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33 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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syn. warn, call on the carpet
ant. praise, pat on the back |
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breach
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syn.
ant. close, seal |
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brigand
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a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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circumspect
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syn. wary, prudent,guarded
ant. incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
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commandeer
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syn. to take over, requisition,expropriate
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cumbersome
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syn unwieldy, ponderous
ant. manageable, easy to handle |
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compensate
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syn. pay back, reimburse, recompense
ant. fail to reward, stiff |
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dissolute
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syn. dissipated, debauched,immoral,corrupt
ant. virtuous,chaste,moral,seemly, proper |
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erratic
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syn.irregular,inconsistent,
unpredictable ant. steady,consistent,dependable |
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expulsion
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syn. ejection, ouster,eviction
adj. admittance,admission |
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feint
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syn. trick,ruse,subterfuge, dodge,bluff
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fodder
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syn. feed, provender
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fortify
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syn. reinforce, shore up
ant. weaken, undermine, sap,impair |
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illegible
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syn. unreadable, indecipherable, scibbled
ant. readable, decipherable, distinct, clear |
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jeer
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syn. to laugh at, mock, taunt
ant. applause, plaudits, accolades |
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lucrative
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syn. gainful, moneymaking
ant. Unprofitable, losing, in the red |
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mediocre
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syn. run of the mill
ant. outstanding, exceptional, distinguished |
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proliferate
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syn. to multiply, mushroom, burgeon
ant. decrease, diminish, dwindle |
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dissent
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syn. differ, dispute
ant. agree, concur, unamimity, harmony |
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eminent
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syn. illustrious, reowned
ant. obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble |
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exorcise
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syn. expel, dispel
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fabricate
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syn. put together, devise, contrive, concoct
ant. take apart, undo, destroy, demolish |
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irate
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syn. incensed, infuriatd, enraged, livid
ant. calm, compsed, cool, unruffled |
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inanimate
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syn. lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless
ant. living, alive, energetic, lively, sprightly |
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incinerate
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syn. burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes
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intrepid
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syn. valiant, courageous, audacious, daring
ant. timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous |
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larceny
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syn. stealing, robbery, burglary
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pliant
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syn. supple, flexible, elastic, plastic
ant. rigid, stiff, inflexible,set in stone |
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pompous
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syn. pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic
ant. unpretentious, unaffected, plain |
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precipice
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syn. cliff, bluff, promontory, ledge
ant. abyss, chasm, gorge |
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rectify
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syn. remedy, set right
ant. mess up, botch, bungle |
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reprieve
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syn. stay, respite, postpone, delay
ant. proceed |
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revile
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syn. inveigh against, malign, vilify, denounce
ant. praise, acclaim, revere, idolize |
