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64 Cards in this Set
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adjacent
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(adj) near next to, adjoining
Syn: alongside, nearby, neighboring Ant: faraway, distant, remote |
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alight
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(v) to get down from, step down from
Syn: dismount Ant: mount |
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barren
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(adj) not productive
Syn: unproductive Ant: fertile |
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disrupt
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(v) to break up
Syn: upset Ant: organize |
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dynasty
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(n) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position of power for some time
Syn: ruling house, regime Ant: N/A |
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fortaste
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(n) an advance indication, sample or warning
Syn: preview, anticipation Ant: N/A |
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germinate
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(v) to begin to grow, come into being
Syn:sprout. shoot up Ant: wither, die, stagnate |
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adjacent
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(adj) near next to, adjoining
Syn: alongside, nearby, neighboring Ant: faraway, distant, remote |
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alight
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(v) to get down from, step down from
Syn: dismount Ant: mount |
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barren
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(adj) not productive
Syn: unproductive Ant: fertile |
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disrupt
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(v) to break up
Syn: upset Ant: organize |
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dynasty
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(n) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position of power for some time
Syn: ruling house, regime Ant: N/A |
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fortaste
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(n) an advance indication, sample or warning
Syn: preview, anticipation Ant: N/A |
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germinate
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(v) to begin to grow, come into being
Syn:sprout. shoot up Ant: wither, die, stagnate |
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humdrum
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(adj) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation
Syn: monotonous, uneventful Ant: lively, exciting |
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hurtle
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(v) to rush violently, dash headlong
Syn: speed, fly, race Ant: crawl, creep |
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insinuate
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(v) to suggest or hint slyly
Syn: imply, intimate Ant: Barge in, broadcast |
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interminable
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(adj) endless, so long as to seem endless
Syn: never-ending, ceaseless Ant: brief, short, fleeting |
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interrogate
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(v) to ask questions
Syn: question, query Anty: N/A |
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recompense
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(v) to pay back
Syn:repay |
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renovate
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(v) to repair, restore to good condition
Syn: repair, fix up Ant: N/A |
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resume
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(n) a breif summary; a short written account of one's education
Syn: synopsis, job history Ant: N/A |
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sullen
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(adj) silent, or brooding necause of ill humor
Syn: grumpy Ant: cheerful, blithe |
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trickle
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(v) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream
Syn: dribble, drizzle, drop Ant: gush pour flood |
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trivial
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(adj) not important, minor
Syn: insignificiant Ant: important, weighty, momentous |
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truce
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(n) a pause in fighting, temporary peace
Syn: cease-fire, armistace Ant: war, warfare, fighting |
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vicious
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(adj) evil, bad, spiteful
Syn: wisked, malicious, svage Ant: good, kind, kindly mild, harmless |
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available
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(adj) ready for use; at hand
Syn: obtainable, on hand Ant: unobtainable, not to be at hand |
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Cater
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(v) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasent
Syn: pamper, indulge, gratify, provide Ant: Frustrate, deny, refuse |
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customary
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(adj) usual, expected, routine
Syn: regular, normal, traditional Ant: strange, odd, unusual |
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dussuade
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(v) to persuade no tto do something
Syn: discourage, talk out of Ant: persuade, talk into |
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entreprenaur
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(n) a person who starts up and takes a risk of a business
Syn: nuisnessperson, impresario Ant: N/A |
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pelt
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(v) to throw a stream of things
Syn: bombard, shower, pepper Ant: N/A |
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plague
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(n) an easily spread disease causing a (n)large number of deaths
Syn: epidemic, pestilence Ant: boon, blessing |
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poised
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(adj) balanced, suspened
Syn: collected, self-confident Ant: nervous, tense |
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regime
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(n) a government in power; a form or (n)system of rule or managment
Syn: administration Ant: N/A |
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retard
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(v) to slow down, delay, hold back
Syn: slow down, restrain, impede Ant: hasten. speed up |
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transparent
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(adj) allowing light to pass through
Syn: clear, transulcent Ant: frosted, sooty, smoky |
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unscathed
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(adj) wholly unharmed, not injured
Syn: unhurt, sound, intact Ant: injured, damaged, harmed, hurt |
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animated
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(adj) full of life, lively, alive
Syn: energetic, vigorous Ant: dull, lifeless, dead, flat |
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Brood
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(n) a family of younf animals
Syn: ponder, mediatate Ant: N/A |
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culminate
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(v) to reach a high point of development
Syn: conclude Ant: begin, intiate |
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downright
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(adv) throughly
Syn: toal, out-ant-out, unqualified Ant: N/A |
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unscathed
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(adj) wholly unharmed, not injured
Syn: unhurt, sound, intact Ant: injured, damaged, harmed, hurt |
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animated
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(adj) full of life, lively, alive
Syn: energetic, vigorous Ant: dull, lifeless, dead, flat |
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Brood
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(n) a family of younf animals
Syn: ponder, mediatate Ant: N/A |
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culminate
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(v) to reach a high point of development
Syn: conclude Ant: begin, intiate |
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downright
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(adv) throughly
Syn: toal, out-ant-out, unqualified Ant: N/A |
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drone
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(n) a loafer, ilder
Syn: bum, do-nothing Ant: hard worker, workaholic |
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goad
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(v) to drive or urge on
Syn: prod, spur on, incite Ant: deny, refuse |
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indulge
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(v) to give into a wish or desire
Syn:obliege, humor, coddle, pamper Ant: deny, refuse |
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ingrediant
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(n) one of the materials in a mixture, recipe, or mixture
Syn: element, component Ant: N/A |
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literate
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(adj) able to read and write
Syn: educated, trained Ant: unlettered, unschooled, ignorent |
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loom
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(v) to come into view
Syn: emerge, surface, hover, tower Ant: N/A |
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luster
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(n) the quality of giving off light
Syn: gloss, sheen, shine Ant: Tarnish, dullness |
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miscellaneous
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(adj) mixed, of different kinds
Syn: varied, assorted, motley Ant: identical, uniform, homogeneous |
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oration
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(n) a public speech for a formal occasion
Syn: address, harangue Ant: N/A |
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peevish
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(adj) cross, complaining
Syn: crabby, cranky, testy, stubborn Ant: agreeable, amiable, eve-tempered, pleasent |
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seethe
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(v) to boil or foam
Syn: chrun, simmer, stew Ant: N/A |
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Singe
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(v) to burn slightly
Syn: scorch,, char, sear Ant: incinerate |
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Unique
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(adj) one of a kind
Syn: unparelleled, distinctive, singular Ant: ordinary, commonplace |
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upright
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(adj) vertical, straight, good
Syn: perpendicular, virtuous Ant: horizontal, prone, dishonest |
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Verify
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(v) to establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm
Syn: prove, validate, ssubstantiate Ant: disprove, refute, discredit |
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yearn
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(v) to have strong and earnest desire
Syn: crave, long for, ant Ant: N/A |
