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61 Cards in this Set
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Bolster (syn.) |
Bolstera long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support |
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Divergent |
Deviant |
Deviantdeparting from usual or accepted standards |
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Enmity |
Animosity (syn.) |
Animosity strong hostility |
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Lean (syn.) |
Lean be in or move into a sloping position |
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Lanky(syn.) |
Lanky ungracefully thin and tal |
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Infiltrate |
Penetrate(syn.) |
Penetratesucceed in forcing a way into or through |
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Nullify |
Annul(syn.) |
Annuldeclare invalid |
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Perceptible |
Discernible (syn.) |
Discernible noticeable |
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proclaim |
Promulgate (syn.) |
Promulgate promote or make widely known |
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Vex (syn.) |
Vex make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, |
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Nettle (syn.) |
Nettle irritate or annoy (someone). |
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Irk (syn.) |
Irkirritate |
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Stoical |
Impassive (syn.) |
Impassive not feeling or showing emotion |
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Unflagging |
Unremitting (syn.) |
Unremittingnever relaxing or slackening |
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Unflagging |
Undiminished (syn.) |
Undiminished not reduced |
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Abut |
To join at one end or be next to |
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To support, prop up |
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Attire |
Clothes to dress |
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Attire |
Apparel |
Apparelclothing |
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Garb |
Garbclothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind. |
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Adorn |
Adornmake more beautiful or attractive. |
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Bedeck |
Bedeckdecorate |
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Avail |
To be of use or benefit to, to make use of |
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Avail |
To take advantage of, to profit and benefit |
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Crony |
A very close friend, buddy |
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Chum |
Chum |
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Cryptic |
Puzzling, mystifying |
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Cryptic |
Enigmatic |
Enigmaticdifficult to interpret or understand; mysterious. |
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Divergent |
Going in different directions, different from each other |
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Divergent |
Departing from convention |
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Enmity |
Hatred, ill-will |
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Fervent |
Very earnest, emotional , passionate |
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Fervent |
Extremely hot |
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Gaunt |
Thin and bony, starved looking, bare, barren |
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Infiltrate |
To pass through or gain entrance to gradually or steadily |
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Nullify |
To make of no value or consequence |
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Nullify |
Cancel, wipe out |
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Perceptible |
Capable of being grasped by the senses/mind |
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Plummet |
To plunge straight down |
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Unflagging |
A weight fasted to a line
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Proclaim |
To declare publicly or officially |
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Proxy |
An agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place |
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To cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (pain grows worse over time) |
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Scavenger |
A person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials, an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies |
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Stint |
To limit, be sparing or frugal, a limit or restriction |
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Stint |
A fixed share of work or duty, a period of activity |
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Stoical |
Self controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
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Unflagging |
Tireless, continuing with vigor |
vigorphysical strength and good health. |
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Unflagging |
Diminishing (ant.) |
Diminishing make or become less. |
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Splurge (ant.) |
Splurge an act of spending money freely or extravagantly. |
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Squander (ant.) |
Squander waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner. |
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Lavish (ant.) |
Lavish sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious. |
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Gratify (ant.) |
Gratify give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction. |
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Perceptible |
Indiscernible (ant.) |
Indiscernible impossible to see or clearly distinguish. |
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Nullify |
Endorse (ant.) |
Endorse sign (a check or bill of exchange) on the back to make it payable to someone other than the stated payee or to accept responsibility for paying it. |
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Nullify |
Sanction (ant.) |
Sanction a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. |
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Ratify (ant.) |
Ratify sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. |
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Gaunt |
Corpulent (ant.) |
Corpulent(of a person) fat. |
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Fervent |
Blasé (ant.) |
Blasé unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before. |
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Cryptic |
Unambiguous (ant.) |
Unambiguous not open to more than one interpretation. |
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Crony |
Adversary (ant.) |
Adversary one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute. |
