Virulent
Extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate.
Many of your enemies can virulent towards you.
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Antonym: loving
My family is always very loving towards me.
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Scrutinize
To examine closely
When you are a scientists, you often scrutinize the data that you collect from an experiment.
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| http://www.gopanicfree.com/2010/10/time-to-scrutinize-and-research.html |
Antonym: skim
When students don't feel like reading, they often skim the text.
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Discord
Disagreement (the opposite of concord)
Many students and teachers can have a discord over a bad grade.
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Antonym: agreement
It is always a good thing when two people who were originally fighting make an agreement.
Repudiate
To reject; to deny
When a villain commits a crime, they often try to repudiate their doing.
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| http://www.constructionlawtoday.com/2009/06/fdic-contract-repudiation-powers/ |
Antonym: acknowledge
When someone receives an award, our principle often likes to acknowledge that person for what they have done.
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Diligent
Hardworking
When you are a student, you have to be a very diligent person.
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Antonym: unemployed
People who fight with their co-workers and bosses may become unemployed.
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Superficial
On the surface only; shallow; not thorough
When you are at a beach and walk up the water, the first few feet of the water are often superficial.
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Antonym: deep
Sometimes it's a good thing when you have a deep conversation with someone.
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Contempt
Reproachful disdain
Many people feel contempt towards other people.
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Antonym: Admiration
I have a lot admiration for people who are always kind and are always trying to help out other people.
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Lucid
Clear; easy to understand
Many teachers try and make material lucid.
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Antonym: dim
When you are at the movie theater, they dim the lights so it is easier for you to see the movie.
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Aesthetic
Having to do with artistic beauty; artistic (not to be confused with ascetic, also on the Hit Parade)
Many artists are aesthetic.
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Antonym: hideous
The beast in "The Beauty and the Beast" is often referred to as hideous.
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| http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2009/05/charmingly-hideous-sculptures-by-lesley.html |
Prodigal
Extravagant; wasteful
I try to finish all my food at dinner time so I am not being prodigal.
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| http://mankindinthebalance.blogspot.com/2010/09/costly-decade-after-911.html |
Antonym: conserve
Before a big game, I try and rest so I can conserve my energy.
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| http://www.fm.uci.edu/conserve.html |
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