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20 Cards in this Set
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amplify
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(v)
to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like syn: increase, augment, fill out, supplement ant: lessen, diminish, abbreviate, shorten |
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armistice
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(n)
a temporary peace, halt in fighting syn: cease-fire, truce |
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arrogant
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(adj) haughty, too convinced of one's own importance
syn: high-handed, overbearing, presumptuous ant: meek, humble, modest, unassuming |
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bland
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(aj)
gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste syn: dull, insipid ant: harsh, irritating, pungent, spicy, piquant |
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disclaim
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(v)
to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to syn: disavow, disown, repudiate ant: admit, acknowledge, avow, confess |
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epoch
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(n)
distinct period of time, era, age |
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estrange
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(v)
to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation ;to remove or keep at a distance syn: part company, alienate ant: bring together, reunite, reconcile |
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gratify
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(v)
to please satifsy; to indulge or humor syn: delight ant: disappoint, dissatisfy, frustrate, thwart |
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infinite
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(adj)
exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless. (n) preceded by "the", an incalculable number, the concept of infinity; (cap. I) a name for God syn: (adj) unlimited, boundless ant: (adj) limited, restricted, measurable |
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irascible
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(adj)
easily made angry, hot-tempered syn: irritable, quarrelsome, cantankerous ant: even-tempered |
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kindred
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(n)
a person's relatives; a family relationship (adj) related by blood; like, similar syn: (n) kin, relations ant: (adj) unlike, dissimilar, contrasting |
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naive
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(adj)
innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledg and experience syn: green, wet behind the ears ant: sophisticated, knowing, urbane, suave, blase |
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niche
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(n)
a decorative recess ina wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing syn: nook, alcove |
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obliterate
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(v)
to blot out completely, destroy utterly syn: wipe out, erase, expunge efface ant: foster, promote, create |
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ramshackle
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(adj)
appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky syn: rickety, unsteady, run-down, dilapidated ant: well built, well maintained, shipshape, trim |
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ransack
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(v)
to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder syn: rummage scour ant: spot-check |
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rote
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(n)
unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something (adj) based on a a mechanical routine |
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solvent
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(adj)
able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; (n)a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains eliminates or softens syn: financially sound, in the black ant: bankrupt, flat broke, in the red |
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tedious
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(adj)long and tiresome
syn: boring, monotonous ant: stimulating, interesting, sort and sweet |
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vendor
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(n)
a person who sells something syn: peddler, hawker, dealer, merchant ant: buyer, purchaser, customer |
