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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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skillful; expert in the use of the hands or mind
syns: clever, deft, dexterous, slick ants; clumsy, inept, all-thumbs |
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averse
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling.
syns: disinclined, loath ants; hostile, antigonistic |
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amicable
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peaceable, friendly
snys: congenial, neighborly, cordial ants; disinclined, loath |
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war; one engaged in war
syns: assertive, truculent, pugnacious ants; peaceful, concilialtory, pugnacious |
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
syns: benign, well-meaning ants; malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
syns: quick, superficial, perfunctory ants; thourough, paristaking, careful |
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duplicity
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treachery, deceitfulness
syns; fraud, double-dealing, chicanery |
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extol
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to praise extravagantly
syns; glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail ants; critisize, belittle, disparage |
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feasible
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possible, able to be done
syns; workable, practicable, viable ants; unworkable, impractical |
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grimace
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a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
syns; pained expression, facial contortion ants; smile, grin, beam |
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holocaust
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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
syns; conflagration, devastation, annihilation ants; deluge, inudation |
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
syns; impenetrable, resistant, proof against ants; porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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impetus
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
syns; impulse, incentive, spur ants; curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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jeopardy
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danger
syns; risk, hazard, peril ants; safety, security |
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meticulous
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extremely careful; particular about details
syns; fastidious, painstaking, fussy ants; careless, negligent, sloppy |
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nostalgia
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a longing for something past; homesickness
syns; homesickness |
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quintessence
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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
syns; paragon, exemplar |
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retrogress
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
syns; revert, degenerate, decline ants; advance, evolve, progress |
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
syns; inspect, pore over ants; skim, scan, glance at |
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tepid
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
syns; insipid, halhearted, wishy-washy ants; heated, excited, enthusiastic |
