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110 Cards in this Set
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W: 71 Mitigate |
Make less Tone down Reduce |
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Ominous |
Warning Gloomy Menacing |
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Obliterate |
Destroy Abolish Eliminate |
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Lament |
Grieve Mourn |
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Revoke |
Cancel Retract Rescind
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Tenuous |
Weak Fragile Feeble |
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Genial |
Friendly Amiable Warm |
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Contemplative |
Ponder Reflect Think |
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Mikro |
Small (e.g. microscope |
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Myth |
Word Speech Tale Story E.g. mythical |
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W: 72 Turbid |
Muddy Confused |
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Confer |
Bestow Give Discuss |
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Seethed |
Furiously angry |
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Palpable |
Intense Deep |
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Resonate |
Reverberate Ring Echo |
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Iridescent |
Shiny Dazzling |
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W: 73 Sear |
scorch Burn Singe |
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Audacious |
Daring Bold Brave |
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Pod |
Foot E.g. arthropod |
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Sear |
Burn Scorch Singe |
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Sear |
Burn Scorch Singe |
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Nurseryman |
Gardener Horticulturist |
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Rancour |
Bitter Malice Spite |
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Begrudge |
Resent Envy |
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Grudge |
Resent Reluctant to give |
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Amicable |
Friendly |
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Palatable |
Edible Tasty Delicious |
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Forthright |
Blunt Direct Outspoken |
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Amble |
Stroll Walk Saunter |
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Anti- |
Opposite Counter E.g. antibiotic, antihero, antihistamine, antioxidant, antiseptic |
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Astro- |
Constellation E.g. astronomy, astrology, astrophysics |
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Pestilence |
Plague |
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Makro |
Long E.g. macrobiotic |
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Amnesti |
Forgetfulness E.g. amnesty |
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W:74 Vile |
Despicable Awful |
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Stolid |
Impassive Unemotional |
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Temperamental |
Erratic Volatile Moody |
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Platitude |
Dull tired expressions |
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Courteous |
Polite |
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Cacophonous |
Noisy Harsh |
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forthright
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blunt direct outspoken |
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Amble
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stroll walk saunter |
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Anti
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opposite counter (e.g antibiotic) |
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Astra
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constellation e.g astronomy |
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Foreshadowing
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knowing before it happens
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Culmination
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climax
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Altication
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Dispute
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Abound
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Plenty
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Calibre
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quality
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Balderdash
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nonsense
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Barter
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Trade
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Periphery
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edge
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Hepta
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seven
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Naut
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sailor e.g aeronautics |
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Recess
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Alcove break |
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profound
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heartfelt intense extreme |
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inhabit
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occupy populate colonise |
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confine
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enclose capture imprison |
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cauterise
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burn sear seal |
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retreat
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evacuate withdraw resort haven |
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drake
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male duck |
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scrap
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fragment piece remnant |
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nektar
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drink of the gods (e.g nectar) |
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neo
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new young (e.g neophyte) |
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Forgeries
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counterfeit bogus fraudulent |
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Nuisance
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pest annoyance |
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Stagnant
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still stale putrid |
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Ford
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crossing shallow end |
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Prostrate
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lying stretched out
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Barge
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Canal boat push shove jostle |
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Stampede
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charge rush panic |
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scamper
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run with quick light steps
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Oct
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eight (octopus, octogen) |
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Peri
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Around (perimeter) |
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Cluster
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group bunch |
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Crescendo
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gradually become louder
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Rational
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sensible balanced cogent |
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Obliging
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helpful agreeable amenable amiable |
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Sporadic
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occasional intermittent |
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Confident
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assured poised |
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Confidant
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best friend someone you can trust |
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Optimistic
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positive helpful
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phobia/phobo
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irrational fear (e.g arachnophobia) |
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eon
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age e.g eon |
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Conspire
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plot scheme connive |
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Meander
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roll amble stroll |
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Undulate
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roll ripple swell |
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Appease
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calm down sooth pacify |
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Torturous |
painful |
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Tortuous
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complicated complex twisted |
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Capitulate
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surrender
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Recapitulate
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summarise
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Amphibi
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living a double life (e.g amphibian) |
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Andidot
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to give as a remedy against (e.g antidote) |
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Prove
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establish verify confirm |
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Reprove
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scold accuse criticise |
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Discrete
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seperate
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Ample
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plenty liberal generous |
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Device
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machine tool mechanism |
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Bewildered
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confused dazed bemused |
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Incision
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cut split opening |
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Passive
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inactive submissive reactive |
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Antipath
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of opposite feeling (e.g antipathy) |
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Arct
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bearursa major(e.g arctic)
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W81 Drought |
Lack Deficiency Famine |
There was a drought and no one could find water. |
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W81 Drought |
Lack Deficiency Famine |
There was a drought and no one could find water. |
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Covet |
Desire Want Crave |
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W81 Drought |
Lack Deficiency Famine |
There was a drought and no one could find water. |
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Covet |
Desire Want Crave |
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Emerge |
Appear Surface Materialise |
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