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  • 101reputation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enviable, excellent, fine, good, great, high, impeccable ▪ She has built up an enviable reputation as a writer …

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  • 102reputation — n. 1) to acquire, establish a reputation 2) to have, hold a reputation (he had the reputation of being a heavy drinker) 3) to guard, protect one s reputation 4) to compromise, destroy, ruin, tarnish smb. s reputation 5) an enviable, excellent,… …

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  • 103besmirch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. soil, sully, defile, blacken. See uncleanness, disrepute. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. soil, sully, dishonor, taint, tarnish, smear, muddy, disgrace. ANT.: glorify, honor III (Roget s Thesaurus …

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  • 104damage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. harm, injure, mar, impair. n. deterioration, harm, injury; (pl.), amends, recompense (see compensation). See weakness, wrong. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Injury] Syn. harm, hurt, impairment, wound,… …

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  • 105defile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dirty, [befoul, tarnish, blacken; corrupt, debauch, contaminate; dishonor, debase, sully, drag in the dust, give a bad name. See uncleanness, impurity, disrepute. n. ravine, gorge, passage. See… …

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  • 106dirty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unclean, filthy, soiled, foul; murky, miry, stormy; vile, sordid, mean; pornographic; dishonest. See uncleanness, dimness, impurity, cloudiness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Containing dirt] Syn.… …

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  • 107disgrace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. degrade, abase, dishonor, humiliate; shame, discredit. See disrepute, humility. Ant., honor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A shameful condition] Syn. dishonor, ignominy, shame, humiliation, reproach,… …

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  • 108disrepute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Want of good reputation Nouns 1. disrepute, disreputableness, discredit, ill repute, bad name, bad odor, ill favor; disapprobation; ingloriousness, derogation, debasement; degradation, obloquy, ignominy; …

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  • 109shine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glow, gleam, scintillate; excel; polish, wax, burnish. See light, repute. take a shine to II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give forth light] Syn. radiate, beam, scintillate, glitter, sparkle, twinkle,… …

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  • 110slander — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scandal, aspersion, defamation, calumny, disparagement. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. defamation, calumny, scandal, libel; see lie 1 . v. Syn. vilify, defame, calumniate, asperse, decry,… …

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