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78 Cards in this Set
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Rich (adjective ) |
affluent + moneyed + wealthy + loaded + well-off + well-to-do + substantial |
Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her humble background. |
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Stingy ( adjective ) |
skimpy + niggardly + scarce + avaricious + greedy |
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Hinder ( verb ) |
encumber + disturb + block impede + handicap |
A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth. I don’t know if these changes are going to help or hinder the team. |
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Give ( verb ) |
endow + award + accord + grant + confer |
The government is awarding small grants to single mothers who are starting their own businesses. |
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Replace ( verb ) |
exchange substitute subrogate |
The factory replaced most of its workers with robots. The factory exchange most of its workers with robots. The factory subtitute most of its workers with robots. The factory subrogate most of its workers with robots. |
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Cut ( verb ) شق |
fissure + slit + split + incise + crash |
Cut the sheet |
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Big (adjective ) |
tremendous + massive + immense + enormous + colossal hefty towering gigantic giant mammoth |
She has every right to be proud of her tremendous achievements. |
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Coward ( adjective ) |
funky + cowardly + chicken + unmanly + sissified + timid |
She considered him a coward for failing to join up in the war. |
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Focus ( adjective ) |
concentrate + center |
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Door ( noun ) |
Gate + portal + gateway + port + inlet + entry + entrance |
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lavish ( adjective ) |
profuse + prodigal + extravagant + wasteful + profligate + improvident + thriftless |
lavish spending |
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wandering ( verb ) |
stroll + knock about + ramble + gallivant + |
We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.She was found several hours later, wandering the streets, lost. |
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Broke ( adjective ) |
busty + bankrupt + penniless + hard up + impecunious + down-at-heel × skint |
I first knew him as an impecunious student living in a tiny apartment.
He worked in a down-at-heel café.
She fell in love with a penniless artist. |
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Surprised ( adjective ) |
amazed + astonished + flabbergasted + astounding + startled |
The doctors were astonished at the speed of her recovery. |
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Put off (verb ) |
postpone + delay + defer + carry something over + |
The meeting has been put off for a week. |
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Job ( noun ) مهنة |
Profession + career + vocation + function + avocation |
He's hoping for a career in the police force/as a police officer. |
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belittle ( verb ) يستخف |
underestimate + despise + disparage + trifle with |
Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts. على الرغم من أنها قضت ساعات في إصلاح جهاز الكمبيوتر ، إلا أنه قلل من جهودها. |
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Avoid ( verb ) |
evade + avert + shun + eschew |
Do you think ahmed is avoiding me? I haven't seen him all day. هل تعتقد أن أحمد يجنبني انا لم أره طوال اليوم |
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Criminal ( noun ) |
Offender + delinquent + perpetrator + felon + malefactor + perpetuator |
If you spend any time in prison, you're labelled as a criminal for the rest of your life. إذا قضيت أي وقت في السجن ، فسيتم تصنيفك كمجرم لبقية حياتك. |
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Press ( noun ) صحافي |
Journalist + reporter + gazetteer publicist |
He refused to say anything in reply to the journalists' questions. The minister pushed past the waiting journalists, refusing to speak to them. ورفض أن يقول أي شيء ردا على أسئلة الصحفيين. دفع الوزير أمام الصحفيين المنتظرين ، رافضًا التحدث إليهم. |
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Dustman (noun) |
sanitation worker + refuse collector + garbage man + garbage collector + binman |
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useful |
beneficial + serviceable + helpful + advantageous + salutary |
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idea |
motif + notion + thought + concept + conception + think + view + impression + |
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use |
utilize + employ + exploit + |
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finally |
eventually + lately + lastly + ultimately + at last + in conclusion + |
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reveal |
detect + uncover + expose + disclose + unveil + find out + divulge + bare + lay bare + bring to light + show up unfold |
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immediately |
at once + right away + forthwith + instantly+ promptly |
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Honestly |
downright + plainly + blankly + outright + on the level + |
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Annoying |
disturbing + bothersome + troublesome + upsetting + uncomfortable + irritating + worrisome + disquieting + bothering + vexatious + grating + aggravating + disagreeable + pain in the neck + mischievous |
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strange |
odd + grotesque + funny + outlandish + uncanny + eerie + exotic + peculiar + bizarre + unearthly + anomalous + freakish + |
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Problem |
issue + trouble + question + snag + kink + nodus |
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delicious |
testy + yummy + appetizing + mouth-watering + scrumptious + well-perpared + zestful + well-seasoned + delish + luscious+ savoury + heavenly + tasteful + scrummy + juicy + palatable + delectable + toothsome |
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stop |
halt discontinue pause stall quit cease |
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friend |
mate pal chum confident comrade buddy companion |
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of course |
certainly definiatly absolutely surely undoubtedly indeed obviously beyond all dispute |
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very |
so pretty quite extremely much bare greatly exceedingly immensely enormously hugely vastly tremendously achingly fearfully cosmically pretty incredibly terribly horrifically fantastically
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sad |
down sorrowful despondent downcast gloomy dejected glum unhappy |
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rain |
it's drizzling it's pouring it's lashing it's bucketing down it's raining cats and dogs |
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happy |
glad jovial joyful elated jolly pleased merry jubilant cheerful delighted upbeat peaceful |
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smart |
witty bright wise gifted brilliant sharp clever intelligent ingenious brainy knowledgeable quick-witted astute crafty |
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result |
outcome consequence upshot payoff conclusion |
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clear |
obvious evident lucid definite pellucid apparent seeming elucidative intelligible legible vivid |
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important |
substantial paramount overriding preponderant significant |
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break down |
seize up go off give out downtime conk out act up unusable out of commission burn out on the blink |
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abandon |
relinquish forgo forsake |
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calamity |
adversity misfortune affliction mischance reverses |
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ambiguous |
vague hazy obscure equivocal dubious nebulous |
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artful |
cunning wily adroit ingenious guileful |
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atheist |
infidel agnostic sceptic |
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biased |
bigoted arbitrary partial partisan prejudiced |
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candid |
frank outspoken artless ingenuous unbiased
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chronic |
persistent unremitting inveterate incessant constant |
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creditable |
praiseworthy meritorious commendable |
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curt |
blunt bluff brusque |
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denounce |
stigmatize censure reprehend castigate |
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depreciate |
disparage derogate |
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exemplary |
illustrative typical praiseworthy laudable |
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frustrate |
balk thwart foil baffle obstruct discomfit |
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impeccable |
consummate irreproachable unerring infallible |
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integrity |
probity uprightness incorruptibility |
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lavish |
prodigal munificent magnanimous |
parsimonious niggardly frugal penurious |
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lucid |
pellucid perspicuous intelligible limpid luminous translucent clear transparent |
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ludicrous a |
ridiculous mirthful droll comical absurd |
dismal lugubrious doleful
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malicious a |
rancorous malignant malevolent virulent vindictive |
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perverse |
headstrong refractory wayward fractions |
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temporary a |
tentative provisional |
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penegade |
turncoat apostate recreant traitor |
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taunt v |
mock twit gibe sneer deride |
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تافه trivial |
fiddling measly frivolous unsavoury petty
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succeed v |
mange pass pull off achieve pan out thrive prosper triumph fulfilling attain accomplish go (off) without a hitch go places bring off make out win out streak ahead
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place n |
venue space spot area site position locality region zone district
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distinguished |
Featured distinct genteel special discriminating |
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Famous |
known renowned famed celebrated notorious noted |
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trader |
dealer merchant tradesman seller mercantile man |
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start |
begin launch commence initiate set about set in lead off |
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however |
nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding |
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wrong |
erroneous incorrect faulty mistaken inaccurate improper erring
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interesting |
captivating - engaging - fascinating - compelling - intriguing |
I was intrigued by his slow, deliberate way of talking and the serious look in his eyes. |