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20 Cards in this Set
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Rasp Noun Verb
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A harsh, grating noise. Make a harsh grating noise. Synonyms: Scratch, Screech Antonyms: Please, pleasing Word in Sentence: The rasp of the engine. My breath rasped in my throat. |
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Sunder Verb |
Split Apart Synonym: Split Antonym: Combine Word in sentence: The crunch of the bone when it is sundered. |
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Listless Adjective |
lacking energy Bouts of listless depression. Depression, Happy |
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Rout Verb |
Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder. In a matter of minutes the robbers were routed. Defeat, Victory |
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toothsome Adjective |
Temptingly tasty. A toothsome morsel. tasty, yucky
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Smidgent Noun |
A small amount of something I got a smidgent of desert. Sliver, Whole |
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Deplete Verb |
Use up the supply of resources. Fish stocks are severely depleted. Consume, Savor |
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Morose Adjective |
Sullen and ill-tempered The funny movie was the thing I needed for my morose mood. Unhappy, Cheerful |
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Cacophony Noun |
A harsh discordant mixture of sounds A cacophony of deafening of alarm bells. racket, silence |
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Downfall Noun |
A loss of power The crisis led to the downfall of the government Collapse, Rise
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Splice Verb |
To join together or to unite We learned how to splice ropes. Braid, Undo |
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Makeshift Adjective
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Serving as a temporary. arranging a row of chairs to form a makeshift bed. temporary, permanent |
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Smattering Noun |
A small amount of something A smattering of snow bit, chunk |
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Cheeky adjective
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impudent or irreverent, typically in an enduring and amusing way. |
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Dulcet Adjective |
Sweet and soothing The music was very dulcet |
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Splay
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To spread out, expand, or extend
Her hands splayed across his shoulders Expand, contract |
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Acrid
Adjective |
Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.
Sour, flavorless I hate acrid fumes. |
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Fray
Verb |
Unravel or become worn on edge
Cheap fabric soon frays. Unravel, Entangle |
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Riven
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Split or crack
The wood was riven with deep cracks split, combine |
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Harmony
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Agreement or concord
The man and machine were in perfect harmony. |
