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20 Cards in this Set
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Apparel
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noun: clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration
verb: to put clothes on, dress up SYN:(n)attire, garments (v) deck out AYN: undress, unclothe, strip, denude |
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Besiege
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verb: to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
SYN: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound |
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Compress
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verb: to press together; to reduce in size or volume noun: a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
SYN: (v) condense, shrink, shorten |
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Denounce
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verb: to condemn openly; to accuse formally
SYN: criticize, censure AYN: hail, acclaim |
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Dispatch
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verb: to send off or out for a purpose; to kill noun: an official message, promtness, speed; the act of killing
SYN:(v) slay (n) report communication AYN:(v) recall, withhold |
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Douse
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verb: to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
SYN: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse AYN: dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite |
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Expressly
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adverb: plainly in so many words; for a particular purpose
SYN: clearly, pointedly, explicitly AYN: implicitly, accidentally |
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Famished
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Adj, part: suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something
SYN: hungry, starving, ravenous AYN: well fed, full, satisfied, satiated |
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Forsake
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verb: to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
SYN: desert, disown AYN: keep, hold on to, stand by |
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Gainful
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Adj: profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
SYN: moneymaking, paying AYN: unprofitable, unrewarding, not paying |
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Immense
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Adj: very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
SYN: vast, enormous, immeasurable, gigantic AYN: small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal |
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Inept
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Adj: totally without skill or appropriateness
SYN: clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent AYN: skillful, accomplished, adroit |
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Ingenious
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Adj: showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever
SYN: imaginative, inventive, resourceful AYN: unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive |
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Instantaneous
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Adj: done in an instant; immediate
SYN: prompt, quick, speedy AYN: delayed, slow, gradual |
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Irk
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verb: to annoy, trouble, make weary
SYN: bother, irritate, vex AYN: please, delight, cheer, gladden |
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Libel
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noun:a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the personabout whom it is made verb: to write or publish such a statement
SYN: (n) slur (v) smear, defame |
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Misgiving
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noun: a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
SYN:worry, qualm, hesitation AYN: feeling of confidence, assurance |
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Oaf
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noun: a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
SYN: bonehead, dunce, clod, lout |
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Recede
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verb: to go or move backward; to become more distant
SYN: retreat, go back, back up, ebb AYN: advance, come closer |
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Repast
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noun: a meal, food
SYN: victuals |
