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14 Cards in this Set
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nonentity
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a person or thing of no importance
Synonym: nobody Antonyms: celebrity, superstar |
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obsess
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to trouble, or fill the mind
Synonym: preoccupy |
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Ornate
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elaborately docorate; showily splendid
Synonyms: fancy, elaborate, flashy, flamboyant Antonyms: simple, plain, stark, austere |
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Oust
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to remove, drive out of a position or place
Synonyms: expel, eject Antonyms: admit, welcome |
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peruse
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to read thoroughly and carefully
Snynonyms: study, pore over, scurtinize |
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porous
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full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
Synonyms: leaky, permeable Antonyms: airtight, waterproof, impermeable |
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promontory
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a high point of land extending into water
Synonyms: cliff, headland |
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prone
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lying face down; inclined; likely
Snynonyms: prostrate. liable,apt Antonyms: standing upright, unlikely |
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quaim
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a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea
Synonyms: regret, second thought, scruple |
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recourse
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a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection
Synonyms: redress. remedy, resort |
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residue
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a remainder; that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
Synonyms: remnant, remains, leavings |
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solicitous
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showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something
Snyonmys: concerned Antonyms: unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic |
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staid
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serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
Synonyms: sedate, sober, prim Antonyms: gaudy, jaunty, uncoventional |
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sustain
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to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of
Synonyms: foster, maintain |
