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20 Cards in this Set
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Abscond
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V. To run off and hide.
Synonyms: bolt, make off, skip town. |
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Access
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N. Approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; v. to get at, obtain.
Synonyms: n. entry, admittance, entree Antonyms: n. total exclusion. |
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Anarchy
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N. A lack of governemt and law; confusion.
Synonyms: chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium. Antonyms: law and order, peace and quiet. |
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Arduous
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Adj. hard to do, requiring much effort.
Synonyms: hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing. Antonyms: easy, simple, effortless. |
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Auspicious
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Adj. Favorable; fortunate.
Synonyms: promising, encouraging, propitious. Antonyms: ill-omened, ominous, sinister. |
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Biased
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Adj. Favoring one side unduly; prejudiced.
Synonyms: unfiar, partial, bigoted. Antonyms: fair, impartial, unprejudiced, just. |
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Daunt
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V. To overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage.
Synonyms: dismay, cow Antonyms: encourage, embolden, reassure. |
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Disentangled
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V. 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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Adj. Determined in advance y destiny or fortune.
Synonyms: destined, preordained, doomed. Antonyms: accidental fortuitous, chance, random. |
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Hoodwink
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V. to mislead by a trick, deceive..
Synonyms: dupe, put on over on. Antonyms: undeceive, desabuse, clue in. |
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Inanimate
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Adj. Not having life; without energy or spirit.
Synonyms: lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless. |
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Incinerate
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V. To burn to ashes.
Synonyms: burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes. |
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Intrepid
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Adj. Very brave, fearless, unshakable.
Synonyms: valiant, courageous, audacious, daring. Antonyms: timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous. |
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Larceny
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N. Theft
Synonyms: Stealing, robbery, burglary. |
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Pliant
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Adj. 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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Adj. Overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious.
Synonyms: pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic Antonyms: unpretentious, unaffected, plain. |
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Presipice
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N. A very steep cliff; the brink or edge of diaster.
Synonyms: cliff, crag, bluff, promontory, ledge. Antonyms: abyss, chasm, gorge. |
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Rectify
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V. To make right, correct.
Synonyms: remedy, set right. Antonyms: mess up, botch, bungle. |
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Reprieve
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N. A temporary relief or delay; v. to grant a postponement.
Synonyms: n. stay, respite; v. postpone, delay. Antonyms: v. proceed. |
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Revile
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V. To attack with words, call bad names.
Synonyms: inveigh against, malign, vilify, denounce. Antonyms: praise, acclaim, revere, idolize. |
