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20 Cards in this Set
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alliance (noun)
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a joining together for some common purpose
SYN: pact league, coalition ANT rift, split |
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bewilder (verb)
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to puzzle completely, confuse
SYN: battle, perplex ANT: set straight, enlighten |
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buffoon (noun)
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a clown, course, stupid person
SYN: jester, fool |
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controversial (adj)
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arousing argument, dispute, disagreement
SYN: arguable, debatable |
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dishearten (verb)
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to discourage
SYN: dismay, demoralize, dispirit ANT: encourage, hearten |
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fruitless (adj)
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not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
SYN: useless, vain, unproductive, futile ANT: productive, effective |
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hostile (adj)
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unfriendly, unfavorable, warlike, aggressive
ANT: friendly, cordial, peaceful |
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inflammable (adj)
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easily set on fire, easily angered or aroused
SYN: combustible, flammable, excitable ANT: fireproof, fire-resistant, calm |
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inflict (verb)
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to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
SYN: deal out, visit upon ANT: suffer, undergo, sustain |
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malignant (adj)
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deadly, extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicious
SYN: lethal, wicked ANT: wholesome, beneficial, benign |
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mortify (verb)
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to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denail or suffering
SYN: humiliate, embarrass, abash |
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orthodox (adj)
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in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things.
SYN: traditional, standard, customary ANT: unusual, unconventional, heretical |
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procure (verb)
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to obtain through special effort, to bring about.
SYN: gain acquire, achieve |
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scurry (verb)
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run quickly, scamper, hurry
SYN: rush, dash, scramble ANT: trudge, plod, creep, crawl |
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sodden (adj)
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soaked with liquid or moisture, expressionless, dull, spiritless, listless
SYN: Drenched, waterlogged, saturated ANT: parched, arid |
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spirited (adj)
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full of life and vigor, courageous
SYN: lively, animated, gallant ANT: lifeless, dull, lackluster |
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virtual (adj)
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having a certain force or effect in fact, but not in name; so close as to equivalent to the real thing
SYN: functioning as, equiv .to |
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void (adj and noun and verb)
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adj: completely empty; having no legal force or effect
noun: empty or unfilled space verb: cancel or nullify SYN: invalid, vacant bare ANT: effect; teaming with; confirm |
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wayward (adj)
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disobedient, willful, unpredictable, capricious
SYN: perverse ANT: docile, well behaved, predictable |
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wince (v) (n)
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verb - draw back suddenly, as though with pain or fear
noun - the act of drawing back SYN flinch, shudder |
