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