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42 Cards in this Set
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Acclaim
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Praise, approval; to salute; to hail
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Antonym: to slander; to ridicule; to defame
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archaic
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antiquated, old, out of use
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synonym: ancient, antique
antonym: contemporary; modern |
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ardor
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warmth or heat of emotion; extreme force, vigor, or energy
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synonym: passion, intensity, zeal
antonym: lack of enthusiasm |
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artful
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skillful, clever, tricky
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s: crafty, cunning
a: guileless |
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ascendancy
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domination; growing power
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a: decline
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augury
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an omen or prophecy
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begrudge
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to give reluctantly
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a: to give willingly
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beguile
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to deceive, to mislead
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a: to enlighten
s: delude |
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bestow
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to grant or to give
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a: to deprive
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blandishment
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flattery
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brazen
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shameless, disrespectful
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a: reserved; mild
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bulwark
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a strong defense
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a: weakness
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chaste
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morally pure
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s: pure, modest
a: immoral |
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circumspect
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careful to consider consequences, cautious
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a: reckless; careless
s: wary, chary |
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communal
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pertaining to a group or community
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a: individual
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compliance
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a yielding; acquiescence- a submission without protest
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a: rebellion
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conciliate
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to pacify; to renew a friendship
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a: to estrange
s: appease, mollify |
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conspicuous
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obvious, noticable
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a: veiled; hidden
s: prominent, remarkable |
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contempt
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scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
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a: respect
s: despicableness |
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covert
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secret
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a: open
s: stealthy, furtive |
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demur
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to hesitate, to delay
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a: to proceed, to agree
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dissemble
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to disguise, to pretend
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a: to reveal
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divination
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foretelling the future by means of magic
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elucidate
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to explain
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a: to confuse
s: explicate |
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endow
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to provide with income or property, to supply with a talent or quality
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ennoble
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to elevate, to raise in rank
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a: to defame
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enthralling
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captivating; spellbinding
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a: boring
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ethereal
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heavenly, light, lacking material substance, unusually delicate
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a: earthly; mundane
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flourish
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to thrive, to grow well
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a: to wither
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formidable
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menacing, causing fear or awe
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a: harmless
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forsake
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to quit or to leave entirely; to depart or to withdraw from
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s: leave, desert, abandon
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fortuitous
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something good that unusually happens
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a: predetermined
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furrow
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to make wrinkles or grooves
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a: to make plain
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gambol
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to playfully skip or leap
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a: to trudge
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gilded
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covered with gold or a golden color; having a background of wealth
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s: prosperous, ornate
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gravity
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seriousness, importance
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a: unimportance
s: earnestness, sedateness, |
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greivous
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characterized by severe suffering or sorrow
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a: minor
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grisly
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ghastly, inspiring fear
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a: attractive
s: gruesome, lurid, macabre |
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guile
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deceitfulness, duplicity
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a: openness; candor
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harbor
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to give shelter or refuge
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a: to turn away
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haughty
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arrogant, excessively proud and vain
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a: humble
s: disdainful, high-handed |
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hearten
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to encourage
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a: dismay
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