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30 Cards in this Set
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allot
(e lat') |
(v) to assign or distribute in share portions
apportion parcel out allocate |
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amass
(e mas') |
(v) to bring togther, collect, gather, espacially for oneself; to come together, assemble
(syn.) accumulate,pile out, garner (ant.) scatter, dissipate, squander, waste |
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audacious
(o da' shes) |
(adj) bold, adventurous, recklessy darring
(syn.) enterprising, brave (ant.) timid, cowardly |
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comply
(kem pli') |
(v) to yeild to request or command
(syn.) submit to, contest to, acquiesce in (ant.) reject, refuse, decline |
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deviod
(di void') |
(adj) not having or using, lacking
(syn.) wanting, bereft (ant.) full, teeming, abounding |
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elite
(a let') |
(n) the choice part of a group people or things (adj)superior
(syn.)(n) cream of crop, upper crust (ant)(n) rank and file, dregs of society |
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grapple
(grap' el) |
(n) an iron hook used to grab and hold (v) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
(syn)(v) tackle, confront, struggle with |
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incapacitate
(in ke pas' e tat) |
(v) to deprive of strength or ability; to make leagally ineligible
(syn) disable, debillitate, paralyze, cripple (ant) rehabilliate, restore |
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longevity
(lan jev' e te) |
(n) long life, long duration, length of life
(ant) brevity, transience |
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myriad
(mir' e ed) |
(adj) in great numbers (n) a very great number
(syn.)(adj) inumerable, countless (ant.)(adj) few, scant, sparse |
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perspective
(per spek' tiv) |
(n) point of view or general stand point from which diff. things are veiwed, phsically or mentally; the apperance to eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
(syn) viewpoint, sense of porportation |
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perturb
(per terb') |
(v) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
(syn) upset, agitate, anger, irritae (ant.) delight, gladden, please |
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relevent
(rel' a vent) |
(adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand
(syn.) pertinent, germane, applicable (ant) unconnected, extraneous |
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skittish
(skit' ish) |
(adj) extremely nervous and eaisly frighten; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable; undependable
(syn) jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle (ant) bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflapple |
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tether
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(n) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strenght or reasource(v) to fasten with a rope or chain
(syn)(v) tie up, chain up, leash (ant)(v)unite, let loose |
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unison
(yu' ne sen) |
(n) sounding together; agreement or accord
(syn) harmony, concord, assent |
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vie
(vi) |
(v) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
(syn) contend, rival |
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willful
(wil' fel) |
(adj) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
(syn) headstrong, obstinate, premeditated (ant) docile, obedient, tractable |
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-cap-
-capt- -cept- -cip- |
take
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-cede-
-ceed- -ceas- -cess- |
happen, yield, go
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-cred-
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believe
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-dic-
-dict |
speak, say, tell
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-duc-
-duct- -duit- |
lead, conduct, draw
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-fac-
-fact- -fect- -fic- -fy- |
make
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-ject-
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throw
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-mis-
-miss- mit- mitt- |
send
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-note-
-not- |
know, reconize
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-pel-
-puls- |
drive
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-pend-
-pens- |
hang, weight, set aside
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-pon-
-pos- |
put, place
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