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esearch n. 1 investigation, investigating, exploration, delving,
digging, enquiry or inquiry, fact-finding, scrutinization,
scrutiny, examination, inspection, probing, analysis,
experimentation: Her research into the causes of the disease
have yielded good results. The government no longer supports
much research.
--v. 2 investigate, explore, delve into, dig into, enquire or
inquire into, scrutinize, examine, study, analyse, inspect,
check in or into or (up) on, probe, experiment with, Colloq
check out: We are researching ways in which the virus attacks
the blood cells.
resemblance
n. likeness, similarity; correspondence, congruity,
coincidence, conformity, accord, agreement, equivalence,
comparableness, comparability, comparison: There is a striking
resemblance between your wife and mine. Any resemblance is
purely a matter of chance.
resemble v. look or sound or taste or seem or be like or similar to,
bear (a) resemblance to, approximate, smack of, correspond to,
have (all) the hallmarks or earmarks of, take after, Colloq
favour: You are right, the taste does resemble that of
liquorice. Does she resemble her mother?
resent v. feel embittered or bitter about, feel envious or jealous of,
begrudge, have hard feelings about, be displeased or disgruntled
at, be angry about: I resent having to go to work while you sit
about the house all day.
resentful adj. embittered, bitter, acrimonious, spiteful, envious,
jealous, begrudging, vindictive, indignant, displeased,
disgruntled, dissatisfied, unsatisfied, unhappy, peeved,
irritated, irked, annoyed, provoked, riled, angry, piqued,
irate, furious, incensed, agitated, upset, worked up,
antagonistic, hostile: Ronald is resentful because you got the
promotion that he considered rightfully his.
resentment
n. bitterness, acrimony, rancour, envy, jealousy, grudge,
indignation, displeasure, dissatisfaction, unhappiness,
irritation, annoyance, provocation, pique, anger, ire, fury,