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10 Cards in this Set
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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 |
admonish
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(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infration
(v.) to create an opening, break through ANT: (v.) close, seal |
breach
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(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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brigand
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(adj.) careful, cautious
SYN: wary, prudent, guarded ANT: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
circumspect
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(v.) to seize for military or official use
SYN: take over, requisition, expropriate |
commandeer
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(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
SYN: unwieldy, ponderous ANT: manageable, easy to handle |
cumbersome
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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 |
deadlock
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(n.) sacttered fragments, wreckage
SYN: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam |
debris
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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 |
diffuse
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(n.) a dificult or perplexing situation or problem
SYN: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind ANT: cinch |
dilemma
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