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20 Cards in this Set
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v. to make shorter
syn: shorten, condense, abbreviate ant: expand, enlarge, augment |
abridge
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n. a follower, supporter. adj. attached, sticking to
syn. n. discipline ant. n. opponent, adversary, critic detractor |
adherent
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n. an angry argument
syn: quarrel, dispute, squabble ant: agreement, accord |
altercation
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adj. resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
syn: angelic, seraphic, beatific ant: impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish |
cherubic
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v. to pardon or overlook
syn: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to ant: impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish |
condone
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v. to disagree; n. disagreement
syn: v. differ, dispute ant: v. agree, concur n. unanimity, harmony |
dissent
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adj. famous, outsstanding, distinguished; projecting
syn: illustrious, renowned ant: obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble |
eminent
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v. to drive out by magic; to dispose of something trouble-some, meancing, or oppressive
syn: expel, dispel |
exorcise
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v. to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
syn: put together, devise, contrive, concoct ant: take apart, undo, destroy, demolish |
fabricate
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adj. angry
syn: incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid ant: calm, composed, cool, unruffled |
irate
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n. a raider, plunderer
syn: looter, pirate, freebooter |
marauder
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n. excessive fatness
syn: serious overweight, extreme corpulence ant: emaciation, gauntness, scrawniness |
obesity
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n. an extremely poor person
syn: destitute person ant: millionaire, tycoon |
pauper
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v. to steal in small quantities
syn: filch, rob, sweipe, purloin |
pilfer
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n. a split, break, breach
syn: crack, fissure, gap, cleft ant: reconciliation |
rift
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n. a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
syn: appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade anat: dissimilarity, contrast, total lack |
semblance
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v. to overcome, rise above
syn: conquer, triumph over ant: be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to |
surmount
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v. to bring to an end
syn: conclude, finish, discontinue ant: begin, commerce, initiate |
terminate
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adj. commonplace; overused, stale
syn: banal hackneyed, corny ant: original, novel, fresh, innovative |
trite
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v. to seize and hold a position by force or without right
syn: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant |
usurp
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