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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condiment |
| Synonyms: | coulis, dip, dressing, flavoring, gravy, jus, relish, topping |
| Notes: | gravy initially described a spicy sauce; gravy now is a souplike addition to meats, sauce is for meat and pastas, etc., and dressing is reserved for salads (and also means 'stuffing' in the U.S.) while au jus is 'with natural juices' |
| Main Entry: | back talk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rude answer |
| Synonyms: | back answer, backchat, cheek, comeback, guff, insolence, insult, lip, mouth, nasty reply, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, sass, sauce, short answer, uptake |
| Main Entry: | cheek |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | audacity, boldness |
| Synonyms: | brashness, brass, brazenness, chutzpah*, confidence, disrespect, effrontery, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, lip, nerve*, presumption, rudeness, sauce, temerity |
| Antonyms: | humbleness, meekness, timidity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | condiment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flavoring |
| Synonyms: | catsup, dressing, gravy, horseradish, ketchup, mustard, pepper, relish, salsa, salt, sauce, seasoning, spice, zest |
| Main Entry: | effrontery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, boldness |
| Synonyms: | arrogance, assurance, audacity, backtalk, brashness, brass, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah*, crust, disrespect, face, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, lip, presumption, rudeness, sass, sauce, self-assurance, self-confidence, shamelessness, smart talk, temerity |
| Notes: | effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult |
| Antonyms: | manners, modesty, shame, shyness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flavoring |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spice, extract added to food |
| Synonyms: | additive, condiment, distillation, essence, herb, quintessence, relish, sauce, seasoning, spirit, tincture, zest |
| Main Entry: | insolence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness, disrespect |
| Synonyms: | abuse, arrogance, audacity, back talk, brass, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, contempt, contemptuousness, contumely, effrontery, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insubordination, lip, offensiveness, pertness, presumption, rudeness, sass, sauce, uncivility |
| Antonyms: | humility, modesty, politeness, respect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | juice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liquid squeezed from fruit, plant |
| Synonyms: | abstract, alcohol, aqua vitae, distillation, drink, essence, extract, fluid, liquor, milk, nectar, oil, sap, sauce, secretion, serum, spirit, syrup, water |
| Main Entry: | lip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insolence |
| Synonyms: | back talk, cheek, effrontery, guff, impertinence, jaw, mouth*, rudeness, sass, sauce, sauciness |
| Antonyms: | kindness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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