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20 Cards in this Set
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(adj.) giving assistance or support;
(n.) a helper, aid |
auxiliary
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If the main motor fails, the instructions say to turn on the _______ motor.
Someone second in command is an _______ to the person in charge. SYN: (adj.) additional, back-up; (n.) reserve, accessory ANT: (adj.) main, primary, principal |
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(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
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candid
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It is safe to be __________ about our faults with friends and loved ones.
SYN: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased ANT: insincere, evasive, misleading, artful |
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(n.) a small room or compartment
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cubicle
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The tinest __________ is usually assigned to the newest employee.
SYN: enclosure, hole-in-the-wall ANT: vast hall, auditorium |
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(n.) work that is hard and tiresome
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drudgery
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Trade unions lobby to relieve the endless __________ of factory workers.
SYN: toil, labor, grind ANT: play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun |
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(n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government)
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envoy
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On more than one occassion, a former President has been asked to act as a special __________ to the United Nations.
SYN: agent, ambassador, emissary, minister |
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(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity
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escalate
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A small dispute can __________ into a major conflit unless the opposing parties sit down and talk.
SYN: climb, raise, ascend, mount ANT: decrease, lessen, descend, defuse |
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(n.) a means to an end;
(adj.) advantageous, useful |
expedient
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As an __________, we chose to use a rock as a makeshift hammer.
An opportunist is someone who is always ready to do whatever is most __________. SYN: (n.) contrivance, device; (adj.) serviceable ANT: (adj.) inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous |
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(v.) to pretend
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feign
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Children sometimes __________ illness to avoid going to school.
SYN: fake, sham, affect, simulate |
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(n.) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
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flair
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An opera singer needs a __________ for the dramatic as well as a good voice.
SYN: aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache ANT: inability, incapacity |
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(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious
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grievous
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Reporters should take careful notes when interviewing to avoid making __________ errors in print.
SYN: painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant ANT: joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting |
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(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse
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heterogeneous
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Most college admissions officers actively seek a student body that is both talented and __________.
SYN: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated ANT: uniform, homogeneous, of a piece |
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(n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng
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horde
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When the doors opened, a _________ of shoppers headed towards the sales racks.
SYN: crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm ANT: few, handful |
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(v.) to force, drive forward
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impel
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Hunger often __________ people to leave their homes in search of food.
SYN: urge, push, spur, propel, incite ANT: discourage, check, restrain, curb |
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(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical
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incredulous
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When the testimony of a witness contradicts the evidence, you can expect __________ stares from the jury.
SYN: dubious, mistrustful, doubting ANT: believing, trustful, gullible |
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(v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
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inscribe
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The young man asked the jeweler to __________ the locket with his fiancee's name.
SYN: imprint, enroll, enlist ANT: erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate |
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(n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
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monologue
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By means of a __________, a playwright shares a charater's private thoughts with the audience.
SYN: soliloquy, recitation ANT: dialogue, conversation, colloquy |
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(n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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prognosis
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Doctors are particularly happy to deliver a __________ of a speedy recovery.
SYN: prediction, projection |
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(adj.) with a harsh grating sound;
(n.) a harsh sound |
rasping
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Chronic bronchitis can lead to a ___________ cough that is difficult to cure.
The __________ of metal scraping against metal sets my teeth on edge. SYN: (adj.) scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly ANT: (adj.) sonorous, smooth, satiny, silky, mellow |
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(adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
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repugnant
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Despite their __________ lack of cleanliness, pigs are endearing to many people.
SYN: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive ANT: pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome |
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(v.) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry;
(n.) a pail |
scuttle
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Pirates would not wish to __________ a captured galleon before looting its cargo.
Years ago, it was possible to buy a __________ of coal at the corner grocery store. SYN: (v.) abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump ANT: (v.) keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve |
