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25 Cards in this Set
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Retinue
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Def- group of attendants or followers, crew or entouage
Syn- followers, suite, train, band Ant- loner WM c- entourage(S) transfixed (a) |
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Forage
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Def-food for horses and cattle,
to wonder or to search SYN- comb rummage ANT- to ingore WM c- scavenge(S) |
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Detrimental
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Def-damaging harmful a type of person
SYN- bad,evil, hurtful ANT- good, friend WM c- Adversary(S) Scathing(S) attentive(A) Crony(A) |
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Accolade
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Def- anything done or given to show great respect or appreation
SYN-tribute ANT- admonishmen WM c- attentive(S)filigree(S) unkempt(A) |
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Recede
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DEF- to slope backward; withdraw from a point
SYN-retreat, withdraw ANT- advance WM c- abridge, constrict (both S) |
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unkempt
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Def- not combed: deticlent in order of neatness
SYN- rough ant- smooth WM C- accolade, attentive |
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brink
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DEF- ledge: a river bank: the pointer set: thresh hold
Syn-on edge: close ant: far wm c- verge |
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abridge
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DEF: to reduce ofr lesson in curation: to shorten the basic contents
Syn- shorten ant- expand wm c- recede, constrict |
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effervesent
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DEF- bubbly: gay, lively, sparkling,
syn-airy, breezy, happy ant- sad, boring |
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crony
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DEF- cloose, friendor companion
syn- pal, buddy, friend, peer ant-bully wm C- detrimantal, effervescevt, adversary |
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scavenge
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DEF-to clense from, to gather or to search for food
SYN-hunt search forage ANT- give offer forage(S) |
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attentive
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DEF- watchful, obsevant, cicility or courtesy
SYN-Alert, aware, watchful, ANT- neglective, ignorant WMC- transfixed(S) accolade(S) unkempt(A) |
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verge
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boundry, edge,limit, border, rod, wand, staff
SYN- brim outside, brim ANT- middle center WMC- brink(S) |
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constrict
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DEF_ to a raw, orpessin, to slower stop
SYN- astringle chock squeeze ANT- expand free WMC-Fecede(S) abridge(S) |
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apprehensive
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DEF- fearful of what may be commming, Scared of what is comming
SYN- scared pancing nervous ANT_ exciting brave happy WMC- transfixed(A) |
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entourage
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DEF- followers
syn- retinue, cortege escort ant- leader wm c-retinue, accomplice |
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censure
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def- strict,harsh
SYN-condemnation, reproach, chide, reprove, ant-praise wm c-unkempt, accolade, attentive |
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sinister
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def- threatining,evil
ant-favorable, benign syn-unlucky wm c- censure, unkempt, detrimental |
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filigree
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def- gold,silver, delicate, decoration
syn-lattice, tracry ant- solid, full wm c-accolade |
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A BET
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DEF-to encourage,support
syn- help,aid,assit |
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scathing
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DEF- bitterly severe as remark harmful injurious searing
SYN- crital ANT-complimantary WMC- Unkemp(S) accolade(A) attentive(A) |
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adversary
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def- an oppenednt or enemy
SYN- rival ANT- friend WMC- detrimental(S) crony(A) |
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wane
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DEF- to grow gradually, grow dim or faint as light, to decline in power to approch the end
SYN- decreasce decline ANT- increase incline WMC- recede abridge (both S) |
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transfixed
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DEF- to make or hold mothionless to pierce to hold or fasten
SYN- engross ANT- loner WMC-retinue accomplice apprehensive (all A) |
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accomplice
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DEF-an association in wrong doing esecially someonw who aids
SYN- abettor accessory confedate ANT- adversay, enemy WMC- transfixed (A) adversary(A) abet crony retinue entourage(S) |
