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Agrarian (adjective): |
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Meaning |
Relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. |
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Synonym |
Agricultural, Natural, Peasant, Rustic, Uncultivated, Predial |
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Antonym |
Industrial. |
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Sentence |
An agrarian college prepares men and women for careers in land cultivation |
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Vagary (noun): |
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Meaning |
An erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
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Synonym |
Quirk, Idiosyncrasy, Peculiarity, Oddity, Eccentricity, Unpredictability |
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Antonym |
Normality. |
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Sentence |
The vagary of the economy plays a role in the fixing of the interest rates. |
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Alibi (noun): |
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Meaning |
An excuse for not being or doing something./ a reason or excuse why someone could not have done something. |
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Synonym |
Absenteeism, Excuse, Justification, Non Appearance |
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Antonym |
Presence, Active, Existence, Attendance |
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Sentence |
The detective sought to find a hole in the convicted felon’s alibi |
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Farfetched (adjective): |
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Meaning |
Unlikely and unconvincing |
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Synonym |
: Improbable, Unlikely, Implausible, Scarcely Credible, Difficult To Believe, Dubious, Doubtful, Unconvincing, Incredible |
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Antonym |
Believable, Likely, Normal, Plausible, Probable |
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Sentence |
Melissa’s farfetched design for a flying bicycle didn’t get very far with the investors. |
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Irrational (adjective): |
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Meaning |
Not logical or reasonable |
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Synonym |
Unreasonable, Illogical, Groundless, Baseless, Unfounded, Unjustifiable |
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Antonym |
Logical, Rational, Sane, Reasonable |
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Sentence |
My irrational horror of heights prevents me from flying. |
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Misery (noun): |
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Meaning |
A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort |
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Synonym |
: Unhappiness, Distress, Wretchedness, Hardship, Suffering, Affliction, Anguish, Angst. |
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Antonym |
: Cheer, Comfort, Contentment, Happiness |
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Sentence |
The war brought misery to thousands of refugees |
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Stringent (adjective): |
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Meaning |
): Strict, precise, and exacting |
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Synonym |
Strict, Rigid, Severe, Harsh, Tight, Inflexible |
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Antonym |
Flexible, Amenable, Lenient, Gentle, Mild, Easy |
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Sentence |
When Martha was overweight, her doctor put her on stringent diet that left her feeling hungry all the time |
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Trite (adjective): |
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Meaning |
Lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse |
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Synonym |
Hackneyed, Banal, Cliched, Platitudinous, Vapid |
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Antonym |
: Fresh, New, Original, Impressive |
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Sentence |
At parties, I tend to avoid trite conversations because they are dull and do not reveal any new information |
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Astute (adjective): |
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Meaning |
Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage |
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Synonym |
, Acute, Ingenious, Clever, Intelligent, Bright, Brilliant, Smart. |
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Antonym |
: Foolish, Idiot, Inept, Naïve, Stupid, Asinine |
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Sentence |
The astute businessman went from rags to riches with one great idea |
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Renege (Verb) |
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Meaning |
go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract |
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Synonym |
revoke , recant , repudiate |
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Antonym |
Fullfill , promise , support |
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Sentence |
The property buyers will be sued if they renege on The terms of The contract |
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