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12 Cards in this Set
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Condone
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To forgive (an offense) or overlook it by treating the offender as though he had done nothing wrong or reprehensible
Ants: Arraign, |
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Contrite
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Penitent, humble with sorrow for sin
Syms: Repentant, remorseful, conscience-stricken, compunctious Ants: Impenitent, unremorseful, obdurate |
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Deference
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A submitting to another's opinion or wishes, usually because of the latter's age or unquestioned wisdom and experience
SymS: regard, respect, esteem, compliance, reverence, veneration ANts: Disrespect, disregard, irreverence, defiance, recalcitrance |
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Provincial
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1) Characteristic of, or belonging to a province
2) Narrow in IDeas; of limited outlook Syms: Countrified, rustic, local, parochial, illiberal, unsophisticated, insular Ants: Cosmopolitan, sophisticated, broadminded |
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Emaciated
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Waster or reduced in weight by starvation or disease
SYms: Shriveled, withered, raw-boned, pinched Ants: Fattenend, PLump |
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Estrange
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To cause to seperate, divide, or turn away
Syms: Alienate ANts: Reconcile, unite |
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Fallible
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Liable to make mistakes or be deceived; liable to be inaccurate
Syms: Errable, Erring, Questionable, Unreliable, debatable, untrustworthy Ants: Infallible, unerrable, unerring, reliable, trustworthy, unfailing |
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Fallible
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Liable to make mistakes or be deceived; liable to be inaccurate
Syms: Errable, Erring, Questionable, Unreliable, debatable, untrustworthy Ants: Infallible, unerrable, unerring, reliable, trustworthy, unfailing |
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Furtive
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Done in secret or underhanded manner
Syms: Stealthy, surreptitious, clandestinge, sly, secretive, covert, secret Ants: Unconcealed, aboveboard, overt, open, frank, straighforward |
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Furtive
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Done in secret or underhanded manner
Syms: Stealthy, surreptitious, clandestinge, sly, secretive, covert, secret Ants: Unconcealed, aboveboard, overt, open, frank, straighforward |
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Furtive
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Done in secret or underhanded manner
Syms: Stealthy, surreptitious, clandestinge, sly, secretive, covert, secret Ants: Unconcealed, aboveboard, overt, open, frank, straighforward |
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Furtive
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Done in secret or underhanded manner
Syms: Stealthy, surreptitious, clandestinge, sly, secretive, covert, secret Ants: Unconcealed, aboveboard, overt, open, frank, straighforward |