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23 Cards in this Set
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Avarice
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an excessive desire to posses wealth
Synoyms:acquisitiveness cupidity covetousness rapacity miserliness parsimony niggardliness greedy stingy Antonyms: generosity, liberality, openhandedness |
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avid
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extremely eager
Synonyms:zealous ardent keen fervent fervid voracious insatiable rabid fanatical passionate gung ho Antonyms:indifferent apathetic unresponsive apathy indifference |
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Badger
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to tease
Synoyms:plague vex bait harry hassle Antonyms:soothe calm pacify |
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baffle
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puzzle/prevent from achieving a goal
Synoyms:perplex mystify nonplus confound thwart foil balk stymie Antonyms:understand fathom aid assist |
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Banal
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made stale by constant use
synoyms:trite hackneyed stereotyped prosaic insipid vapid fatuous jejune corny platitude cliche pedestrian antonyms:novel fresh original innovative provacative striking scintillating piquant |
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belligerent
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warring, party engaged in war
Synoyms:martial combative bellicose quarrelsome contentious pugnacious hawkish Antonyms:pacific peaceable concliatory dovish |
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benign
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gentle, kindly/wholesome favorable
Synonyms:benelovent auspicious beneficial salutary salubrious Antonyms:malevolent pernicious deleterious inimical noxious detrimental |
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bicker
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petty quarreling
Synonyms:wrangle haggle dicker Antonyms:agree concur |
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bizarre
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weird or fantastic
Synoyms:grosteque outlandish freakish queer singular far-out unconventional eccentric Antonyms:conventional orthodox straight sedate sober staid square conservative |
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bland
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mild or gentle/lacking interest
Synoyms:nonirritating dull boring unexiting insipid lifeless nondescript mediocre run-off-the-mill Antonyms:irritating spicy racy colorful florid scintillating lively sprightly |
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red herring
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something that distracts attention from the common goal
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stool pigeon
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a person acting as a decoy or spy
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loan shark
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someone that lends money at high interest rates
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white elephant
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something that is an expensive beautiful gift but is a burden to take care of
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to handle with kid gloves
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to handle something very carefully gently
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a dark horse candidate
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underdog
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kangaroo court
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a court characterized by dishonesty or incompetence
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let cat out of the bag
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to let a secret out
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paper tiger
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something that seems very strong from the outside but very weak from the inside
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sacred cow
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something that is offlimits
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to get one's goat
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annoy, pester
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wild goose chase
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running after something that is not there or impossible to find
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paint town red
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to have a good time
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