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65 Cards in this Set
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abridge
compendium cursory curtail syllabus synopsis terse |
ABBREVIATED COMMUNICATION
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apace
abrubt headlong impetuous precipitate |
ACT QUICKLY
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abet
advocate ancillary bolster corroborate countenance espouse mainstay munificent proponent stalwart sustenance |
ASSIST
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bilious
dudgeon irascible pettish petulant pique querulous umbrage waspish |
BAD MOOD
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dilettante
fledging neophyte novitiate proselyte tyro |
BEGINNER/AMATEUR
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burgeoning
callow engender inchoate incipient nascent |
BEGINNING/YOUNG
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acerbic
acidulous acrimonious asperity caustic mordacious mordant trnchant |
BITING (AS IN WIT OR TEMPERMENT)
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audacious
courageous dauntless |
BOLD
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banal
fatuous hackneyed insipid mundane pedestrian platitude prosaic quotidian trite |
BORING
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bacchanilian
debauchery depraved dissipated iniquity libertine libidinous licentious reprobate ribald salacious sordid turpitude |
CAROUSAL
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capricious
mercurial volatile |
CHANGING QUICKLY
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counterpart
emulate facsimile factitious paradigm precursor quintessence simulated vicarious |
COPY
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aspersion
belittle berate calumny castigate decry defamation denounce deride/derisive diatribe disparge excoriate gainsay harangue impugn inveigh lambaste objurgate obloquy opprobrium pillory rebuke remonstrate reprehend reprove revile tirade vituperate |
CRITICISE/CRITICISM
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bereave
cadaver defunct demise dolorous elegy knell lament macabre moribund obsequies sepulchral wraith |
DEATH/MOURNING
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abnegate
abstain ascetic spartan stoic temperate |
DNYING OF SELF
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authoritarian
despotic dogmatic hegemonic(hegemony) imperious peremptory tyrannical |
DICTATORIAL
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abstruse
ambiguous arcane bemusing cryptic enigmatic esoteric inscrutable obscure opaque paradoxical recondite turbid |
DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND
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defile
fetid invidious noisome odious putrid rebarbative |
DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE
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articulate
cogent eloquent evident limpid lucid pellucid |
EASY TO UNDERSTAND
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aberrant
anachronism anomalous iconoclast discrete eclectic esoteric |
ECCENTRIC/DISSIMILAR
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abash
chagrin compuntion contrition diffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue |
EMBARRASS
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equtable
equity tantamount |
EQUAL
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apocryphal
canard chicanery dissemble duplicity equivocate erroneous ersatz fallacious feigned guile mendacious/mendacity perfidy prevaricate specious spurious |
FALSEHOOD
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conjugal
consanguine distaff endogamous filial fratricide progenitor scion |
FAMILY
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ardor/ardent
doctrinaire fervid partisan tendentious zealot |
FAVORING/NOT IMPARTIAL
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absolve
acquit exculpate exonerate expiate palliate redress vindicate |
FORGIVE
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chortle
droll facetious flippant gibe jocular levity ludicrous riposte simpler |
FUNNY
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abatement
aperture fissure hiatus interregnum interstice lull orifice rent respite rift |
GAPS/OPENINGS
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altruistic
beneficent clement largess magnanimous munificent philanthropic unstinting |
GENEROUS/KIND
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avaricious
covetous mercenary miserly penurious rapacious venal |
GREEDY
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asperity
baleful dour fell malevolent mordant sardonic scathing truculent vitriolic vituperation |
HARDHEARTED
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baleful
baneful deleterious inimical injurious insidious minatory perfidious pernicious |
HARMFUL
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cacophony
din dissonant raucous strident |
HARSH-SOUNDING
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abhorrence
anathema antagonism antipathy detestation enmity loathing malice odium rancor |
HATRED
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beneficial
salubrious saluntary |
HEALTHY
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dither
oscillate teeter vascillate waver |
HESITATE
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antithetic
churlish curmudgeon irascible malevolent misanthropic truculent vindictive |
HOSTILE
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credulous
gullible ingenuous naive novitiate tyro |
INNOCENT/INEXPERIENCED
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disingenuous
dissemble fulsome ostensible unctuous |
INSINCERE
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appraise
ascertain assay descry peruse |
INVESTIGATE
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indolent
inert lackadaisical languid lassitude lethargic phlegmatic quiesent slothful torpid |
LAZY/SLUGGISH
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adventitious
amulet auspicious fortuitous kismet optimum portentous propitiate propitious providential talisman |
LUCK
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admonish
cavil belabor enjoin exhort harangue hector martinet remonstrate reproof |
NAG
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fetid
moisome noxious |
NASTY
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askance
awry careen carom ciruitous circumvent gyrate labyrinth meander oblique serrated sidle siuous undulating vortex |
NOT A STREIGHT LINE
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bombastic
circumlocution garrulous grandiloquent loquacious periphrastic prolix rhetoric turgid verbose |
OVERBLOWN/WORDY
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ameliorate
appease assuage defer mitigate mollify placate propitiate satiate slake sooth |
PACIFY/SATISFY
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euphonious
harmonious melodious sonorous |
PLEASANT-SOUNDING
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destitute
esurient impecunious indignant |
POOR
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acclaim
accolade aggrandize encomium eulogize extol fawn laud/laudatory venerate/verneration |
PRAISE
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augur
auspice fey harbinger perpentous presage prescient prognasticate |
PREDICT
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discomfort
encumber fetter forfend hindr impede inhibit occlude |
PREVENT/OBSTRUCT
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astute
canny erudite perspicacious |
SMART/LEARNED
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disconsulate
doleful dolor elegiac forlorn lament lugubrious melonchally morose plaintive threnody |
SORROW
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implacable
inexorable intractable intransigent obdurate recalcitrant refractory renitent untoward vexing |
STUBBORN
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compendious
curt laconic pithy succinct taciturn |
TERSE
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anachronism
antecede antedate anterior archaic diurnal eon ephemeral epoch fortnight millenium penultimate synchronomous temporal |
TIME/ORDER/DURATION
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craven
diffident pusillanimous recreant timorous trepidation |
TIMID/TIMIDITY
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candor/candid
fealty frankness indisputable indubitable legitimate probity sincere veracious verity |
TRUTH
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aberration
anomaly iconoclast idiosynchrasy |
UNUSUAL
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ambulatory
itinerant peripatetic |
WALKING ABOUT
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discursive
expatiate forage itinerant peregrination peripatetic sojourn |
WANDERING
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adulterate
enervate exacerbate inhibit obviate stultify undermine vitiate |
WEAKEN
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adage
aphorism apothegm axiom bromide dictum epigram platitude sententious truism |
WISDOM
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abeyance
adjure abnegation abortive abrogate decamp demur recant recidivism remission renege rescind retrograde |
WITHDRAWL/RETREAT
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