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20 Cards in this Set
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Adulterate
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d: to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
s: contaminate, pollute,sully a: purify, purge, expurgate |
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Ambidextrous
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d: able to use both hands equally well; very skillful;deceitful, hyprocritical
s: cersatile, facile a: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit |
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Augment
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d: to make larger, increase
s: enlarge, supplement, amplify a: decrease, diminish |
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Bereft
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d: deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
s: bereaved a: replete, well provided |
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Deploy
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d: to position or arrange;to utilize;to form up
s:station, organize |
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Dour
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d:stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
s: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine a: cheery, inviting, genial |
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Fortitude
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d: courage in facing difficulties
s: resolve, steadfastness, mettle a: fearfulness, timidy, faintheartedness |
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Gape
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d: to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
s: gawk, ogle |
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Gibe
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d: to utter taunting words;an expression of scorn
s: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer a: compliment, praise |
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Guise
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d: an external appearance, cover, mask
s: costume, semblance, pretense |
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Insidious
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d: intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
s: cunning, underhanded, perfidious a: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard |
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Intimation
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d: a hint, indirect suggestion
s: clue, indication, inkling |
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Opulent
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d: wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose
s: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant a: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute |
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Pliable
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d: easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
s: supple, adaptable, resilient a: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant |
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Reiterate
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d: to say again, repeat
s: restate, rehash, recapitulate |
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Stolid
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d: not easily moved mentally or emotionally, dull, unresponsive
s: impassive, phlegmatic a: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung |
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Tentative
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d: experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
s: provisional, inconclusive a: definite, conclusive, confirmed |
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Unkempt
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d: not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
s: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough a: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty |
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Verbatim
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d: word for word, exactly as written or spoken
s: exact, percisely a: paraphrased |
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Warily
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d: cautiously, with great care
s: carefully, prudently, gingerly a: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously |
