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20 Cards in this Set
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revel
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(v) to take great pleasure in
(n) a wild celebration S: (v) relish, savor, bask in, carouse A: (v) abhor, loathe |
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quandary
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(n) a state of perplexity or doubt
S: confusion, dilemma, predicament |
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stultify
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(v) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
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animosity
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(n) strong dislike; bitter hostility
S: enmity, rancor, antipathy A: affection, fondness, rapport, amity |
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apathy
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(n) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
S: indifference, disinterest, detachment A: enthusiasm, fervor, ardor, concern |
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apprehensive
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(adj) fearful or anxious, expecially about the future
S: worried, nervous, fretful, jittery A: unworried, assured, confident, certain |
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commend
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(v) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
S: applaud; entrust A: abhor, loathe |
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condolence
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(n) an expression of sympathy
S: commiseration, solace, sympathy |
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consecrate
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(v) to make sacred, hallow, to set apart for a special purpose
S: devote, dedicate, sanctify A: desecrate, defile, progane, dishonor |
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decrepit
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(adj) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined
S: infirm, broken-down, rickety, dilapidated A: vigorous, robust, sturdy |
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deride
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(v) to ridicule, lauch at with contempt
S: mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at A: praise, extol, acclaim, applaud |
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ingenuous
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(adj) innocent, simple; frank, sincere
S: naive, artless, guileless, cnadid A: artful, crafty, worldly, sophisticated |
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multifarious
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(adj) having great variety; numerous and diverse
S: varied, manifold, heterogeneous A: unvaried, uniform homogeneous |
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obsolete
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(adj) out-of-date, no longer in use
S: outmoded, antiquated, passé, old hat A: current, up-to-date, brand-new |
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omnivorous
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(adj) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
S: all-devouring, voracious |
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parsimonious
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(adj) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
S: frugal, niggardly, penny-pinching, cheap A: generous, openhanded |
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recalcitrant
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(adj) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
S: unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery A: obedient, docile, cooperative, compliant |
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reprisal
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(n) an injury done in return for injury
S: retaliation, revenge, retribution |
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suave
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(adj) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
S: sophisticated, urbane, polished A: crude, clumsy, unpolished, oafish, loutish |
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compatible
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(adj) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
S: harmonious, in agreement, like-minded A: mismatched, incongruous, antagonistic |
