand
compensation; amends;
RESTITUTION 93
redress; repayment
revive; animate; revitalize;
RESUSCITATE 97
awaken
dirty; untidy; disorderly;
SLOVENLY 93
dowdy
nauseous; delicate; fussy;
SQUEAMISH 97
qualmish
STALWART strong; athletic; sinewy; brave 89
STIPEND allowance; wage; emolument 88
SUBSERVIENT compliant; submissive; 92
 obedient; servile
brief; concise; condensed;
SUCCINCT 83
laconic
belief; assumption; suspicion;
SUPPOSITION 93
notion
exposed; affected; inclined;
SUSCEPTIBLE 91
impressionable
TORPID lazy; idle; somnolent; stagnant 91
attackable; defenseless;
VULNERABLE 96
exposed; unprotected
ÉLAN vigor; liveliness; flair
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