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20 Cards in this Set
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Abnormal |
(Adj.) Not usual, not typical, strange. Syn: freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous. Ant: normal, usual, regular, typical. |
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Capsize |
(V.) To turn bottom side up, upset. Syn: upend, tip over. |
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Catastrophe |
(N.) A large scale disaster, misfortune, or failure. Syn: tragedy, cataclysm. Ant: triumph, victory, success. |
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Decrease |
(V) to become or make less (N) a lessening Syn (V) lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish Ant (V) increase, grow, develop, wax |
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Evict |
(V) to force out from a property, eject Syn: outs,expel, kick out Ant: admit, insert |
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Flourish |
(V) to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air (N) a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns Syn: (V) prosper, burgeon, increase Ant: (V) wither, die, fade, shrivel up |
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Incentive |
(N) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action. Syn: stimulus, spur,motive, inducement Ant: curb, check, restraint, hindrance |
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Insubordinat |
(Adj) disobedient, rebellious Syn: defiant, unruly, mutinous Ant: obedient, submissive, docile, tractable |
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Legible |
(Adj). Easily read Syn: clear, decipherable Ant: unreadable, indecipherable |
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Nub |
(N) the central point or heart of a matter; a knob. Syn: kernel, nucleus, crux Ant: fringe, periphery, edge |
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Onslaught |
(N) a violent attack; a sudden rush of something Syn: assault,charge, foray onset |
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Ordain |
(V) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine Syn: anoint, consecrate, enact, decree. Ant: forbid, veto, cancel |
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Outstrip |
(V) to get ahead of, do better than, exceed Syn: outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass Ant: trail, lag behind |
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Pervade |
(V) to spread throughout Syn: permeate, diffuse, imbue |
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Prudent |
(Adj) cautious, careful, showing good sense Syn: wary, judicious Ant: foolish,unwise, rash |
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Quench |
(V) to put out, extinguish, end Syn: dose, stifle Ant: ignite, Kindle |
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Remnant |
(N) a small part remaining behind Syn: remainder, residue, leftover |
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Simultaneous |
(Adj) happening or existing at the same time Syn: occurring at the same time, concurrent Ant: occurring at different times |
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Swerve |
(V) to turn aside sharply (N) a sharp or sudden turn Syn: digress, sheer off |
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Disputatious |
(Adj) incline to argue or debate; provoking debate Syn: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious, Ant: nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific |
