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59 Cards in this Set
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(adj.)sufficient to be noticed or measured
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appreciable
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(adj.)absolute in power or authority
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autocratic
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(v.)to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil
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blanch
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(n.)an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred
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blasphemy
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(adj.)strong, muscular
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brawny
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(adj.)planned or performed in cooperation with others
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concerted
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(v.)to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue
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contend
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(adj.)kind, merciful
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humane
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(adj.)very famous, distinguished
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illustrious
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(adj.)unbearable
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intolerable
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(adj.)disrespectful
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irreverent
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(adj.)not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking
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laborious
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(adj.)bending easily, limber
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lithe
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(v.)to abuse, use roughly or crudely
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maltreat
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(v.)to consider carefully, reflect on
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ponder
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(adj.)intended to undermine or overthrow;
(n.)one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |
subversive
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(adj.)made or put together by people;
(n.)something artificial |
synthetic
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(adj.)mild, moderate
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temperate
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(adj.)poisonous; spiteful, mean
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venomous
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(adj.)sly, shrewd, cunning
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wily
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SYNONYMS:
perceptible, detectable, considerable |
appreciable
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SYNONYMS:
domineering, dictatorial, tyrannical, bossy |
autocratic
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SYNONYMS:
bleach, drain, wash out, go white |
blanch
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SYNONYMS:
curse, profanity, sacrilege, imprecation |
blasphemy
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SYNONYMS:
broad-shouldered, strapping, husky, burly |
brawny
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SYNONYMS:
joint, cooperative, combined, consolidated |
concerted
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SYNONYMS:
battle, dispute, vie, maintain, assert |
contend
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SYNONYMS:
sympathetic, compassionate, kindhearted |
humane
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SYNONYMS:
eminent, renowned, prominent, celebrated |
illustrious
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SYNONYMS:
insufferable, unendurable, outrageous |
intolerable
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profane, impious, sacrilegious, flippant |
irreverent
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SYNONYMS:
arduous, difficult, strenuous, wearisome |
laborious
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SYNONYMS:
supple, flexible, pliant, lissome |
lithe
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SYNONYMS:
misuse, mistreat, harm, aggrieve |
maltreat
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SYNONYMS:
think over, ruminate, contemplate |
ponder
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(adj.)treasonous, traitorous; (n.)a revolutionary |
subversive
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(adj.)artificial, ersatz |
synthetic
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SYNONYMS:
composed, balanced, mellow, fair |
temperate
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SYNONYMS:
nasty, malicious, virulent, malevolent |
venomous
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SYNONYMS:
clever, tricky, artful, foxy, cagey |
wily
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ANTONYMS:
slight, trivial, inconsequential, negligible |
appreciable
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ANTONYMS:
democratic, egalitarian, lenient, permissive, indulgent |
autocratic
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ANTONYMS:
color, dye, infuse, blush, flush |
blanch
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ANTONYMS:
reverence, veneration, devotion, respect |
blasphemy
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ANTONYMS:
slight, frail, delicate, puny |
brawny
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ANTONYMS:
unorganized, unilateral, diffused |
concerted
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ANTONYMS:
yield, acquiesce, submit, relinquish |
contend
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ANTONYMS:
cruel, merciless, unfeeling, brutal, heartless |
humane
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ANTONYMS:
unknown, obscure, nameless, anonymous |
illustrious
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ANTONYMS:
enjoyable, pleasant, pleasing |
intolerable
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ANTONYMS:
awed, respectful, devout, pious, deferential |
irreverent
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ANTONYMS:
easy, effortless, facile |
laborious
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stiff, rigid, inflexible, taut |
lithe
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ANTONYMS:
coddle, pamper, indulge |
maltreat
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ANTONYMS:
(adj.)patriotic, loyal, true-blue |
subversive
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(adj.)natural, genuine |
synthetic
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ANTONYMS:
immoderate, extreme, excessive, harsh |
temperate
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ANTONYMS:
harmless, innocuous, benign |
venomous
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ANTONYMS:
dull-witted, dense, artless, straightforward |
wily
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