con
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(adverb) on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" |
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Synonyms: in opposition |
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Antonyms: pro |
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2. |
(noun) an argument opposeed to a proposal |
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Related Words: argument, statement |
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Antonyms: pro |
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3. |
(verb) commit to memory; learn by heart |
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Synonyms: learn, memorize |
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Related Words: alternate, study, understudy |
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(noun) a person serving a prison sentence |
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Synonyms: convict, gaolbird, inmate, jailbird |
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Related Words: captive, lifer, prisoner |
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(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
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Synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting |
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Related Words: cheat, swindle |
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(verb) deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance" |
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Synonyms: bunco, defraud, diddle, gyp, mulct, nobble, rook, swindle |
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Related Words: beat, cheat, rip off, sell short, short, short-change |
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