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20 Cards in this Set
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Abhor (v. ) |
To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply Syn: detest, despise, abominate Ant: admire, cherish, respect, relish |
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Amend (v.) |
To change in a formal way; to change for the better Syn: modify, improve, correct |
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Buffet (v. ) |
To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow Syn: (v.) sock, thump, pummel, toss about |
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Chaos (n.) |
Great confusion, disorder Syn: anarchy, turmoil Ant: order, regularity, tranquility |
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Commodious (adj.) |
roomy, spacious Syn: comfortable, ample, capacious Ant: cramped, claustophobic, insufficient |
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Corrosive (adj.) |
eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic Syn:caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful Ant: bland, mild, benign, amiable |
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Discern (v.) |
To see clearly, recognize Syn: percieve detect, distinguish Ant: overlook |
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Extant (adj.) |
Still existing; no exterminated, destroyed, or lost Syn: surviving, in existence AntL extinct, vanished |
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Implicate (v.) |
To inovole in; to connect with or be related to Sy: incriminate, entangle Ant: absolve, exculpulate |
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Inter (v.) |
To bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion Ant: unearth, exhume |
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Martinent (n.) |
A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules Syn: taskmaster, slave driver |
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Obviate (v.) |
to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of Syn: preclude, forstall, ward off |
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Reneade (n.) |
one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox Syn: turncoat, heretic Ant: loyalist, patriot |
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Reprehensible (adj.) |
Deserving blame or punishment Syn: obectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious Ant: commendable, blameless, meritorious |
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Somber (adj.) |
Dark , gloomy; depressed or melancholy is spirit |
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Squalid (adj.) |
Filthy, wretched, debased Syn: dingy |
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Turbulent (adj.) |
Disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy Syn: unruly Ant: calm |
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Vociferous (adj.) |
Loud and noisy; compelling attention Syn: uproarious Ant: quiet |
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Voluminous (adj.) |
of Great size, numerous, writing or speaking at a great length Syn: massive Ant: meager |
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Waive (v.) |
To do without, to give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer Syn: decline Ant: accept |
