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20 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to run off and hide
Syn. bolt, make off, skip town |
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access
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appoach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
verb: to get at, obtain syn: entry, admittance, entree ant: total exclusion |
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anarchy
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a lack of governemnt and law; confusion
syn: chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium ant: law and order, peace and quiet |
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arduous
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hard to do, requiring much effort
syn: hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing ant: easy, simple, effortless |
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auspicious
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favorable; fortunate
syn: promisiong, encouraging, propitious ant: ill-omened, ominous, sinister |
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biased
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favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
syn: unfair, partial, bigoted ant: fair, impartial, unprejudiced, just |
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daunt
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to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage.
syn: dismay, cow ant: encourage, embolden, reassure |
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disentangle
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to free from tangles or complications
syn: unravel, unwind, unsscramble,\ unsnarl ant: tangle up, ensnarl, snag |
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fated
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determined in advance by destiny or fortune
syn: destined, preordained, doomed ant: accidental, fortuitous, chance, random |
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hoodwink
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to mislead by a trick, deceive
syn: dupe, put one over on ant: undeceive, disabuse, clue in |
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inanimate
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not having life; without energy or spirit
syn: lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless ant: living, alive, energetic, lively, sprightly |
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incinerate
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to burn to ashes
syn: burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes |
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intrepid
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very brave, fearless, unshakable
syn: valiant, courageous, audacious, daring ant: timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous |
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larceny
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theft
syn: stealing, robbery, burglary |
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pliant
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bending readily, easily influenced
syn: supple, flexible, elastic, plastic ant: rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone |
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pompous
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overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
syn: pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic ant: unpretentious, unaffected, plain |
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precipice
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a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
syn: cliff, crag, bluff, promontory, ledge. ant: abyss, chasm, gorge |
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rectify
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to make right, correct
syn: remedy, set right ant: mess up, botch, bungle |
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reprieve
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a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement
syn: stay, respite; postpone, delay ant: proceed |
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revile
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to attack with words, call bad names
syn: inveigh against, malign, vilify, denounce. ant: praise, acclaim, revere, idolize |
