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assign, allot, apportion, allocate.
These verbs mean to set aside or give out in portions or shares.
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attack, bombard, assail, storm, assault, beset.
These verbs mean to set upon, physically or figuratively.
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attribute, ascribe, impute, credit, assign, and refer.
These verbs mean to consider as resulting from, proper to, or belonging to a
person or thing.
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average, medium, mediocre, fair, middling, indifferent, tolerable.
These adjectives indicate rank or position around the middle of a scale of
evaluation.
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aware, cognizant, conscious, sensible, awake, alert, watchful, vigilant.
These adjectives mean mindful or heedful of something.
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awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche, ungainly.
These adjectives mean lacking grace or skill in movement, manner, or
performance.
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bad, evil, wicked.
These adjectives are compared as they mean departing from moral or ethical
standards.
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banish, exile, expatriate, deport, transport, extradite.
These verbs mean to send away from a country or state.
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base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork.
These nouns all pertain to what underlies and supports.
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bear, endure, stand, abide, suffer, tolerate.
These verbs are compared in the sense of withstanding or sustaining what is
difficult or painful to undergo.
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bearing, manner, demeanor, mien, presence.
These nouns pertain to a person's behavior as it reveals such distinctive
personal qualities as his or her individuality or upbringing.
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beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome, comely, fair.
All these adjectives apply to what excites aesthetic admiration.
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