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Thursday, July 5, 2007

virtuoso

Synonyms: ace, adept, artist, artiste, authority, celebrity, dilettante, intelligent, maestro, master, maven, musician, performer, prodigy, professional, pundit, star, superstar, wizard Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 4, 2007

adorable

Synonyms: ambrosial, appealing, attractive, captivating, charming, cute, darling, dear, delectable, delicious, delightful, heavenly, lovable, luscious, pleasing, precious, sexy, suave Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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honor Synonyms: account, adoration, adulation, canonization, consideration, credit, deference, deification, dignity, distinction, elevation, esteem, exaltation, fame, glorification, greatness, high standing, homage, immortalization, laud, lionization, notice, obeisance, praise, prestige, rank, recognition, renown, reputation, repute, reverence, tribute, trust, veneration, worship Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus relevant Synonyms: accordant, admissible, applicable, compatible,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Emperor

Synonyms: crown, king, monarch, ruler, sovereign Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 2, 2007

bulwark

Synonyms: barrier, bastion, buffet, buttress, citadel, defense, embankment, fort, fortress, guard, mainstay, outwork, parapet, partition, protection, rampart, redoubt, safeguard, security, stronghold, support, wall Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 1, 2007

sovereign

Synonyms: absolute, ascendant, autonomous, chief, commanding, directing, effective, effectual, efficacious, excellent, guiding, highest, imperial, independent, kinglike, kingly, loftiest, majestic, master, monarchal, monarchial, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, prevalent, principal, queenly, regal, regnant, reigning, royal, ruling, self-governed, supreme, unlimited Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 29, 2007

VicTorY

Synonyms: achievement, advantage, ascendancy, conquest, control, defeat, dominion, gain, mastery, overthrow, prize, subjugation, success, superiority, supremacy, triumph, winning Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 28, 2007

reason

Synonyms: aim, basis, cause, consideration, design, determinant, end, goal, idea, impetus, incentive, inducement, motivation, motive, object, occasion, purpose, rationale, root, ulterior motive, wherefore Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

advance

Synonyms: accelerate, achieve, bring forward, come forward, conquer, continue ahead, continue on, dispatch, drive, elevate, forge ahead, gain ground, get ahead, go ahead, go forth, go forward, hasten, launch, make headway, march, move on, move onward, move up, press on, proceed, progress, promote, propel, push ahead, push on, quicken, send forward, speed, step forward, storm Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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proper

Synonyms: applicable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, capable, competent, desired, felicitous, fit, fitting, good, happy, just, legitimate, meet, qualified, right, suited, true, useful Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

expert

Synonyms: adept, artist, artiste, authority, connoisseur, master, maven, professional, proficient, virtuoso, wizard Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 25, 2007

fair Synonyms: above board, benevolent, blameless, candid, civil, clean, courteous, decent, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, even-handed, frank, generous, good, honest, honorable, just, legitimate, nonpartisan, objective, praiseworthy, principled, proper, reasonable, respectable, righteous, scrupulous, sincere, square, straight, straightforward, temperate, trustworthy, unbiased, uncolored, uncorrupted, unprejudiced, upright, virtuous Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 24, 2007

chivalrous

Synonyms: benevolent, big, bold, brave, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, great-hearted, heroic, honorable, intrepid, knightly, magnanimous, manly, noble, polite, spirited, sublime, true, valiant, valorous Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 23, 2007

treasure

Synonyms: cache, find, fortune, gem, gold, jewel, paragon, pearl, prize, riches, store, wealth Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 22, 2007

ascertain

Synonyms: confirm, determine, discover, divine, establish, find out, fix, identify, learn, make certain, see, size, tell, verify Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 21, 2007

durable

Synonyms: abiding, constant, dependable, enduring, fast, firm, fixed, impervious, lasting, perduring, permanent, persistent, reliable, resistant, sound, stable, stout, strong, substantial, tenacious, tough Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

harmonious

Synonyms: adapted, agreeable, amicable, balanced, compatible, concordant, congenial, congruous, consonant, coordinated, correspondent, dulcet, euphonious, fraternal, harmonic, harmonizing, in tune, like, matching, melodic, melodious, musical, peaceful, similar, simpatico, sonorous, suitable, sweet-sounding, symmetrical, sympathetic, symphonic, unison Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 17, 2007

factual

Synonyms: absolute, accurate, actual, authentic, certain, correct, credible, exact, genuine, legitimate, literal, positive, precise, specific, sure, true, undoubted, unquestionable, valid, veritable Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Amanda accused. Sign in to see full entry.

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congruent

Synonyms: coinciding, compatible, concurring, conforming, corresponding, harmonious, identical, in agreement Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 16, 2007

shrewd

Synonyms: astute, clever, discerning, discriminating, perceptive, sagacious, sensible, sharp, smart, smooth, wise Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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