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20 Cards in this Set
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Abridge
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Verb- to make shorter
Synonyms: shorten, condense, abbreviate Antonyms: expand, enlarge, augment |
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Adherent
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Noun- follower, supporter
Adj- attached, sticking to Synonyms: disciple Anyonyms: opponent, adversary, critic, detractor |
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Altercation
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Noun- an angry argument
Synonyms: quarrel, dispute, squabble Antonyms: agreement, accord |
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Cherubic
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Adj- resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
Synonyms: beatific Antonyms: impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish |
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Condone
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Verb- to pardon or overlook
Synonyms: ignore, wink at, look the other way Antonyms: censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecate |
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Dissent
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Verb- to disagree
Noun- disagreement Synonyms: v- differ, dispute Antonyms: v-agree, concur N- unamity |
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Eminent
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Adj- famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting
Synonyms: illustrious renowned Antonyms: nameless, unsung, lowly, humble |
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Exorcise
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Verb- to drive out by magic, to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
Synonym: expel |
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Fabricae
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Verb- to make, manufacture, to make up or invent
Synonyms: out together, devise, contrive, concoct Antonyms: take apart, undo, destroy, demolish |
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Gluttony
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Noun- engaging in extreme eating it drinking ; greedy overindulgence
Synonyms: overeating, ravenousness, rapaciousness Antonyms- abstemiousness |
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Irate
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Adj- angry
Synonyms: incensed, infuriated, livid Antonyms: calm, composed, cool, unruffled |
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Marauder
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Noun- a raider, plunderer
Synonyms: looter, pirate |
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Pauper
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Noun- an extremely poor person
Synonyms: destitute person Antonyms: billionaire |
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Pilfer
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Verb- to steal in small quantities
Synonyms: rob, swipe, purloin |
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Rift
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Noun- a split or break, breach
Synonyms: crack, fissure, gap, cleft Antonyms: reconciliation |
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Semblance
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Noun- a likeliness an outward appearance, an apparition
Synonyms: air, aura, facade Antonyms: dissimilarity, contrast, total lack |
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Surmount
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Verb- to overcome, rise above
Synonyms: conquer, triumph over antonyms: be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to |
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Terminate
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Verb- to bring to an end
Synonyms: conclude, finish, discontinue Antonyms: begin, commence |
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Trite
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Adj- commonplace, overused, stale
Synonyms: banal, hackneyed, corny Antonyms: original, innovate |
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Usurp
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Verb- to seize and hold a position by force or without right
Synonyms: seize illegally, supplant |
