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20 Cards in this Set
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Abase(Verb)
“Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.” -Bible |
Definition:To reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation,or estimation
Synonyms: Humble, Degrade Antonyms: Enhance, Improve |
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Actuate(Verb)
“The pursuit of knowledge is, I think, mainly actuated by love of power” - Bertrand Russell |
Definition:To incite or move to action
Synonyms: Impel, Motivate Antonyms: Bore, Delay |
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Avert(Verb)
“One "no" averts seventy evils” -Indian Proverb |
Definition:To turn away or aside
Synonyms: Fend off, Prevent Antonyms: Aid, Support |
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Boorish(Adj)
“Most young people think they are natural when they are only boorish and rude.” - François de la Rochefoucauld |
Definition:Of or like a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person
Synonyms: Unmannered, Crude Antonyms: Polite, Sophisticated |
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Brunt(Noun)
“There is one thing alone - that stands the brunt of life throughout its course: a quiet conscience” -Euripides |
Definition:The main force or impact, as of an attack or blow
Synonyms: Stress, Tension Antonyms: Ease, Relaxation |
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Combatant(noun)
“And the battle ended through lack of combatants.” -Pierre Corneille |
Definition:A person or group engaged in active fighting with enemy forces
Synonyms: Adversary, Soldier Antonyms: Ally, Supporter |
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Dormant(adj)
“No human being ever learns to live until he has awakened to the dormant powers within him” -William James |
Definition:In a state of rest or inactivity
Synonyms: Asleep, Passive Antonyms: Active, Lively |
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Dubious(Adj)
“The life of man is a dubious experiment. It is a tremendous phenomenon only in numerical terms. Individually, it is so fleeting, so insufficient, that it is literally a miracle that anything can exist and develop at all.” -Carl Gustav |
Definition:Of doubtful quality or propriety
Synonyms: Debatable, Shady Antonyms: Clear, Trustworthy |
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Harangue(Noun)
“. . . women are more quiet. They don't feel called to mount a barrel and harangue by the hour every time they imagine they have produced an idea.” -Anne Julia |
Definition:A scolding or a long or intense verbal attack
Synonyms: Screed, Tirade Antonyms: |
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Harry(Verb)
"Constant English assignments can prove to be very harrying" -Madison Miller |
Definition:To harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks
Synonyms: Pester, Torment Antonyms: Calm, Please |
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Impenitent(Adj)
“PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.” -Ambrose Bierce |
Definition:Not feeling regret about one's sin or sins
Synonyms: Unrepentant Antonyms: Remorseless |
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Knave(Noun)
“There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.” -Samuel Butler |
Definition:An unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person
Synonyms: Lowlife, Rascal Antonyms: Hero |
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Legion(Noun)
“An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there” -Edward Young |
Definition:A military or semi-military unit
Synonyms: Army, Flock Antonyms: Individual, One |
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Liberality(noun)
“Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.” - Horace Mann |
Definition:The quality or condition of being liberal in giving
Synonyms: Charity, Goodness Antonyms: Malevolence, Selfishness |
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Plaintiff(noun)
"the plaintiff in the case, pleaded guilty" |
Definition:A person who brings suit in a court
Synonyms: Prosecutor Antonyms: Defendant |
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Probe(verb)
“You've got to push yourself harder. You've got to start looking for pictures nobody else could take. You've got to take the tools you have and probe deeper." - William Albert Allard |
Definition:To search into or examine thoroughly
Synonyms: Examine, Scrutinize Antonyms: Answer, Misunderstand |
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Protract(verb)
“There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.” -Sun Tzu |
Definition:To draw out or lengthen, especially in time
Synonyms: Prolong, Put off Antonyms: Advance, Hurry |
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Quarry(Noun)
“If a man would not labor in the salt and rock quarries then he should not accept of the Earth that which he refuses to give of himself” |
Definition:An abundant source or supply
Synonyms: Goal, Quest |
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Spurn(Verb)
“Falsehoods which we spurn today, were the truths of long ago” -John Greenleaf |
Definition:To reject with disdain; To treat with contempt
Synonyms: Scorn, Despise Antonyms: Accept, Admire |
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Subterfuge(Noun)
“Vows can't change nature, priests are only men, And love likes stratagem and subterfuge.” -Robert browning |
Definition:An artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something
Synonyms: Deception, Bluff Antonyms: Frankness, Honesty |
