TEN WORDS OF THE DAY
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amicable - Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill.
Synonyms: friendly, civil, peaceful, polite, harmonious, amiable, courteous, cordial, sociable, fraternal
Usage: Our dispute was finally settled in an amicable manner, and we parted as friends.
head-to-head - Involving two persons; intimately private.
Synonyms: tete-a-tete
Usage: The quiet, uncrowded restaurant was the perfect setting for the couple's head-to-head conversation.
impendent - Close in time; about to occur.
Synonyms: imminent, at hand
Usage: After a long and grueling career at the factory, Larry was eagerly anticipating his impendent retirement.
laid-back - Unhurried and relaxed.
Synonyms: mellow
Usage: The interview was so laid-back that it felt more like I was chatting with a friend than promoting myself as a candidate for the job.
chivalrous - Characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially toward women.
Synonyms: knightly, gallant
Usage: The respectful tenderness with which, on one knee before her, he helped her to remove her hat, and disentangle her pretty hair from it, was quite a chivalrous sight.
gracefully - in a gracious or graceful manner
Antonyms: woodenly, gracelessly, ungraciously
forte - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"
Antonyms: piano, soft, softly
often - many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee"
Antonyms: rarely, seldom
luckily - by good fortune
Antonyms: alas, regrettably, unfortunately
permanently - for a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled"
Antonyms: temporarily
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