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21 Cards in this Set
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con tro ver' sial
syn arguable, debatable Edit |
n a joining togethr for some common purpose a lli' ance
syn pact, leaue, coalition ant rift, split Edit |
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bewilder
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v to puzzle completely, confuse be wil' der
syn baffle, perplex ant set straight, enlighten Edit |
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buffoon
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n a clown, a coarse, stupid person bu ffoon'
syn jester, fool Edit |
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controversial
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adj arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
con tro ver' sial syn arguable, debatable Edit |
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dishearten
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v to discourage dis heart' en
syn dismay, demoralize, dispirit |
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fruitless
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adj not producing the desired results, un succesful
fruit' less syn useless vain unproductive futile ant productive effective |
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hostile
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adj unfriendly unfavorable, warlike, aggressive hos'tile
ant friendly cordial peaceful Edit |
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in flamm' a ble
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adj easily set on fire, easily angered or aroused
inflammable syn combustible, flammable, excitable ant fireproof fireproof fire resistant calm Edit |
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inflict
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v to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
in flict' syn deal out, visit upon ant suffer undergo, sustain |
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malignant
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adj deadly extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicous ma lig' nant
syn lethal, wicked antwholesome, beneficial, benign Edit |
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mortify
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v to hurt someones feelings deeply, to cause embarrassment or humiliation
mort' i fy syn humiliate, abash Edit |
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orthodox
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adj adj in agreement with established or generally accepted belief or ways of doing things or' tho dox
syn traditional, standard customary ant unusual, unconventional, heretical Edit |
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procure
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v to obtain thruogh special effort, to bring out
pro cure' syn gain acquire achieve Edit |
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scurry
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v to run quickly, scamper, hurry scu' rry
syn rush dash scramble ant trudge plod p crawl Edit |
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sodden
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adj soaked w/ liquid or moisture, dull, listless
sodd' en syn drenched saturated ant parched arid Edit |
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spirited
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adj full of life and vigor, courages spir' i ted
syn livelygallant ant lifeless dull lackluster Edit |
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virtual
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adj hving a certain force or effect in fact but not in name, so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
vir' tu al syn funtioning as equivalent to Edit |
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void
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adj, n, completely empty, no legal force or effect vto cancel or nullify
syn invalid vacant bare ant in effect, teeming w/ v confirm Edit |
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wayward
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adj disobedient willful unpredictable caprcious
way' ward syn perverse ant docile well behave predictable Edit |
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wince
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v to draw back suddenly
syn flinch shudder recoil |
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alliance
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n a joining togethr for some commmon purpose a lli' ance
syn pact league coalition ant rift split |
