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21 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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verb, to run off and hide
synonyms: bolt, make off, skip town |
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access
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noun, approached admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (verb) to get at, obtain
synonyms: (n) entry, ingress antonyms: (n) total exclusion |
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anarchy
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noun, a lack of government and law; confusion
synonyms: chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium antonyms: law and order, peace and quiet |
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arduous
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adjective, hard to do, requiring much effort
synonyms: hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing antonyms: easy, simple, effortless |
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auspicious
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adjective, favorable; fortunate
synonyms: promising, encouraging, propitious antonyms: ill-omened, sinister |
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daunt
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verb, to overcome with fear, intimidate, to dishearten, discourage
synonyms: dismay, cow antonym: encourage, embolden, reassure |
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disentangle
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verb, to free from tangles or complications
synonyms: unravel, unwind, unscramble,,unsnarl antonyms: tangle up, ensnarl, snag |
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fated
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adjective, determined in advance by destiny or fortune
synonyms: destined, preordained, doomed antonyms: fortuitous, chance, random |
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hoodwink
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verb, to mislead by a trick, swindle
synonyms: put one over on, fool antonyms: disabuse |
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inanimate
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adjective, not having life; without energy or spirit
synonyms: dead spiritless antonyms: living, Alive, energetic, sprightly |
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incinerate
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verb, to burn ashes
synonyms: burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes |
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intrepid
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adjective, very brave, fearless, unshakable
synonyms: valiant,audacious, daring antonyms: timid,cowardly, craven, pusillanimous |
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larceny
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noun, theft
synonyms: stealing, robbery |
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pliant
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adjective, bending readily; easily influenced
synonyms: supple, flexible, elastic, plastic antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone |
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pompous
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adjective, overly self-Important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
synonyms: highfalutin, bombastic antonyms: unpretentious, plain |
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precipice
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noun, a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
synonyms: crag, bluff, ledge antonyms: abyss, chasm, gorge |
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prototype
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noun, an original model on which later versions are patterned
synonyms: example, sample antonyms: copy |
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rectify
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verb, to make right, correct
synonyms: set right antonyms: mess up, botch, bungle |
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rectify
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verb, to make right, correct
synonyms: set right antonyms: mess up, botch, bungle |
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reprieve
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noun, a temporary relief or delay
verb, to grant a postponement synonyms: (n) stay, respite;(v) delay antonyms: (v) proceed |
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revile
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verb, to attack with words, call bad names
synonyms: inveigh against, malign, vilify antonyms: praise acclaim, revere, idolize |
