Inebriated
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1.
INEBRIATED (ADJECTIVE)
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drunk
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Synonyms
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intoxicated, boozy
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Antonyms
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sober, straight
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Example
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Ever seen two inebriated
off-duty firemen at a local pub about to come to blows?
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2.
PLAUDITORY (ADJECTIVE)
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flattering
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Synonyms
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appreciative,
polite
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Antonyms
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insulting, unmannerly
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Example
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I am so plauditory for the
ability to be able to provide services, as every affiliate is.
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3.
MURKY (ADJECTIVE)
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gloomy,
obscure
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Synonyms
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dark,
dismal
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Antonyms
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bright, apparent
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Example
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The massacre has been
transformed, without a shred of proof or evidence, into a shady skirmish in a
murky secret war.
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4.
YORE (NOUN)
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time gone by
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Synonyms
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history,
antiquity
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Antonyms
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future,
present
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Example
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In days of yore, blood on
screen was to be feared; think the trickle of blood signaling defilement in
old vampire movies.
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5.
QUERULOUS (ADJECTIVE)
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grouchy, hard to please
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Synonyms
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carping,
captious
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Antonyms
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cheerful, happy
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Example
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All the pride is there still,
but it is cramped, querulous, and undignified.
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6.
PAROXYSM (NOUN)
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seizure, spasm
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Synonyms
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attack, furor
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Antonyms
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inactivity, dullness
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Example
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The crowd, delirious, cries and
sobs in a paroxysm of despair.
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7.
RECLAME (NOUN)
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promotion
of something, someone
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Synonyms
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attention, fame
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Antonyms
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obscurity,
secret
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Example
Sentence
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So he really foresaw you
getting tons of reclame for hosting?
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8.
INCARCERATE (VERB)
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put in
jail, confinement
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Synonyms
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detain, imprison
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Antonyms
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release,
liberate
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Example
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A magistrate gave orders to the
constables to arrest and incarcerate the rest of the Spanish Negroes.
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9.
BESPANGLE (VERB)
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embellish
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Synonyms
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adorn,
decorate
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Antonyms
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hurt, leave plain
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Example
Sentence
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If the actual facts are so
repugnant to you, then why bespangle them?
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10.
QUARANTINE (NOUN)
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isolation
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Synonyms
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detention,
segregation
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Antonyms
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connection,
attachment
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Example
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Inside the quarantine zone,
even more specific procedures were outlined to keep those within the bounds
of it safe.
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