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60 Cards in this Set
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ATROPHY
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SYN: degeneration, deterioration,wither
ANT: growth, development, mature, deep |
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BASTION
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SYN:citadel, rampart, bulwark, parapet
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CONCORD
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ANT:disagreement, strife, discord
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CONSUMMATE
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SYN:masterful,clinch,conclude
ANT:launce,initiate,begin,kick off |
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DISARRAY
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SYN:disorganization,dishevel,mess up
ANT:organization,order,tidiness |
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EXIGENCY
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SYN:requirement,crisis
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FLOTSAM
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SYN: floating wreckage
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FRENETIC
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SYN:frantic,overwrought
ANT:calm,controlled,relaxed,leisurely |
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GLEAN
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SYN:collect,cull,pick up
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GROUSE
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SYN:gripe,kvetch,bellyache
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INCARCERATE
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SYN:intern,immure
ANT:liberate,release,free |
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INCUMBENT
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SYN:mandatory,necessary
ANT:optional,unnecessary |
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JOCULAR
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SYN:waggish,facetious,droll,witty,
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LUDACRIS
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SYN:risible,preposterous
ANT:heartrending,poignant,pathetic |
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MORDANT
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SYN:acrimonious,acidulous,sardonic,scathing
ANT:bland,mild,gentle,soothing |
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NETTLE
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SYN:peeve,annoy,incense,gall,irk
ANT:please,delight,soothe,pacify |
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PECUNIARY
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SYN:monetary,financial
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PUSILLANIMOUS
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SYN:craven,lily-livered
ANT:stouthearted,courageous,daring |
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RECUMBENT
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SYN:prone,prostrate,supine,inactive
ANT:erect,upright,energetic,dynamic |
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STRATAGEM
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SYN:ruse,trick,ploy,subterfuge
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ACUITY
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SYN:keeness,acuteness
ANT:dullness,obtuseness |
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DELINEATE
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SYN:depict,picture,render
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DEPRAVED
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SYN:perverted,degenerate,vicous,corrupt
ANT:moral,virtuous,upright,uncorrupted |
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ENERVATE
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SYN:impair,cripple,paralyze
ANT:invigorate,strengthen,buttress |
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ESOTERIC
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SYN:occult,cryptic,arcane,recondite
NT:accessible,comprehensible,intelligible |
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FECUND
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SYN:fertile,teeming,prolific
ANT:infertile,barren,unproductive |
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FIAT
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SYN:edict,dictum,ukase
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FIGMENT
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SYN:creation,invention,fancy
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GARNER
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SYN:collect,accumulate,accrue
ANT:scatter,squander,waste,dissipate |
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HALLOW
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SYN:venerate,bless
ANT:desecrate,defile,profane |
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IDIOSYNCRASY
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SYN:eccentricity,quirk,mannerism
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IGNOMINY
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SYN:dishonor,humiliation,disrepute,odim
ANT:honor,glory,acclaim |
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MUNDANE
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SYN:prosaic,humdrum,routine,sublunary
ANT:heavenly,unwordly,spiritual,transcendental |
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NUANCE
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SYN:shade,nicety,refinement
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OVERWEENING
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SYN:arrogant,unbridled,inflated
ANT:restrained,understated,modest,meek |
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PENCHANT
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SYN:proclivity,propensity,predilection
ANT:disinclination,aversion |
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REPUTED
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SYN:putative,reputable,supposed
ANT:proven,corroborated,authenticated |
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SOPHISTRY
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SYN:specious reasoning
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SUMPTUOUS
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SYN:lavish,munificent,opulent,splendid
ANT:skimpy,meager,stingy,niggardly,spartan |
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UBIQUITOUS
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SYN:omnipresent,pervasive,universal
ANT:restricted,limited,rare,scarce |
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ABJECT
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SYN:wretched,miserable,ignoble,sheer,utter
ANT:lofty,noble,exalted |
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AGNOSTIC
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SYN:dobter
ANT:believer |
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COMPLICITY
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SYN:connivance,collusion
ANT:noninvolvment,innocence |
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DERELICT
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SYN:vagrant,remiss,delinquent
ANT:punctillious,conscientious,scrupulous |
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DIATRIBE
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SYN:harangue,tirade
ANT:panegyric,encomium,eulogy |
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EFFIGY
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SYN:figure,figurine,likeness
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EQUITY
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SYN:justice,fairness,impartiality
ANT:injustice,unfairness,bias,prejudice |
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INANE
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SYN;vapid,idiotic,moronic,fatuous
ANT: sensible,meaningful,profound |
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INDICTMENT
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SYN:charge,accusation
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INDUBITABLE
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SYN:unquestionable,indisputable
ANT:questionable,debatable,dubious |
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INTERMITTENT
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SYN:fitful,spasmodic,random
ANT:continuous,uninterrupted |
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MOOT
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SYN:debatable,questionable,broach
ANT:undebabtable,indisputable,self-evident |
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MOTIF
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a principal idea,feature,theme or element
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NEOPHYTE
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SYN:tenderfoot,tyro,rookie
ANT:veteran,past master,expert,pro |
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PERSPICACITY
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SYN:acuity,acumen,discernment
ANT:dullness,obtuseness |
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PLENARY
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SYN:unlimited,unrestricted
ANT:limited,restricted,incomplete |
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SURVEILLANCE
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SYN:observation,scrutiny,monitoring
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SYLVAN
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SYN:forested,arcadian
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TESTY
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SYN:irritable,peevish,waspish,petulant
ANT:even-tempered,imperturbable,unexcitable |
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TRAVESTY
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SYN:burlesque,parody,caricature,face
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