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53 Cards in this Set
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abeyance
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a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside
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syn: deferment, postponement, suspension
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abeyance
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ambivalent
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having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something
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syn: equivocal,ambiguous, of two minds
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ambivalent
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ant: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut
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ambivalent
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beleaguer
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to set upon from all sides, to surround with an army, to trouble, harass
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syn: besiege, encircle, pester
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beleaguer
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carte blanche
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full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion
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syn: blank check, free rein
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cataclysm
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a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval, a surging flood, deluge
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syn: disaster, catastrophe
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cataclysm
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debauch
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to corrupt morally, seduce, to indulge in dissipation, an act or occasion of dissipation, or vice
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syn: carouse, spree, orgy
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debauch
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ant: elevate, uplift, inspire, purify
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eclat
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dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim, great brilliance (of performance or achievement)
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syn: celebrity
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eclat
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ant: dullness, insipidity, mediocrity
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eclat
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fastidious
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overly demanding or hard to please, excessively careful in regard to details, easily disgusted
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syn: precise, meticulous, exacting, finicky
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fastidious
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ant: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly
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fastidious
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gambol
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to jump or skip about playfully
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syn: frolic, romp, cavort, caper
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gambol
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ant: lumber, trudge, plod
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gambol
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imbue
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to soak or stain thoroughly, to fill the mind
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syn: infuse, instill, inculcate
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imbue
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ant: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase
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imbue
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inchoate
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just beginning, not fully shaped or formed
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syn: incipient, embryonic, rudimentary
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inchoate
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ant: mature, developed, complete
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lampoon
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a malicious satire, to satarize, ridicule
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syn: burlesque, parody
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lampoon
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ant: complimentary, flattery, homage
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lampoon
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malleable
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capable of being formed into different shapes, capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced
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syn: pliable, impressionable, adaptable
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malleable
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ant: rigid, unyielding, inflexible, intactable
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nemesis
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anagent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment, retribution itself, an unbeatable rival
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syn: comeuppance, avenger
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nemesis
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ant: guardian angel, ally, patron
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nemesis
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opt
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to make a choice or decision
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syn: choose, select, decide
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opt
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philistine
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lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements, such a person
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syn: boorish, lowbrow, yahoo
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philistine
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ant: refined, cultivated, esthete, highbrow
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picaresque
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involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers
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syn: roguish, rascally, rakish
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queasy
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nauseated or uneasy, causing nausea or uneasiness, troubled
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syn: unsettled
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refractory
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stubborn, hard or difficult to manage, not responsive to treatment or care
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syn: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish
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refractory
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ant: docile, tractable, dutiful, obedient
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savoir-faire
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the abilito to say and do the right thing in any situation, social competance
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syn: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication
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savoir-faire
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ant: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness
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savoir-faire
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