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30 Cards in this Set
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Inert
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unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish
synonyms dormant, passive antonyms dynamic, active |
Jonathan Bean is inert because he is overweight.
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Circumvent
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to get around; to bypass
synonyms avoid |
I will circumvent the firewall.
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Clandestine
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secret
synonyms covert, furtive antonyms open, aboveboard |
Delaney keeps "ricky" a secret from me.
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Acquit
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to find innocent or a fault or crime
synonyms absolve antonyms convict |
Charles Darnay was acquitted because he knew Dr. Manette.
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Deprecate
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to express strong disapproval of
synonyms deplore antonyms approve, praise |
My mom deprecated the man's racist joke.
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Barrister
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lawyer
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Jon wants to be a barrister in the U.S.
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Adulation
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excessive praise or admiration
synonyms flattery, adoration antonyms derision |
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Culinary
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having to do with the kitchen or cooking
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Bawdy
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indecent; humorously obscene
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Many movies that have recently come out are bawdy.
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Chastise
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to punish severly
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Jocose
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joking; humorous
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sort of a cognate
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Myriad
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a very large number
too numerous to be counted |
I had a myriad of colors to choose from.
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Latent
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present, but not active; hidden
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My dock on the computer is latent.
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Pernicious
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destructive: deadly
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The pernicious spider nearly bit me on the neck today.
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Frugal
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thrifty; economical in money matters
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Joe Peters is frugal because he takes the train rather than a taxi to Tom's house, and the difference is only a dollar.
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Levity
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lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness
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Your levity is unacceptable in the restaurant.
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Hoax
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a practical joke; a trick
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Delaney hoaxed me into thinking I was weird.
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Amicable
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friendly; peaceable
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Many people say that I make friends quickly because I am amicable.
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Obstreperous
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aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant
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Becka is obstreperous when she is with Delaney and Darcy.
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Enraptured
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delighted beyond meaure
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I was enraptured when I got my first car.
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Marital
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has to do with marriage
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LOOK AT THE WORD, IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
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Bask
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to expose oneself to pleasant warmth
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José basked in the sun all day.
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Genial
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friendly; amiable
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Synonym to Amicable
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Charlatan
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one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others
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A lot of kids are charlatans because they pretend to be black
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Mundane
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commonplace; earthly and not spiritual
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The patient's mundane voice caused me to fall asleep.
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Fickle
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likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason
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She is fickle so let her be alone for a while so that she can figure things out.
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Juggernaut
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a terrible destructive or irisistible force
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The nazi juggernaut ran through me like a hot knife on ice cream.
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Naive
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simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent
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Gulliver is naive.
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Nocturnal
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having to do with the night
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My brother says i am nocturnal
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Novice
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a beginner
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