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26 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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To reduce, Subside
The storm abated Decrease Intensify |
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Banal
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Lacking originality, Boring
The presidents opening speech was banal Uninteresting Original |
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Cacophony
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Harsh noise
The small children were making a cacophony Clamor Quiet |
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Deleterious
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Harmful
The deleterious effects of smoking are... Damaging Beneficial |
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Equivocal
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Intentionally confusing
The investigations of the crime were... Indefinite Definite |
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Fickle
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Changing frequently
Teenagers are fickle with their love life Inconstant Constant |
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Gesticulate
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The use of gestures- hand movements
Mary was shouting and gesticulating so Barb could find her Signal Still |
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Hapless
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Unlucky
The women was very hapless when it came to lottery tickets Unfortunate Lucky |
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Innocuous
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Not harmful
Working out is innocuous to your health Safe Deleterious |
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Jettison
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Throw or toss
He jettisoned the unwanted papers Discard Keep |
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Kismet
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Fate
What chance did i have against kismet? Destiny Karma |
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Languid
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Lacking of energy
The children could not wait for summer to have languid days in the sun. Slow Energetic |
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Mendacity
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Untruthfulness
The mendacious child cheated on the test Truthful Cheater |
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Neophyte
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Beginner
Mary was a neophyte at cooking Novice Expert |
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Obsequious
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Sickeningly respectful
The obsequious students were polite to the sub Servile Rude |
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Ponderous
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Clumsy because of big size
The ponderous cat rolled over on her back and couldn't turn over Awkward Graceful |
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Querulous
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Complaining in a whining manner
The children became querulous on their last day of school Irritable Obsequious |
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Recalcitrant
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Uncooperative attitude toward authority
The recalcitrant children misbehaved on the last day of school Rebellious Cooperative |
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Sardonic
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Humorous in a dark way
Sarcastic Light-hearted |
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Taciturn
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Untalkative by nature
The man had a sardonic grin on his face Shy Talkative |
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Ubiquitous
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Present
Tourists are ubiquitous during the winters in Aspen Universal Rare |
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Vacuous
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Empty headed
The man mad vacuous comments Unintelligent Intelligent |
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Wanderlust
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Strong desire to travel
The man was wanderlust because he knew about many cultures from his travels Travel bug Homesickness |
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Xenophobic
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Strong dislike or distrust of foreigners
The xenophobic man could not stand the tourists on Aspen mtn Racism Tolerance |
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Yammer
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Loud repetitive noise
The daycare had a yammer of crying babies Cacophony Quiet |
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Zealous
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Full of enthusiasm
The zealous children couldn't wait until summer Excited Languid |
