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166 Cards in this Set
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SYN. to accept without protest
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(v) Acquiesce
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SYN. comply
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(v) Acquiesce
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SYN. accede
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(v) Acquiesce
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SYN. consent
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(v) Acquiesce
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SYN. yield
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(v) Acquiesce
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ANT. resist
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(v) Acquiesce
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ANT. protest
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(v) Acquiesce
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SYN. to entice
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(v) Allure
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SYN. tempt
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(v) Allure
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SYN. to be attractive to
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(v) Allure
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SYN. a strong attraction
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(v) Allure
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SYN. power to attract
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(v) Allure
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SYN. charm
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(v) Allure
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SYN. beguile
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(v) Allure
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SYN. tantalize
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(v) Allure
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SYN. temptation
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(v) Allure
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SYN. enticement
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(v) Allure
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ANT. repel
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(v) Allure
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ANT. turn off
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(v) Allure
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ANT. repellent
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(v) Allure
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SYN. twisted to one side
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(adj) Askew
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SYN. crooked
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(adj) Askew
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SYN. disapprovingly
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(adj) Askew
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SYN. awry
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(adj) Askew
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SYN. lopsided
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(adj) Askew
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SYN. cockeyed
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(adj) Askew
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ANT. straight
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(adj) Askew
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ANT. Symmetrical
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(adj) Askew
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SYN. cheerful
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(adj) Blithe
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SYN. lightheartened
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(adj) Askew
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SYN. casual
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(adj) Blithe
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SYN. unconcerned
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(adj) Blithe
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SYN. carefree
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(adj) Blithe
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SYN. nonchalant
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(adj) Blithe
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SYN. indifferent
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(adj) Blithe
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ANT. glum
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(adj) Blithe
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ANT. morose
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(adj) Blithe
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ANT. despondent
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(adj) Blithe
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ANT. depressed
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(adj) Blithe
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SYN. quarrelsome
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(adj) Contentious
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SYN. inclined to argue
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(adj) Contentious
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SYN. argumentative
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(adj) Contentious
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SYN. disputatious
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(adj) Contentious
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SYN. combative
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(adj) Contentious
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ANT. agreeable
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(adj) Contentious
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ANT. amiable
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(adj) Contentious
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ANT. affadble
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(adj) Contentious
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ANT. pacific
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(adj) Contentious
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SYN. to desire something belonginf to another
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(v) Covet
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SYN. crave
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(v) Covet
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SYN. yearn
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(v) Covet
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SYN. hunger for
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(v) Covet
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ANT. disdain
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(v) Covet
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ANT. scorn
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(v) Covet
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ANT. despise
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(v) Covet
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SYN. discouraged
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(adj) Crestfallen
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SYN. dejected
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(adj) Crestfallen
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SYN. downcast
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(adj) Crestfallen
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SYN. despondent
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(adj) Crestfallen
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SYN. disconsolate
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(adj) Crestfallen
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ANT.elated
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(adj) Crestfallen
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ANT. cheerful
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(adj) Crestfallen
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ANT. self-satified
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(adj) Crestfallen
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ANT. cocky
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(adj) Crestfallen
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SYN. rumpled
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(adj) disheveled
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SYN. mussed
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(adj) disheveled
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SYN. hanging in disorder
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(adj) disheveled
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SYN. untidy
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(adj) disheveled
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SYN. disarranged
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(adj) disheveled
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SYN.tousled
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(adj) disheveled
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SYN. unkempt
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(adj) disheveled
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ANT. tidy
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(adj) disheveled
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ANT. neat
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(adj) disheveled
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ANT. orderly
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(adj) disheveled
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ANT. well-groomed
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(adj) disheveled
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SYN. one who adovocates
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(n) Exponent
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SYN. speaks for
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(n) Exponent
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SYN. explain
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(n) Exponent
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SYN. interprets
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(n) Exponent
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SYN. symbol
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(n) Exponent
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SYN. defender
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(n) Exponent
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SYN. champion
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(n) Exponent
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SYN. interpreter
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(n) Exponent
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ANT. critic
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(n) Exponent
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ANT. adversary
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(n) Exponent
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ANT. faultfinder
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(n) Exponent
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ANT. detractor
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(n) Exponent
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SYN. given to much talking
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(adj) garrulous
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SYN. tediously chatty
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(adj) garrulous
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SYN. talkative
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(adj) garrulous
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SYN. loquacious
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(adj) garrulous
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SYN. long-winded
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(adj) garrulous
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ANT. reticent
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(adj) garrulous
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ANT. mum
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(adj) garrulous
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ANT. taciturn
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(adj) garrulous
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ANT. laconic
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(adj) garrulous
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ANT, reserved
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(adj) garrulous
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SYN. incapable of being overcome
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(adj) insuperable
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SYN. invincible
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(adj) insuperable
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SYN. unsurmountable
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(adj) insuperable
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ANT. surmountable
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(adj) insuperable
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ANT. conquerable
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(adj) insuperable
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SYN. to be regretted or pittied
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(adj) lamentable
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SYN. deplorable
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(adj) lamentable
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SYN. regrettable
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(adj) lamentable
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SYN. distressing
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(adj) lamentable
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ANT. praiseworthy
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(adj) lamentable
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ANT. commendable
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(adj) lamentable
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ANT. laudable
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(adj) lamentable
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SYN. unsuitable or misleading name
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(n) misnomer
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SYN. misnaming
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(n) misnomer
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SYN. malapropism
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(n) misnomer
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SYN. to affirm openly
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(v) profess
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SYN. to claim
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(v) profess
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SYN. assert
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(v) profess
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SYN. declare
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(v) profess
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SYN.proclaim
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(v) profess
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SYN. purport
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(v) profess
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ANT. disclaim
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(v) profess
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ANT. disavow
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(v) profess
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ANT. repudiate
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(v) profess
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SYN. a period of relief or rest
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(n) respite
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SYN. interval
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(n) respite
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SYN. intermission
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(n) respite
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SYN.lull
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(n) respite
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SYN. breather
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(n) respite
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SYN a repayment
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(n) retribution
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SYN. a deserved punishment
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(n) retribution
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SYN. recompense
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(n) retribution
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SYN. requital
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(n) retribution
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SYN. just desserts
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(n) retribution
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SYN. winding
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(adj) sinuous
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SYN. twisting
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(adj) sinuous
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SYN. convoluted
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(adj) sinuous
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SYN. serpentine
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(adj) sinuous
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SYN. supple
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(adj) sinuous
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ANT. direct
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(adj) sinuous
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ANT. straight
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(adj) sinuous
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ANT. unbending
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(adj) sinuous
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ANT. stiff
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(adj) sinuous
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ANT. rigid
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(adj) sinuous
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SYN. full or deep or rich in sound
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(adj) sonorous
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SYN. impreseive in style
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(adj) sonorous
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SYN. resonant
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(adj) sonorous
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SYN. resounding
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(adj) sonorous
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SYN. grandiloquent
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(adj) sonorous
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ANT. tinny
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(adj) sonorous
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ANT. reedy
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(adj) sonorous
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ANT. harsh
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(adj) sonorous
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ANT. grating
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(adj) sonorous
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SYN. thew formost part of an army
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(n) vanguard
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SYN. forefront
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(n) vanguard
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SYN. cutting
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(n) vanguard
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SYN. trailblazers
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(n) vanguard
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ANT. rear guard
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(n) vanguard
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ANT. stragglers
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(n) vanguard
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ANT. laggards
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(n) vanguard
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SYN. a wasteful person
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(n) wastrel
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SYN. spendthrift
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(n) wastrel
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SYN. loafer
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(n) wastrel
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SYN. idler
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(n) wastrel
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SYN. squanderer
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(n) wastrel
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SYN.profligate
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(n) wastrel
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ANT. skinflint
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(n) wastrel`
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ANT. tightwad
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(n) wastrel
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ANT. miser
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(n) wastrel
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