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20 Cards in this Set
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ADAGE |
Synonym: wise saying Adages are often old sayings, by old authors. |
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BONANZA |
Synonym:windfall This old bonanza has been passed down through the family. |
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CHURLISH |
Synonym: I'll-tempered It was very rude of her to have a churlish attitude at the family dinner. |
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CITADEL |
synonym :stronghold Whenever he goes to his grandparents house he feels he is in a citadel of obsessive tidiness. |
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COLLABORATE |
synonym: team up Youtubers sometimes collaborate, to make super fun videos. |
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DECREE |
Synonym: proclamation By their Royal decree the joust to the death would be, at 5:30. |
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DISCORDANT |
Synonym: conflicting, two faced
The two discordant sides made the era of the room two faced. |
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EVOLVE |
Synonym: emerge The big cities evolve over time. |
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EXCERPT |
Synonym: section If you're trying to make an interesting speech you might quote an excerpt of a famous passage. |
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GROPE |
Synonym: fumble four
When the lights were of we had to grope for the light switch. |
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HOVER |
Synonym: linger The dog hovered in the air as he was catching the frisbee. |
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JOSTLE |
Synonym: push People carelessly jostle each other on Black Friday, to catch the biggest sales. |
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LAGGARD |
Synonym: slowpoke The man planting our tree, was such a laggard, that he fell asleep on the job. |
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PLAUDITS |
Synonym: cheers The cheerleaders are so enthusiastic while giving plaudits during the game . |
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PRECLUDE |
Synonym: stop Many people preclude things before they try them. Nothing is impossible. |
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REVERT |
Synonym:return We are taking one last stop in the mountains before we revert back to Austin. |
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RUBBLE |
Synonym: wreckage It's so sad seeing rubble left from wildfires. |
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SERVILE |
Synonym: groveling She acted too servile, as if she were a slave, when really she was just a simple houseguest. |
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VIGIL |
Synonym: watchful person Katniss had to be vigil during her first and second hunger games. |
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WRANGLE |
Synonym: bicker
There was no one who could keep them from wrangling over a topic that was so worthless. |
