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20 Cards in this Set
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adieu'
(int)(n) |
"Farewell!"; a farewell
SYN "So long" good-bye ANT "Hello" greeting |
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ad'vent
(n) |
an arrival; a coming into place or view
SYN approach ANT departure going away exodus |
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a'pex
(n) |
the highest point, tip
SYN peak summit acme crowning point ANT bottom nadir |
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assim'ilate
(v) |
to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
SYN digest incorporate blend in |
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bo'gus
(adj) |
false, counterfeit
SYN phony fake spurious ANT genuine authentic |
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exor'bitant
(adj) |
unreasonably high; excessive
SYN extreme inordinate overpriced ANT inexpensive affordable reasonable |
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in'terim
(n)(adj) |
the time between; temporary, coming between two points in time
SYN interval interlude provisional stopgap |
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in'undate
(v) |
to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size
SYN submerge deluge swamp |
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malign'
(v)(adj) |
to speak evil of, slander; evil
SYN defame vilify badmouth wicked ANT praise commend kind benevolent |
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mean'der
(v)(n) |
to wander about, wind about; a sharp turn or twist
SYN ramble roam zigzag twist |
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metrop'olis
(n) |
a large city; the chief city of an area
SYN large urban center ANT hamlet village |
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momen'tous
(adj) |
very important
SYN consequential weighty protentous ANT inconsequential trivial slight unimportant |
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obstrep'erous
(adj) |
noisy; unruly, disorderly
SYN wild rowdy uncontrolled riotous ANT quiet well-behaved docile |
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pen'sive
(adj) |
thoughtful; melancholy
SYN dreamy reflective contemplative wistful |
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per'ilous
(adj) |
dangerous
SYN risky chancy hazardous unsafe ANT safe secure harmless |
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shodd'y
(adj) |
of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
SYN flimsy cheap tacky imitative ANT well-made solid durable superior |
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spright'ly
(adj) |
lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
SYN frisky peppy spirited animated buoyant ANT sullen spiritless dull morose sluggish |
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sur'ly
(adj) |
angry and bad-tempered; rude
SYN gruff sullen cranky grouchy hostile ANT polite gracious civil friendly genial |
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ti'rade
(n) |
a long, angry speech, usually very critical
SYN harangue diatribe tongue-lashing |
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va'grant
(n)(adj) |
an idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly
SYN drifter vagabond hobo nomad ANT stay-at-home homebody resident |
