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21 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
SYN: warn, call on the carpet ANT: praise, pat on the back |
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breach
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(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
(v.) to create an opening, break through ANT: (v.) close, seal |
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brigand
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(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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circumspect
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(adj.) careful, cautious
SYN: wary, prudent, guarded ANT: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
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commandeer
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(v.) to seize for military or official use
SYN: take over, requisition, expropriate |
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cumbersome
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(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
SYN: unwieldy, ponderous ANT: manageable, easy to handle |
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deadlock
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(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
(v.) to bring to such a standstill SYN:(n.) standoff, stalemate, impasse ANT:(n.)agreement, accord, breakthrough |
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debris
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(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage
SYN: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam |
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diffuse
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(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely;
(adj.) wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread SYN: (v.) disperse (adj.) rambling, verbose, prolix ANT: (v.) concentrate (adj.) brief, concise, succinct |
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dilemma
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(n.) a dificult or perplexing situation or problem
SYN: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind ANT: cinch |
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efface
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(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
SYN: blot out; erase obliterate, expunge |
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muddle
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(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by
(n.) a hopeless mess SYN: (v.)jumble, mess up; (n.)confusion, disorder ANT: (n.) orderliness tidiness, neatness |
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opinionated
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(adj.)stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
SYN: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible ANT: open-minded, reasonable |
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perennial
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(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent
(n.) a plant that lives for many years SYN: (adj.) enduring, recurring ANT: (adj.) brief, short-lived, fleeting ephemeral |
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predispose
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(v.) to incline to beforehand
SYN: make susceptible to ANT: immunize against, shield from |
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relinquish
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(v.) to let go, give up
SYN: surrender, abandon ANT: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to |
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salvage
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(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck
(n.) property thus saved SYN: (v.) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclain ANT: (v.) abandon, scrap, junk |
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spasmodic
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(adj.) sudden and violent but brief, fitful, intermittent
SYN: irregular, occasional ANT: steady, continuous, chronic |
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spurious
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(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid
SYN: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus ANT: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid |
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unbridled
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(adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
SYN: unrestrained, unchecked ANT: restrained, held in check, muted |
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spec
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What is the meaning of following roots?
pon, pos to put, place 1) What is the meaning of the following roots? ten, tain, tin 2) What is the meaning of the following root? ly 1) to hold, keep 2) to loosen, to set free What is the meaning of the following roots? vert, vers to turn What is the meaning of the following roots? spec, spic to look |
