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30 Cards in this Set
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auxiliary
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(adj) giving assistance or support (n) a helper, aid
syn: (adj) additional, back-up (n) reserve, accessory ant: (adj) main, primary, principal |
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candid
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(adj) frank, sincere, impartial, unposed
syn: forthright, plsinspoken, unbiased ant: insincere, evasive, misleading, artful |
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cubicle
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(n) a small room or compartment
syn: enclosure, hole-in-wall ant: vast hall, auditorium |
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drudgery
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(n) work that is hard and tiresome
syn: toil, labor, grind ant: play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun |
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envoy
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(n) a representative or messenger (as of a government)
syn: agent, ambassador, emissary, minister |
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escalate
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(v) to elevate, to increase in intensity
syn: climb, raise, ascend, mount ant: decrease, lessen, descend, defuse |
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expedient
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(n) a means to an end (adj) adnvantageous, useful
syn; (n) contrivance, device (adj) serviceable ant: (adj) inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous |
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feign
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(v) to pretend
syn: fake, sham, affect, simulate |
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flair
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(n) a natural quality, talent, or skil: a distinctive style
syn: aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache ant: inability, incapacity |
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grievous
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(adj) causing sorrow or pain, serious
syn: painful heartrending,onerous, flagrant ant: joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting |
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heterogenous
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(adj) composed of different kinds, diverse
syn: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated ant: uniform, homogeneous, of a piece |
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horde
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(n) a vast number (as of people); a throng
syn: crowd, mass, mulititude,host, swarm ant: few handful |
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impel
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(v) to forcem, drive forward
syn; urge, push, spur, propel, incite ant:discourage, check, restrain, curb |
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incredulous
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(adj) disbelieving, skeptical
syn: dubious, mistrustful, doubting ant: believing, trustful, gullible |
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inscribed
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(v) to write or engrave: to enter, a name on a list
syn: imprint, enroll, enlist ant: erase, rub out, delete, efface,obliterate |
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monologue
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(v) a speech by one actor, a long talk by one person
syn: soliloquy, recitation ant:dialogue, conversation, colloquy |
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prognosis
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(n) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
syn; prediction, projection |
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rasping
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(adj) wiht a harsh, grating sound; (n) a harsh sound
syn; scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly |
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repugnant
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(adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
syn: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive ant: pleasing, attractive tempting, wholesome |
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scuttle
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(v) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something ina decisive way; to run hastily, scurry,(n) pail
syn: abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump ant: keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve |
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heterogenous
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(adj) composed of different kinds, diverse
syn: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated ant: uniform, homogeneous, of a piece |
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horde
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(n) a vast number (as of people); a throng
syn: crowd, mass, mulititude,host, swarm ant: few handful |
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impel
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(v) to forcem, drive forward
syn; urge, push, spur, propel, incite ant:discourage, check, restrain, curb |
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incredulous
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(adj) disbelieving, skeptical
syn: dubious, mistrustful, doubting ant: believing, trustful, gullible |
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inscribed
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(v) to write or engrave: to enter, a name on a list
syn: imprint, enroll, enlist ant: erase, rub out, delete, efface,obliterate |
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heterogenous
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(adj) composed of different kinds, diverse
syn: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated ant: uniform, homogeneous, of a piece |
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horde
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(n) a vast number (as of people); a throng
syn: crowd, mass, mulititude,host, swarm ant: few handful |
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impel
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(v) to forcem, drive forward
syn; urge, push, spur, propel, incite ant:discourage, check, restrain, curb |
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incredulous
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(adj) disbelieving, skeptical
syn: dubious, mistrustful, doubting ant: believing, trustful, gullible |
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inscribed
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(v) to write or engrave: to enter, a name on a list
syn: imprint, enroll, enlist ant: erase, rub out, delete, efface,obliterate |
