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20 Cards in this Set
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allot |
(v) to assign or distribute in shares or portions SYNONYMS: apportion, parcel out, allocate |
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amass |
(v) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; come together, assemble. SYNONYMS: accumulate, pile up, garner ANTONYMS: scatter, dissipate, squander, waste |
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audacious |
(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring SYNONYMS: enterprising, brave ANTONYMS: timid, cowardly |
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comply |
(v) to yield to a request or command SYNONYMS: submit to, consent to, acquiesce in ANTONYMS: reject, refuse, decline |
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devoid |
(adj.) not having or using, lacking SYNONYMS: wanting, bereft ANTONYMS: full, teeming, abounding |
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elite |
(n,) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior SYNONYMS: (n,) cream of the crop, upper crust ANTONYMS: (n.) rank and file, dregs of society |
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grapple (n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v)to come to grips |
(n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v)to come to grips Synonyms (n.) tackle, confront, struggle with |
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incapacitate |
(v.) to deprive of strength or ability: to make legally SYNONYMS: disable, debilitate, paralyze, crippleANTONYMS rehabilitate, restore |
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instigate |
(v) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite ANTONYMS. stop, quell, squelch, quash |
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longevity |
(n.) long life, long duration, length of life ANTONYMS: brevity, transience |
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myriad |
(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number SYNONYMS: (adj.) innumerable, countlessANTONYMS: (adj.) few, scant, sparse |
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perspective |
(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance SYNONYMS: viewpoint, sense of proportion |
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perturb |
(v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly, to throw into confusion SYNONYMS. upset, agitate, anger, irritate ANTONYMS delight, gladden, please |
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prodigious |
(adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree S gigantic A puny |
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relevant |
(adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand SYNONYMS: pertinent, germane, applicableANTONYMS: unconnected, extraneous |
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skittish |
(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable SYNONYMS: jumpy, restive, capricious, fickleANTONYMS: bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable |
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tether |
(n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources; (v) to fasten with a ropeor chain SYNONYMS: (u) tie up, chain up, leashANTONYMS: (u) untie, let loose |
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unison |
(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord SYNONYMS: harmony, concord, assent |
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vie |
(v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority SYNONYMS: contend, rival |
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willful |
(adj,) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate SYNONYMS: headstrong, obstinate, premeditated ANTONYMS: docile, obedient, tractable |
