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34 Cards in this Set
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COMPLICATE
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TO MAKE HARD TO UNDERSTAND OR DO
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COMPLICATE
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SYN:
TO CONFUSE, MUDDLE, MIX UP |
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COMPLICATE
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ANT:
TO SIMPLIFY, CLARIFY, SMOOTH, EASE |
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COURTEOUS
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CONSIDERATE TOWARD OTHERS
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COURTEOUS
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SYN:
POLITE, WELL MANNERED, RESPECTFUL, CIVIL |
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COURTEOUS
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ANT:
RUDE, IMPOLITE, ILL MANNERED, DISCOURTEOUS |
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DISCOMFORT
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A LACK OF EASE AND WELL BEING
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DISCOMFORT
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SYN:
PAIN, DISTRESS, IRRITATION, SUFFERING |
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DISCOMFORT
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ANT:
COMFORT, PEACE, CALM |
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ELIMINATE
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TO GET RID OF ON DO AWAY WITH
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ELIMINATE
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SYN:
TO REMOVE, OMIT, LEAVE OUT, EXCLUDE, DROP |
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ELIMINATE
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ANT:
TO TAKE IN, ADMIT, ACQUIRE, RETAIN, PRESERVE |
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GRIEVE
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TO CAUSE TO FEEL GREAT SADNESS, TO FEEL VERY SAD
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GRIEVE
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SYN:
TO SADDEN, MOURN, REGRET |
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GRIEVE
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ANT:
TO REJOICE, CELEBRATE, GLADDEN |
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MORAL
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HAVING TO DO WITH WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG, BEING GOOD AND JUST, THE LESSON TAUGHT BY A STORY OR EXPERIENCE
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MORAL
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SYN:
HONORABLE, UPRIGHT, HONEST, A MESSAGE, TEACHING |
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MORAL
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ANT:
IMMORAL, WICKED, BAD, WRONG |
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SCORCH
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TO BURN ON THE SURFACE, TO DRY OUT WITH HEAT, A SLIGHT BURN
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SCORCH
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SYN:
TO SINGE, BROWN, BLACKEN,SHRIVEL |
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SEVERE
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OF A SERIOUS NATURE, VERY STRICT AND HARSH, CAUSING PAIN OR HARDSHIP
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SEVERE
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SYN:
GRAVE, STERN TOUGH, BITTER, BRUTAL, ROUGH |
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SEVERE
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ANT:
INIMPORTANT, MILD, MERCIFUL |
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SPECTACLE
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AN UNUSUAL SIGHT OR PUBLIC DISPLAY
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SPECTACLE
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SYN:
A SCENE, SHOW, EXHIBITION, MARVEL |
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TRAGIC
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HAVING TO DO WITH A SEROIUS STORY WITH A SAD ENDING, VERY UNFORNUNATE
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TRAGIC
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SYN:
DREADFUL, AWFUL, SAD, DISASTROUS, UNHAPPY |
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TRAGIC
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ANT:
AMUSING, FUNNY, HUMOROUS, COMICAL, HAPPY |
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TRIFLE
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SOMETHING OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE, A SMALL AMOUNT, TO TREAT CARELESSLY OR PLAYFULLY
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TRIFLE
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SYN:
A BIT, KNICKKNACK, TRINKET, TO FIDDLE, PLAY, TOY |
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TRIFLE
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ANT:
A LOT LOTS OF |
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UNIVERSAL
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BEING EVERYWHERE, OF, FOR OR SHARED BY ALL
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UNIVERSAL
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SYN:
WORLDWIDE, BROAD, GENERAL, WIDESPREAD |
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UNIVERSAL
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ANT:
LOCAL, LIMITED, NARROW |
