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40 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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abhor
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syn:detest, despise, abominate
ant:admire, cherish, respect, relish |
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amend
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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amend
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syn:modify, improve, correct
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buffet
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to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive force with blows
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buffet
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syn:batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about
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chaos
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great confusion, disorder
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chaos
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syn:anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium
ant:order, regularity, tranquility |
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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commodious
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syn:comfortable, ample, capacious
ant:cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient |
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corrosive
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eating away gradually, acid like; bitterly sarcastic
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corrosive
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syn:caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
ant:bland, mild, benign, amiable |
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discern
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to see clearly, recognize
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discern
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syn:perceive, detect, distinguish
ant:overlook |
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extant
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still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost
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extant
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syn:surviving, in existence
ant:extinct, defunct, vanished |
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implicate
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to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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implicate
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syn:incriminate, entangle
ant:absolve, exculpate |
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inter
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to bury, commit to the earth; consign to oblivion
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inter
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ant: unearth, exhume
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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martinet
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syn: taskmaster, slave driver
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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obviate
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syn:preclude, forestall, ward off
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renegade
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one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw
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renegade
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syn:turncoat, defector, heretic
ant: loyalist, patriot |
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or punishment
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reprehensible
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syn:objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
ant:commendable, blameless, meritorous |
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somber
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dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
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somber
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syn:mournful, dismal
ant:bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty |
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squalid
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filthy, wretched, debased
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squalid
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syn:dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
ant:neat, spruce, exalted, lofty |
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turbulent
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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
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turbulent
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syn:tumultuous, unruly, agitated
ant:calm, placid, tranquil, still |
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vociferous
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loud, noisy; compelling attention
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vociferous
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syn:clamorous, uproarious, blustering
ant:quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued |
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voluminous
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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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voluminous
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syn:bulky, massive, copious, plentiful
ant:scant, meager, brief, succinct |
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waive
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to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
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waive
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syn:decline, relinquish, forgo
ant:claim, accept |
