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20 Cards in this Set
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beatific
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Syn: rapturous, ecstatic, transcendent
Ant: disconsolate, dejected, doleful |
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behemoth
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Syn: mammoth, whale, elephant, colossus
Ant: dwarf pygmy, midget |
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blandishment
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Syn: allurement, enticement, cajolery
Ant: threat, intimidation |
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cacophonous
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def: harsh-sounding
Ant: harmonious, melodious, mellifluous |
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chicanery
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def: trickery
Atn: fair-dealing |
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consign
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Syn: transfer, remit, convey
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coup
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def: masterstroke, plan, strategem
Ant: blunder, faux pas, gaffe |
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euphemism
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def: inoffensive expression
no syn/ant |
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febrile
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def: feverish, frentic
Ant: leisurely, relaxed |
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gainsay
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def: deny, contradict
ant: confirm, corroborate, support, admit |
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imminent
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syn: impending, looming
ant: distant, remote, faraway |
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innate
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syn: intrinsic, congenital
ant: learned, acquired, extrinsic, accidental |
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loath
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syn: averse, indisposed
ant: willing, eager, inclined |
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manifest
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syn: (adj.) apparent; (v.) reveal, disclose
ant: (adj.) unrevealed, hidden; (v.) hide, conceal |
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minutiae
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syn: trivia, trifles
ant: essentials |
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moratorium
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syn: postponement, stoppage
ant: acceleration, escalation |
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nostrum
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syn: panacea, elixir
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pariah
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syn: outcase, untouchable, persona non grata
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visionary
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syn: (adj.) utopian, idealistic, impractical
ant: (adj.) realistic, practical |
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wizened
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syn: withered, shriveled
ant: bloated, distended |
