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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit |
(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind Syn: clever, deft, slick, dexterous Ant: clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
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amicable |
(adj.) peaceable, friendly Syn: congenial, neighborly, cordial Ant: hostile, antagonistic |
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averse |
(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling Syn: disinclined, loath Ant: favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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belligerent |
(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war Syn: (adj.) assertive, truculent, pugnacious Ant: (adj.) peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
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benevolent |
(adj.) kindly, charitable Syn: benign, well-meaning Ant: malicious, spiteful |
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cursory |
(adj.) hasty, not thorough Syn: quick, superficial, perfunctory Ant: thorough, painstaking, careful |
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duplicity |
(n.) treachery, deceitfulness Syn: double-dealing, chicanery |
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extol |
(v.) to praise extravagantly Syn: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail Ant: criticize, belittle, disparage |
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feasible |
(adj.) possible, able to be done Syn: workable, viable Ant: unworkable, impractical |
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grimace |
(n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face Syn: (n.) pained expression, facial contortion Ant: (n.) grin; (v.) beam |
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holocaust |
(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering Syn: conflagration, devastation, annihilation Ant: deluge |
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impervious |
(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance Syn: impenetrable, resistant, proof against Ant: porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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impetus |
(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus Syn: impulse, spur Ant: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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jeopardy |
(n.) danger Syn: risk, hazard, peril Ant: safety, security |
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meticulous |
(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details Syn: fastidious, fussy Ant: careless, negligent, sloppy |
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nostalgia |
(n.) longing for something past; homesickness |
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quintessence |
(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example Syn: paragon, exemplar |
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retrogress |
(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition Syn: revert, degenerate, decline Ant: advance, evolve, progress |
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scrutinize |
(v.) to examine closely Syn: inspect, pore over Ant: scan, glance at |
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tepid |
(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest Syn: insipid, halfhearted Ant: heated, enthusiastic |
