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