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Main Entry:	master
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	learn; become proficient
Synonyms:	acquire, bone up, comprehend, cram, grasp, grind, hit the books, learn the ropes, pick up, study, swamp, understand, beat the game, beat the system, bury yourself in, excel in, gain mastery, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get the hang of, get the knack of, megastudy
Antonyms:	be ignorant

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Main Entry:	master
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	person in charge, female or male
Synonyms:	administrator, boss, captain, chief, commander, commanding officer, conqueror, director, employer, general, governor, guide, guru, head, instructor, judge, lord, manager, matriarch, overlord, overseer, owner, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, ruler, skipper, slave driver, superintendent, supervisor, swami, taskmaster, teacher, tutor, wheel*, chieftain, commandant, controller, head person, schoolmaster/ mistress, spiritual leader, top dog
Antonyms:	servant

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Main Entry:	master
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	expert, skilled person, female or male
Synonyms:	ace, adept, artist, authority, buff, champion, connoisseur, conqueror, doctor, genius, guru, maestro, maven, old hand, past master, prima donna, pro, professional, proficient, pundit, sage, savant, scientist, victor, virtuoso, whiz, winner, wizard, artiste, doyen, doyenne, old pro, real pro, shark, whiz-bang
Antonyms:	amateur

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Main Entry:	academic degree
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	college degree
Synonyms:	Associate's, Associate's degree, Bachelor's, Bachelor's degree, Master's, Master's degree, PhD, degree, graduate degree, undergraduate degree

Main Entry:	postgraduate degree
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	degree after bachelor's
Synonyms:	PhD, advanced degree, doctoral degree, doctorate, master's, master's degree, postgrad degree

Main Entry:	ace
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	expert in some activity
Synonyms:	champion, genius, master, pro, star, virtuoso, winner, wizard
Antonyms:	clod, ignoramus

Main Entry:	best
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	defeat; gain advantage
Synonyms:	beat, beat up, better, blank, blast, bulldoze, clobber, conquer, cream, deck, drub, exceed, excel, floor, knock off, lambaste, lick, master, outclass, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overcome, prevail, put away, shut down, surpass, take down, tan, thrash, top, total, transcend, trash, triumph, trounce, wallop, waste, wax, whip, wipe, wipe out, zap, KO, flax, get the better of, let have it, shoot down*, take care of, triumph over, whomp, whop, wipe the floor with
Antonyms:	lose, relent, surrender, give up

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Main Entry:	boy
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	young man
Synonyms:	buck, cadet, chap, child, dude, fellow, guy, junior, lad, master, punk, puppy, runt, sprout, squirt, stripling, youngster, youth, gamin, half-pint, little guy, little shaver, schoolboy, shaver, small fry, sonny, tadpole, whippersnapper
Antonyms:	girl

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Main Entry:	bridle
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	check, hold back
Synonyms:	constrain, control, curb, govern, inhibit, master, moderate, repress, restrain, rule, subdue, suppress, withhold, keep in check
Notes:	bridal relates to a bride or a marriage ceremony while a bridle is a harness
Antonyms:	release, let go, set free

Main Entry:	captain
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	chief of vehicle, effort
Synonyms:	authority, boss, cap, commander, director, executive, guide, head, leader, master, mistress, number one, officer, operator, owner, pilot, royalty, skip, skipper, top*, CEO, CFO, chieftain, exec, four-striper, head honcho, higher up, top dog

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Main Entry:	conductor
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	leader
Synonyms:	director, guide, maestro, manager, marshal, master, supervisor

Main Entry:	conquer
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	defeat, overcome
Synonyms:	beat, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, control, cream, crush, discomfit, drub, foil, frustrate, humble, lick, master, outwit, overpower, override, overthrow, prevail, quell, reduce, rout, shut down, subdue, subjugate, succeed, surmount, throw, thwart, total, trash, triumph, vanquish, whip, worst, zap*, bring to knees, get the better of, overmaster, trample underfoot, wipe off map
Antonyms:	capitulate, fail, lose, retreat, succumb, surrender, yield, give up

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Main Entry:	conquer
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	win; obtain
Synonyms:	achieve, acquire, annex, best, master, occupy, overcome, overrun, prevail, seize, succeed, triumph
Antonyms:	forfeit, lose, surrender

Main Entry:	consultant
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	professional advisor
Synonyms:	advisor, authority, counsel, expert, guide, master, maven, mentor, pro*, specialist, veteran, freelancer

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Main Entry:	digest
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	come to understand
Synonyms:	absorb, analyze, assimilate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, grasp, master, meditate, ponder, study, take in, think about, think over
Antonyms:	misunderstand

Main Entry:	disciplinarian
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	person who makes others work hard
Synonyms:	authoritarian, bully, despot, master, stickler, teacher, trainer, tyrant, drill sergeant, enforcer, formalist, sergeant, strict teacher, sundowner

Main Entry:	figure
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	understand; decide, infer
Synonyms:	cipher, clear up, comprehend, conclude, crack, decipher, decode, determine, discover, disentangle, fathom, follow, get, make out, master, opine, reason, resolve, rule, see, settle, solve, suppose, think, unfold, unravel, untangle, catch on to, dope out*, make heads or tails of, puzzle out, think out, unriddle, unscramble

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Main Entry:	god
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	supernatural being worshipped by people
Synonyms:	Almighty, Creator, Father, God, Holy Spirit, Lord, Maker, deity, demon, divinity, holiness, idol, master, omnipotent, power, prime mover, providence, soul, spirit, totem, tutelary, world spirit, Absolute Being, All Knowing, All Powerful, Allah, Divine Being, Infinite Spirit, Jah, Jehovah, King of Kings, Yahweh, daemon, demigod, numen, universal life force

Main Entry:	graduate
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	person who completes education, pursuit
Synonyms:	alumnus, bachelor, doctor, master, product, recipient, Ph.D., alum, baccalaureate, collegian, diplomate, former student, grad, holder, licentiate
Antonyms:	undergraduate

Main Entry:	guru
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	mentor, guide
Synonyms:	authority, leader, master, sage, teacher, tutor, guiding light
Antonyms:	follower, student

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