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20 Cards in this Set
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Accelerate
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verb-to speed up
Synonyms: Step up, quicken Antonyms: slow down, retard |
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bystander
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noun- one who looks on or observes
synonyms: observer, speculator Antonyms: active participant |
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canvass
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verb- to go through an area in order to produce votes, sales or options; TO DISCUSS
Synonyms: poll, survey antonym: formal, serious |
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casual
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adj.- happening by chance, irregular basis NO CONCERN
synonyms: accidental, offhand Antonyms: formal, serious, intentional |
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downtrodden
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adj.- treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed
synonyms: mistreated, ground underfoot antonyms: uplifted, libertated |
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entice
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verb- to attract, tempt
synonyms: lure, beguile antonyms:nausiate, sicken, repel, revolt |
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erode
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verb- to wear away gradua;;y, eat away
synonyms: corrode, abrade antonyms: nurture, encourage, promote |
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flounder
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verb- to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
synnonyms: struggle antonyms: succeed |
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graphic
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adj.- lifelike, vivid, relating to pictoral arts
synonyms: livley, colorful, descriptive antonyms: dull, boring, colorless |
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gruesome
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adj.- horrible, revolting, ghastly
synonyms: gory, hideous, grisly antonyms: pleasent, delightful, appealing |
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melancholy
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adj.- sad, gloomy, unhappy
synonyms: depresses, dejected, sad antonyms: merry, happy, cheerful |
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ordeal
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noun- a difficult or painful experience, a trial
synonyms: test, hardship antonyms: pleasure, cinch |
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parch
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verb- to make dry and thirsty
synonyms: dry up, dehydrate antonyma: soak, drench |
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persist
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verb- to continue steadily in a course of action: to remain, refuse to stop
synonyms: persevere, keep at it, endure Antonyms: give up, discontinue |
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puny
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adj.- small, less than normal strength/size; of no importance
synonyms: undersized, small, weak antonyms: gigantic, mammoth |
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quibble
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verb- to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; a petty objection
synonyms: nitbick, split hairs, cavil antonyms: aggrement |
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ratify
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verb- to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
synonyms: endorse, sanction, uphold antonyms: cancel, repeal, veto |
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regal
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adj.- royal, kinglike; fit for a king
synonyms: majestic, stately, princely antonyms: lowly, humble, abject |
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stifle
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verb- to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
synonyms: strangle, suppress, snuff antonyms: nurturre, promote, encourage |
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vital
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adj.- having life, living, neccessary to life, essential, important
synonyms: indispensable, fundamental antonyms: nonessential, unnecessary |
