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abate

abate. We stood on the dock on that moonless night, waiting for the storm to abate. abate. (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit synonyms : diminish, decrease, subside, let up antonyms : intensify, increase, magnify, wax. astute.

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  1. abate We stood on the dock on that moonless night, waiting for the storm to abate.

  2. abate (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit synonyms: diminish, decrease, subside, let up antonyms: intensify, increase, magnify, wax

  3. astute The astute management of money is a valuable skill but may not by itself make a good executive.

  4. astute (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom synonyms: shrewd, acute, sagacious judicious, wily antonyms: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb

  5. culpable It was the inspectors’ culpable neglect of duty that left such old busses in service.

  6. culpable (adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation synonyms: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy antonyms: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious

  7. egregious Whoever allowed that man on stage is guilty of an egregious blunder.

  8. egregious (adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense synonyms: glaring, flagrant, blatant antonyms: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling

  9. equivocate I won’t soon give my vote to a candidate who shows such a marked tendency to equivocate.

  10. equivocate (v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous synonyms: to talk out of both sides of one’s mouth, palter, hedge antonyms: to speak one’s mind plainly

  11. recapitulate Don’t bother to recapitulate the plot of the book; instead, tell me if you liked it.

  12. recapitulate (v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up synonyms: review, summarize, sum up, go over

  13. torpid We all felt torpid after that long, dull lecture.

  14. torpid (adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull synonyms: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid antonyms: energetic, dynamic, vigorous

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