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20 Cards in this Set
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bellow
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to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar
syn: yell, bawl, holler ant: whisper, murmur |
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beneficiary
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one who benefits from something, a person who is left money or other property
syn: recipient, heir |
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botch
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to repair or patch poorly, make a mess of
syn: foul up, bungle, mangle |
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clutter
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to fill or cover in a disorderly way, a state of disorder
syn: litter, confusion ant: order, tidiness |
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dilapidated
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falling apart or ruined, run-down
syn: in disrepaiar, deteriorated ant: shipshape, trim |
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dismantle
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to take apart, to strip of something
syn: disassemble ant: put together, assemble, |
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farce
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a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings, broad or far-fetched humor
syn: buffoonery, mockery ant: tragedy, melodrama |
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futile
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not successful, failing to have any result
syn: fruitless, vain, ineffective ant: successful, effective |
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grueling
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very tiring, calling for an extreme effort
syn: exhausting, punishing ant: easy, effortless |
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hospitable
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offering friendly or generous treatment to guests, open to anything new or strange
syn: gracious, cordial ant: unfriendly, cold, icy |
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lair
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the homr or den of a wild animal, any hideout
syn: nest, burrow, hideaway |
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lavish
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overly generous, extravagant, abundant
syn: excessive, profuse ant: stingy, meager |
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morbid
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in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy,
syn: depressed, unsound ant: wholesome, healthy |
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notorious
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widely known because of bad conduct
syn: disgraceful, infamous ant: unknown, obscure |
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pamper
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to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward
syn: coddle, cater to ant: abuse, maltreat, mistreat |
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parasite
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an organism that lives in or on another organism
syn: spongerr, freeloader,leech |
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shirk
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to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty
syn: duck, sidestep ant: fulfill, perform, shoulder |
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surplus
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an amound beyond what is required, excess
syn: duck, sidestep ant: fulfill, perform, shoulder |
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timidity
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the state of being easily frightened
syn: fearfulness ant: fearlessness, boldness |
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veto
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the power to forbid or prevent, to prohibit, reject
syn: turn down, nix, forbid ant: approve, endorse, ratify |
