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20 Cards in this Set
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apparel
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syn: (n) attire, garments (v) deck out
ant: (v) undress, unclothe, strip, denude |
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besiege
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syn: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound
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compress
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syn: (v) condense, shorten, shrink
ant: (v) expand, enlarge |
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denounce
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syn: criticize, censure
ant: hail, acclaim |
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dispatch
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syn: (n) report, communication (v) slay
ant: (v) recall, withhold |
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douse
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syn: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse
ant: dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite |
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expressly
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syn: clearly, pointedly, explicity
ant: implicitly, accidentally |
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famished
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syn: hungry, starving, ravenous
ant: well fed, full, satisfied, satiated |
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forsake
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syn: desert, disown
ant: keep, hold on to, stand by |
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gainful
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syn: moneymaking, paying
ant: unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying |
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immense
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syn: vast, enormous, immeasurable, gigantic
ant: small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal |
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inept
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syn: clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent
ant: skillful, accomplished, adroit |
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ingenious
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syn: imaginative, inventive, resourceful
ant: unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive |
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instantaneous
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syn: prompt, quick, speedy
ant: delayed, slow, gradual |
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irk
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syn: bother, irritate, vex
ant: please, delight, cheer, gladden |
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libel
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syn: (n) slur (v) smear, defame
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misgiving
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syn: worry, qualm, hesitation
ant: feeling of confidence, assurance |
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oaf
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syn: bonehead, dunce, clod, lout
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recede
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syn: retreat, go back, back up, ebb
ant: advance, come closer |
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repast
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syn: victuals
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