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15 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious
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Synonyms: stinging, bitter
in temper or tone, biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish Antonyms: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
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bovine
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Synonyms: resembling a cow
or ox; sluggish, unresponsive, stolid, dull, slow, stupid Antonyms: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick |
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consternation
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Synonyms: dismay, confusion,
shock, amazement, bewilderment Antonyms: calm, composure, aplomb |
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corpulent
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Synonyms: fat,having a bulky
body, overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly Antonyms: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated |
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disavow
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Synonyms: to deny
responsibility for or connection with, disown, disclaim, retract, abjure |
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dispassionate
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Synonyms: impartial, calm,
free from emotion, unbiased, cool, disinterested, detactched Antonyms: commited, engaged, partial, biased |
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dissension
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Synonyms: disagreement,
sharp difference in opinion, strife, discord, contention Antonyms: agreement, sccord, harmony |
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dissipate
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Synonyms: to cause to
disappear, to scatter, dispel, strew, disperse, diffuse, waste, squander, to spend foolishly, to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
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expurgate
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Synonyms: to remove
objectionable passages or words from a writtern text, to cleanse, purify, purge, censor, bowdlerize |
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gauntlet
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Synonyms: an armored or
protective glove, a challenge, two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them, an ordeal, dare, provocation, trial, punishment |
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hypothetical
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Synonyms: based on an
assumption or guess, used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct an investigation, assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional Antonyms: actual, real, tested, substantiated |
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ignoble
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Synonyms: mean, low, base,
inferior, sordid, unworthy, dishonorable Antonyms: admirable, lofty, praiseworthy, noble |
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impugn
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Synonyms: to call into
question, to attack as false, challenge, deny, dispute, query, question Antonyms: confirm, prove, verify, validate |
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intemperate
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Synonyms: immoderate,
extreme, lacking self-control, excessive, inclement, unrestrained, inordinate Antonyms: moderate, restrained, cool and collected |
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odium
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Synonyms: hatred, contempt,
disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct, abhorrence, shame, opprobrium, ignominy Antonyms: esteem, admiration, approbation |
