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Abhor

To detest; to regard with horror

and loathing

Synonyms: loathe, abominate, execrate

Antonyms: relish, fancy, cherish, revere

Jimmy abhors any kind of vegetables.

Agile

Synonyms: brisk, nimble, lithe, limber, activeAntonyms: sluggish, inert, torpid, lethargic, phlegmatic, quiescent

Quick-moving and skillful in mind or body.

It’s important for any dancer or acrobat to be agile and limber.

CompassionFeeling of sympathy or sorrow stirred by another’s suffering.

Synonyms: empathy, mercy, tenderness, benevolenceAntonyms: cruelty, apathy, insensitivity, callousness, indifference

Jane shows compassion when she visitsthe elderly every

Weekend.

Dead; no longer in existence.

Synonyms: extinct, deceased

Antonyms: extant, animate

The water pump has long been defunct and is now just decoration.

DeleteDeleteTo erase

Synonyms: expunge, cancel, obliterate

Antonyms: include, insert, add

Cookie Monster did not mean to delete

his cookies.

Hue

: Color; a modification of color.

Synonyms: tint, tinge, shade

The brilliant hues of the rainbow disappeared too soon.

Intimate

2. (adj) Well-acquainted; resulting from close or constant study

Synonyms: familiar, close

1. (noun) A close friend.Synonyms: confidant

3. (vb) To hint or make known indirectly.Synonyms: hint, allude, insinuate, imply, suggest

They are my intimates whenever I need a friend.

He had an intimate knowledge of how the system worked and was able to quickly fix the problem.

Without really telling us to our face, she intimated that she was better than us.

Omnipotent

Synonyms: almighty, all-powerful, autocraticAntonyms: powerless, weak

Of unlimited power.

The Chinese thought their emperors omnipotent with the ability to rule coming from the Mandate of Heaven

RedundantRedundant

More than necessary. More than necessary.

Synonyms: superfluous, surplus, verbose, excessive, repeated too much

Antonyms: concise, brief, laconic, pointed

Saying the same thing over and over in an essay is redundant.

Whimper

To cry with low, whining, broken sounds.

Synonyms: cry, whine

The new puppy whimpered all night long.