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20 Cards in this Set
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beacon
(bea)con |
(n) a light or other signal that warns or guides, a light house anything that guides or inspires
Syn: beam flare |
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berserk
ber(serk) |
(adj) violently or distructively enraged
Syn: mad Ant: rational |
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celestial
ce(les)tial |
(adj) having to do with the sky or the heavens bliss or happiness
Syn: blissful Ant: earthly |
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chasten
(cha)sten |
(v) to punish or restrain moderate
Syn: temper Ant:praise |
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confiscate
(con)fiscate |
(v) to seize by authority
Syn: commandeer Ant: return restore |
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data
(da)ta |
(n) info facts statistics figures
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detract
de(tract) |
(v) to take away from reduce
Syn: subtract from lower Ant: increase heighten enhance |
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encounter
en(coun)ter |
(n) meeting a meeting of enemies battle(v) come upon meet
Syn: confrontation happen upon Ant: avoid sidestep |
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epic
(ep)ic |
(n) a long narrative poem a bout deeds or heros(adj) on a grand scale vast titanic
Syn: saga chronicle |
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pantomime
(pan)tomime |
(n) a play or story performed without words by actors using only gestures(v) to express in this way
Syn: mime show, dumb show |
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pessimist
(pess)imist |
(n) one who believes or expects the worst
Syn: killjoy Ant: optimist |
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precaution
pre(cau)tion |
(n) care taken beforehand a step or action taken to prevent something from happening
Syn: forsight Ant: recklessness |
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prosecute
(pros)ecute |
(v) to bring before a court of law for trial
Syn: put on trial persue Ant: abondon, give up |
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puncture
(punc)ture |
(n) a small whole made by a small object (v) to make such a whole peirce
Syn: perforation |
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retaliate
re(tal)iate |
(v) to get revenge to strike back for an injury
Syn: avenge payback Ant: pardon forgive |
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sham
(sham) |
(anj) fake not genuine(n) something false pretending to be genuine(v) to pretend
Syn: phony counterfiet Ant:authentic bone fide |
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uncouth
un(couth) |
(adj)unrefined crude awkward clumsy
Syn: boorish Ant: refined polished |
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underscore
(un)derscore |
(v) to draw a line under(n) a line drawn under something
Syn: stress Ant: downplay |
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wholesome
(whole)some |
(adj) healthy morally and socially sound and good
Syn: beneficial Ant:harmful unhealthy |
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wistful
(wist)ful |
(adj) full of meloncholy sad pensive
Ant: cheerful happy |
