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20 Cards in this Set
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Adroit
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skillful
Syn: clever,deft,dexterous,slick Ant: clumsy,inept,all thumbs |
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Amicable
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(adj) friendly, peaceable
Syn: congenial,neighborly Ant: hostile,antagnostic |
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Averse
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(adj) opposed and unwilling
Syn: disinclined,loath Ant: favorably,disposed,eager,keen |
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Belligerent
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(adj) given to fighting
(n.) at war, engage in war Syn: assertive Ant:peaceful |
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Benevolent
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(adj) kindly, charitable
Syn: well-meaning Ant: spiteful, malicious |
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Cursory
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(adj) hast,not thorough
Syn: quick,superficial Ant: thorough,painstaking,careful |
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Duplicity
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(n) treachery,decietfulness
Syn: fraud, double-dealing,chicanery |
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Extol
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(v) to praise
Syn: glorify,applaud,acclaim,hail Ant: criticize,belittle,disparage |
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Feasible
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(adj) possible
Syn: workable,viable,practiceable |
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Grimace
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(n) a wry face
Syn:pained expression |
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Holocaust
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(n) desrtuction esp. fire
Syn: devastation Ant: inundation |
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Impervious
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(adj) not affected or hurt by
Syn: resistant Ant: porous,permeable |
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Impetus
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(n) a moving force
Syn: impulse Ant: hindrance,constraint |
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Jeopardy
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(n) danger
Syn: risk,hazard,peril Ant: safety,security |
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Meticulous
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(adj) extremely careful
Syn: fussy, painstaking Ant: careless,negligent |
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Nostalgia
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(n) longing for something past
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Quintessence
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(n) the purest essence or form of something
Syn: paragon,exemplar |
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Retrogress
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(v) to move backward
Syn: revert,degenerate Ant: advance,evolve,progress |
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Scrutinize
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(v) examine closely
Syn: inspect,pore over Ant: skim,scan,glance at |
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Tepid
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(adj) lukeworm,unenthusiatic, and absent of interest
Syn: insipid,halfhearted Ant: heated,excited,enthusiastic |
