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20 Cards in this Set
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Adept
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thorouhgly skilled
Synonym: proficient Antonym: madroit |
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Aspire
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to have ambitious hopes or plans
Synonym: soar |
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Bleak
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bare, dreary, dismal
Synonym: desolate, barren Antonym: rosy, promising |
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Chide
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to blame
Synonym: rebuke, chastise |
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Despicable
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worthy of scorn
Synonym: vile, sodid Antonym: commendable, meritorious |
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Diminutive
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small
Synonym: compact Antonym: huge, enormous |
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Emancipate
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to free from slavery
Synonym: unshackle, unfetter Antonym: snare, shackle |
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Erroneous
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incorrect
Synonym: fallacious Antonym: unerring |
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Exploit
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to make use of
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Extemporaneous
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made or delivered on the spur of the moment
Synonym: spontaneous, impromptu |
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Impair
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to make imperfect
Synonym: injure, mar, enervate Antonym: promote |
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Invincible
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not able to be defeated
Synonym: indomitable, insuperable Antonym: sumountable |
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Languid
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drooping, without energy
Synonym: sluggish, slack, lethargic Antonym: vigorous, enlivening |
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Mire
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mud, wet, swamoy ground
Synonym: marsh, swamp, bog, slough |
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Obtrusive
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forward
Synonym: impuent, conspicuous, Antonym: deferential, recessed |
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Preamble
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an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
Synonym: prologue Antonym: epilogue |
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Render
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to cause to become, to perform
Synonym: furnish, effect |
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Rugged
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rough, irregular
Synonym: craggy Antonym: delicate |
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Skeptical
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inclined to doubt
Synonym: dubious, incredulous Antonym: gullible, ingenuous Antonym: g |
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Slipshod
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untidy in dress, personal habits
Synonym: slovenly, cursory Antonym: tidy, painstaking |
