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20 Cards in this Set
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Abase (Verb) “Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.” - Bible |
Def: behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade Syn: discredit, degrade Antonym: praise |
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Actuate (Verb) “The pursuit of knowledge is, I think, mainly actuated by love of power” - Bertrand Russell |
Def: cause to act in a certain way Synonym: motivate, incite Antonym: dissuade, prevent |
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Avert (Verb) “One "no" averts seventy evils” - Indian Proverb |
Def: prevent; turn away Synonym: deter, halt Antontm: aid |
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Boorish (Adjective) “Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish.” - Aristotle |
Def: rough and bad mannered Synonym: rude, uncouth Antonym: congenial |
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Brunt (Noun) “There is one thing alone - that stands the brunt of life throughout its course: a quiet conscience” - Euripides |
Def: the worst part or chief impact of a specified thing Synonym: burden, impact Antonym: ease |
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Combatant (Noun) “War hath no fury like a non-combatant” - Charles Edward Montague |
Def: a person or nation engaged in fighting during a war Synonym: soldier, warrior Antonym: pacifist |
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(Adjective) “Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks. - Johann Gottfried Von Herder |
Def: having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time Synonym: asleep, hibernating Anonym: awake |
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(Adjective) “A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either of two contradictories” - George Eliot |
Def: hesitating or doubting Synonym: hesitant, unsure Antonym: trusting |
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(Noun) “He's a wonderful talker, who has the art of telling you nothing in a great harangue." - Moliere |
Def: a lengthy and aggressive speech Synonym: tirade, rant Antonym: silence |
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(Verb) "The invaders harried the village's residents" - Merriam Webster Dictionary (I couldn't find a real quote that wasn't about someone named Harry anywhere) |
Def: persistently carry out attacks on; harrass Synonym: assail, assault Antonym: protect, |
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(Adjective) “PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.” - Ambrose Bierce |
Def: not feeling shame or regret about one's actions or attitudes Synonym: remorseless, unabashed Antonym: ashamed |
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(Noun) “There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.” - Samuel Butler |
Def: a dishonest or unscrupulous man Synonym: lowlife, villain Antonym: upstanding, honorable |
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Legion (Adjective) “An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there” - Edward Young |
Def: great in number Synonym: numerous, abundant Antonym:few |
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(Noun) “There are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humor, cannot find its way” - Samuel Johnson |
Def: the quality of being open to new ideas and free from prejudice Synonym: open-minded Antonym: close-minded |
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(Noun) “When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff” - Marcus Tullius Cicero |
Def: a person who brings a case against another in a court of law Synonym: prosecutor Antonym: defendant |
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(Verb) “I measure every grief I meet with narrow, probing eyes - I wonder if it weighs like mine - or has an easier size.” - Emily Dickinson |
Def: physically explore or examine with the hands or an instrument Synonym: examine, explore Antonym: ignore |
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(Verb) “There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited." - Sun Tzu |
Def: Prolong Synonym: extend, drag out Antonym: finish, speed up |
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Quarry (Noun) “Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.” - Samuel Butler |
Def: a place from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted Synonym: dig site Antonym: mountain |
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Spurn (Verb) “Falsehoods which we spurn today, were the truths of long ago” - John Greenleaf Whittier |
Def: reject with disdain or contempt Synonym: reject, scorn Antonym: accept |
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(Noun) “The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.” - Calvin Coolidge |
Def: deceit used in order to achieve one's goal Synonym: fraud, trickery Antonym: honesty, sincerity |
