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20 Cards in this Set
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antagonistic
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adj. - showing opposition or ill, will.
syn - opposed,hostile, inimical |
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botch
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verb - do clumsily, spoil by poor work, foul up
syn - bungle, ruin |
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dearth
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noun - inadequate supply
syn - scarcity, lack |
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dire
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adj - arousing dread or deep distress.
syn - dreadful, ominous, threatening |
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dolt
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noun - dull, stupid person (not a nice thing to say - per Mom!)
syn - dunce, oaf, clod, blockhead |
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fraught
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adj - full of (filled with)
syn - filled, laden, charged |
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glut
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noun - supply exceeds demand
syn - oversupply, surplus, superadbundance |
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humane
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adj - full of sympathy and consideration for others and for animals
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intrude
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verb - thrust oneself without invitation
syn - enroach, trespasss |
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loath
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adj - strongly disinclined
syn - unwilling, reluctant, hesitant |
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novelty
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noun - something new
syn - newness, change, innovation |
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parch
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verb - make dry with heat
syn - dry, scorch, dehydrate |
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rue
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verb - wish undone, feel remorse for
syn - regret, deplore |
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sparse
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adj - thinly scattered, not dense
syn - meager, scanty |
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teem
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verb - be abundant
syn - abound, swarm |
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tractable
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adj - easy to manage or control
syn - compliant, docile, obedient |
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trite
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adj - so overused as no longer to have intrest, freshness or orginality
syn - commonplace, stale, timeworn |
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unruly
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adj - resistant to discipline or control
syn - ungvernable, recalcitrant |
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wharf
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noun - structure where ships load and unload
syn - dock, pier, |
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wilt
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verb - lose or cause to lose, freshness and become limp
syn - droop, wither |
