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28 Cards in this Set
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(verb): to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
abominate |
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Synonyms: loathe, abhor, despise, detest |
Abominate |
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Antonyms: relish, savor, cherish, esteem |
Abominate |
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Noun: the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
Acculturation |
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Synonyms: adaptation |
acculturation |
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Adj: resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
adventitious |
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Synonyms: extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous |
Adventitious |
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Antonym: essential, intrinsic, inherent, congenital |
Adventitious |
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Verb: to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
ascribe |
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Synonyms: impute, credit, attribute |
Ascribe |
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adj: roundabout, not direct |
circuitous |
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Synonyms: indirect, meandering, winding |
Cuircuitous |
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Antonyms: straight, direct |
circuitous |
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verb: to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
commiserate |
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Synonyms: feel sorry for, empathize |
commiserate |
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Antonyms: fell no sympathy for |
Commiserate |
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Verb: to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
enjoin |
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synonyms: bid, charge, command, adjure |
enjoin |
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Antonyms: allow, permit |
enjoin |
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verb: to make easy, cause to progress faster |
expedite |
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Synonyms: accelerate, facilitate, speed up |
expedite |
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Antonyms: hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct |
expedite |
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Verb; to make amends, make up for; to avert |
expiate |
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Synonyms: redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation |
expiate |
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Antonym: stay in bounds |
expiate |
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Noun; a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (v) to be in or work into a such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
ferment |
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Synonyms: (n) commotion, turmoil, unrest |
Ferment |
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Antonyms: (n) peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity |
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