Synonyms:regular, daily, everyday, quotidian

tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people

"The new policy was so divisive that it caused a lot of arguments among the team"

Synonyms:alienating, estranging, isolating

Synonyms:dissolution, annulment

to share something between different people or groups

"The boss divvies up a percentage of the profits between staff as an annual bonus"

Synonyms:distribute

Synonyms:ruse, ploy, scheme, tactic, stratagem, cheat

stubborn determination

"Success requires dogged determination"

Synonyms:tenacious, determined, resolute, resolved, persistent

expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct

Synonyms:opinionated, bigot, biased, prejudiced, assertive

stern; harsh

"I have always seen him looking dour during exams"

Synonyms:rigid, harsh, curt, rude

"There were a lot of downcast faces in the crowd after India lost the world cup final"

Synonyms:depressed, dejected, crestfallen, doleful

Synonyms:catnap, siesta, drowse, slumber, snooze

lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull

Synonyms:dreary, dull, colourless

extremely tired or slow

boring and making you feel unhappy

"A dreary little town"

talk nonsense

"He was drivelling on about the glory days"

Synonyms:blather, rubbish, babble, gibber

be half asleep; doze intermittently

Synonyms:doze, nap

sleepy and lethargic; half asleep

"I am feeling a little drowsy after having the lunch"

Synonyms:sleepy, dozy

sweet and soothing sound

"Last night I fell asleep listening to the dulcet sounds of soft jazz"

Synonyms:sweet, mellifluous, euphonious, soothing, mellow

Synonyms:idiot, simpleton, blockhead, dimwit, dullard, dolt

deceive; trick

Synonyms:deceive, trick, hoodwink, hoax, swindle

to become smaller in size or amount

Synonyms:diminish, decrease, reduce, abate