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20 Cards in this Set
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(n) a proverb, wise saying
SY: maxim, saw, aphorism |
adage
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(n) a rich mass of one in a mine; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain
SY: windfall |
bonanza
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(adj) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sansitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude
SY: surly, ill-tempered AN: Couteous, civil, well-mannered |
churlish
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(n) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place
SY: fort, stronghold, bulwark, bastion |
citadel
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(v) to work with, work together
SY: team up, join forces AN: work alone |
collaborate
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(n) an order having the force of law; (v) to issue such an order; to commnand firmly or forcefully
SY: (n) proclamation, edict; (v) proclaim |
decree
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(adj) disagreeable in sound; lacking in harmony, conflicting
SY: grating, shrill, different, divergent AN: harmonious, in agreement |
discordant
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(v) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
SY: unfold, emerge AN: wither,shrivel up, atroghy |
evolve
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(n) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v) to take such a passage; to quote
SY: (n) portion, section, extract |
excerpt
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(v) to feel about hestitantly with the hands; to; search blindiy and uncertainly
SY: fumble for, cast about for |
grope
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(v) to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncetainly over or around
SY: linger, waver, seesaw AN: soar |
hover
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(v) to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against; to complete for
SY: push |
jostle
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(n) a person who moves slowly or falls behind; (adj) falling behind; slow to move, act, or respond
SY: (n) slowpoke, straggler; (adj) sluggish AN: (n) early bird; (adj) swift, speedy, prompt |
laggard
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(n pl) applause; anthusiastic praise or approval
SY: hinder, cheak, stop AN: help, promote, facilitate |
plaudits
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(v) to make impossible, prevent, shut out
SY: hinder, cheak stop AN: help, promote, facilitate |
preclude
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(v) to return, go back
SY: relapse, regress AN: progress,advance |
revert
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(n) broken stone or bricks; ruins
SY: wreckage, debris |
rubble
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(adj) of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servent, menial; lacking spirit or independance, abjectly submissive
SY: slavish, groveling, fawning AN: masterly, overbearing |
servile
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(n) a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention
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vigil
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(v) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to abtain by argument; to herd; (n) a noisy quarrel
SY: (v) squabble, bicker AN: (v) agree, concur |
wrangle
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