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20 Cards in this Set
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Synonym: partner in crime Antonym: adversary |
Accomplice a com' plice noun: a person who takes part in a crime
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Synonym: decimate Antonym: nurture |
Annihilate a nni' hi late verb: to destroy entirely |
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Synonym: capricious Antonym: rational; objective |
Arbitrary ar' bi trar y adjective: unreasonable; based on one's wishes without regard for reason or fairness |
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Synonym: bold; saucy Antonym: respectful |
Brazen bra' zen adjective: shameless; impudent; made of brass |
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Synonym: stimulus Antonym: preventer |
Catalyst cat' al yst noun: a substance that hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
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Synonym: escape Antonym: influx; immigration |
Exodus ex' o dus noun: a large-scale departure or flight |
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Synonym: simplify; smooth Antonym: hamper; hinder |
Facilitate fa cil' i tate verb: to make easier; assist |
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Synonym: unruly; incurable Antonym: docile; curable |
Incorrigible in cor ri gi ble adjective: beyond control; not able to be corrected |
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Synonym: dormant; inactive Antonym: exposed; evident |
Latent lat' ent adjective: hidden; present but not realized |
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Synonym: truculant Antonym: passive |
Militant mil' i tant adjective: active and aggressive in supporting a cause noun: an activist |
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Synonym: morbid Antonym: jaunty |
Morose mo rose' adjective: having a gloomy or sullen manner |
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Synonym: hazy; cloudy; foggy Antonym: clear; bright |
Opaque o paque' adjective: not letting light through |
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Synonym: supreme; dominant Antonym: secondary; subordinate |
Paramount par' a mount adjective: chief in importance; above all others |
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Synonyms: gibberish Antonyms: to talk with sense |
Prattle pratt' le verb: to talk in a foolish way noun: babble
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Synonym: disprove Antonym: confirm |
Rebut re but' verb: to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion |
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Synonyms: (v.) reproach (n.) a rebuke Antonyms: (v.) pat on the back |
Reprimand rep' ri mand verb: to scold noun: a rebuke |
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Synonym: bondage Antonym: freedom |
Servitude ser' vi tude noun: slavery; forced labor |
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Synonyms: cursory Antonyms: in-depth |
Slapdash slap' dash adjective: careless and hasty |
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Synonym: still; motionless Antonym: flowing; running |
Stagnant stag' nant adjective: not running or flowing |
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Synonym: submit; expire Antonym: overcome; master |
Succomb su ccumb' verb: to give way to superior force; yield |
