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20 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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(v.)to caution or advise against something;to scold mildly;to remind of a duty.
syn.:warn,call on the carpet ant.:praise,pat on the back |
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breach
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(n.)an opening,gap,rupture,rift,a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through
ant:close,seal |
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brigand
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(n.) a bandit,robber,outlaw, highwayman
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circumspect
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(adj.) careful,cautious
syn:wary,prudent,guarded ant:incautious,rash,reckless, heedless |
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commandeer
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(v.) to seize for military or official use
syn:take over,requisition,expropriate |
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cumbersome
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(adj.) clumsy,hard to handle;slow moving
syn:unwiedly,ponderous ant:manageable easy to handle |
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deadlock
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(n.)a standstill resulting from the opposition of 2 equal forces or fractions (v.) to bring to such a standstill
syn:(n.)standoff,stalemate,impasse ant:(n.)agreement,accord,breakthrough |
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debris
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(n.) scattered fragments,wreckage
syn:rubble,detritus,flotsam and jetsam |
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diffuse
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(v.) to spread or scatter freely
(adj.)wordy,long-winded;scattered or widely spread syn:(v.)disperse;(adj.)rambling,verbose,prolix ant: (v.)cocentrate;(adj.)brief,concise,succient |
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dilemma
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(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
syn: predicament,quandary,pickle, bind ant: cinch |
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efface
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(v.)to wipe out;to keep onself from being noticed
syn:blot out,erase,obliterate,expunge |
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muddle
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(v.)to make a mess of;to get by
(n.) a hopeless mess syn:(v)jumble,mess up;(n.)confusion,disorder ant:(n.)orderlliness,tidiness |
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opinionated
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(adj) stubborn and often unresonable in holding to one's ideas
syn:obstinate,pigheaded, inflexible ant:open-minded,reasonable |
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perennial
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(adj.)lasting for a long time
(n.)a plant that lives for many years syn:(adj.)enduring,recurring ant:(adj.)brief,short-lived |
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predispose
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(v.)to incline to before hand
syn:make susceptible to ant:immunize against,shield from |
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relinquish
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(v.)to let go,give up
syn:surrender,abandon ant:hold on to,keep,retain |
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salvage
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(v.)to save from fire or shipwreck
(n.)properly thus saved syn:(V)rescue,recover ant:(v)abandon,scrap |
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spasmodic
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(adj) sudden & violent but brief
syn:irregular,occasional ant:steady,continuous |
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spurious
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(adj) not genuine,not true,not valid
syn:false,counterfeit ant:genuine,authentic |
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unbridled
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(adj)uncontrolled,lacking in restraint,head in neck, muted
syn:unrestrained,unchecked ant:restrained,held in check |
