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16 Cards in this Set
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insulate
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protect, shield, cut off, isolate, separate, segregate
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opposite: expose
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nutrient
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nourishment, sustenance, staple (foodstuff, groceriers, cuisine)
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potent
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strong, effective, powerful, forceful, mighty, vigorous
persuasive, convincing, influential, forceful |
opposite: weak
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amplify
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intensify, enlarge on, go in detail, elaborate, add to, expand, clarify, develop, augment
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opposite: reduce, abbreviate
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modulate
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adapt (alter, adjust), moderate (tone down, play down, lessen, restrain, reduce, regulate, lower)
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opposite: intensify
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quibble
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objections
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cavil, equivocation, quiddity
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deluged
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underwater, swamped, waterlogged, drowned, submerged, flooded
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inundated, engulfed (think: gulf)
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vigorously
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energetically, dunamically, actively, forcefully, strongly, heartily, robustly, spiritedly
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exuberantly
opposite: feebly |
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turbulence
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commotion, confusion, turmoil, disorder, unrest, instability, chaos
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opposite: calm
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uniform
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unchanging, consistent, identical
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indigenous
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native, original, aboriginal, homegrown, local, ethnic
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stray
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lost, wandering, abandoned, homeless
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terrestrial
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earthly
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clutter
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mess, disorder, confusion, untidiness, chaos
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turbulence
opposite: order |
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impute
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credit, attribute, ascribe, assign, accredit
complain, charge, accuse, implicate, allege, assert, challenge, cite |
allege, aver, asservate
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aloof
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indifferent, unemotional, unbiased, unbiased, uninvolved, disinterested, distant, impassive, impersonal
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detached, impartial
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