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20 Cards in this Set
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apt
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adj
suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn syn: appropriate, fit proper, liable ant: inappropriate, unlikely, slow |
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awry
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(adj, adv)
i a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong , out of the right or hoped-for course. syn: (adj) crooked, askew, amiss ant (adj) straight, symmetrical |
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bludgeon
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(n)
a short club used as a weapon; (v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point syn: (n) cudgel; (v) clobber, clout |
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capitulate
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(v)
to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel ant: hold out, persist |
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chafe
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(v)
to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annouance or dissaisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; (n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing syn: (v) irritate, scrape, abrade ant: (v) soothe, mollify, please, elate |
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defile
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(v. trans.)to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of
(v) intrans) to march in a single line or in columns; (n) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon syn: (v. trans) pollute, contaminate, desecrate ant: (v) trans.) cleanse, purify |
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dire
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(adj)
dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster syn: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent ant: favorable, auspicious, beneficial |
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disarming
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(adj)
charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion syn: endearing, winning ant: alrarming, troubling, disquieting |
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disgruntled
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(adj. part)
in bad humor, discontented, annoyed syn: displeased, grumpy, surly ant: pleased, satisfied, content |
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encroach
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(v)
to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass syn: intrude, infringe |
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endow
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(v)to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
syn: grant, bestow, present, bequeath ant: take away, deprive |
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fend
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(v)
to ward off, resist; to get along, manage syn: stave off, cope |
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impunity
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(n)
freedom from punishment syn: exemption from penalty, immunity |
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mien
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(n)
air, manner;appearance, expression syn: looking, bearing, demeanor |
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penal
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(adj)
having to do with punishment syn: correctional, disciplinary |
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pertinent
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(adj)
related to the matter at hand, to the point syn: relevant, germane, apropos ant: unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial |
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predominant
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(adj)
the greatest in strength or power; most common syn: chief, major, paramount, prevalent ant: secondary, minor, subsidiary, rare |
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prodigy
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(n)
something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnorma; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent ayn: marvel, wonder, freak, genius ant: dumbbell, dunce dullard |
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recluse
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(n)
a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world syn: loner, hermit |
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renown
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(n)
fame, glory syn: reputation celebrity, prestige ant: obscurity, infamy, notoriety |
