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20 Cards in this Set
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APPAREL |
(n.) Clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v) to put clothes on, dress up
synonyms: (n.) attire, garments; (v) deck out
antonyms: (v) undress, unclothe, strip, denude
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BESIEGE |
(v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
synonyms: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound
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COMPRESS |
(v.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
synonym: (v.) condense, shrink, shorten.
antonym: (v.) enlarge, swell |
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DENOUNCE |
(v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally
synonym: (v.) criticize, censure
antonym: hail, acclaim |
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DISPATCH |
(v.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n.) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of kililng
synonyms: (v.) slay; (n.) report, communication
antonyms: (v.) recall, withhold |
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DOUSE |
(v.) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
synonyms: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse
antonyms: dry out, dehydrate, kindle ignite |
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EXPRESSLY |
(adv.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
synonyms: pointedly, explicitly
antonyms: implicitly, accidentally |
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FAMISHED |
(adj., part.) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something
synonyms: hungry, starving ravenous
antonyms: well fed, full, satisfied, satiated |
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FORSAKE
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(v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
synonyms: desert, disown
antonyms: keep, hold on to, stand by |
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GAINFUL
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(adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
synonyms: moneymaking, paying
antonyms: unprofitable, nonpaying |
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IMMENSE
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(adj.) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
synonyms: vast, immeasurable, gigantic
antonyms: small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal |
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INEPT |
(adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness
synonyms: clumsy, unskilled, incompetent
antonyms: skillful, accomplished, adroit |
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INGENIOUS |
(adj.) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever
synonyms: imaginative, resourceful
antonyms: unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive |
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INSTANTANEOUS |
(adj.) done in an instant; immediate
synonyms: prompt, quick, speedy
antonyms: delayed, slow, gradual |
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IRK |
(v.) to annoy, trouble, make weary
synonyms: bother, irritate, vex
antonyms: please, delight, cheer |
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LIBEL |
(n.)a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made: (v.) to write or publish such a statement
synonyms: (n.) slur; (v.) smear, defame |
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MISGIVING |
(n.) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
synonyms: worry, qualm, hesitation
antonyms: feeling of confidence, assurance |
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OAF |
(n.) a stupid person, a big, clumsy, slow individual
snynonyms: bonehead, dunce, clod, lout
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RECEDE |
(v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant
synonyms: retreat, go back, back up
antonyms: advance, come closer |
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REPAST |
(n.) a meal, food
synonyms: victuals |