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25 Cards in this Set
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To support, give a boost to A long pillow or a cushion A supporting post |
Bolster |
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Synonyms Reinforce Buttress Validate |
Bolster |
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antonym Undermine Weaken Impair |
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To bring together for service or battle To gather or summon To amount to, comprise, include A list of military personnel A gathering, accumulation |
Muster |
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Synonym Mobilize Marshal Roster inventory |
Muster |
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Antonyms Disband Dismiss Disperse |
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To remove, drive out of position or place |
Oust |
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Synonym Expel Reject |
Oust |
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Antonym Admit welcome |
Oust |
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A high point of land extending into water |
Promontory |
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Synonyms Cliff Outcrop Jetty |
Promontory |
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A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt A feeling of faintness of nausea |
Qualm |
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Synonym Regret Second thought Scruple |
Qualm |
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A person or thing turned to for help or advice The act of seeking help or protection |
Recourse |
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Synonym Redress Remedy |
Recourse |
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Filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror |
Aghast |
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Synonym Shocked Horrified Stupefied |
Aghast |
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Antonym Delighted Overjoyed Unmoved |
Aghast |
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An area of authority or control The right to administer justice |
Jurisdiction |
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Synonym Purview Supervision |
Jurisdiction |
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Common, vulgar Belonging to the lower class A common person, member of the lower class |
Plebeian |
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Synonym Lowborn Proletarian Coarse Unrefined |
Plebeian |
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Antonym Aristocrat Refined Cultivated |
Plebeian |
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Nearness, closeness |
Proximity |
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Antonym Distance Remoteness |
Proximity |
