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40 Cards in this Set
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Abhor
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To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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S: Detest, Despise, Abominate
A: Admire, Cherish, respect, relish |
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amend
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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S: modify, improve, correct
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Buffet
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to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow
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S:batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about
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Chaos
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great confusion,disorder
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S: anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium
A: order, regularity, tranquility |
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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S:comfortable, ample, capacious
A:cramped,claustrophobic, insufficient |
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corrosive
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eating away gradually, acidlike;bitterly sarcastic
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S:caustic, mordant,acidulous, spiteful
A:bland,mild,benign,amiable |
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discern
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to see clearly, recognize
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S:perceive,detect,distinguish
A:overlook |
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extant
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still existing;not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
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S:surviving, in existence
A:extinct, defunct, vanished |
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implicate
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to involve in, to connect with or be related to
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S: incriminate, entangle
A:absolve, exulpate |
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inter
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to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
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A:unearth, exhume
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian; a sticker for the rules
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S:taskmaster, slave driver
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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S:preclude, forestall, ward off
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Renegade
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one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
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S:turncoat, defector, heretic
A: loyalist, patriot |
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or punishment
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S:objectionable,blameworthy, culpable, odious
A:commendable,blameless,meritorious |
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somber
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dark,gloomy;depressed or melancholy in spirit
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S:mournful,dimal
A:bright,sunny,lighthearted,cheeful,jaunty |
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squalid
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filthy,wretched,debased
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S:dingy,sordid,foul,vile,abject
A:neat,spruce,exalted,lofty |
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Turblent
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disorderly,riotous,violent;stormy
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S:tumultuous, unruly,agitated
A:calm,placid,tranquil,still |
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vociferous
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loud and noisy:compelling attention
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S:clamorous,uproarious,blustering
A:quiet,soft-spoken,muted,subdued |
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voluminous
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of great size;numerous;writing or speaking at great length
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S:bulky,massive,copious,plentiful
A:scant,meager,brief,sucinct |
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Waive
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to do without,give up voluntarily;to put off temporarily,defer
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S:decline,relinquish,forgo
A:claim,accept |
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animosity
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strong dislike;bitter hostility
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S:enmity,rancor,antipathy
A:affection,fondness,rapport,amity |
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apathy
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a lack of feeling,emotion, or interest
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S:indifference,disinterest,detachment
A:enthusiasm,fervor,ardor,concern |
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apprehensive
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fearful or anxious,especially about the future
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S:worried, nervous, fretful, jittery
A:unworried,assured,confident, certain |
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commend
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to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
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S:applaud; entrust
A:abhor, loathe |
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compatible
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able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
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S:harmonious, in agreement, like-minded
A:mismatched, incongruous, antagonistic |
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condolence
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an expression of sympathy
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S:commiseration,solace, sympathy
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consecrate
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to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
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S:devote, dedicate, sanctify
A:desecrate, defile, profane, dishonor |
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decrepit
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old and feeble; worn-out, ruined
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S:infirm,broken-down, rikety, dilapidated
A:vigorous, robust,sturdy |
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deride
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to ridicule,laugh at with contempt
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S:mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at
A:praise,extol,acclaim,applaud |
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ingenuous
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innocent,simple;frank,sincere
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S:naive,artless,guileless,candid
A:artful,crafty,worldy,sophisticated |
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multifarious
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having great variety;numerous and diverse
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S:varied,manifold,heterogeneous
A:unvaried,uniform,homogeneous |
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obsolete
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out-of-date,no longer in use
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S:outmoded,antiquated,passe,old hat
A:current,up-to-date,brand-new |
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omnivorous
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eating every kind of food;eagerly taking in everything;having a wide variety of tastes
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S:all-devouring, voracious
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parsimonious
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stingy,miserly,meager, poor, small
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S:frugal,niggardly,penny-pinching, cheap
A:generous,openhanded |
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quandary
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a state of perplexity or doubt
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S:confusion,dilemma,predicament
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
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S:unruly, obstinate, contrary,orney
A:obedient,docile,cooperative,compliant |
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reprisal
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an injury done in return for injury
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S:retaliation,revenge,retribution
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revel
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to take greate pleasure in;a wild celebration
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S:relish,savor,bask in, carouse
A:abhor,loathe |
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stultify
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to make ineffective or useless, cripple to;to have a dulling effect on
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S:smother, stifle,neutralize,negate
A:arouse,excite,inspire,stimulate |
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suave
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smoothly agreeable or polite;pleasing to the senses
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S:sophisticated,urbane,polished
A:crude,clumsy,unpolished,oafish,loutish |