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20 Cards in this Set
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avenge
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(v.) to get revenge for, get even for, settle a score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury
synonym: retaliate |
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cede
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(v.) to give up, surrender' to hand over to another
synonym: yield, deliver up, transfer |
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deluge
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(n.) a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in vast quantity (like a flood); (v.) to flood
synonyms: (v.) swamp, inundate antonyms:(n.) trickle, dribble |
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discretion
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(n.) good judgment; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose
synonyms: prudence, tact, discrimination |
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giddy
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(adj.) dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness
synonyms:faint, frivolous, flighty antonyms:levelheaded, serious, earnest, sober |
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impact
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(n.) the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; (v.) to affect, especially forcefully
synonyms: (n.) collision, blow, effect |
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intimidate
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(v.) to make timid or frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone to do (or not to do) something
synonyms: bully, browbeat, hector |
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liberate
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(v.) to free from bondage or domination; to release
synonyms: untie, unshackle antonyms: imprison, fetter, shackle, bind |
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logical
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(adj.) reasonable; making use of reason and good sense
synonyms:rational, sensible antonyms: absurd, ridiculous, unsound, preposterous |
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misrepresent
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(v.) to give a false or untrue idea
synonyms:distort, falsify, twist, exaggerate |
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optional
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(adj.) left to one's own choice; not required
synonyms:voluntary, elective, discretionary antonyms:required, mandatory, compulsory |
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outright
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(adj.) complete; instantaneous; without reservation, thoroughgoing; (adv.) completely, instantaneously
synonyms: (adj.) total, out-and-out; (adv.) utterly, instantly antonyms:(adj.) partial, incomplete; (adv.) by degrees |
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rendezvous
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(v.) to meet in accordance with a plan; (n.) a meeting by agreement; a meeting place
synonyms: (n.) date, appointment, assignment |
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rotund
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(adj.) rounded and plump; full or rich in sound
synonyms:round, plump, chubby, portly, sonorous antonyms: thin, angular, lean, lanky, skinny, gaunt |
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saunter
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(v.) to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; (n.) a stroll
synonyms: (v.) ramble, amble; (n.) promenade antonyms: (v.) speed, race, hurry, dash, scurry, rush |
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sluggish
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(adj.) lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull
synonyms: unhurried, lethargic, leisurely antonyms: active, energetic, lively, rapid, brisk |
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subordinate
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(adj.) lower in rank or position, secondary; (n.) one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; (v.) to put in a lower or secondary position
synonyms: (n.) assistant, helper antonyms: (adj.) superior, higher; (n.) chief, supervisor |
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tint
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(n.) a delicate color or hue; a slight trace of something; (v.) to give color to something; to dye
synonyms: (n.) shade, tone; (v.) color, stain antonyms: (v.) bleach, whiten |
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variable
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(adj.) likely to undergo changes; changeable; (n.) a value or quantity that varies; a symbol for such
synonyms: (adj.) fluctuating, shifting, inconstant antonyms: (adj.) constant, unchanging, steady |
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verge
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(n.) the point at which something begins or happens; a border;
(v.) to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in the process of becoming something else synonyms: (n.) brink, threshold, edge |
