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20 Cards in this Set
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Abhor
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S: detest, despise, abominate
A: admire, cherish, respect, relish |
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Amend
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S: modify, improve, correct
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Buffet
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S: batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about
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Chaos
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S: anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium
A:order, regularity, tranquillity |
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Commodious
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S: comfortable, ample, capacious
A: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient |
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Corrosive
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S: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
A: bland, mild, benign, amiable |
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Discern
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S: perceive, detect, distinguish
A: overlook |
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Extant
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S: surviving, in existence
A: extinct, defunct, vanished |
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Implicate
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S: incriminate, entangle
A: absolve, exculpate |
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Inter
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A: unearth, exhume
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Martinet
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S: task master, slave driver
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Obviate
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S: preclude, forestall, ward off
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Renegade
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S: turncoat, defector, heretic
A: loyalist, patriot |
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Reprehensible
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S: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
A: commendable, blameless, meritorious |
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Somber
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S: mournful, dismal
A: bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty |
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Squalid
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S: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
A: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty |
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Turbulent
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S: tumultuous, unruly, agitated
A: calm, placid, tranquil, still |
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Vociferous
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S: clamorous, uproarious, blustering
A: quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued |
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Voluminous
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S: bulky, massive, copious, plentiful
A: scant, meager, brief, succinct |
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Waive
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S: decline, relinquish, forgo
A: claim, accept |
