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  1. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
    Word 1: PARAPHRASE (PAR-uh-frayz)
  2. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
    Word 2: OSTENSIBLE (ah-STEN-si-bul)
  3. apparent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
    Apparent, appearing or seeming to be true, professed or declared as true without being demonstrated or proved.
  4. profess
    confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
    Apparent, appearing or seeming to be true, professed or declared as true without being demonstrated or proved.
  5. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
    More difficult synonyms of ostensible include plausible (PLAW-zi-bul) and specious (SPEE-shus).
  6. specious
    plausible but false
    More difficult synonyms of ostensible include plausible (PLAW-zi-bul) and specious (SPEE-shus).
  7. flaw
    an imperfection in an object or machine
    A specious argument is one that looks good on the surface but is flawed underneath.
  8. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
    Word 3: DIGRESS (di-GRES or dy-GRES)
  9. wander
    move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course
    To wander, stray from the point, ramble, deviate, go off in another direction.
  10. stray
    wander from a direct course or at random
    To wander, stray from the point, ramble, deviate, go off in another direction.
  11. ramble
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
    To wander, stray from the point, ramble, deviate, go off in another direction.
  12. ingress
    the act of entering
    From the same Latin source come ingress (IN-gres), the place you walk in, the entrance; and egress (EE-gres), the place you walk out, the exit.
  13. egress
    the act or means of going out
    From the same Latin source come ingress (IN-gres), the place you walk in, the entrance; and egress (EE-gres), the place you walk out, the exit.
  14. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
    Digress once was used of a physical wandering or turning aside, but that sense is now archaic (ahr-KAY-ik), which means old-fashioned.
  15. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
    Word 4: UNCANNY (uhn-KAN-ee)
  16. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
    Eerie, strange, weird, mysterious: “an uncanny experience.”
  17. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
    Eerie, strange, weird, mysterious: “an uncanny experience.”
  18. marvelous
    extraordinarily good or great
    Uncanny may also be used to mean beyond what is normal or expected, strange in a remarkable or marvelous way, as “an uncanny resemblance,” or “uncanny ability.”
  19. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
    Word 5: CANDOR (KAN-dur)
  20. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
    The ingenuous (in-JEN-yoo-us) person speaks honestly and sincerely, with no hint of evasiveness or deception.
  21. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
    Word 6: MOROSE (muh-ROHS)
  22. gloomy
    depressingly dark
    Gloomy, moody, glum, grumpy, ill-tempered, depressed.
  23. glum
    moody and sorrowful
    Gloomy, moody, glum, grumpy, ill-tempered, depressed.
  24. grumpy
    annoyed and irritable
    Gloomy, moody, glum, grumpy, ill-tempered, depressed.
  25. temper
    a characteristic state of feeling
    Gloomy, moody, glum, grumpy, ill-tempered, depressed.
  26. futile
    producing no result or effect
    “After weeks of futile job-hunting, he became morose.”
  27. dolorous
    showing sorrow
    More difficult synonyms of morose include dolorous (DOH-luh-rus), which means mournful, full of sadness; lugubrious (luh-GOO-bree-us), which means extremely gloomy or dismal; and saturnine (SAT-ur-nyn), which means having a bitter disposition or sour outlook on life.
  28. mournful
    expressing sorrow
    More difficult synonyms of morose include dolorous (DOH-luh-rus), which means mournful, full of sadness; lugubrious (luh-GOO-bree-us), which means extremely gloomy or dismal; and saturnine (SAT-ur-nyn), which means having a bitter disposition or sour outlook on life.
  29. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
    More difficult synonyms of morose include dolorous (DOH-luh-rus), which means mournful, full of sadness; lugubrious (luh-GOO-bree-us), which means extremely gloomy or dismal; and saturnine (SAT-ur-nyn), which means having a bitter disposition or sour outlook on life.
  30. dismal
    causing dejection
    More difficult synonyms of morose include dolorous (DOH-luh-rus), which means mournful, full of sadness; lugubrious (luh-GOO-bree-us), which means extremely gloomy or dismal; and saturnine (SAT-ur-nyn), which means having a bitter disposition or sour outlook on life.
  31. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
    More difficult synonyms of morose include dolorous (DOH-luh-rus), which means mournful, full of sadness; lugubrious (luh-GOO-bree-us), which means extremely gloomy or dismal; and saturnine (SAT-ur-nyn), which means having a bitter disposition or sour outlook on life.
  32. disposition
    your usual mood
    More difficult synonyms of morose include dolorous (DOH-luh-rus), which means mournful, full of sadness; lugubrious (luh-GOO-bree-us), which means extremely gloomy or dismal; and saturnine (SAT-ur-nyn), which means having a bitter disposition or sour outlook on life.
  33. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
    (JOH-vee-ul), and sanguine (SANG-gwin), which means having a cheerful, confident outlook on life.
  34. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
    Sullen (SUHL-in) and morose are close in meaning.
  35. spiteful
    showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt
    Misanthropy (mis-AN-thruh-pee) is hatred of humankind, a spiteful or pessimistic attitude about the human race.
  36. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
    Synonyms include handy, clever, able, deft, expert, adroit, dexterous
  37. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
    Synonyms include handy, clever, able, deft, expert, adroit, dexterous
  38. dexterous
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
    Synonyms include handy, clever, able, deft, expert, adroit, dexterous
  39. impregnate
    make pregnant
    Synonyms include drenched, steeped, permeated (PUR-mee-AY-tid), impregnated, imbued (im-BYOOD), and sodden (SAHD-’n).
  40. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
    Synonyms include drenched, steeped, permeated (PUR-mee-AY-tid), impregnated, imbued (im-BYOOD), and sodden (SAHD-’n).
  41. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
    Synonyms include drenched, steeped, permeated (PUR-mee-AY-tid), impregnated, imbued (im-BYOOD), and sodden (SAHD-’n).
  42. stupefied
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
    Sodden may mean heavy with moisture, soggy, or dull, stupefied, expressionless, as from drinking too much liquor.
  43. congenial
    suitable to your needs
    Word 10: CONGENIAL (kun-JEE-nee-ul)
  44. temperament
    your usual mood
    Sympathetic, agreeable, compatible, kindred, harmonious, having the same taste, nature, or temperament.
  45. alien
    from another place or part of the world
    Antonyms, or opposites, of congenial are alien, dissident (DIS-uh-dint), and incongruous (in-KAHNG-groo-us).
  46. dissident
    a person who objects to some established policy
    Antonyms, or opposites, of congenial are alien, dissident (DIS-uh-dint), and incongruous (in-KAHNG-groo-us).
Created on Wed Nov 07 02:55:48 EST 2012

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