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35 Cards in this Set
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Admonish
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(v) to caution or advise against something; to scold midly; to remind of duty
Antonyms: praise, pat on the back |
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Breach
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(n)an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through
Antonyms: close, seal |
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Brigand
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(n)a bandit, robbeer, outlaw, highwayman
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Circumspect
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(adj) careful, cautious
Antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
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Commandeer
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(v) to seize for military or official use
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Deadlock
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(n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions, (v) to bring to such a standstill
Antonyms: agreement, accord, break through |
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Cumbersome
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(adj) clumbsy, hard to handle; slow moving
Antonyms: manageble, easy to handle |
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Debris
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(n) scattered fragments, wreckage
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Diffuse
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(v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
Antonyms: concentrate, breif, concise |
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Dilemma
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(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Antonym: cinch |
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Efface
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(v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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Muddle
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(v) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by; (n) a hopeless mess
Antonyms: orderliness, tidiness, neatness |
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Opiniated
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(adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having closed mind
Antonyms: open-minded, reasonable |
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Perennial
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(adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years
Antonyms: brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral |
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Predispose
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(v) to incline to beforehand
Antonyms: immunize against, shield from |
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Admonish
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(v) to caution or advise against something; to scold midly; to remind of duty
Antonyms: praise, pat on the back |
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Breach
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(n)an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through
Antonyms: close, seal |
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Brigand
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(n)a bandit, robbeer, outlaw, highwayman
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Circumspect
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(adj) careful, cautious
Antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
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Commandeer
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(v) to seize for military or official use
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Deadlock
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(n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions, (v) to bring to such a standstill
Antonyms: agreement, accord, break through |
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Cumbersome
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(adj) clumbsy, hard to handle; slow moving
Antonyms: manageble, easy to handle |
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Debris
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(n) scattered fragments, wreckage
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Diffuse
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(v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
Antonyms: concentrate, breif, concise |
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Dilemma
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(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Antonym: cinch |
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Efface
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(v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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Muddle
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(v) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by; (n) a hopeless mess
Antonyms: orderliness, tidiness, neatness |
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Opiniated
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(adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having closed mind
Antonyms: open-minded, reasonable |
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Perennial
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(adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years
Antonyms: brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral |
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Predispose
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(v) to incline to beforehand
Antonyms: immunize against, shield from |
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Relinquish
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(v)to let go, give up
Antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to |
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Salvage
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(v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved
Antonyms: abandon, scrap, junk |
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Spasmodic
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(adj) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
Antonyms: steady, continuous, chronic |
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Spurious
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(adj) not genuine, not true, not valid
Antonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid |
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Unbridled
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(adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Antonyms: restrained, held in check, muted |
