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14 Cards in this Set
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Amiable
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(adj.) friendly, good-natured
Ex: Hope is so nice and is an _____ friend. Synonyms: pleasant, agreeable |
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Blight
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(n.) a condition of disease or ruin (v.) to destroy, ruin
Ex: Cancer is a ____ disease and that will ruin someone's life. Synonyms: (n.) eyesore; (v.) spoil, nip |
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Compliant
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(adj.) willing to do what someone else wants; obedient
Ex: A _____ child is easy to discipline, even when in an unfamiliar environment. Synonyms: meek, docile, submissive |
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Leeway
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(n.) extra space for moving along a certain route; allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies; margin of error
Ex: Experienced planners allow _____ of a week or so in case a project runs into snags of delays. Synonyms: Latitude, elbow room |
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Limber
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(adj.) flexible; (v.) to cause to become flexible
Ex: Dancers work hard to develop ____ bodies. Synonyms: (adj.) supple, pliable; (v.) stretch |
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Partisan
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(n.) a strong supporter of a person, party, or cause; one whose support is unreasoning; a resistance fighter, guerrilla; (adj.) strongly supporting one side only.
Synonyms: (n.) fan, booster (adj.) partial biased. |
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Vacate
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(v.) to go away from, leave empty; to make empty; to advoid, annul
Ex: We have a lot of cleaning up to do before we _____ the apartment at the end of the month. Synonyms: depart, give up, abandon |
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Vagabond
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(n.) an idle wander; a tramp; (adj.) wandering; irresponsible
Ex:The _____ carried his few belongings in a shabby cardboard suitcase. Synonyms: (n.) vagrant, hobo; (adj.) unsettled, footloose |
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Culprit
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(n.) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender
Ex: Thanks to their effcient tracking methods, the police were able to catch the _____ red-handed. Synonyms: lawbreaker, wrongdoer |
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Expend
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(v.) to pay out, spend; to use up
Ex: The most experienced long-distance runner learn not to _____ their energy too soon. Synonyms: utilize, consume, disburse |
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Illicit
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(adj.) not permitted, unlawful, improper
Ex: Students will be suspended for one week if they bring any _____ materials to school. Synonyms: illegal, unauthorized, forbidden |
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Immerse
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(v.) to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply
Ex: I find it's easier to _____ pool than try to get used to the water slowly. Synonyms: dunk, engross |
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Persevere
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(v.) to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going gets tough
Ex: The patient needs to _____ with the painful exercises in order to be able to walk normally again. Synonyms: plug away, pursue, stick to it |
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Prevaricate
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(v.) to lie, tell an untruth; to misled on purpose
Ex: His reputation has suffered because of his unfortunate tendency to _____. Synonyms: fib, stretch the truth, equivocate |
