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20 Cards in this Set
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bellow
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syn: (v) yell,brawl,holler;(n) howl
ant: (v) whisper;(n) murmur |
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beneficiary
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syn: recipient,heir
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botch
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syn: (v) foul up, bungle, mangle
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clutter
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syn: (v) litter;(n) confusion
ant: (n) order, tidiness, neatness |
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dismantle
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syn: disassemble
ant: put together, assemble,construct |
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farce
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syn: buffoonery, mockery
ant: trage, melorama, tearjeker |
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dilapitated
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syn:in direpair, deteriorated, gone to seed
ant: shipshape, trim |
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futile
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syn:fruitless, vain, ineffective
ant: successful, effective |
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grueling
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syn: exhausting, punishing, taxing
ant: easy effortless |
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hospitable
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syn: gracious, cordial, corteous
ant: unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly |
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lair
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syn: nest, burrow, hideaway
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lavish
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syn: (adj) excessive, profuse
ant: (adj) stingy, meager; (v) begrudge, stint, deny |
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morbid
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syn: depressed, unsound, "sick"
ant: wholesome,healthy, cheerful, blithe |
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notorious
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syn: disgraceful, infamous, disreputable
ant: unknown, obscure, respectable |
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pamper
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syn: coddle, cater to, indulge
ant: abuse, maltreat, discipline |
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parasite
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syn: sponger, freeloader, leech
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shirk
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syn: duck, sidestep
ant: fulfill, perform, shoulder, take on |
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surplus
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syn: (n) glut, surfeit, overage
ant: (n) shortage, lack, dearth, paucity |
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timidity
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syn: fearfulness, faintheartedness
ant: fearlessness, boldness, intrepidity |
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veto
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syn: (v) turn down, nix, forbid
ant: (v) approve, endorse,raify, confirm |
