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20 Cards in this Set
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n. a person who takes part in a crime
syn: partner in crime, confederate |
accomplice
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v. to destroy completely
syn: obliterate, decimate, demolish ant: foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
annihilate
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adj. unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
syn: capricious, high-handed, autocratic ant: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable |
arbitrary
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n. made of brass, shameless, impudent
syn: saucy, bold ant: deferential, respectful, self-effacing |
brazen
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n. a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
syn: stimulus, spur, instigator |
catalyst
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n. a large-scale departure or flight
syn: emigration, escape, hegira ant: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance |
exodus
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v. to make easier; to assist
syn: ease, smooth the way, simplify ant: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede |
facilitate
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adj. not able to be corrected; beyond control
syn: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate ant: tractable, docile, curable, reparable |
incorrigible
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adj. hidden, present but not realized
syn: dormant, inactive, undeveloped ant: exposed, manifest, evident |
latent
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adj. given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause;
n. an activist syn: adj. truculent ant: adj. unassertive, peaceable, passive |
militant
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adj. having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
syn: morbid, doleful ant: cheerful, blithe, januty, buoyant |
morose
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adj. not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
syn: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse ant: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive |
opaque
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adj. chief in importance, above all others
syn: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant ant: secondary, subordinate, ancillary |
paramount
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v. to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble;
n. baby talk; babble syn: v. chatter; n. twaddle, gibberish, piffle |
prattle
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v. to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute
syn: disprove, confute, shoot holes in ant: confirm, corroborate, substantiate |
rebut
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v. to scold; find fault with
n. a rebuke syn: v. reprove, reproach n. reproof ant: v. praise, pat on the back |
reprimand
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n. slavery, forced labor
syn: captivity, bondage, thralldom ant: freedom, liberty |
servitude
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adj. careless and hasty
syn: cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod ant: painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth |
slapdash
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adj. not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
syn: still, motionless, inert, fetid ant: flowing, running, fresh, sweet |
stagnant
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v. to give way to superior force, yield
syn: submit, die, expire ant: overcome, master, conquer |
succumb
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