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2010
Nouns
1. (n.) extreme right-winger, reactionary, ultraconservative;
- an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism;
Adjectives
1. (adj.) far-right, reactionary, reactionist;
- extremely conservative;
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4
03
2010
Verbs
1. (verb) forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent;
- keep from happening or arising; make impossible;
- “My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”; “Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project”;
2. (verb) close out, preclude, rule out;
- make impossible, especially beforehand;
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3
03
2010
Nouns
1. (n.) aspersion, slur;
- a disparaging remark;
- “in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion”; “it is difficult for a woman to understand a man’s sensitivity to any slur on his virility”;
2. (n.) aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration, slander;
- an abusive attack on a person’s character or good name;
3. (n.) aspersion, sprinkling;
- the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare);
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2
03
2010
Nouns
1. (n.) counterfeit, forgery;
- a copy that is represented as the original;
Verbs
1. (verb) counterfeit, fake, forge;
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive;
- “he faked the signature”; “they counterfeited dollar bills”; “She forged a Green Card”;
Adjectives
1. (adj.) counterfeit, imitative;
- not genuine; imitating something superior;
- “counterfeit emotion”; “counterfeit money”; “counterfeit works of art”; “a counterfeit prince”;
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1
03
2010
Verbs
1. (verb) renovate, restitute;
- restore to a previous or better condition;
- “They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel”;
2. (verb) freshen up, refurbish, renovate;
- make brighter and prettier;
- “we refurbished the guest wing”; “My wife wants us to renovate”;
3. (verb) animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify;
- give new life or energy to;
- “A hot soup will revive me”; “This will renovate my spirits”; “This treatment repaired my health”;
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