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  • 61slight — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, adulterated, affront, airy, ankle deep, ascetic, asinine, attenuate, attenuated, austere, bantam, be blind to, be caught out, be inattentive, be unwary, belittle, blink, blink at, boyish,… …

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  • 62scorn — 1. noun he was unable to hide the scorn in his voice Syn: contempt, derision, contemptuousness, disdain, derisiveness, mockery, sneering Ant: admiration, respect 2. verb 1) critics scorned the painting Syn …

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  • 63contemn — v 1. disdain, scorn, despise, misprize, show contempt for, view with contempt, hold in contempt, snap one s fingers at, turn up one s nose at, spurn, slight, snub, shun. 2. deprecate, vituperate, disparage, reproach, censure, decry, condemn,… …

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  • 64scorn — n. & v. n. 1 disdain, contempt, derision. 2 an object of contempt etc. (the scorn of all onlookers). v.tr. 1 hold in contempt or disdain. 2 (often foll. by to + infin.) abstain from or refuse to do as unworthy (scorns lying; scorns to lie).… …

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  • 65treasure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hoard, store; wealth, riches. v. value, prize, cherish, appreciate; remember. See money, goodness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. richness, riches, store, cache, hoard, find, abundance, reserve, nest egg,… …

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  • 66put — v 1. place, pose, set, lay; drop, Inf. plop, Inf. plunk, Inf. plank, plump; park, station, post, stand; plant, implant, imbed; perch, mount, deposit; situate, locate, emplace, position, center; dispose, allocate, install, collocate, spot,… …

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  • 67presume — Synonyms and related words: account, account as, adjudge, adjudicate, affect, allegorize, allow, allude to, anticipate, aspire to, assume, attempt, bank on, be afraid, be judicious, be predisposed, believe, bring, bring to mind, call for,… …

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  • 68look — v 1. see, visualize, behold, notice, take in; bend the eye, cock the eye, fix the eye, fix one s gaze, focus, rivet one s eyes; regard, study, inspect, take stock of; examine, contemplate, pore over, Rare. perlustrate; review, check out, overlook …

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  • 69disgrace — Synonyms and related words: abasement, abomination, asperse, aspersion, atrocity, bad, belittle, belittling, besmirch, black eye, black mark, blacken, blemish, blot, brand, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, burning… …

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  • 70taunt — Synonyms and related words: Bronx cheer, Parthian shot, accuse, affront, allege, annoy, arraign, article, aspersion, atrocity, back answer, banter, barrack, book, brickbat, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book, bug, burlesque, call… …

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