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Main Entry:	zing
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	liveliness
Synonyms:	élan, dash, drive, energy, enthusiasm, go, gusto, life, oomph*, pep, pizzazz, punch, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, zest, zip, brio, get-up-and-go

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Main Entry:	animation
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	liveliness; activity
Synonyms:	élan, action, ardor, bounce, buoyancy, dash, ebullience, elation, energy, enthusiasm, esprit, excitement, exhilaration, fervor, gaiety, life, oomph, passion, pep, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, zap, zeal, zest, zing, zip*, brio, briskness, dynamism, high spirits, sprightliness, vibrancy
Antonyms:	discouragement, dullness, inactivity

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Main Entry:	ardor
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	enthusiasm
Synonyms:	avidity, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, feeling, fervor, fire, gusto, heat, intensity, jazz, keenness, oomph, passion, pep talk, spirit, turn on, vehemence, verve, warmth, weakness*, zeal, zest, zing, fierceness
Antonyms:	coolness, frigidity, indifference, coldness

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Main Entry:	bruise
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	break blood vessel; discolor
Synonyms:	batter, beat, black, blacken, blemish, crush, damage, deface, injure, mar, mark, pound, pulverize, wound, zing*, bang up, bung up, contuse, do a number on

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Main Entry:	disallow
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	reject, prohibit
Synonyms:	abjure, cancel, censor, debar, deny, disavow, disclaim, dismiss, disown, embargo, exclude, forbid, kill, nix, proscribe, put down, rebuff, refuse, repudiate, shut out, taboo, veto, withhold, zing*, disacknowledge, keep back, pass on
Antonyms:	allow, permit

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Main Entry:	disapproval
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	condemnation
Synonyms:	blackball, blame, boo, boycott, catcall, censure, criticism, denunciation, discontent, disfavor, dislike, disparagement, displeasure, dissatisfaction, hiss, nix, objection, opprobrium, ostracism, reproach, reproof, stricture, thumbs down, vitriol, zing, black list, brickbat, call down, castigation, deprecation, disapprobation, slap on wrist
Antonyms:	agreement, approval, endorsement, sanction

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Main Entry:	disapprove
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	condemn
Synonyms:	blame, censure, chastise, criticize, damn, decry, denounce, deplore, deprecate, detract, disallow, discountenance, disfavor, dislike, dismiss, expostulate, look down on, nix, oppose, pan, refuse, reject, remonstrate, reprehend, reprobate, reprove, slam, spurn, turn down, veto, zing*, discommend, disesteem, dispraise, find fault with, find unacceptable, frown on, look askance at, object to, pass on, set aside, take dim view of, take exception to
Antonyms:	agree, approve, endorse, like, love, sanction

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Main Entry:	displease
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make unhappy
Synonyms:	aggravate, anger, annoy, antagonize, bother, cap, chagrin, cool, curdle, disappoint, discontent, disgust, disoblige, dissatisfy, enrage, exasperate, fret, frustrate, gall, hurt, incense, irk, irritate, nettle, offend, perplex, pique, play dirty, provoke, put out, repel, revolt, rile, roil, sound, turn off, upset, vex, wing, worry, zing, cut to the quick, disgruntle
Antonyms:	appease, calm, compose, delight, humor, please, satisfy, make happy

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Main Entry:	eagerness
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	enthusiasm, anxiousness
Synonyms:	alacrity, ambition, anticipation, ardor, avidity, earnestness, excitement, fervor, gusto, hunger, impatience, keenness, longing, promptness, quickness, solicitude, thirst, vehemence, voracity, yearning, zeal, zest, zing*, greediness, heartiness, impetuosity, intentness
Antonyms:	apathy, disinterest

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Main Entry:	éclat
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	style
Synonyms:	élan, dash, flair, flourish, gusto, oomph, panache, pizzazz, verve, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zest, zing*, brio, dynamism, stylishness, vivaciousness

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Main Entry:	élan
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	vivacity
Synonyms:	animation, ardor, dash, esprit, flair, impetus, life, oomph, panache, spirit, style, verve, vigor, vim, zest, zing, brio, impetuosity
Antonyms:	dullness, lifelessness

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Main Entry:	harm
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	injure; cause evil
Synonyms:	abuse, blemish, bruise, cripple, crush, damage, discommode, get, hurt, impair, inconvenience, maim, maltreat, mangle, mar, mess up, misuse, molest, mutilate, nick, outrage, prejudice, put down, ruin, sabotage, sap, shatter, shock, spoil, stab, tarnish, total, trample, tweak, undermine, vandalize, vitiate, wing, wound, wreck, wrench, wrong, zing, dilapidate, disserve, do violence to, dump on, ill-treat, incommode, louse up, muck up, scathe, traumatize
Antonyms:	aid, assist, benefit, care, fix, help, improve, mend

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Main Entry:	impugn
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	criticize, challenge
Synonyms:	assail, attack, blast, break, call into question, come down on, contradict, contravene, cross, deny, disaffirm, dispute, gainsay, knock, negate, negative, oppose, put down, question, resist, run down, slam, smear, traduce, trash, traverse, zap, zing, cast aspersions upon, cast doubt upon, cut to shreds, pin something on, skin alive, stick it to, swipe at, tar, throw doubt on, throw the book at, thumb nose at
Notes:	to impugn is to dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of; to oppugn is to dispute the truth or validity of, to strive against
Antonyms:	flatter, praise

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Main Entry:	offend
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	displease, insult
Synonyms:	affront, aggrieve, anger, annoy, antagonize, disgust, disoblige, distress, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, horrify, hurt, irritate, jar, miff, nauseate, nettle, outrage, pain, pique, provoke, repel, repulse, rile, shock, sicken, sin, slight, slur, snub, sting, transgress, trespass, upset, vex, wound, zing*, be disagreeable, disgruntle, turn one off
Antonyms:	compliment, please

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Main Entry:	oomph
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	energy
Synonyms:	animation, ardor, dash, drive, effectiveness, endurance, exertion, fire, force, fortitude, go, hardihood, initiative, intensity, juice, life, liveliness, might, moxie*, muscle, pep, pizzazz, pluck, potency, power, punch, spirit, stamina, steam, strength, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip, birr, forcefulness, get-up-and-go

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Main Entry:	pizzazz
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	energy; flamboyance
Synonyms:	élan, ability, animation, aptitude, bounce, dash, drive, effectiveness, fire, force, gift, hustle, intensity, juice, knack, life, liveliness, moxie, muscle, oomph, panache, pep, pluck, potency, power, presence, punch, push, shine, spirit, splash, spunk, stamina, vim, virility, vitality, vivacity, zeal, zest, zing, zip*, forcefulness, get-up-and-go

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Main Entry:	potency
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	effectiveness
Synonyms:	authority, capability, capacity, command, control, dominion, efficacy, efficiency, energy, force, go, hardihood, influence, juice, kick, might, moxie, muscle, pep, potential, power, puissance, punch, sinew, snap, sock, steam, strength, sway, vigor, virtue, zap, zing, zip*, birr, what it takes
Antonyms:	disability, weakness, impotency, ineffectiveness

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Main Entry:	prohibit
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make impossible; stop
Synonyms:	ban, block, bottle up, constrain, cool, cork, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, freeze, gridlock, halt, hamper, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interdict, kill, nix, obstruct, outlaw, preclude, prevent, proscribe, put down, restrain, restrict, rule out, shut out, spike, stymie, taboo, tie up, veto, zing, box in, bring to screeching halt, forfend, hang up, jam up, keep lid on, lock up, pass on, put a lock on, put a stopper in, put chill on, put half nelson on, throw cold water on
Antonyms:	allow, favor, permit, push

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Main Entry:	verve
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	energy, enthusiasm
Synonyms:	élan, activity, ardor, dash, drive, endurance, fire, force, go, gumption, gusto, hardihood, intensity, juice, liveliness, moxie, passion, pep, pizzazz, pluck, power, punch, sparkle, spirit, spunk, stamina, steam, strength, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip, forcefulness, get-up-and-go, toughness

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Main Entry:	vigor
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	power, energy
Synonyms:	ability, action, activity, agility, alertness, bang, bounce, capability, capacity, dash, drive, endurance, enterprise, exercise, fire, force, go, intensity, juice, kick, liveliness, might, motion, moxie, muscle, nimbleness, pep, pith, potency, puissance, punch, push, quickness, snap, sock, soundness, starch, steam, strength, tuck, urgency, vehemence, vim, vitality, well-being, zing, zip, birr, dynamism, get-up-and-go, hardiness, healthiness, lustiness
Antonyms:	idleness, lethargy, weakness, enervation, inactivity