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40 Cards in this Set
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N an assumed name as used to hide one's identity; ADV otherwise called
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a'lias
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synonyms:N pseudonym
antonyms: N a real name, given name, legal name |
a'lias
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V to walk slowly, stroll; N an easy pace; a leisurely walk
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am'ble
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synonyms:V saunter, ramble,
antonyms: V N gallop, dash, sprint, run, race, rush |
am'ble
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ADJ big and strong; muscular
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bur'ly
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synonyms: strapping, hefty, beefy, brawny
antonyms: weak, puny, delicate, frail |
bur'ly
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V to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape
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distort'
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syononyms:disfigure, misshape, falsify
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distort'
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ADJ persistant, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up
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dogg'ed
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synonym:untiring
antonym: wishy-washy, faltering, irresolute |
dogg'ed
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ADJ so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered
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dumb'founded
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synonyms: speechless,stunned, flabbered gasted
antonyms: unsurprised, exspectant |
dumb'founded
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ADJ no longer in existance; no longer active; gone out of use
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extinct'
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synonyms: died out, vanished
antonyms: still alive, surviving, extant |
extinct'
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N the petrified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past; an extremly old-fashioned person or thing; ADJ having qualities that belong to a remote past
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foss'il
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synonym: N relic
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foss'il
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N very fine sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger; V to grind; to make a grating sound
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grit
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synonym:N dirt, mettleantonym:N timidity, cowardice, faintheartedtiness
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grid
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ADJ sure to happen, unavoidable
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inev'itable
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synonyms: inescapable, fatedantonyms: avoidable, escapable, preventable
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inev'itable
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ADJ fixed deeply and firmly; working into the grain or fiber; forming a part of the inmost being
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ingrained'
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synonyms: deep-seated, deep-rooted, indelibleantonyms:superfical, shallow, skin-deep
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ingrained'
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ADJ resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brillance similar to a meteor's
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meteor'ic
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synonyms: brilliant, blazingantonyms: slow, sluggish, gradual
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meteor'ic
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N a humorous or ridiculous imitation V to make fun of something by intimidating it
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par'ody
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synonyms:N satire, travesty, V lampoon, burlesque
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par'ody
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V to triumph over; to succeed; to exist widely, be in a general use; to get someone to do something by urging
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prevail'
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synonyms: win, rule, reign, overcome, conquerantonyms: be defeated, go under, succumb
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prevail'
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V to tear to pieces, split violently apart
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rend (past tense rant)
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synonyms: cleave, dismember, splinter, tear, asunder
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rend (past tense rant)
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V to fill again, make good, replace
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replen'ish
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synonyms: refill, restock, refresh, restore
antonyms: empty, drain, deplete, sap |
replen'ish
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V to search through, investigate the contents of; N an active search, a collection of odd items
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rumm'age
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synonyms: V to delve into, sift through, poke around
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rumm'age
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V to save, be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to
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skimp
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synonyms: be stingy, scrimp, cut corners,
antonyms: be extravagent, splurge, lavish |
skimp
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N a detective
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sleuth
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synonyms: investigator, gumshoe
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sleuth
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N to deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property
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van'dalism
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synonyms: willful destruction, malicious defacement
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van'dalism
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