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Grudge

To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects.

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Acknowledge 76% connected

To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Admit 76% connected

To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as, they were into his house; t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bitterness 76% connected

The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gall 76% connected

The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rancor 76% connected

The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Resent 76% connected

To be sensible of; to feel

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Resentment 76% connected

The act of resenting.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Resent 72% connected

To be sensible of; to feel

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Grievance 92% connected

A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, ty…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Score 92% connected

A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stew 92% connected

A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a vivarium.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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