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10 Cards in this Set
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Alias
(A)lias |
(n) an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity; (adv.) otherwise called.
Synonym: pseudonym Antonyms: real name, given name, legal name |
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Amble
(am)ble |
(v) to walk slowly, stroll
(n) an easy pace, a leisurely walk Syn - (v) saunter (n) ramble Ant - (v + n) gallop, dash, sprint, run, race, rush |
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Burly
(Bur)ly |
(adj) Big + strong; muscular
Syn: Strapping, hefty, beefy, brawny Ant: Weak, Puny, delicate, frail |
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Distort
dis(tort) |
(v) to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape
Syn: disfigure, misshape, falsify |
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Dogged
(dogg)ed |
(adj) persistant, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up
Syn: untiring Ant: wishy-washy, faltering, irresolute |
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Dumbfounded
(dumb)founded |
(adj) so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered
Syn: speechless, stunned, flabbergasted Ant: unsuprised, expectant |
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Extinct
ex(tinct) |
(adj) no longer in existance, no longer active, gone out of use
Syn: died out, vanished Ant: still alive, surviving, extant |
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Fossil
(foss)il |
(n) the petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past; an extremely old fashoned persion or thing;
(adj) having qualitiesthat belong to a remote past Syn: (n) relic |
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Grit
(Grit) |
(n) very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger
(v) to grind; to make a grating sound Syn: dirt mettele Ant: timidity, cawardice, faintheartedness |
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Inevitable
in(ev)itable |
(adj sure to happen, unnavoidable
Syn: inescapable, fated Ant: avoidable, escapable, preventible |
