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Down: 1) 1a obsolete : guile, trickery b : deceptive appearance : deception 2a : a false or mistaken idea b : erroneous character : erroneousness 3: an often plausible argument using false or invalid inference The fallacy of their ideas about medicine soon became apparent mistaken belief or idea: something that is believed to be true but is erroneous invalid argument: an argument or reasoning in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises logical error in argument: a mistake made in a line of reasoning that invalidates it Synonyms: misconception, myth, error, mistake, delusion, misjudgment2) something that has been done and cannot be changed ▪ By the time we learned about the decision, it was already a fait accompli Synonyms: certainty, foregone conclusion, dead cert, cast-iron certainty, fait accompli, safe bet, inevitability4) 1a : not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous b : originating from or on the outside; especially : originating outside a part and acting upon the part as a whole 2: external inessential: not an essential part of something from outside: coming or operating from outside something You have to consider any extrinsic factors in the success of the business.▪ extrinsic circumstances — opposite intrinsic6) 1obsolete : to leap for joy 2: to be extremely joyful : rejoice : to feel or show great happiness Synonyms: crow, delight, exuberate, glory, jubilate, joy, kvell, rejoice, triumph, kick up one's heels 8) : going far beyond what is fair, reasonable, or expected : too high, expensive, etc. ▪ exorbitant fees/costs/prices/expenses▪ They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls. : not coming within the scope of the law 2: exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size Synonyms: baroque, devilish, excessive, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening9) a : to set forth : state b : to defend with argument 2: to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail to explain or state (something) : to give details about (something) [+ obj] ▪ The article expounds the virtues of a healthy diet describe and explain something: to give a detailed description and explanation of a theory or viewpoint or an explanation of the meaning and implications of a written text Synonyms: explain, expand on, talk about, illustrate, develop, expand, spell out, explicate10) 1a (1) : easily accomplished or attained (2) : shallow, simplistic b : used or comprehended with ease c : readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth 2archaic : mild or pleasing in manner or disposition 3a : ready, fluent b : poised, assured too simple : not showing enough thought or effort ▪ a facile explanation▪ This problem needs more than just a facile solution. approving: working, moving, or performing well and very easily ▪ He is a wonderfully facile writer. easy to do: requiring little effort fluent but insincere: produced, spoken, or speaking so fluently and easily as to seem insincere or superficial superficial: made or arrived at without any serious thought or depth of feeling and therefore of little value or significance Synonyms: superficial, simplistic, glib, facetious, shallow, flippant, trite, inane, casual, slick, cursory12) 1: to give a detailed explanation of 2: to develop the implications of : analyze logically : to explain or analyze (something, such as an idea or work of literature) ▪ an essay explicating a theory develop theory: to explain and develop an idea or theory and show its implications Synonyms: explain, elucidate, spell out, clarify, expound, illuminate, make clear, make13) 1: the act of forcing someone to leave a place (such as a country or a school) : the act of expelling someone [count] ▪ The government engaged in mass expulsions. [noncount] ▪ He was threatened with expulsion (from the school) if his grades didn't improve. 2 [noncount] : the act of forcing something out : the act of expelling something ▪ the expulsion of air from the lungs 1: the act of forcing someone to leave a place (such as a country or a school) : the act of expelling someone [count] ▪ The government engaged in mass expulsions. [noncount] ▪ He was threatened with expulsion (from the school) if his grades didn't improve. 2 [noncount] : the act of forcing something out : the act of expelling something ▪ the expulsion of air from the lungs synonymd: exclusion, dismissal, throwing out, eviction, removal, ejection, discharge, kicking out14) : to try to influence (someone) by words or advice : to strongly urge (someone) to do something ▪ He exhorted his people to take back their land. give earnest advice: to give somebody urgent or earnest advice Synonyms: urge, press, push, encourage, insist, pressure, spur, goad, prod Across: 3) 1: the front of a building; also : any face of a building given special architectural treatment 2: a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation Synonyms: exterior, front (also façade), face, forehead, forepart 5) 1: incorporating some feature for automatically counteracting the effect of an anticipated possible source of failure 2: being or relating to a safeguard that prevents continuing on a bombing mission according to a preconceived plan 3: having no chance of failure : infallibly problem-free 7) a group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group ▪ The committee soon split into factions.▪ warring factions ▪ a political party split by factionalism and infighting conflict within group: conflict or dissension within a group Synonyms: bloc, block, body, coalition, party, sect, set, side, wing 8) 1: existing on or coming from the outside 2a : not forming an essential or vital part b : having no relevance 3: being a number obtained in solving an equation that is not a solution of the equation 11) 1: banish, exile 2: to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country somebody who has moved abroad: a citizen who has left his or her own country to live in another, usually for a prolonged period Synonyms: émigré, tax exile, emigrant, deportee, refugee, colonial, expat, exile15) 1: to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion 2: to efface completely : destroy 3: to eliminate (as a memory) from one's consciousness to remove (something) completely The criminal charges were expunged [=deleted, erased] from his record. Synonyms: abolish, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up), efface, eradicate, erase, annihilate, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, root (out), rub out, snuff (out), stamp (out), sweep (away), wipe out Related Words: decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, ravage; dismantle, flatten, mow (down), raze, tear down; ruin, total, waste, wreck; blast, blow up, dash, dynamite, smash; atomize, consume, devour, dissolve, fragment, powder, pulverize, shatter, splinter; doom, finish, kill, kill off, terminate, zap; cancel, cut, discard, ditch, eject, excise, expel, jettison, oust, throw out Near Antonyms: conserve, preserve, protect, save; build, construct, create, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, shape; fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renew, renovate, repair, restore, revamp 16) 1: embodying a fallacy 2: tending to deceive or mislead : delusive containing a mistake : not true or accurate ▪ a fallacious [=false] set of assumptions▪ fallacious [=misleading] arguments Synonyms: illogical, illegitimate, inconsequent, inconsequential, invalid, irrational, nonrational, unreasonable, unreasoning, unsound, weak17) a : a Muslim mendicant : dervish b : an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker 2\ˈfā-kər\ : impostor; especially : swindler mendicant Muslim: a religious Muslim, especially a Sufi, who lives by begging Hindu mendicant: a Hindu ascetic who lives by begging and whose religious practice often includes the performance of extraordinary feats of physical endurance Synonyms: bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, trickster, finagler, fraudster [chiefly British], hoaxer, scammer, scamster, shark, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler, tricker 18) make somebody feel happy and alive: to make somebody feel happy, excited, and more than usually vigorous and alive : to make cheerful and excited : enliven, elate 2: refresh, stimulate We were exhilarated by the news of his success Synonyms: excite, elate, thrill, enliven, invigorate, lift, stimulate, hearten19) 1: introduced from another country : not native to the place where found 2archaic : foreign, alien 3: strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual 4: of or relating to striptease : not living or growing naturally in a particular area : from another part of the world Synonyms: bizarro, fantastic (also fantastical), glamorous (also glamourous), marvelous (or marvellous), outlandish, romantic, strange
 

 

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