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10 Cards in this Set
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AUXILLARY |
(Adj) giving assistance or support (N) a helper, aid Synonyms: additional, reserve, accessory Antonyms: main, primary, principal |
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CANDID |
(Adj) frank, sincere, impartial, unposed Synonyms: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased Antonyms: insincere, evasive, misleading |
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ESCALATE |
(V) to elevate, to increase in intensity Synonyms: raise, ascend, mount Antonyms: decrease, lessen, descend, defuse |
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REIGN |
(V) to pretend Synonyms: fake, sham, affect, simulate
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GRIEVOUS |
(Adj) causing sorrow or pain, serious Synonyms: painful, heartrending, flagrant Antonyms: joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting |
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HORDE |
(N) a vast number (as of people), a throng Synonyms: crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm Antonyms: few, handful
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IMPEL |
(V) to force, drive forward Synonyms: urge, push, spur, propel, incite Antonyms: discourage, check, restrain, curb |
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INCREDULOUS |
(Adj) disbelieving, skeptical Synonyms: mistrustful, doubting Antonyms: believing, trustful |
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MONOLOGUE |
(N) a speech by one actor, a long talk by one person Synonym: soliloquy Antonym: conversation |
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REPUGNANT |
(Adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful Synonyms: hateful, revolting, repulsive Antonyms: pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome |
