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57 Cards in this Set
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(adj.)giving assistance or support;
(n.)a helper; aid |
auxiliary
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(adj.)frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
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candid
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(n.)a small room or compartment
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cubicle
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(n.)work that is hard and tiresome
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drudgery
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(n.)a representative or messenger (as of a government)
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envoy
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(v.)to elevate; to increase in intensity
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escalate
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(n.)a means to an end;
(adj.)advantageous, useful |
expedient
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(v.)to pretend
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feign
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(n.)a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
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flair
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(adj.)causing sorrow or pain; serious
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grievous
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(adj.)composed of different kinds, diverse
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heterogeneous
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(n.)a vast number (as of people); a throng
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horde
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(v.)to force, drive forward
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impel
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(adj.)disbelieving, skeptical
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incredulous
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(v.)to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
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inscribe
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(n.)a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
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monologue
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(n.)a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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prognosis
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(adj.)with a harsh, grating sound;
(n.)a harsh sound |
rasping
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(adj.)offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
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repugnant
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(v.)to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry
(n.)a pail |
scuttle
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SYNONYMS:
(adj.)additional, back-up; (n.)reserve, accessory |
auxiliary
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SYNONYMS:
forthright, plainspoken, unbiased |
candid
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SYNONYMS:
enclosure, hole-in-the-wall |
cubicle
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SYNONYMS:
toil, labor, grind |
drudgery
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SYNONYMS:
agent, ambassador, emissary, minister |
envoy
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SYNONYMS:
climb, raise, ascend, mount |
escalate
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SYNONYMS:
(n.)contrivance, device; (adj.)serviceable |
expedient
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SYNONYMS:
fake, sham, affect, simulate |
feign
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SYNONYMS:
aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache |
flair
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SYNONYMS:
painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant |
grievous
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SYNONYMS:
miscellaneous, mixed, variegated |
heterogeneous
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SYNONYMS:
crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm |
horde
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SYNONYMS:
urge, push, spur, propel, incite |
impel
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SYNONYMS:
dubious, mistrustful, doubting |
incredulous
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SYNONYMS:
imprint, enroll, enlist |
inscribe
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soliloquy, recitation |
monologue
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prediction, projection |
prognosis
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(adj.)scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly |
rasping
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SYNONYMS:
hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive |
repugnant
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SYNONYMS:
(v.)abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump |
scuttle
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(adj.)main, primary, principal |
auxiliary
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insincere, evasive, misleading, artful |
candid
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ANTONYMS:
vast hall, auditorium |
cubicle
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ANTONYMS:
play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun |
drudgery
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decrease, lessen, descend, defuse |
escalate
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(adj.)inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous |
expedient
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inability, incapacity |
flair
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ANTONYMS:
joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting |
grievous
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uniform, homogeneous, of a piece |
heterogeneous
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few, handful |
horde
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discourage, check, restrain, curb |
impel
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ANTONYMS:
believing, trustful, gullible |
incredulous
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ANTONYMS:
erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate |
inscribe
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dialogue, conversation, colloquy |
monologue
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(adj.)sonorous, smooth, satiny, silky, mellow |
rasping
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ANTONYMS:
pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome |
repugnant
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ANTONYMS:
(v.)keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve |
scuttle
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