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60 Cards in this Set
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abscond |
(v.) to run off and hide
SYNONYMS: bolt, make off, skip town |
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access |
(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v.) to get at, obtain SYNONYMS: (n.) entry, ingress ANTONYMS: (n.) total exclusion |
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anarchy |
(n.) a lack of government and law; confusion SYNONYMS: chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium ANTONYMS: law and order, peace and quiet |
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arduous |
(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort
SYNONYMS: hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing ANTONYMS: easy, simple, effortless |
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auspicious |
(adj.) favorable; fortunate SYNONYMS: promising, encouraging, propitious ANTONYMS: ill-omened, sinister |
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daunt |
(v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage SYNONYMS: dismay, cow ANTONYMS: encourage, embolden, reassure |
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disentangle |
(v.) to free from tangles or complications SYNONYMS: unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl ANTONYMS: tangle up, ensnarl, snag |
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fated |
(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune. SYNONYMS: destined, preordained, doomed ANTONYMS: fortuitous, chance, random |
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hoodwink |
(v.) to mislead by a trick, swindle SYNONYMS: put one over on, fool ANTONYMS: disabuse |
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inanimate |
(adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit SYNONYMS: dead, spiritless ANTONYMS: living, alive, energetic, sprightly |
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incinerate |
(v.) to burn to ashes SYNONYMS: burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes |
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intrepid |
(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable SYNONYMS: valiant, audacious, daring ANTONYMS: timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous |
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larceny |
(n.) theft SYNONYMS: stealing, robbery |
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pliant |
(adj.) bending readily; easily influenced SYNONYMS: supple, flexible, elastic, plastic ANTONYMS: rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone |
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pompous |
(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious SYNONYMS: highfalutin, bombastic ANTONYMS: unpretentious, plain |
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precipice |
(n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster SYNONYMS: crag, bluff, ledge ANTONYMS: abyss, chasm, gorge |
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prototype |
(n.) an original model on which later versions are patterned SYNONYMS: example, sample ANTONYM: copy |
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rectify |
(v.) to make right, correct SYNONYM: set right ANTONYMS: mess up, botch, bungle |
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reprieve |
(n.) a temperary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement SYNONYMS: (n.) stay, respite; (v.) delay ANTONYM: (v.) proceed |
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revile |
(v.) to attack with words, call bad names SYNONYMS: inveigh against, malign, vilify ANTONYMS: praise, acclaim, revere, idolize |
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accomplice |
(n.) a person who takes part in a crime SYNONYM: partner in crime |
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annihilate |
(v.) to destroy completely SYNONYMS: obliterate, decimate ANTONYMS: foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
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arbitrary |
(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness SYNONYMS: capricious, high-ended, autocratic ANTONYMS: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable |
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brazen |
(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass SYNONYMS: saucy, bold ANTONYMS: deferential, respectful, self-effacing |
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catalyst |
(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change SYNONYMS: stimulus, spur, instigator |
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exodus |
(n.) a large-scale departure or flight SYNONYMS: escape, hegira ANTONYMS: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance |
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facilitate |
(v.) to make easier; to assist SYNONYMS: ease, smooth the way, simplify ANTONYMS: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede |
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incorrigible |
(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control SYNONYMS: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate ANTONYMS: tractable, docile, curable, reparable |
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latent |
(adj.) hidden, present but not realized SYNONYMS: dormant, inactive, undeveloped ANTONYMS: exposed, manifest, evident |
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militant |
(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist SYNONYM: (adj.) truculent ANTONYMS: (adj.) unassertive, peaceable, passive |
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morose |
(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable SYNONYM: morbid ANTONYMS: blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
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opaque |
(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid SYNONYMS: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse ANTONYMS: transparent, clear bright, perceptive |
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paramount |
(adj.) chief in importance, above all others
SYNONYMS: supreme, primary, dominant ANTONYMS: secondary, subordinate, ancillary |
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prattle |
(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n.) baby talk; babble SYNONYMS: (n.) twaddle, gibberish, piffle |
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rebut |
(v.) to offer arguements or evidence that contradict an assertion; to refute SYNONYMS: disprove, confute, shoot holes in ANTONYMS: confirm, corroborate, substantiate |
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reprimand |
(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke SYNONYMS: (v.) reproach; (n.) reproof ANTONYM: (v.) pat on the back |
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servitude |
(n.) slavery, forced labor SYNONYMS: bondage, thralldom; ANTONYMS: liberty |
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slapdash |
(adj.) careless and hasty SYNONYMS: cursory, perfenctory, slipshod ANTONYMS: painstaking, thorough, in-depth |
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stagnant |
(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive SYNONYMS: still, motionless, inert, sluggish, dull ANTONYMS: flowing, running, fresh, sweet |
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succumb |
(v.) to give way to superior force, yield SYNONYMS: submit, die, expire ANTONYMS: overcome, master, conquer |
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atone |
(v.) to make up for SYNONYM: expiate |
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bondage |
(n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down SYNONYMS: servitude, subjection, dependence ANTONYMS: freedom, liberty, independence |
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credible |
(adj.) believable SYNONYMS: plausible, acceptable, likely ANTONYMS: unbelievable, implausible, improbable |
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defray |
(v.) to pay for SYNONYMS: bear the cost, foot the bill |
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diligent |
(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy SYNONYMS: assiduous, sedulous ANTONYMS: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfuntory |
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doleful |
(adj.) sad; dreary SYNONYMS: sorrowful, mournful, dolorous ANTONYMS: blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
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ghastly |
(adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale SYNONYMS: dreadful, appalling, grisly ANTONYMS: pleasant, agreeable, attractive |
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hamper |
(v.) to hold back SYNONYMS: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit ANTONYMS: facilitate, ease, smooth the way |
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hew |
(v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to SYNONYMS: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform |
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impoverished |
(adj.) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted SYNONYMS: poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent ANTONYMS: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous |
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incessant |
(adj.) never stopping, going on all the time SYNONYMS: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted ANTONYMS: occasional, sporadic, intermittent |
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intricate |
(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand SYNONYM: convoluted ANTONYMS: simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated |
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lucid |
(adj.) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane SYNONYMS: limpid, intelligible ANTONYMS: murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible |
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posthumous |
(adj.) occurring or published after death ANTONYM: prenatal |
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prim |
(adj.) overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish SYNONYMS: fussy, fastidious, squeamish ANTONYMS: dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy, loose |
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sardonic |
(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic SYNONYMS: mordant, acerbic, wry ANTONYMS: bland, saccharine, good-natured |
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superfluous |
(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess SYNONYMS: surplus, supererogatory ANTONYMS: necessary, essential, vital, indispensable |
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supplant |
(v.) to take the place of, supersede SYNONYMS: replace, displace, oust |
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taunt |
(v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark SYNONYMS: (v.) ridicule (n.) insult ANTONYMS: (v.) cheer, acclaim (n.) praise |
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tenacious |
(adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent SYNONYMS: obstinate, stubborn, dogged ANTONYMS: yielding, weak, gentle, slack |
