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20 Cards in this Set
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ADAPT |
(Verb)- To adjust or change to suit conditions Synonym: regulate, alter, acclimate Antonym: remain unchanged |
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ATTEST |
(Verb) -To bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine Synonym: witness, verify, confirm, corroborate Antonym: deny, disprove, refute, rebut |
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DOVETAIL |
(Verb)- to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole (Noun)- a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail Synonym (v): mesh, jive, harmonize Antonym (v): clash, be at odds |
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ENORMITY |
(Noun)- the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity Synonym: atrociousness, heinousness, atrocity, vastness Antonyms: mildness, harmlessness, innocuousness |
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FALTER |
(Verb)- to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline Synonym: Waver Antonym: Persevere, plug away at |
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FOREBODING |
(Noun)- a warning or feeling that something bad will happen (Adj)- marked by fear, ominous Synonym (n): misgiving, presentiment, premonition |
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FORLORN |
(Adj)- totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely; wretched or pitiful; almost hopeless Synonym: woebegone, forsaken, bereft, pathetic Antonym: jaunty, buoyant, blithe, chipper |
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HAUGHTY |
(Adj)- chillingly proud and scornful Synonym: disdainful, supercilious Antonym: meek, humble, unassuming, modest |
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IMPEDIMENT |
(Noun)- a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle Synonym: obstruction, stumbling block Antonym: help, advantage, asset, plus |
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IMPERATIVE |
(Adj)- necessary, urgent (Noun)- a form of a verb expressing a command; that which is necessary or required Synonym (adj): essential, indispensable, mandatory Antonym (adj): nonessential, unnecessary, optional |
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LOITER |
(Verb)- to linger in an aimless way, hang around, dawdle, tarry Antonym: hurry along |
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MALINGER |
(Verb)- to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job Synonym: good off, shirk |
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PITHY |
(Adj)- short but full of meaning and point Synonym: terse, short and sweet, meaty, telling Antonym: wordy, verbose, long-winded, foolish, inane |
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PLUNDER |
(Verb)- to rob by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully (Noun)- Property stolen by force Synonym (v): pillage, loot, sack (n): spoils, peif |
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SIMPER |
(Verb)- to smile or speak in a silly, forced way (Noun)- a silly, forced smile Synonym (v): snicker, smirk, titter, giggle |
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STEADFAST |
(Adj)- firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing Synonym: loyal, faithful, unwavering Antonym: inconstant, fickle, unreliable, vacillating |
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VAUNTED |
(Adj)- much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way Synonym: trumpeted, heralded Antonym: downplayed, soft-pedaled, de-emphasized |
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VILIFY |
(Verb)- to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously Synonym: malign, defame, denigrate, traduce Antonym: glorify, extol, lionize |
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WAIF |
(Noun)- a person (usually a child) without a home or friend; a stray person or animal; something that comes along by chance, a stray bit Synonym: stray, ragamuffin, street urchin |
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WRY |
(Adj)- twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous Synonym: dryly amusing, ironic, droll Antonym: humorless, solemn, straight |
