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40 Cards in this Set
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belabor
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to work at something repeadedly or more than is necessary
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congeal
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to change from liquid to solid
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banal
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devoid of freshness or orginality
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emulate
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to try to equal or excel, to imitate
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eschew
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to stay away from something
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acquisitive
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able to get and keep ideas/ information, wanting wealth or property
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encomium
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formal expression of praise
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arrogate
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to steal or take without right
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carping
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to find fault's and nagg a lot
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coherent
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logically connected, sticking together
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Part of Speech
coherent |
adjective
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Part of Speech
carping |
adjective, noun
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Part of Speech
arrogate |
verb
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Part of Speech
encomium |
noun
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Part of Speech
acquisitive |
adjective
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Part of Speech
eschew |
verb
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Part of Speech
banal |
adjective
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Part of Speech
emulate |
verb
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Part of Speech
congeal |
verb
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Part of Speech
belabor |
verb
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Synonyms
emulate |
follow, mimic, copy
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Synonyms
banal |
bland, common, unoriginal
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Synonyms
eschew |
avoid, refrain, sacrifice
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Synonyms
acquisitive |
greedy, demanding
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Synonyms
encomium |
commendation, praise
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Synonyms
arrogate |
assume, seize, take
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Synonyms
carping |
critical, nagging, fault-finding
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Synonyms
coherent |
unified, consistent
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Synonyms
belabor |
overwork, repeat
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Synonyms
congeal |
condense, harden, thicken
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Antonyms
congeal |
dissolve, melt
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Antonyms
belabor |
lazy
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Antonyms
coherent |
disorganized, chaotic
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Antonyms
carping |
complimentary, approving, uncritical
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Antonyms
arrogate |
give, hand over
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Antonyms
encomium |
criticism, condemnation
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Antonyms
acquisitive |
not greedy, generous, giving
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Antonyms
eschew |
embrace, like
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Antonyms
banal |
new, original
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Antonyms
emulate |
not copy, original
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