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13 Cards in this Set
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dishearten
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(v.)to discourage
S:dismay, demoralize, dispirit A:encourage, hearten |
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controversial
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(adj.)arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
S:arguable, debatable |
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alliance
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(n.)a joining together for some common purpose
S:pact, league, coalition A:rift split |
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malignant
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(adj.)deadly, extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicious
S:lethal, wicked A:wholesome, beneficial, benign |
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orthodox
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(adj.)in agreement with established of generally beliefs or ways of doing things
S:traditional,standard, costomary A:unusual, unconventional, heretical |
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procure
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(v.)to obtain through special effort, to bring about
S:gain, acquire, achieve |
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sodden
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(adj.)soaked with liquid or moisture, expressionless, dull, spirtless, listless
S:drenched, waterlogged, saturated A:parched, arid |
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void
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(adj.,n.,v.)having no legal force or effect;empty or unfilled space;to cancel or nullify
S:invalid, vacant, bare A:in effect, teeming with; (v.)confirm |
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wayward
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(adj.)disobedient, willful, unpredictable, capricious
S:perverse A:docile, well-behaved, predictable |
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rural
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(adj.)relating to farm areas & life in the country
S:countrified, rustic A:urban, metropolitian, citified |
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inimitable
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(adj.)not capable of being copied or imitated
S:matchless, incomparable, unique |
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pending
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(adj.)waiting to be settled; (prep.)until
S:undecided, unsettled A:settled, decided, resolved |
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scrimp
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(v.)to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty
S:economize A:splurge |
