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6 Cards in this Set
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Abolish To do away completely with something; to put an end to S: to outlaw, ban, repeal, stamp out A: to establish, restore |
Expand To open up, make or grow larger; to develop S: larger, grow, widen, lengthen A: to shrink, reduce |
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Appeal A sincere or strong request for something that is needed; a quality or ability that attracts or interests people; a request to. S: a plea, petition, charm, attraction A: to repel, disgust, repulse |
Famine A severe shortage of food over a large area S: starvation, hunger, want A: feast, plenty |
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Brittle Easily broken, snapped or cracked; not flexible S: breakable, fragile A: bendable,flexible |
Portable Easily moved or carried S: movable, transportable A: immoveable, fixed, rooted |
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Condemn To criticize a person or action as wrong, guilty, or evil; to judge as guilty and to punish S: to disapprove, Denounce, blame A: praise, admire, honor, approve, applaud |
Prey An animal hunted as food by another; someone or something that is helpless against attack S: victim, quarry A: hunter, predator |
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Descend To move to a lower place for a higher one; to come or be handed down from the past S: fall, drop, plunge, climb down A: ascend, rise, climb up, scale |
Thrifty Careful about spending money; tending to save money; managing money well S: economical, frugal, tightfisted A: wasteful, careless, extravagant |
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Dictator A ruler or leader who has total power S: tyrant, master, despot, oppressor A: slave, subordinate |
Visual Having to do with sight or seeing S: visible, pictured, shown, illustrated A: invisible, unseeable |