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20 Cards in this Set
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Admonish
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To caution for advice for something; to scold mildly
Synonyms: warn, call on the carpet Antonyms: praise, pat on the back |
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Breach
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An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction;
V: To create an opening, break through Antonyms: close, seal |
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Brigand
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N. a bandit,robber, outlaw, highway man
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Circumspect
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Adj. careful, cautious
Synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded Antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless, headless |
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Commandeer
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V. To seize for military or official use
Synonyms: takeover, requisition, expropriate |
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Cumbersome
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Adj. Clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving
Synonyms: unwieldy, ponderous Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle |
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Debris
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N. scattered fragments, wreckage
Synonyms: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam |
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Diffuse
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V. to spread or scatter freely or widely.
Synonyms: v. disperse; adj. rambling, verbose, prolix. Antonym: v. concentrate; adj. brief, concise, succinct. |
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Dilemma
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N. a difficult or perplexing situation or problem.
Synonyms: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind Antonym: cinch |
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Efface
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V. to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed.
Synonyms: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge |
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Muddle
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V. to make a mess of; muddle through, to get by; n. a hopeless mess.
Synonyms: jumble, mess up; n. confusion, disorder. Antonym: n. orderliness, tidiness, neatness. |
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Opinionated
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Adj. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind.
Synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible. Antonym: open-minded, reasonable. |
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Perennial
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Adj. lasting for a long time, persistent; n. a plant that lives for many years.
Synonyms: adj. enduring, recurring Antonym: adj. brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral. |
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Predispose
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V. to incline to beforehand.
Synonyms: make susceptible to Antonym: immunize againstm shield from. |
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Relinquish
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V. to let go, give up
Synonyms: surrender, abandon. Antonym: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to. |
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Salvage
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V. to save from fire or shipwreck; n. property thus saved.
Synonyms: v. rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim. Antonym: abandon, scrap, junk. |
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Spasmodic
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Adj. sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermitent.
Synonyms: irregular, occasional. Antonym: steady, continuous, chronic. |
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Spurious
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Adj. not genuine, not true, not valid.
Synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus. Antonym: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid. |
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Unbridled
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Adj. uncontrolled, lacking in restraint.
Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked. Antonym: restrained, held in check, muted. |
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Deadlock
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N. a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions; v. to bring to such a standstill.
Synonyms: n. standoff, stalement, impasse. Antonyms: agreement, accord, breakthrough. |
