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- SANGUINE
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HAVING A RUDDY COMPLEXION; A NATURALLY CHEERFUL, CONFIDENT OR OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK
SYN FLUSHED, ROSY - VERISIMILITUDE
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THE QUALITY OF APPEARING TO BE TRUE, REAL LIKELY OR PROBABLE
SYN REALISM, AUTHENTICITY - CONDESCEND
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TO COME DOWN OR STOOP VOLUNTARILY TO A LOWER LEVEL; TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE IN A PATRONIZING MANNER
SYN DEIGN - COZEN
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TO TRICK; TO CHEAT OR SWINDLE
SYN DUPE, DECEIVE, BEGUILE, INVEIGLE - GRATIS
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FREE; WITHOUT CHARGE
SYN ON THE HOUSE; FREELY - ICON
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A REPRESENTATION OR IMAGE OF A SACRED PERSONAGE; A GRAPHIC SYMBOL ON A COMPUTER MONITOR DISPLAY; AN OBJECT OF BLIND DEVOTION
SYN EMBLEM, IDOL - INTERSTICE
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A SMALL NARROW SPACE BETWEEN THINS OR PARTS OF THINGS
SYN GAP, SLOT, CREVICE, INTERVAL - MACROCOSM
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THE UNIVERSE CONSIDERED AS A WHOLE
SYN COSMOS, ENTIRETY - MOUNTEBANK
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A TRICKSTER OR SWINDLER; A CHARLATAN
SYN IMPOSTOR, QUACK - PAEAN
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A SONG OF PRAISE, JOY, OR TRIUMPH
SYN HYMN, ODE, ANTHEM - PERSIFLAGE
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LIGHTHEARTED JOKING, TALK OR WRITING
SYN BANTER, JESTING, REPARTEE, BADINAGE - PLETHORA
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OVERFULLNESS; SUPERABUNDANCE, SUPERFLUITY
SYN SURPLUS, SURFEIT, GLUT, EXCESS - PRAGMATIC
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CONCERNED WITH PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS OR VALUES; DEALING WITH ACTIONS AND RESULTS RATHER THAN WITH ABSTRACT THEORY
SYN DOWN-TO-EARTH, BUSINESSLIKE - QUIZZICAL
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PUZZLED, MOCKING; ODD, EQUIVOCAL
SYN PECULIAR, PERPLEXED, MYSTIFIED - RAPACITY
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INORDINATE GREED; THE DISPOSITION TO OBTAIN ONE'S DESIRES BY FORCE EXTORTION OR PLUNDER
SYN AVARICE, CUPIDITY, VORACIOUSNESS - SCHISM
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A FORMAL SPLIT WITHIN A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION; ANY DIVISION OR SEPARATION OF A GROUP
SYN RIFT, BREACH - THERAPEUTIC
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HAVING THE POWER TO HEAR OR CURE; BENEFICIAL
SYN CURATIVE, SALUTARY, SALUBRIOUS - ANCILLARY
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SUBORDINATE OR SUPPLEMENTARY
SYN AUXILIARY, SUBSIDIARY, ACCESSORY - BOWDLERIZE
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TO REMOVE MATERIAL CONSIDERED OFFENSIVE FROM A BOOK, PLAY, FILM, ETC.
SYM CENSOR, PURGE, EXPURGATE - CATERWAUL
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TO HOWL OR SCREECH LIKE A CAT
SYN: WHINE, WAIL, SCREECH - ENCLAVE
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AN ENCLOSED DISTRICT, REGION OR AREA INHABITED BY A PARTICULAR GROUP
SYN SUBGROUP, ISLAND - FORTE
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A PERSON'S STRONG POINT; WHAT A PERSON DOES BEST
SYN GIFT, APTITUDE, SPECIALTY - MELEE
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A CONFUSED STRUGGLE; A VIOLENT FREE-FOR-ALL; A TUMULTUOUS MINGLING
SYN FRACAS, BRAWL, SCUFFLE, DONNYBROOK - SOLECISM
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SUBSTANDARD OR UNGRAMMATICAL USAGE; A BREACH OF ETIQUETTE; ANY IMPROPRIETY OF MISTAKE
SYN MISUSAGE, BLUNDER, FAUX PAS - VASSAL
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A PERSON UNDER THE PROTECTION OF A FEUDAL LORD TO WHOM HE OR SHE OWES ALLEGIANCE; SUBSERVIENT
SYN MENIAL, MINION, SERVANT - VIGNETTE
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A SHORT DESCRIPTION OR SKETCH, A PICTURE OR ILLUSTRATION WITH EDGES
SYN THUMBNAIL SKETCH, ANECDOTE - VIRTUOSO
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A BRILLIANT PERFORMER; A PERSON WITH MASTERLY SKILL OR TECHNIQUE
SYN EXPERT, MASTER, PRODIGY, MAESTRO - ADJUNCT
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SOMETHING ADDED TO SOMETHING ELSE
SYN: ASSOCIATE, ADDITION, ACCESSORY - BELLWETHER
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MALE SHEEP THAT LEADS THE FLOCK TO THE
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
SYN: RINGLEADER, INITIATOR, - CHIMERICAL
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ABSURD, WILDLY FANTASTIC, IMPOSSIBLE
SYN: FANCIFUL, VISIONARY, QUIXOTIC - EFFETE
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LACKING IN WHOLESOME VIGOR OR ENERGY
SYN: DECADENT, ENFEEBLED, OUTMODED - FAIT ACCOMPLI
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AN ACCOMPLISHED AND PRESUMABLY IRREVERSIBLE DEED, FACT OR ACTION
SYN: ACCOMPLISHED FACT - HIDEBOUND
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NARROW-MINDED AND RIGID, ESPECIALLY IN OPINIONS OR PREJUDICES
SYN: INTOLERANT, INFLEXIBLE - HIERARCHY
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ANY SYSTEM OF THINGS OR PEOPLE ARRANGED OR GRADED ONE ABOVE ANOTHER IN ORDER OF RANK
SYN: CHAIN OF COMMAND, PECKING ORDER - LITURGY
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A RELIGIOUS SERVICE OR RITE THE FORM OF A RITUAL OR OTHER ACT OF PUBLIC WORSHIP
SYN CEREMONY, OBSERVANCE - MIRAGE
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SOMETHING ILLUSORY, WITHOUT SUBSTANCE
SYN OPTICAL ILLUSION - MORASS
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A PATCH OF LOW, SOFT WET GROUND, A SWAMP
SYN BOG, QUAGMIRE - NOISOME
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OFFENSIVE OR DISGUSTING, FOUL-SMELLING
SYN FETID, NOXIOUS, VILE, LOATHSOME - OBLIVIOUS
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FORGETFUL, UNAWARE
SYN INSENSIBLE - POLTROON
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BASE COWARD
SYN CRAVEN, DASTARD, CHICKEN - PROSELYTE
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A CONVERT, A DISCIPLE
SYN NOVICE, NEOPHYTE - QUASI
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RESEMBLING BUT NOT ACTUALLY BEING; SEEMINGLY BUT NOT ACTUALLY OR COMPLETELY
SYN KIND OF, SEMI-, AS IF - RAILLERY
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GOOD-HUMORED RIDICULE, TEASING
SYN BANTER, PERSIFLAGE - RIBALD
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IRREVERENTLY MOCKING; COARSE, VULGAR
SYN BAWDY, RISQUE - SUPINE
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LYING FLAT ON ONE'S BACK, LISTLESS OR LETHARGIC, APATHETIC OR PASSIVE
SYN PRONE, PROSTRATE, INERT - AEGIS
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PROTECTION, PATRONAGE, SPONSORSHIP
SYN AUSPICES - APPRISE
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TO INFORM OF, TO MAKE AWARE OF
SYN ACQUAINT, NOTIFY - BIBULOUS
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FOND OF OR INCLINED TO DRINK, ABSORBENT
SYN INEBRIOUS, ALCOHOLIC - CLAQUE
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A GROUP OF PEOPLE HIRE TO APPLAUD A PERFORMER
SYN FAN CLUB, FLATTERERS, HANGERS-ON - DERACINATE
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TO PULL UP BY THE ROOTS, TO ROOT OUT
SYN EXTIRPATE, ERADICATE, EXPUNGE - ELEEMOSYNARY
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CHARITABLE, DEPENDENT UPON OR SUPPORTED BY CHARITY
SYN BENEFICENT, PHILANTHROPIC - INDIGENOUS
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ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRY OR REGION WHERE FOUND, NATIVE, INBORN, INHERENT
SYN ENDEMIC, DOMESTIC, HOMEGROWN - LACHRYMOSE
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GIVEN TO TEARS OR WEEPING, CAUSING TO
SHED TEARS, MOURNFUL
SYN TEARFUL, DOLEFUL, DOLOROUS - LEXICON
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A DICTIONARY OF A LANGUAGE, A COMPENDIUM
SYN GLOSSARY, WORDBOOK - MICROCOSM
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A MINIATURE WORLD OR UNIVERSE; A GROUP OR SYSTEM VIEWED AS THE MODEL OF A LARGER GROUP OR SYSTEM
SYN EPITOME, WORLD IN LITTLE - MINUSCULE
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VERY SMALL, TINY, A LOWERCASE LETTER
SYN INFINITESIMAL, INSIGNIFICANT - OBFUSCATE
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TO DARKEN OR OBSCURE; TO CONFUSE OR BEWILDER
SYN MUDDY THE WATERS - PATERNALISM
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THE POLICY OR PRACTICE OF TREATING PEOPLE IN THE MANNER OF A FATHER DEALING WITH HIS CHILDREN
SYN FATHERLINESS, BENEVOLENCE - POLARIZE
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TO CAUSE TO CONCENTRATE AROUND TWO CONFLICTING POSITIONS; TO CAUSE LIGHT TO VIBRATE IN A PATTERN
SYN SPLIT, DIVIDE, ALIENATE, ESTRANGE - PURVIEW
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THE RANGE, EXTENT OR SCOPE OF SOMETHING IN LAW
SYN JURISDICTION, ORBIT