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  • 91throttle — Synonyms and related words: abduct, arrest, asphyxiate, backpedal, backwater, bottle up, brake, burke, carry off, censor, check, choke, choke off, clamp down on, clip the wings, cork, cork up, crack down on, crush, curb, damp down, decelerate,… …

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  • 92Moderation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Moderation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 moderation moderation lenity &c. 740 Sgm: N 1 temperateness temperateness gentleness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 sobriety sobriety Sgm: N 1 quiet quiet …

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  • 93slack — slack1 adjective 1》 not taut or held tightly in position; loose. 2》 (of business or trade) not busy; quiet. 3》 careless, lazy, or negligent. 4》 W. Indian lewd or promiscuous. 5》 (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. noun 1》 the part of a rope… …

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  • 94accelerate — *speed, quicken, hurry, hasten, precipitate Analogous words: forward, further, *advance, promote: drive, impel (see MOVE) Antonyms: decelerate: retard Contrasted words: *delay, slow, slacken: impede, obstruct, block, *hinder: * …

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  • 95detain — 1 *arrest, apprehend, attach Analogous words: *catch, capture: seize, *take: *imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail 2 withhold, hold, hold back, keep back, keep out, retain, reserve, *keep …

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  • 96hasten — *speed, accelerate, quicken, hurry, precipitate Antonyms: delay Contrasted words: retard, slow, slacken, detain (see DELAY): lag, procrastinate, dawdle (see DELAY) …

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  • 97lag — loiter, dawdle, *delay, procrastinate Analogous words: slow, slacken, retard, *delay: tarry, linger, wait, *stay Contrasted words: hurry, hasten, *speed, quicken, accelerate …

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  • 98quicken — vb 1 Quicken, animate, enliven, vivify can mean to make alive or lively, but the words diverge more or less widely in their implications. Quicken stresses either the renewal of life, especially of suspended life or growth, or the rousing of what… …

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  • 99слабеть — СЛАБЕТЬ, несов. (сов. ослабеть). 1 и 2 л. не употр. Становиться (стать) недостаточно мощным, незначительным, небольшим по силе, напряженности и т.п. [impf. (in this sense) to slacken (off), reduce in activity, force, etc., or in tightness; * to… …

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  • 100slack — I. /slæk / (say slak) adjective 1. not tense or taut; loose: slack rope. 2. indolent; negligent; remiss. 3. slow; sluggish. 4. lacking in activity; dull; not brisk: slack times for business. 5. sluggish, as the water, tide, or wind. 6. Colloquial …