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19 Cards in this Set
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Adage
(ad'ij) |
(n) a proverb, wise saying
S: maxim, saw, aphorism |
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Bonanza
(bow-nan'-za) |
(n) a rich mass; something valuable or rewarding
S: windfall |
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Churlish
(cher'-lish) |
(adj.) lacking politeness and manners
S: rude, ill-tempered A: Civil, courteous |
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Citadel
(sit'-e-del) |
(n.) a fortress that protects a city
S:fort, stronghold |
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Collaborate
(ka-lab'-a-rate) |
(v) to work with, work together
S: team up A: work alone |
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Decree
(di-kree') |
(n.) an enforced law (v.) to issue a command forcefully
S: (n.) proclamation (v.) proclaim |
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Discordant
(dis-coor'-dent) |
(adj.) a disagreeable sound; lacking harmony
S: grating, shrill, different A: harmonious |
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Evolve
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(v.) to develop gradually
S: unfold, emerge A: wither, shrivel up, atrophy |
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Grope
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(v.) to feel about hesitantly; to search blindly for
S: fumble for, cast about for |
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Hover
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(v.) to float or hang suspended over; to uncertainly move over
S: linger A: soar |
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Jostle
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(v.) to force ones way; bump or shove
S: push |
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Laggard
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(n.) a person who moves slowly or falls behind; (v.) falling behind
S: (n.) slowpoke, straggler (adj.) sluggish A: (n.) early bird (adj.) swift, speedy |
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Plaudits
(pla'-ditz) |
(n.pl.) applause; enthusiastic praise or approval
S: cheers A: boos, disapproval |
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Preclude
(pre-klude') |
(v.) make impossible, prevent
S: relapse, regress A: progress, advance |
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Revert
(re-vert') |
(v.) return to, go back
S: relapse, regress A: progress, advance |
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Rubble
(rub'-el) |
(n.) broken stones or bricks; ruins
S: wreckage, debris |
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Servile
(ser'-vil) |
(adj.) of or relating to a slave; behaving like a slave
S: slavish, groveling, fawning A: masterly, overbearing |
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Vigil
(vij-el) |
(n.) a watch at night; a period of watchful attention
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Wrangle
(rain'-gull) |
(v.) to quarrel or argue in a noisy way; obtain argument (n.) a noisy quarrel
S: squabble, bicker A: agree, concur |
