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20 Cards in this Set
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ACCELERATE (verb) |
(v) to speed up,cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly |
(syn.) step up, quicken, hasten (ant.) slow down, decelerate |
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BYSTANDER (noun) |
(n) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part |
(syn.) observer, onlooker (ant.) active participant |
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CANVASS (verb) |
(v) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss |
(syn.) survey, solicit |
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CASUAL (adjective) |
(adj) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal |
(syn.) haphazard, offhand (ant.) formal, serious, premeditated |
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DOWNTRODDEN (adjective) |
(adj) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed |
(syn.) mistreated, ground underfoot (ant.) uplifted, liberated |
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ENTICE (verb) |
(v) to attract, tempt |
(syn.) lure, lead on (ant.) nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel |
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ERODE (verb) |
(v) to wear away gradually, eat away |
(syn.) corrode, abrade (ant.) nurture, promote, encourage |
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FLOUNDER (verb) |
(v) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
(syn.) wallow, struggle |
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GRAPHIC (adjective) |
(adj) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts |
(syn.) colorful, descriptive (ant.) dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless |
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GRUESOME (adjective) |
(adj) horrible, revolting, ghastly |
(syn.) gory, hideous (ant.) pleasant, delightful, appealing |
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MELANCHOLY (adjective, noun) |
(adj) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n) sadness, gloominess |
(syn.) (adj) depressed, dejected; (n) dejection, depression (ant.) (adj) merry, happy, cheerful; (n) joy, elation |
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ORDEAL (noun) |
(n) a difficult or painful experience, a trial |
(syn.) hardship, trauma (ant.) pleasure, cinch |
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PARCH (verb) |
(v) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat |
(syn.) dry up, dehydrate (ant.) soak, drench, saturate |
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PERSIST (verb) |
(v) to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed ; to last, remain |
(syn.) persevere, keep at it, endure (ant.) give up, discontinue |
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PUNY (adjective) |
(adj) of less than normal strength or size; of no importance |
(syn.) undersized, pint-sized, small, weak (ant.) robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic |
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QUIBBLE (verb, noun) |
(v) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; (n) a petty objection |
(syn.) (v) split hairs, cavil; (n) squabble |
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RATIFY (verb) |
(v) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm |
(syn.) endorse, sanction (ant.) cancel, annul, veto |
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REGAL (adjective) |
(adj) royal, kinglike; fit for a king |
(syn.) majestic, stately, princely, august (ant.) lowly, humble, abject, servile |
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STIFLE (verb) |
(v) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off |
(syn.) strangle, suppress, snuff (ant.) nurture, promote, encourage |
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VITAL (adjective) |
(adj) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial |
(syn.) indispensable, fundamental (ant.) nonessential, unnecessary |
