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20 Cards in this Set
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accomplice
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(n.) a person who takes part in a crime
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synonyms: partner in crime, confederate
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annihilate
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(v.) to destroy completely
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synonyms: obliterate, decimate, demolish
antonyms: foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
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arbitrary
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(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
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s: capricious, high-handed, autocratic
a: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable |
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brazen
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(adj.) shameless, impudant; made of brass
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s: saucy, bold
a: deferential, respectful, self-effacing |
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catalyst
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(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any angent that causes change
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s: stimulus, spur, instigator
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exodus
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(n.) a large-scale departure or flight
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s:emigration, escape, hegira
a:immiggration, influx, arrival, entrance |
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facilitate
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(v.) to make easier; to assist
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s: ease, smooth the way, simplify
a: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede |
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incorrigible
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(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control
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s:unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate
a: tractable, docile, curable, reparable |
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latent
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(adj.) hidden, present but not realized
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s: dormant, inactive, undeveloped
a: exposed, manifest, evident |
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militant
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(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggresive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist
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s: truculent
a: unassertive, peasable, passive |
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morose
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(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
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s:morbid, doleful
a:cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
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opaque
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(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
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s:hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse
a: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive |
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paramount
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(adj.) chief in importance, above all others
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s: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant
a: secondary, subordinate, ancillary |
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prattle
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(v.) to talk in aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk, baby
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s:(v.) chatter; (n.) twaddle, gibberish, piffle
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rebut
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(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contridicts an assertion; to refute
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s: disprove, confute, shoot holes in
a: confirm, corrobate, substinate |
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reprimand
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(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) rebuke
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s:(v.) reprove, reproach; (n.) reproof
a:(v.)praise, pat on the back |
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servitude
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(n.) slavery, forced labor
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s: captivity, bondage, thralldom
a: freedom, liberty |
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slapdash
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(adj.) careless and hasty
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s: cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod
a: painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth |
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stagnant
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(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
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s:still, motionless, inert, fetid
a: flowing, fresh, running, sweet |
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succumb
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(v.) to give way to superior force, yield
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s: submit, die, expire
a:overcome, master, conquer |
