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20 Cards in this Set
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sny:partner in crime |
accomplice:(n.) a person who takes part in a crime (acom'plish) |
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syn: obliterate, decimate ant: foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
annihilate:(v.) to destroy completely (anni'hilate) |
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sny:capricious, high-handed, autocratic ant:reasoned,rational,objective |
arbitrary:(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness (ar'bitrary) |
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syn:saucy,bold ant: deferential, respectful, self-effacing |
brazen:(adj,) shameless, impudent; made of brass (bra'zen) |
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syn:stimulus, spur, instigator |
catalyst:(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change (cat'alyst) |
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syn:escape, hegira ant: immigration, influx |
exodus:(n.) a large-scale departure or flight (ex'odus) |
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syn:ease, smooth the way ant: hamper, hinder, obstruct |
facilitate:(v.) to make easier; to assist (facil'itate) |
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syn:unruly, intractable. incurable ant:tractable, docile, curable |
incorrigible:(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control (incorr'igible) |
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syn: dormant, inactive, ant: exposed, manifest, evident |
latent:(adj.) hidden, present but not realized (lat'ent) |
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syn:truculent ant: passive |
militant:(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause;(n.) an activist (mil'litant) |
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syn:morbid ant:blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
morose:(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable (moros'e) |
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syn:hazy, cloudy, foggy ant: transparent, clear , bright |
opaque:(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid (o pak') |
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syn: supreme, primary, dominant ant: secondary |
paramount:(adj.) chief in importance, above all others (par'amount) |
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syn:twaddle, gibberish , piffle |
prattle:(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble (pratt'le) |
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syn: disprove, confute , shoot holes in ant: confirm, corroborate, |
rebut:(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion to refute (rebut') |
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syn: reproach, reproof ant: pat on the back |
reprimand:(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke (rep'rimand) |
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syn: bondage ant: liberty |
servitude:(n) slavery, forced labor (ser'vitude) |
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syn: cursory, slipshod ant: in-depth |
slapdash:(adj.) careless and hasty (slap'dash) |
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syn:still, motionless, dull ant: flowing, fresh, sweet |
stagnant:(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive (stag' nant) |
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syn:submit, die ,expire ant:overcome, master, conquer |
succumb:(v.) to give way to superior force, yield (se kem') |
