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antithesis
It was the antithesis of good journalism – all innuendo and barbs.
antipathy
With eyes lowered in antipathy, he seemed to avoid her gaze with loathing.
antibiotic
Now, there is evidence of an effective new antibiotic that might help save lives among those with the most highly drug-resistant strains.
anticlimax
Looking just at the numbers, there was no question that Durant’s return to Chesapeake Energy Arena, one of the most anticipated games of the year, ended up being a terrible anticlimax.
antidote
Fennel sharpens the sight and is an antidote to some poisons.
antiseptic
Last summer, I learned that antiseptic mouth rinse kills ticks immediately.
antisocial
He is extremely social and loves being with other kids and people, while his father is antisocial and I am very shy.
antihero
It also reinforces the notion that Yossarian is a classic antihero, rather than a sane innocent trapped in a world of madness.
anti-inflammatory
Zimmermann had been having trouble loosening up before starts, and team doctors prescribed physical treatment and anti-inflammatory pills.
antimatter
But then, imagine someone finds a simple way to make black holes or antimatter using common materials and wall current?
concerted
We remain cautiously optimistic that with increased federal funding and concerted efforts of thousands of physicians, scientists, patients and patient advocates, that breakthroughs in terms in treatment are more likely to occur than ever before.
conciliatory
Some took a conciliatory approach to passengers, apologizing and trying to reunite travelers separated from their loved ones.
concurrently
And again, sun protective clothing is meant to work concurrently with a proper sunscreen regime.
conflate
And most critical to the current crisis, they do not conflate what happened to them last year with what is happening now.
conformity
The clinics responded “not by bringing their practice into conformity” with “current good manufacturing practice,” as is required of drug manufacturers, “but by arguing that they were exempt from FDA regulation.”
conglomerate
Its main shareholder, Swire Pacific, is one of Asia’s largest conglomerates, with extensive interests in China including property, beverages and trading.
congregate
After we first arrived, the children congregated outside our house each and every morning, which confused us.
consensus
I saw no unity of purpose, no consensus on matters of philosophy or history or law.
conspire
Did Laertes and my father conspire against me?
converge
We finally reach the French port, and once all the smaller groups of refugees converge, we're four thousand strong.
disabuse
He’d ridden into their cities mounted on a spectral, after all, and most of them assumed he was from Weep—at least, until Thyon Nero disabused them of that notion.
disallow
It will also clarify its advertising policy to disallow targeting using criteria that directly attacks a group of people.
disapproval
“He and Professor Trelawney are dividing classes between them this year,” said Professor McGonagall, a hint of disapproval in her voice; it was common knowledge that she despised the subject of Divination.
disbelief
I stared up at the buttresses of rough rock, solitary in the huge solitude of the heights, and I did not believe the driver; but I suspended my disbelief.
discontent
His eyes rested in puffy little hammocks of flesh and his mouth drooped with discontent.
discourteous
In the end, he simply said that the tone of the letter was aggressive and discourteous and for that reason the prime minister did not answer it.
dishonest
The panel disagreed, saying regardless of her intent to curb criminal activity, “she was not permitted to engage in dishonest conduct.”
disillusioned
The disillusioned Fernanda tried to obtain more precise information, but the unknown correspondents did not answer her letters any more.
dislike
Apart from his dislike of the whole idea, there were disadvantages that might be fatal.
dislocate
In January I dislocated my knee, and since I can’t use crutches, I couldn’t leave my flat for three days.
dislodge
I got angry, pushed at him, kicking him in the back to dislodge my other foot from under him.
disobedient
That was probably the most disobedient thing Olga ever did when we were kids.
disproportionate
He contested the state’s seizure of his car on the grounds it was an “excessive fine” and “grossly disproportionate” to his crime.
disqualify
My criminal record automatically disqualifies me from the nominations.
dissident
The dissidents often met but seldom talked about their illegal political activities, working in secret cells to deter arrests.
exceed
The latest advisory was issued because the Phoenix area is expected to exceed the federal health standard for air quality on Tuesday.
exception
The doors of the Apprentices’ Quarters were locked and sealed at nightfall, and there were no exceptions to the rule.
excerpt
Other former prisoners read dramatic excerpts from the responses of prisoners who returned the survey questions.
exalt
In a curious way, many people simultaneously exalt and dismiss mathematicians and scientists as impractical whizzes.
excavate
It would be impossible, however, to excavate the 180,000-plus known archaeological sites in Greenland before the damage is done, Hollesen notes.
excel
While he excelled at baseball, football, and track, the sport he enjoyed the most was tennis.
exempt
The youngest—the six- and seven-year-olds—were exempt from the recital.
exhale
I hold my breath and don’t exhale until Ma nods.
exorcise
It’s a place where our nation is still reckoning with, honoring and exorcising the ghosts of our country’s past.
expel
More than 150 Russians listed by their embassies and consulates as diplomats or military and cultural attachés were expelled from 27 countries, including the United States.
foreboding
A feeling of great darkness and foreboding entered my heart.
forecast
That figure is forecast to rise to $174 billion by 2021 as e-gaming gains in popularity thanks to faster mobile connectivity and the spread of technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
forefather
His grandfather explained that their forefathers lived on a nearby hill where the community now grazed buffaloes.
foreground
For me, the major figure in the picture was a woman in the left foreground, facing the viewer.
foremost
Holly became the LEP’s foremost expert in the Artemis Fowl cases, and was invaluable in the fight against the People’s most feared enemy.
forerunner
The "Garden Books" kept by Jefferson and now published only in part, reveal him as a forerunner of modern efficiency engineers.
foresee
He foresees no prospect of a breakthrough in relations any time soon.
foreshadowing
No clear recognition of the truth as yet, only a dim vague foreshadowing, which gradually, very gradually, took form and substance.
foresight
He would need the touch of a surgeon, the alertness of an owl, the cunning of three foxes, and the foresight of a grand master in chess.
foreword
The cookbook includes a foreword by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, an advocate for the program.
interaction
We spend most of the day together at school, but not in a way that limits our interactions with other people.
intercede
The summons announced that the civil and military leader of the province would arrive on the following Friday ready to intercede in the conflict.
interfere
She did not want her nosy brother interfering with her puzzle.
interim
G.M. said that its vice president for United States sales and service, Alan Batey, will take over Mr. Ewanick’s global marketing duties in the interim.
interject
It does what he does, it interjects questions and doubts, it delays the plot and indulges in the proper emotions during the pauses.
interlude
Reproduced from his 1971 Biafran poetry book Beware, Soul Brother, these verses are scattered between chapters, offering affecting interludes.
intermediate
McCoy said Manning is working on all of his throws - short, intermediate and deep - in offseason workouts as the Broncos ramp up toward training camp.
international
Maybe one day, we dreamed, we’d enter regional and state and maybe, maybe international competitions.
interregnum
During the three years' interregnum between Yau and Shun there was more of it than in the interval before this present dynasty appeared.
intervene
Ron looked around as though hoping somebody else would intervene, but nobody spoke.
misadventure
Next Ulysses on the way home, dismissed by Calypso, arrives at Phæacia, from which port without further misadventures he reaches Ithaca.
misanthropy
Dissatisfied with the world, misunderstood by everybody, his hopeful genius has turned to misanthropy.
misconception
It’s a common misconception that all readers are introverts when in fact many bibliophiles long for community and connection.
misconstrue
Facts get misconstrued or falsified altogether, incorrect attributions are made, misinformation is spread.
misfortune
In later life, a mixture of blessings and misfortunes drew them ever closer together.
mishap
He was called up last week after Jeremy Guthrie jammed his right shoulder in a biking mishap.
misnomer
“Transcontinental” is a bit of a misnomer, for it refers to railroads built from the Mississippi River, where they connected to the existing national rail system, to the Pacific coast.
misogyny
Even when well-intentioned, his characters tend to be mired in old ways of thinking, which means there are elements of machismo, misogyny and racism in the humor.
misrepresent
They misrepresented potential risks, accepted large fees up front, and bilked millions of dollars from small investors.
mistrial
The jury was unable to reach a consensus regarding the felony murder charge, and a mistrial was declared on that count.
precaution
Before stepping from the passage between the buildings, I took the precaution of looking up and down the passageway to see if I was being observed.
precedent
The Parliamentarian considered and said, “Since there is no precedent for the treatment of a double apprenticeship, there are no rules as to how it should be dealt with. The proposal is within our guidelines.”
preclude
He missed two games with a sore lower back, a minor injury that precluded him from taking batting practice for days.
predecessor
While he was obviously not a progressive man, he was courteous and reasonable, in marked contrast to his predecessor.
prefix
Here the prefix in is for emphasis, as in words like incinerate, incoming and intense.
prejudice
The movie was about hypocrisy in our society and people’s prejudice.
premeditated
The most effective off- the-cuff speeches are premeditated, and the best premeditated speeches appear off the cuff.
premonition
He took off the Ring, moved it may be by some deep premonition of danger, though to himself he thought only that he wished to see more clearly.
prerequisite
A degree in English language is not a prerequisite for caring about where a bracket is preferred to a dash, or a comma needs to be replaced by a semicolon.
prescient
According to prescient predictions made by Austrian scientist and philosopher Rudolf Steiner in 1923, honeybee colonies are collapsing right on schedule.
proceed
We line up outside the Hub by last name and proceed through the security check—full-body scanners and luggage imaging like at the airport, but with a ticket to nowhere.
procession
Several thousand people marched in an orderly procession past China’s military headquarters in the former British colony.
proffer
Poirot proffered a sheet of paper and pencil, but the Princess waved them aside.
proclaim
Callimachus, the most widely quoted author in antiquity besides Homer, famously proclaimed, “I abhor all public things.”
proficiency
Belichick said if players don’t exhibit flawless proficiency on the field when working on a certain play, scheme or design, he eliminates it from his game plan.
prominent
The museum’s collection holds more than 23,000 pieces, including the only complete collection of presidential portraits outside of the White House, as well as portraits of athletes, artists and other prominent figures throughout history.
propagate
“It’s all about creating. I think the concept of propagating a plant or planting seeds and watching them grow, or drawing and music, it all ties together,” he said.
proponent
Her great-grandfather, Paul M. Warburg, was an expert in international finance and one of the leading proponents for the creation of the United States Federal Reserve System.
proposition
People are always outside holding signs for some cause or proposition on the local ballot.
propulsion
I doubted the usefulness of these oars as a means of propulsion.
readjust
She added that it took him the whole of the winter term to readjust to school.
reaffirm
Every year, Jacob reaffirmed his desire to play, but on an actual field.
reassure
She turned back toward the bookcase door, to reassure herself that it was still open and there was nothing to worry about.
rebound
A small stone rebounded from rock to rock, then rolled into the sudden silence that followed.
rebuttal
One candidate will answer first; the other will then offer what’s called a “rebuttal.”
recall
As an old woman she would read about the Great War in Europe and recall this night.
recidivism
Despite the program’s low recidivism rate, Johnson said two of the cadets were sent back to prison after they allegedly “committed a crime” midway through boot camp.
reclaim
For once, Petey fought back, attempting to reclaim what was his.
recognize
I recognized one of the policemen—a fellow with a red moustache—from the search parties.
recur
The pattern would recur over and over, but there was an important exception.
redundant
“Oh, you mean, redundant, like saying the same thing over and over but in different ways?”
reflect
“Look! The shield is reflecting the moonlight back into the sky!”
reiterate
“That is true,” he reiterated, as much for himself, perhaps, as the audience.
renewable
The United States and the rest of the world must turn to renewable energy, also called green energy.
renovate
After years of neglect, the city was finally renovating Vickers Park.
repetition
By repetition in class, Shin mastered the alphabet and basic grammar.
replenish
I stopped at the store to replenish my food supply.
reproduction
The reproduction of The Geographer in his library book was clearer and brighter than the copy of the painting on his box.
resilience
Although there is no one universally accepted definition of resilience, it is generally understood as the ability to bounce back from hardship and trauma.
resound
The crash as they met resounded in the still air and echoed back from the palace wall.
responsive
“Be responsive to one another as you plan your projects,” she says.
restoration
But Mother says the Cotswold cottage we live in needs lots of restoration, and now that I am feeling better, it’s time she began making it livable.
retaliate
In the months after 9/11, a whole series of questions arose as to whether to retaliate, how to retaliate, and who to retaliate against.
retraction
Because a retraction is often considered an indication of wrongdoing, many researchers are understandably sensitive when one of their papers is questioned.
revivify
Those were some of Lester’s favorite coaching memories, said his son, Tom, because he revivified the program after years of inconsistency.
subconscious
Dr. Strauss says that it means I’ve reached a point where my subconscious is trying to block my conscious from remembering.
subjugate
And we have not even considered the more popular Terminator scenarios in which robots—through super artificial intelligence—subjugate humanity.
subliminal
A good therapist will be able to guide you through the subliminal trauma and unpick the legacy of an experience that will be contributing to your state of confusion.
submarine
Sailors were discussing whether the ship should follow a zigzag course to evade lurking submarines and whether the navigation lights would be illuminated.
submerge
The captain orders the master-at-arms to fire the cannon, but the whale submerges too quickly to be fired upon.
submissive
He remains quiet and submissive under his heavy fate.
subordinate
He was known as a diligent worker, and his skill and leadership qualities were plain to all his subordinates.
subservient
From the end of World War II to 1989, Poland was politically subservient to the Soviet Union.
subsidiary
Under the reorganization, the team would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Manchester United Ltd., a newly formed holding company based in the Cayman Islands.
subterranean
The museum’s various levels were comprised of vast caverns linked by a network of subterranean streets, tunnels, staircases, elevators, escalators, ladders, slides, trapdoors, and secret passageways.
supercilious
He treated me with supercilious condescension, varied occasionally with overbearing tyranny.
supererogatory
Those arguments are not necessary, they are all supererogatory, like idle words.
superfluous
The ornament was in the clothes, making jewelry superfluous.
superimpose
Google Glasses can superimpose a map on your everyday surroundings.
superintendent
Her response was that I should tell my mom, tell the principal, tell the superintendent, but tell someone.
superiority
"Elite athletes live in a world dedicated to proving one's superiority," Hoffman says.
superlative
Bear with me; there’s a good chance I’ll run out of superlatives to describe Apple’s tremendous, astonishing, stupendous, unbelievable emerging position in the tablet market.
supernumerary
To secure a loan, she removed a supernumerary third kitchen, and built a greenhouse and studio connecting two separate sleeping zones.
supersede
The fax machine is a symbol of obsolete technology long superseded by computer networks — but faxing is actually growing in popularity.
supervise
She is a professor in the psychology department, where she supervises students who are getting master’s degrees.
transgression
To be caught in some small transgression—missing a day of work, speaking harshly of his rule, failing to attend mass— brought an unforgiving penalty.
translucent
Tiny veins were visible through translucent aquatic eyelids.
transact
Morning calls are considered informal in the city; they are made only to transact business, or by special appointment.
transcontinental
Before making my transcontinental pilgrimage I used to wonder, sometimes, just where the line dividing East from West in the United States might be.
transcultural
“One of the basics of transcultural leadership is empathy,” Mr. Ghosn once said.
transfix
Then all four rabbits sat as though transfixed by the sudden, blinding light that poured over them like a cloudburst.
transformation
Photosynthesis is the single most important transformation on Earth.
transitory
For this analysis, overseas stints are classified as “transitory”—shorter than 2 years—or as longer, “migratory” stays.
translation
It was handwritten in Spanish, with English translations on the side.
transparent
Inside the jar, almost impossible to see, floated a transparent jellyfish about the size of a fingernail.
unabashed
He was looking at her, an open unabashed looking, and she would not hold his gaze.
unambiguous
All the facts on which you base protocols must be reasonably hard facts with unambiguous meaning.
unattainable
She’s already saving for a down payment on a house, a goal that seemed unattainable a few years ago.
unbiased
That is the opinion of these unbiased judges.
unconventional
She first happened upon it in a newspaper profile and was drawn to its unconventional style and characters.
unethical
Almost everybody in these pages is accused of committing unethical and illegal acts.
unforeseen
“We sincerely regret the disappointment to fans due to the unforeseen and last-minute changes to the schedule,” it said.
unintentional
‘It was quite unintentional, I assure you. A most unfortunate accident.’
unjust
Authorities say the restrictions are necessary, but the truckers see them as biased and unjust.
unobtrusive
She tried, as always, to keep her typing unobtrusive, so Reggie wouldn’t get distracted.
unorthodox
I adopted a rather unorthodox work schedule: I would write most of the night and sleep during the day.
unpalatable
“I did not intend to wound you. But sometimes the truth must be stated, unpalatable as it is.”
unpredictable
But every next move is unpredictable, every outcome uncertain.
unravel
Jules played with the strings on her coat, twirling them in her fingers and letting them unravel.
unrepentant
While his family thinks he is unrepentant, Jack is actually tormented by guilt and shame.
unscrupulous
Scammers will always exist, as there will always be unscrupulous people trying to worm their way into other people’s money.
unsettle
There is an urgency to her that unsettles me, a warning in her words beyond the obvious.
unsustainable
The commission cited concerns that a bigger hospital would be expensive and unsustainable.
unyielding
For a moment his expression stayed like that—stonelike and unyielding.
unwieldy
The old, hulking computer in my room was a bulky, unwieldy thing.
unicameral
Technically, the unicameral legislature must sign off on major initiatives, such as creating new taxes and rewriting the Constitution.
unicycle
They’re riding unicycles, which are bikes with one wheel and no handlebars.
uniformity
A few years later, seeking to achieve greater product uniformity as it expanded, McDonald’s reduced the number of beef suppliers to five.
unify
“On this night we all unify around one rallying cry, who do YOU stand up for?”
unilateral
Kosovo made a unilateral declaration of independence in 2008 and it is recognized by the US and most of the west, but not by Serbia and its allies Russia and China.
unique
“I like the way it looks. Plus, I don’t want to look like everyone else. I like being unique.”
unison
The Giants raised their arms, hugged and huddled by the side of the mound, bouncing in unison.
unitard
Wearing a pale yellow unitard and point shoes, she guided her body through a sequence of static positions, creating an oddly mesmerizing movement meditation.
unity
Above all, unite, brothers and sisters, for in unity lies your strength.
universal
The actions of the people in this book were both universal and distinctly American.
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