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10 Cards in this Set
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widespread
(WIDE-spred) |
(adj.) If an idea has widespread approval, many people agree with it.
Syn: common, expansive, popular, public Ant: concentrated, limited, local, secretive |
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vicinity
(vuh-SIN-i-tee) |
(n.) When you are in the vicinity of something, you are close to it. If you search the vicinity of where you live, you look around your neighborhood.
Syn: near, proximity Ant: faraway |
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feat
(feet) |
(n.) If someone accomplishes something that takes a great deal of courage, effort, or skill, he or she has performed a remarkable feat.
Syn: achievement, triumph, victory Ant: failure |
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prow
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(n.) The prow is the pointed front section of a ship or something that sticksout like the front of a ship.
Syn: bow, fore, head Ant: back, end, rear, stern |
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initial
(i-NISH-uhl) |
(adj.) The first feeling or thought you had as you listened to a new song would be your initial impression.
Syn: early, first, opening, original Ant: final, last (n.) A person can abbreviate his her name by using the first letter or initial. |
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stern
(sturn) |
(adj.) A stern expression shows that someone is serious or disapproving.
Syn: grim, harsh, serious, tough Ant: easygoing, gentle, kind, light (n.) The stern of a boat is the rear section. Syn: end, hind, rear Ant: bow, fore, head, prow |
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barren
(BA-ruhn) |
(adj.) A place that is barren will not support plant life, so it seems empty.
Syn: depleted, deserted, desolate, empty Ant: developing, full, productive (adj.) When an animal is described as being barren, it can not produce any offspring. Syn: fruitless, sterile, unproductive Ant: fertile, growing, productive |
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migrate
(MYE-grate) |
(v.) People who move from their home country to a faraway location migrate from one land to another.
Syn: emigrate, leave, roam, wander Ant: remain, stay |
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area
(AIR-ee-uh) |
(n.) An area of a park is a section of a park.
(n.) If youy calculate the area of a shape, you determine the amount of surface within its borders. Syn: domain, territory, zone |
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qfraught
(frawt) |
(adj.) A journey fraught with danger is filled with risk and threat.
Syn: charged, heavy, stuffed Ant: bare, empty |
