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20 Cards in this Set
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Animosity |
Strong dislike ; bitter hostility |
Enmity , rancor , antipathy |
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Apathy |
A lack of feeling , emotion , or interest |
Indifference , disinterest , detachment |
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Apprehensive |
Fearful or anxious , especially about the future |
Worried , nervous , fretful , jittery |
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Commend |
To praise , express approval ; to present as worthy of attention ; to commit to the car of |
Applaud ; entrust |
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Compatible |
Able to get along or work well together ; capable of use with some other model or system |
Harmonious , in agreement , like-minded |
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Condolence |
An expression of sympathy |
Commiseration , solace , sympathy |
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Consecrate |
To make sacred , hallow ; to set apart for a special purpose |
Devote , dedicate , sanctify |
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Decrepit |
Old and feeble ; worn-out , ruined |
Infirm , broken-down , rickety , dilapidated |
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Deride |
To ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
Mock , scorn , disparage , jeer at |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent, simple ; frank , sincere |
Naive , artless , guileless , candid |
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Multifarious |
Having great variety ; numerous and diverse |
Varied , manifold , heterogenous |
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Obsolete |
Out-of-date , no longer in use |
Outmoded , antiquated , passé , old hat |
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Omnivorous |
Eating every kind of food ; eagerly taking in everything , having a wide variety of tastes |
All- devouring , voracious |
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Parsimonious |
Stingy , miserly ; meager , poor , small |
Frugal , niggardly , penny-pinching , cheap |
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Quandary |
A state of perplexity or doubt |
Confusion , dilemma , predicament |
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Recalcitrant |
Stubbornly disobedient , resisting authority |
Unruly , obstinate , contrary , ornery |
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Reprisal |
An injury done in return for injury |
Retaliation , revenge , retribution |
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Revel |
To take great pleasure in ; (n) a wild celebration |
Relish , savor , bask in , carouse |
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Stultify |
To make ineffective or useless ; cripple ; to have a filling effect on |
Smother , stifle , neutralize , negate |
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Suave |
Smoothly agreeable or polite ; pleasing to the senses |
Sophisticated , urbane , polished |
