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20 Cards in this Set
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alliance
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a joining together for some common purpose
Syn: pact, league, coalition Ant: rift, split |
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bewilder
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to puzzle completely; confuse
Syn: baffle, perplex Ant: set straight, enlighten |
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buffoon
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a clown; a coarse, stupid person
Syn: jester, fool |
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controversial
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arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
Syn: arguable, debatable |
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dishearten
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to discourage
Syn: dismay, demoralize, dispirit Ant: encourage, hearten |
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fruitless
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not producing the desired results; unsuccessful
Syn: useless, vain, unproductive, futile Ant: productive, effective |
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hostile
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unfriendly, unfavorable, warlike; aggressive
Ant: friendly, cordial, peaceful |
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inflammable
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easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused
Syn: combustible, flammable, excitable Ant: fireproof, fire-resistant, calm |
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inflict
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to give or cause something unpleasant; impose
Syn: deal out, visit upon Ant: suffer, undergo, sustain |
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malignant
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deadly; extremely harmful; evil; spiteful; malicious
Syn: lethal, wicked Ant: wholesome, beneficial, benign |
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mortify
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to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarasement or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering
Syn: humiliate, embarrass, abash |
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orthodox
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in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
Syn: traditional standard, customary Ant: unusual, unconventional, heretical |
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procure
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to obtain through special effort; to bring about
Syn: gain, acquire, achieve |
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scurry
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to run quickly, scamper, hurry
Syn: rush, dash, scramble Ant: trudge, plod, creep, crawl |
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sodden
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soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless; dull; spiritless; listless
Syn: drenched, waterlogged, saturated Ant: parched, arid |
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spirited
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full of life and vigor; courageous
Syn: lively, antimated, gallant Ant: lifeless, dull, lackluster |
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virtual
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having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
Syn: functioning as, equivalent to |
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void
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completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nulify
Syn: invalid, vacant, bare Ant: in effect, teeming with, confirm |
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wayward
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disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious
Syn: perverse Ant: docile, well-behaved, predictable |
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wince
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to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way
Syn: flinch, shudder, recoil |
