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20 Cards in this Set
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anecdote (an' ek dōt) |
(n) a short account of an incident in someone's life (syn) tale, sketch, vignette, yarn |
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consolidate (ken säl' e dāt) |
(v) to combine, unite; to make solid or firm (syn) strengthen, firm up, merge (ant) scatter, disperse, dissipate |
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counterfeit (kaun' ter fit) |
(n) an imitation designed to deceive (adj) not genuine, fake (v) to make a illegal copy (syn) false, phony, bogus (ant) genuine, real, authentic |
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docile (däs' el) |
(adj) easily taught, led, or managed; obedient (syn) manageable, teachable, pliant (ant) unruly, wayward, intractable, disobedient |
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dominate (däm' e nāt) |
(v) to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height (syn) govern, overlook |
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entreat (en trēt') |
(v) to beg, implore, ask earnestly (syn) plead, appeal to (ant) clamor for |
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fallible (fal' e bel) |
(adj) capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate (syn) errant, flawed (ant) foolproof, unfailing, flawless |
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fickle (fik' el) |
(adj) liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent (syn) inconstant, faithless (ant) constant, steady |
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fugitive (fyü' je tiv) |
(n) one who flees or run away (adj) fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp (syn) deserter, elusive (ant) lasting, enduring, permanent |
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grimy (grī' mē) |
(adj) very dirty, covered with dirt or soot (syn) flithy, sooty, soiled, dirt-encrusted (ant) spotless, spick-and span, immaculate |
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iota (ī ō' te) |
(n) a vey small part or quantity (syn) speck, dab, jot, bit, smidgen (ant) flood, deluge, avalanche, glut |
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maul (môl) |
(v) to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle (n) a heavy hammer (syn) manhandle, batter |
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potential (pe ten' chel) |
(adj) possible, able to happen (n) something that can develop or become a reality (syn) possibility, capability (ant) actual, real, unlikely, impossible |
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radiant (rā' dē ent)
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(adj) shining, bright; giving forth light or energy (syn) glowing, brilliant, dazzling, resplendent (ant) dull, tarnished, lackluster
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rural (rür' el) |
(adj) relating to farm areas and life in the country (syn) countrified, pastoral (ant) metropolitan, citified |
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substantial (seb stan' shel) |
(adj) large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material (syn) considerable, tangible, big (ant) minor, insignificant, negligible
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tactful (takt' fel) |
(adj) large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material (syn) skillful, discreet (ant) clumsy, gauche, indiscreet |
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tamper (tam' per) |
(v) to interfere with; to handle in a secret and improper way (syn) monkey with, fool with, mess with |
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ultimate (el' te met) |
(adj) last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic fundamental (syn) fartest, furthest, terminal (ant) first, initial, most immediate, nearest |
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uncertainty (en ser' ten tē) |
(n) doubt, the state of being unsure (syn) doubtful, unsureness (ant) sureness, certainty, confidence |
