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of levitation. 8 control, overcome, repress, suppress, subdue,
bridle, check, quell, get the better of, Colloq get a grip on:
You must learn to master your emotions.
masterful adj. 1 masterly, adept, expert, excellent, superior, superb,
adroit, exquisite, superlative, supreme, consummate,
accomplished, peerless, matchless, first-rate, proficient,
dexterous, deft, skilful, skilled, Colloq crack: She gave a
masterful performance of Bruch's violin concerto. 2
authoritarian, dictatorial, tyrannical, despotic, arbitrary,
domineering, imperious, overbearing, arrogant, dominating,
autocratic, high-handed, magisterial, overweening, self-willed,
Colloq bossy: I dislike Ian's masterful attitude, always
telling everyone what to do.
mastermind
v. 1 plan, devise, conceive, think up, engineer, design,
generate, create, manage, organize, develop, work up or out: It
was probably Fu Manchu who masterminded this diabolical plot.
--n. 2 planner, contriver, conceiver, creator, architect,
genius, mind, intellect, Colloq brain(s): it would take a
mastermind to get even a pass mark on that exam.
masterpiece
n. master-work, magnum opus, chef-d'oeuvre, tour de force,
jewel, work of art, work of genius, piŠce de r‚sistance: Among
his many fine paintings, I consider this his masterpiece.
match n. 1 equal, equivalent, peer, equivalent, fellow, mate;
parallel, replica, copy, double, twin, look-alike, facsimile,
counterpart: When it comes to punning, Crosby has finally met
his match. 2 contest, competition, game, meet, tourney,
tournament, bout, duel, rivalry, trial: The match was between
the top-seeded players. 3 marriage, betrothal, alliance,
combination, compact, contract, partnership, union, affiliation:
It was a match made in heaven. 4 prospect, candidate: With his
inheritance, he's considered a good match.
--v. 5 match up, join, marry, unite, link, combine, put
together, pair up or off, juxtapose, conjoin: However did you
manage to match names and faces? Glynis matched them up at the
dinner table. 6 equal, be equivalent (to), resemble, compare