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20 Cards in this Set
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Atone
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(v.) to make up for
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sys: to make up for, make amends for, expiate
ant: to make no amends for |
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Bondage
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(n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down
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syn: captivity, subjection, servitude, dependence
ant: freedom, liberty; independence |
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Credible
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(adj.) believable
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syn: believable, plasuible, acceptable, likely
ant: unbievable, implausible, improbable |
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Defray
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(v.) to pay for
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syn: to settle, bear the cost, foot the bill
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Diligent
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(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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syn: industrioius, assiduous, sedulous
ant: lazy, indolent; cursory, perfunctory |
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Ghastly
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(adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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syn: dreadful, appaling; gruesome, grisly
ant: pleasant, agreeable, attractive, delightful |
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Hamper
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(v.) to hold back
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syn: to hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit
ant: to facilitate, ease, smoothe the way |
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Hew
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(v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
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syn: to chop, hack; to fell ; to adhere, conform
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Impoverished
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(adj.) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
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syn: poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent
ant: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous |
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Incessant
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(adj.) never stopping, going on all the time
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syn: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted
ant: occaional, sporadic, intermittent |
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Intricate
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(adj.) complicated, duffcult to understand
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syn: complicated, complex, convoluted
ant: simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated |
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Lucid
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(adj.) east to undersatnd, clear; rational, sane
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syn: clear, lipid; intelligible; rational
ant: murky, muddy,; obsure, unintelligible |
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Prim
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(adj.) overly neat, precise, proper, pr formal; prudish
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syn: fussy, fastidiou; squeamish, prudish
ant: dowdy, frumpy; sloppy, untidy; loose, lax |
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Posthumous
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(adj.) occuring or published after death
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syn: occuring after death, post-mortem
ant: prenatal |
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Sardonic
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(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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syn: caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry
ant: bland, mild; saccharine; good-natured |
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Superfluous
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(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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syn: excess, surplus, supererogatory
ant: necessary, essential, vital, indispensable |
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Supplant
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(v.) to take the place of, supersede
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syn: to replace, displace, supersede, oust
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Taunt
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(v.) to jeer at, mock
(n.) an insulting or mocking remark |
syn: to ridicule, mock, jeer at
ant: to cheer, applaud, acclaim |
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Tenacious
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(adj.) holding fast; holding together frimly; persistent
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syn: obstinate, stubborn, dogged, persistent
ant: yeilding, waek, gentle, lax, slack |
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Doleful
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(adj.) sad, dreary
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syn:sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous
ant: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
