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20 Cards in this Set
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admonish |
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of duty synonym= warn, call on the carpet antonym= praise, pat on the back |
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breach |
n. an opening or gap; a violation or infraction v. to create an opening, break through antonym= close seal |
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brigand |
bandit, robber, outlaw |
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circumspect |
careful, cautious synonym= wary, prudent, guarded antonym= incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
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comandeer |
v. to seize for military or official use synonym= take over, requisition |
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cumbersome |
clumsy, hard to handle ,slow moving synonym= unwieldy, ponderous antonym= manageable, easy to handle |
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deadlock |
n. a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces v. to bring to a standstill synonym= standoff, stalemate antonym= agreement, accord, breakthrough |
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diffuse |
v. to spread or scatter freely or widely adj. wordy, long winded, or unfocused synonym= disperse; rambling, verbose antonym= concentrate; brief, concise |
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dilemma |
difficult of perplexing situation or problem synonym= predicament, quandary antonym= cinch |
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efface |
to wipe out; keep oneself from being noticed synonym= blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge |
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debris |
scattered fragments, wreckage synonym= rubble |
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muddle |
to make a mess of; to get by n. a hopeless mess synonym= jumble, mess up; confusion, disorder |
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opinionated |
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas, having a closed mind synonyms= obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible |
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perennial |
lasting for a long time, persistent n. a plant that lives for many years synonyms= enduring, recurring antonyms= brief, short lived, ephemeral |
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predispose |
to incline to beforehand synonym= make susceptible to antonym= immunize against, shield from |
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relinquish |
to let go, give up synonym= surrender, abandon antonym= hold on to, keep, retain, cling to |
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salvage |
to save from fire or shipwreck n. property this saved synonym= rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim antonym= abandon, scrap, junk |
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spasmodic |
sudden and violent but brief, fitful; intermittent synonym= irregular, occasional antonym= steady, continuous, chronic |
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spurious |
not genuine, not true, not valid synonym= false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus antonym= genuine, authentic, valid |
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unbridled |
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint synonym= unrestrained, unchecked antonym= restrained, held in check, muted |
