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Thursday, June 14, 2007

valuable

Synonyms: admired, appreciated, beneficial, cherished, collectible, costly, dear, esteemed, estimable, expensive, heirloom, held dear, helpful, high-priced, important, in demand, inestimable, invaluable, of value, precious, prized, profitable, rare, relevant, respected, treasured, useful, valued, worthwhile, worthy Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

fulfill

Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, answer, complete, effectuate, finish, meet, perfect, please, realize, satisfy, suit Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

profitable

Synonyms: beneficial, contributive, cost-effective, effective, effectual, favorable, fruitful, gainful, good, instrumental, lucrative, paying, practical, pragmatic, productive, remunerative, rewarding, successful, useful, valuable, worthwhile Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 10, 2007

sufficient

Synonyms: acceptable, adequate, agreeable, ample, commensurable, competent, decent, pleasing, plenteous, plentiful, proportionate, satisfactory, sufficing, unobjectionable Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 9, 2007

virile

Synonyms: energetic, forceful, generative, masculine, procreative, robust, strong, vibrant, vigorous, vital Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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perfect

(verb) Synonyms: accomplish, ameliorate, carry out, complete, consummate, crown, cultivate, develop, effect, elaborate, finish, fulfill, hone, idealize, improve, perform, polish, realize, refine, smooth Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 8, 2007

intelligent

Synonyms: able, alert, alive, apt, astute, bright, brilliant, capable, clever, comprehending, creative, discerning, enlightened, exceptional, imaginative, ingenious, instructed, inventive, knowing, knowledgeable, original, perceptive, perspicacious, profound, rational, reasonable, resourceful, smart, thinking, well-informed, wise Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 7, 2007

tact

Synonyms: adroitness, amenity, aptness, care, consideration, control, courtesy, delicacy, diplomacy, discernment, discretion, discrimination, gallantry, good taste, intelligence, judgment, perception, perspicacity, presence, prudence, refinement, repose, sensitivity, skill, smoothness, suavity, subtlety, understanding Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 6, 2007

witty

Synonyms: bright, brilliant, diverting, entertaining, facetious, fanciful, funny, humorous, ingenious, intelligent, jocose, jocular, keen, lively, original, penetrating, piercing, piquant, quick-witted, scintillating, slapstick, sparkling, whimsical Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 5, 2007

perceptive

Synonyms: acute, astute, aware, conscious, discerning, discreet, gnostic, incisive, insightful, intuitive, judicious, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, observant, penetrating, penetrative, percipient, perspicacious, quick, rational, responsive, sagacious, sensitive, sharp, sophic, wise Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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tenacious

Synonyms: adamant, bound, cohesive, determined, fast, firm, forceful, inflexible, intransigent, iron, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, perservering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, purposeful, relentless, resolute, retentive, set, solid, spunky, stalwart, steadfast, strong-willed, stubborn, sure, tight, tough, true, unforgetful, unshakable, unswerving, unyielding Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 3, 2007

earnest

Synonyms: ardent, close, constant, determined, devoted, diligent, eager, fervent, firm, fixed, heartfelt, impassioned, important, industrious, intent, passionate, perseverant, purposeful, resolute, resolved, sedulous, sincere, stable, staid, steady, thoughtful, urgent, vehement, warm, weighty, wholehearted, zealous Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 1, 2007

strong

Synonyms: able, able-bodied, active, athletic, brawny, capable, durable, enduring, energetic, firm, fixed, forceful, healthy, hearty, heavy-duty, manly, mighty, muscular, potent, powerful, reinforced, robust, rugged, secure, solid, sound, stable, stalwart, staunch, steady, strapping, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tough, unyielding, vigorous, virile, well-built, well-founded, well-made Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

reform

Synonyms: ameliorate, amend, better, clean up, convert, correct, improve, make again, rebuild, reconstruct, refashion, remake, remedy, remodel, renovate, resolve, rework, transform Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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positive

Synonyms: absolute, actual, affirmative, assured, certain, clear, conclusive, concrete, confident, convinced, decided, decisive, factual, firm, genuine, inarguable, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable, perfect, sure, undeniable, unmistakable Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus It was that god damned nigger tap dancer who murdered us. He tried to turn me into a stripper. I'm positive. He's a negative. Snuck it up on me too, like a criminal. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 28, 2007

master

Synonyms: administrator, boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commander, commanding officer, conqueror, controller, director, employer, general, governor, head, lord, overlord, owner, patriarch, ruler Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 27, 2007

extraordinary

Synonyms: amazing, exceptional, fantastic, inconceivable, incredible, marvelous, outstanding, particular, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, remarkable, singular, special, stupendous, surprising, terrific, uncommon, unimaginable, unique, unprecedented, wonderful Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 26, 2007

proficient

Synonyms: accomplished, adroit, experienced, expert, learned, masterful, practiced, skillful, trained, well advanced Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 25, 2007

skill

Synonyms: accomplishment, adroitness, aptitude, art, artistry, cleverness, command, competence, craft, cunning, deftness, dexterity, experience, expertise, facility, finesse, handiness, ingenuity, intelligence, knack, know-how, mastery, profession, proficiency, prowess, quickness, readiness, talent, technique, trade, work Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 24, 2007

efficient

Synonyms: able, accomplished, active, adapted, adept, adequate, apt, businesslike, capable, clever, competent, conducive, decisive, deft, dynamic, economic, economical, effectual, efficacious, energetic, equal to, experienced, expert, familiar with, fitted, good at, good for, handy, masterly, organized, potent, powerful, practiced, productive, proficient, profitable, qualified, ready, saving, shrewd, skilled, skillful, systematic, talented, tough, useful, valuable, virtuous, well-organized... Sign in to see full entry.

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