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20 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious
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(adj)stinging, bitter in temper or tone
Syn - biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish ANt- gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
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bovine
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(adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish unresponsive
Syn - stolid, dull, slow, stupid Ant - alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick |
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consternation
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(n) dismay and confussion
Syn - shock, amazement, bewilderment Ant - calm, composure, aplumb |
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corpulent
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(adj) fact, having a large bulky body
Syn - overweight, heavy, obese Ant - slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated |
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disavow
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(v) to deny responsibility for or connection with
Syn - disown, disclaim, retract, abjure Ant - acknowledge, admit, grant, certify |
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dispassionate
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(adj) impartial, calm free from emotion
Syn - unbiased, disinterested, detached Ant - committed, engaged, partial, biased |
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dissension
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(n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
Syn - strife, discord, contention Ant - agreement, accord, harmony |
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dissipate
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(v) to cause disappear, to scatter, dispell, to spread foolishly, squandor, to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure.
Syn - dispurse, strew, diffuse, waste Ant - gather, collect, conserve, husband |
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expurgate
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(v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text, to cleanse, purify
Syn - purge, sensor, bowdlerize |
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gauntlet
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(n) an armored or protective glove; a challenge two lines of men armed with weapons; to beat a person, forced to run between them, an ordeal
Syn - dare, provacation, trial, punishement |
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hypothetical
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(adj)based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
Syn - assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional Ant - actual, real, tested, substantiated |
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ignoble
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(adj) mean; low based
Syn - inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid Ant - admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble |
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impugn
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(v) to call into question; to attack as false
Syn - challenge, deny, dispute,query, question Ant - confirm, prove, verify, validate |
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intemperate
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(adj) immoderate, lacking in self control; inclimate
Syn - excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate Ant - moderate, restrained, cool,collective |
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odium
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(n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct.
SYn - abhorrence, opprobrium, shame,ignominy Ant - esteem, admiration, approbation |
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perfidy
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(n) faithlessness,treachery
Syn - betryal, disloyalty, treason,duplicity Ant - faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness |
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relegate
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(v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer,turn over; to banish
SYn - transfer, consign, demote, exile Ant - promote, elevate, advance, recall |
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squeamish
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(adj) inclined to nausea;easily shocked or upset, excessively fastidious or refined
Syn - nausiated, queasy, delicate,oversensitive, priggish |
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subservient
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(adj) subordinate,incapacity or role, submissively obedient, serving to promote some end
Syn - secondary, servile, ovsequious, useful Ant - primary, bossy, domineering, |
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susceptible
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(adj) open to; easily influenced, lacking in resistance
Syn - vulnerable, receptive, impressionable, Ant - resistant, immune |
