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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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skillfull, expert in use of hands
synonyms- clever, dextrous, deft, slick Antonyms-clumsy, inept,all thumbs |
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amicable
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peaceful,friendly
synonyms- congenial, neighborly,cordial antonyms- hostile, antagonostic |
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averse
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a deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling
S- disinclined, loath A- favorable, eager, keen |
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belligerent
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warlike, agressive, engaged in war
S- assertive, pugnacious, truculent A- peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
S- benign, well-meaning A- malacios, spiteful, malevolent |
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
S- quick, superficial, perfunctory A- thorough, painstaiking, careful |
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duplicity
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treachery, decietfulness
S- fraud, duoble-dealing, chicanary |
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extol
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praise extravagantly
S- glorify,applaud, acclaim, hail A- criticize belittle, disparage |
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feasible
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possible, able 2 B done
S- workable, practicable, viable A- unworkable, impractical |
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grimace
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wry face, faacial distortion
S- paianed expression, facial contortion A- smile, grin, beam |
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holocaust
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big destruction by fire, large slaughter, burnt offering
S- conflagration, devastation, annihialation A- deluge, inundation |
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impervious
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not affected, addmitting no entrance
S-impenetrable, resistant A- porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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impetus
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
S- incentive, spur A- curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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jeopordy
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danger
S-risk, hazard, peril A- safety, security |
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meticulous
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careful, peticular about details
S- fastidious, painstaiking, fussy A- careless, negligant, sloppy |
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nostalgia
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longing 4 something past, homesickness
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quintessence
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purest form of something, most typical exampl
S- paragon, exemplar |
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retrogress
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move back, return to an earlier condition
S- revert, degenerate, decline A- advance, evolve, progress |
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scrutinize
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examine closely
S- inspect, pore over A- skim, scan, glance at |
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tepid
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lukewarm, unenthusiastic, absence of interest
S- insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy A- heated, excited, enthusiastic |
