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20 Cards in this Set
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Syn: partner in crime |
accomplice - a person who takes part in a crime (a ccom' plice) (noun) |
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Syn: obliterate, decimate Ant: foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
annihilate - to destroy completely (an ni' hil ate) (verb) |
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Syn: capricious, high-handed, autocratic Ant: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable |
arbitrary - unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness (ar' bi trar y) (adjective) |
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Syn: saucy, bold Ant: differential, respectful, self-effacing |
brazen - shameless, impudent; made of brass (bra' zen) (adjective) |
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Syn: stimulus, spur, instigator |
catalyst - a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change (cat' al yst) (noun) |
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Syn: escape, hegira Ant: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance |
exodus - a large-scale departure or flight (ex' o dus) (noun) |
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Syn: ease, smooth the way, simplify Ant: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede |
facilitate - to make easier; to assist (fa cil' i tate) (verb) |
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Syn: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate Ant: tractable, docile, curable, reparable |
incorrigible - not able to be corrected; beyond control (in cor' ri gi ble) (adjective) |
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Syn: dormant, inactive, undeveloped Ant: exposed, manifest, evident |
latent - hidden, present but no realized (lat' ent) (adjective)
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Syn: truculent Ant: unassertive, peaceable, passive |
militant - given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; an activist (mil' i tant) (adjective) (noun) |
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Syn: morbid Ant: blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
morose - having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable (mor ose') (adjective) |
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Syn: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse Ant: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive |
opaque - not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid (o paque') (adjective) |
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Syn: supreme, primary, dominant Ant: secondary, subordinate, ancillary |
paramount - chief in importance, above all others (par' a mount) (adjective) |
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Syn: twaddle, gibberish, piffle |
prattle - to talk in a aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; baby talk; babble (pratt' le) (verb) (noun) |
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Syn: disprove confute, shoot holes in Ant: confirm, corroborate, substantiate |
rebut - to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute (re but') (verb) |
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Syn: reproach; reproof Ant: pat on the back |
reprimand - to scold; find fault with; a rebuke (rep' ri mand) (verb) (noun) |
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Syn: bondage, thralldom Ant: liberty |
servitude - slavery, forced labor (ser' vi tude) (noun) |
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Syn: cursory, perfunctory, slipshod Ant: painstaking, thorough, in-depth |
slapdash - careless and hasty (adjective) |
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Syn: still, motionless, inert, sluggish, dull Ant: flowing, running, fresh, sweet |
stagnant - not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive (stag' nant) (adjective) |
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Syn: submit, die, expire Ant: overcome, master, conquer |
succumb - to give way to superior force, yield (succ umb') (verb) |
