Suffuse
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1. SUFFUSE (VERB)
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spread out
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Synonyms
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permeate, saturate
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Antonyms
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dehydrate, dry
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Example Sentence
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What more could be needed to
suffuse the world with the deepest meaning and beauty?
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2. PHONATE (VERB)
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speak clearly
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Synonyms
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affirm, articulate
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Antonyms
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conceal, muffle
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Example Sentence
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Everyone knows that he is
intelligent, visionary and phonate.
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3. RILE (VERB)
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anger, upset
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Synonyms
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annoy, bother
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Antonyms
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appease, comfort
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Example Sentence
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This forces you to still your
mind and avoid people and situations that rile.
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4. TAMPER (VERB)
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interfere, alter
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Synonyms
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meddle, tinker
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Antonyms
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improve, stay
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Example Sentence
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Make sure that nobody can
tamper with your pistol or cartridges.
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5. APPRISE (VERB)
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tell
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Synonyms
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inform, notify
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Antonyms
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hide, secret
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Example Sentence
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Indeed, how could she apprise
him of events which were now the talk of the court?
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6. IMPLORE (VERB)
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beg
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Synonyms
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beseech, plead
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Antonyms
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disgust, refuse
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Example Sentence
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A paper cup of water with a
bent straw is placed before the frantic and miserable patient and all present
implore him to Sip!
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7. CORK (NOUN)
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type of plug
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Synonyms
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close, float
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Antonyms
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opening, start
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Example Sentence
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The floors were softened by
cork tiles, the walls by Philippine mahogany paneling.
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8. GUTTURAL (ADJECTIVE)
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deep in sound
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Synonyms
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growling, husky
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Antonyms
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thin, dulcet
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Example Sentence
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Not understanding the 30
seconds of guttural noises and flat vowels, a French-speaking journalist
asked Federer to translate.
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9. STELLIFORM (ADJECTIVE)
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pertaining to stars
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Synonyms
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glittering, luminous
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Antonyms
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dull, simple
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Example Sentence
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It almost seemed, for one brief
and stelliform moment, that she had triumphed over her past.
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10. BRISTLE (VERB)
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become upset, excited
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Synonyms
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bridle, fume
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Antonyms
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be happy, rejoice
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Example Sentence
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Americans tend to bristle even
at self-censorship; we are reluctant to declare that we simply are not going
to look at something.
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