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20 Cards in this Set
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Adroit |
Skillful, expert in the use of hands. Synonyms: clever Antonyms: clumsy |
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Amicable |
Peaceable, friendly Synonym: neighborly Antonym: hostile, antagonistic. |
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Averse |
Deep seated distaste Synonym: loath. Antonym: eager, keen |
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Belligerent |
Given to fighting, war like; combative, aggressive. Synonym: assertive, pugnacious. Antonym: peaceful, |
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Benevolent |
Kindly, charitable Synonym: benign, well-meaning. Antonym: malicious, malevolent, spiteful. |
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Cursory |
Hasty, not thorough. Synonym: quick, superficial, perfunctory. Antonym: thorough,painstaking, carful. |
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Duplicity |
Treachery, deceitfulness Synonym: fraud, chicanery. |
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Extol |
To praise extravagantly. Synonym: glorify, applaud, hail. Antonym: criticize, belittle, disparage. |
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Feasible |
Possible, able to he done. Synonym: workable, practicable. Antonym: unworkable, impractical. |
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Grimace |
A wry face, facial distortion.To make a wry face. Synonym: pained expression. Antonym: smile, grin, beam. |
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Holocaust |
A large scale destruction, by fire, vast slaughter, burnt offering. Synonym: annihilation, devastation. Antonym: deluge, inundation. |
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Impetus |
A moving force, impulse, stimulus. Synonym: impulse, incentive, spur. Antonym: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint. |
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Jeopardy |
Danger Synonym: risk, hazard, peril Antonym: safety, security |
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Meticulous |
Extremely careful Synonym: fussy, fastidious Antonym: careless, sloppy |
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Nostalgia |
Homesickness |
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Quintessence |
The post essence or form of something; the most typical example. Synonym: paragon |
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Retrogress |
To move backwords Synonym: decline, degenerate, revert Antonym: advance, evolve, progress. |
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Scrutinize |
To examine closely. Synonym: inspect, pure over. Antonym: skim, scab, glance at. |
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Tepid |
Lukewarm; unenthusiastic. Synonym: wishy-washy, halfhearted. Antonym: heated, excited, enthusiastic. |
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Impervious |
Not affected, or hurt by. Synonym: resistance Antonym: vulnerable |
