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60 Cards in this Set

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allocate
assign, allot, apportion
ardent
intense, zealous, fervent, avid
assiduous
industrious, unremitting, sedulous
brash
rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent
capricious
impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
chastise
discipline, censure
copious
ample, profuse, bountiful
deviate
diverge, veer, swerve
emaciated
gaunt, withered, shriveled
exult
revel, glory
gnarled
knotty, misshapen, contorted
indemnity
compensation, restitution, reparation
inkling
clue, intimation, suggestion
limpid
lucid, intelligible
omnipotent
all-powerful
palatable
edible, appetizing, attractive (see Liz)
poignant
heart-rending, bittersweet, melancholy
rancor
animosity, enmity, bitterness
sophomoric
pretentious, superficial, fatuous (see John Hardy)
spontaneous
unpremeditated, unmeditated, impromptu
animosity
enmity, rancor, antipathy
apathy
indifference, disinterest, detachment
apprehensive
worried, nervous, fretful, jittery
commend
entrust
compatible
harmonious, in agreement, like-minded
condolence
commiseration, sympathy, solace
consecrate
devote, dedicate, sanctify
decrepit
infirm, broken down, rickety, dilapidated
deride
mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at
ingenuous
naive, artless, guileless, candid
multifarious
varied, manifold, heterogeneous
obsolete
outmodeled, antiquidated, passe, old hat (see iPod Nano)
omnivorous
all-devouring, voracious
parsimonious
frugal, miserly, niggardly, penny-pinching, cheap (see Avarus, Cambridge Latin Textbook Unit I)
quandary
confusion, dilemma, predicament
recalcitrant
unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery
reprisal
retaliation, revenge, retribution
revel
relish, savor, bask in, carouse
stultify
smother, stifle, neutralize, negate
suave
sophisticated, urbane, polished (see Antonio Banderas)
abhor
detest, despise, abominate (see Snowman)
amend
modify, improve, correct
buffet
batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about
chaos
anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium
commodious
comfortable, ample, capacious
corrosive
caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
discern
perceive, detect, distinguish
extant
surviving, in existence
implicate
incriminate, entangle
inter
bury, commit to the earth, consign to oblivion
martinet
task master, slave driver
obviate
preclude, forestall, ward off
renegade
turncoat, defector, heretic
reprehensible
objectionable, blame-worthy, culpable, odious
somber
mournful, dismal (see death of Severus Snape)
squalid
dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
turbulent
tumultuous, unruly, agitated
vociferous
clamorous, uproarious, blustering
voluminous
bulky, massive, copious, plentiful
waive
decline, relinquish, forgo