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Main Entry:
master [mas-ter, mah-ster]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: learn; become proficient
Synonyms: acquire, beat the game, beat the system, bone up, bury yourself in, comprehend, cram, excel in, gain mastery, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get the hang of, get the knack of, grasp, grind, hit the books, learn the ropes, megastudy, pick up, study, swamp*, understand
Antonyms: be ignorant
Main Entry: bridle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: check, hold back
Synonyms: constrain, control, curb, govern, inhibit, keep in check, master, moderate, repress, restrain, rule, subdue, suppress, withhold
Notes: bridal relates to a bride or a marriage ceremony while a bridle is a harness
Antonyms: let go, release, set free
Main Entry: conquer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: defeat, overcome
Synonyms: beat, bring to knees, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, control, cream*, crush, discomfit, drub, foil, frustrate, get the better of, humble, lick, master, outwit, overmaster, overpower, override, overthrow, prevail, quell, reduce, rout, shut down, subdue, subjugate, succeed, surmount, throw, thwart, total*, trample underfoot, trash, triumph, vanquish, whip, wipe off map, worst, zap
Antonyms: capitulate, fail, give up, lose, retreat, succumb, surrender, yield
Main Entry: conquer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: win; obtain
Synonyms: achieve, acquire, annex, best, master, occupy, overcome, overrun, prevail, seize, succeed, triumph
Antonyms: forfeit, lose, surrender
Main Entry: digest
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: come to understand
Synonyms: absorb, analyze, assimilate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, grasp, master, meditate, ponder, study, take in, think about, think over
Antonyms: misunderstand
Main Entry: figure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: understand; decide, infer
Synonyms: catch on to, cipher, clear up, comprehend, conclude, crack, decipher, decode, determine, discover, disentangle, dope out, fathom, follow, get*, make heads or tails of, make out, master, opine, puzzle out, reason, resolve, rule, see, settle, solve, suppose, think, think out, unfold, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle
Main Entry: hurdle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: jump over an obstacle
Synonyms: bounce, bound, clear, conquer, down, hop, jump across, leap over, lick, lop, master, negotiate, over, overcome, saltate, scale, spring, surmount, vault
Notes: hurdle refers to a difficulty or obstacle; hurtle means to move with great speed or violence
Main Entry: learn
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: acquire information
Synonyms: apprentice, attain, be taught, be trained, become able, become versed, brush up on, burn midnight oil, commit to memory, con, crack the books, cram, determine, drink in, enroll, gain, get, get down pat, get the hang of, get the knack of, grasp, grind, imbibe, improve mind, lucubrate, major in, master, matriculate, memorize, minor in, peruse, pick up*, pore over, prepare, read, receive, review, soak up, specialize in, study, take course, take in, train in, wade through
Notes: learn means to acquire or gain skill, knowledge or comprehension; teach means to impart skill, knowledge or comprehension to
Antonyms: teach
Main Entry: lick
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: defeat, sometimes by hitting
Synonyms: beat, best, clobber, conquer, down, excel, flog, hit, hurdle, lambaste, master, outdo, outstrip, overcome, overwhelm, rout, slap, smear, smother, spank, strike, surmount, surpass, thrash, throw, top, trim, trounce, vanquish, wallop, whip
Antonyms: lose
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