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15 Cards in this Set
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Deride |
To ridiucle, to mock Syn: scorn Ant: praise |
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Censure |
To criticize sharply Syn: condemn, reproach Ant: praise, applaud |
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Gambol |
To frolic, to romp about playfully Syn: play, caper, rollick |
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Immolate |
To kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand, profound |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian, taskmaster |
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Quagmire |
A swamp, a difficult or inextricable situation |
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Gibe |
To scoff, to ridicule Syn: jeer, taunt, sneer Ant: compliment, praise |
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Agape |
Open-mouthed, surprised, agog Syn: astonished |
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Carcinogen |
Causing cancer |
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Olfactory |
Pertainingting to smell |
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Imperious |
Domineering, haughty Syn: overbearing, arrogant, masterful Ant: servile, submissive |
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Grotesque |
Absurd, distorted |
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Neologism |
A new word or expression Syn: coinage |
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Hackeneyed |
Commonplace, overused Syn: trite, banal Ant: fresh, imaginative |
