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KEY: Abstain.
SYN: Refrain, forbear, refuse, demur, avoid, cease, stop, keep back, desist, discontinue, withhold, scruple.
ANT: Indulge, exceed, reveal, wanton.
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KEY: Abstemious.
SYN: Abstinent, moderate, self-denying, sober, temperate, sparing, frugal.
ANT: Sensual, self-indulgent, gluttonous, greedy, intemperate.
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KEY: Absterge.
SYN: Wipe, cleanse, purify, sponge, scour, scrub.
ANT: Foul, bespatter, contaminate, bedaub, soil, pollute, begrime.
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KEY: Abstersive.
SYN: Scouring, purifying, detergent, cathartic.
ANT: Contaminative, offensive, corruptive.
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KEY: Abstinent.
SYN: Temperate, abstemious, continent, sober, self-denying, austere.
ANT: Self-indulgent, sensual, intemperate, epicurean, dissipated, incontinent, debauched.
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KEY: Abstract \v.\
SYN: Separate, detach, part, eliminate, draw away, remove, take away, appropriate, purloin, steal, thieve, draw from.
ANT: Add, unite, conjoin, adduce, impose, restore, surrender, return, Abstract \n.\ [See ABRIDGMENT].
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KEY: Abstraction.
SYN: Separation, parloining, removal, appropriation, generalization, classification, reverie, absorption, inattention, absence.
ANT: Addition, conjunction, union, adduction, importation, restoration, restitution, individualization, enumeration, analysis, specification, observation, attention, Abstracted, [See ABSTRACT and ABSTRACTION].
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KEY: Abstruse.
SYN: Hidden, recondite, difficult, profound, deep, curious, obscure, mystical, occult, hard, dark.
ANT: Patent, popular, superficial, simple, obvious, trite, intelligible, lucid, plain, easy, manifest, clear.
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KEY: Absurd.
SYN: Irrational, ridiculous, monstrous, senseless, asinine, stupid, chimerical, unreasonable, preposterous, silly, nonsensical, foolish.
ANT: Sensible, rational, reasonable, consistent, sound, substantial, logical, wise, sagacious, reflective, philosophical.
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KEY: Abundance.
SYN: Plenty, largeness, copiousness, sufficiency, plentitude, exuberance, ampleness, profusion, luxuriance, wealth.
ANT: Rarity, scarcity, paucity, deficiency, scantiness, dearth, failure, poverty.
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KEY: Abundant.
SYN: Plentiful, copious, plenteous, large, ample, overflowing, teeming, full, lavish, luxuriant, bountiful, abounding, profuse, liberal, rich.
ANT: Rare, scarce, scant, deficient, short, insufficient, niggardly, sparing, dry, drained, exhausted, impoverished.
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KEY: Abuse \v.\
SYN: Injure, damage, spoil, maltreat, treat-all, ill-use, ill-treat, retile, scandalize, disparage, reproach, upbraid, asperse, malign, slander, vituperate, prostitute, defame, pervert, misuse, misemploy, vilify.
ANT: Tend, protect, conserve, consider, regard, shield, cherish, praise, extol, laud, vindicate, panegyrize, respect.
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KEY: Abuse \n.\
SYN: Mistreatment, invective, ill-treatment, opprobrium, scurrility, vituperation, ribaldry, obloquy, reproach, insolence, misusage, ill-usage.
ANT: Good-usage, good-treatment, kindness, praise, deference, respect.
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KEY: Abusive.
SYN: Insulting, insolent, offensive, opprobrious, reproachful, vituperative, rude, denunciatory, scurrilous.
ANT: Respectful, kind, panegyrical, laudatory, attentive.
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KEY: Abut.
SYN: Extend, project, impinge, approximate.
ANT: Recurve, retreat, diverge, return, recede.
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KEY: Abyss.
SYN: Gulf, profound, gorge, deep, pit, chasm, depth.
ANT: Surface, cavity, depression, indentation.
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KEY: Academical.
SYN: Collegiate, classical, learned.
