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20 Cards in this Set
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abstain
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to stay away from doing something by one's own choice
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verb
synonyms: avoid, decline, resist, refrain from antonyms: yield to, give in to, indugle in |
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accommodate
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to do a favor or service for, help out; to provide for, supply with; to have space for; to make fit or suitable
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verb
synonyms: oblige, lodge, house, adapt antonyms: disoblige, inconvenience, trouble |
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allegiance
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the loyalty or ogligation owed to a government, nation, or cause
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noun
synonyms: obedience, devotion, fidelity |
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amalgamate
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to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole
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verb
synonyms: merge, consolidate antonyms: divide, separate, carve up, break up |
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append
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to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item
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verb
antonyms: detach from, disconnect |
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commemorate
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to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of
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verb
synonym: memorialize antonyms: dishonor, forget, overlook |
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enumerate
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to count; to name one by one, list
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verb
synonyms: check off, spell out, specify |
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exalt
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to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with rpide, joy, or feeling; to praise, honor
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verb
synonyms: elevate, raise, uplift antonyms: lower, cast down, humble, degrade, demote, depose |
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extort
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to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats
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verb
synonyms: blackmail, coerce, bilk, "shake down" |
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far-fetched
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strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic
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adjective
synonyms: unlikely, hard to swallow antonyms: likely, probably, plausible, credible |
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glum
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depressed, gloomy
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adjective
synonyms: dejected, morose, melancholy antonyms: cheerful, merry, rosy, sunny |
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replica
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a copy, close reproduction
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noun
synonmys: duplicate, imitation antonyms: original, prototype |
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responsive
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answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding
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adjective
synonyms: sympathetic, open, receptive antonyms: insensitive, unsympathetic |
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sanctuary
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a sacred or holy place' refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection
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noun
synonmys: shrine, haven |
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self-seeking
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selfishly ambitious
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adjective
synonyms: selfish, opportunistic, gold-digging antonyms: unselfish, selfless, altruistic |
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submissive
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humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest
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adjective
synonyms: meek, compliant, servile, subservient antonyms: rebellious, defiant, insubordinant |
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tally
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1. to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree
2. a total or score |
1. verb
2. noun synonyms: total, record |
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taskmaster
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one whose job it is to assign work to others; one who uses his or her power to make people work very hard
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noun
synonyms: supervisor, overseer, slave driver |
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transform
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to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else
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verb
synonyms: alter, convert antonyms: maintain, preserve |
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upheaval
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a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change
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noun
synonyms: confusion, disruption, chaos antonyms: tranquility, peace and quiet |