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30 Cards in this Set
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Calamity a |
An event leading to misfortune and loss Ant: miracle, peace Syn: disaster, tradgedy |
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Abate |
Become less in amount Ant: increase Syn: decrease |
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Abdicate |
Give up power Ant: take, defend Syn: abandon, quit |
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Bard |
A lyric poet Ant: ? Syn: poet |
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Cacophony |
A hatch amount of disagreeable sound Ant: harmony, peace Syn: discord, noise |
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Cajole |
Influence by gentle urging Ant: persuade, tempt, decieve Syn: dissuade, discourage |
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Abase |
Cause to feel shame Ant: praise, promote Syn: belittle, humble, humiliate |
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Ebullient |
Joyfully unrestrained Ant: depressed, unhappy Syn: buoyant, vivacious |
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Eclectic |
Selecting from a diverse range of sources Ant: specific, particular Syn: broad, varied, diverse |
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Ecstatic |
Feeling great delight Ant: unexcited, unenthusiastic Syn: enthusiastic, elated |
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Fabricate |
Put together Ant: diassemble, destroy, demolish Syn: assemble, compose |
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Reverence |
A feeling of profound respect Ant: dishonor, disrespect Syn: admiration, devotion |
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Trepidation |
A feeling of alarm or dread Ant: assurance, calmness Syn: jitters, apprehension |
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Spurious |
Plausible ( believable but false ) Ant: genuine, authentic Syn false, phony |
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Jargon |
Technical terminology of a particular subject Ant: standard Syn: lexicon, lingo |
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Aberration |
A state very different from the norm Ant: normal Syn: anomaly, abnormal |
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Banal |
Repeated too often Ant: original. New Syn: cliche, bland, corny |
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Balk |
Refuse to comply Ant: accept, comply Syn: refuse, hesitate, recoil. |
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Bane |
Something causing misery Ant: benefit, blessing. Syn: affliction, poison, ruin |
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Calibrate |
To adjust precisely Ant: disorder, disoganise Syn: adjust, compute |
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Daunting |
Discouraging through fear Ant: calm, support Syn: terrify, discourage |
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Dearth |
An insufficient quantity Ant: luxury, abundance Syn: deficiency, default, famine |
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Debacle |
A sudden and disgraceful failure Ant: triumph, victory Syn: Collapse, crash |
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Perfidious |
Tending to betray Ant: loyal, trustworthy Syn: betraying, unloyal |
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Fallacious |
Containing or based on incorrect reasoning Ant: true, real, correct Syn: misleading, illogical |
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Fastidious |
Giving attention to detail Ant: indifferent, uncritical Syn: squimish, nit-picky |
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Deft |
Skillfull in physical movement Ant: awkward, clumsy Syn: quick, Skillfull |
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Intuitive |
Having the ability to understand something on instinct Ant: calculated, meditated Syn: emotional, empathy. |
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Capitulate |
To surrender Ant: conquer, defend, fight Syn: yield, concede, surrender |
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Voracious |
Possessing a wolf like appetite Ant: satisfied, quenched . Syn: insatiable, ravenous |
