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100 Cards in this Set
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syn.) associate, adddition, accessory
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adjunct
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syn.) ringleader, initiator, barometer
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bellwether
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syn.) whine
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caterwaul
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syn.) wail, screech
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caterwaul
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syn.) fanciful, visionary, quixotic, pie-in-the-sky
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chimerical
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syn.) decadent, enfeebled, outmoded
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effete
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syn.) accomplished fact
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fait accompli
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syn.) intolerant, inflexible
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hidebound
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syn.) chain of command, pecking order
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hierarchy
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syn.) ceremony, observance
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liturgy
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syn.) optical illusion
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mirage
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syn.) bog, quagmire
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morass
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syn.) fetid, noxious, vile, loathsome
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noisome
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syn.) insensible
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oblivious
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syn.) craven, dastard, "chicken"
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poltroon
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syn.) novice, neophyte
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proselyte
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syn.) kind of, semi-, as if
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quasi
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syn.) banter persiflage
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raillery
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syn.) bawdy, risque
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ribald
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syn.) prone, prostrate; inert
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supine
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syn.) thumbnail sketch, anecdote
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vignette
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ant.) realistic, down-to-earth, practicable
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chimerical
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ant.) thriving, burgeoning, vigorous, dynamic
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effete
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ant.) open-minded, tolerant, liberal, progressive
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hidebound
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ant.) solid ground, bedrock, terra firma
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morass
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ant.) wholesome, pleasant, sweet-smelling
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noisome
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ant.) aware, mindful, cognizant, alert
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oblivious
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ant.) hero, stalwart, gallant
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poltroon
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ant.) master, teacher, guide, guru
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proselyte
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ant.) totally, completely, actually, in fact
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quasi
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ant.) seemly, proper, decorous
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ribald
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ant.) upright, erect, perpendicular, vertical
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supine
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ant.) epic, full-length treatment
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vignette
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ant.) keep secret, withhold information
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apprise
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ant.) teetotaling, abstemious, temperate
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bibulous
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ant.) implant, nurture, foster, instill
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deracinate
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ant.) selfish, self-seeking, uncharitable
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eleemosynary
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ant.) foreign, alien, exoteric, imported
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indigenous
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ant.) dry-eyed, cheerful, merry, hilarious
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lachrymose
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ant.) friendly chat, peace and quiet
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melee
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ant.) universe, macrocosm, cosmos, totality
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microcosm
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ant.) huge, massive, monumental
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minuscule
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ant.) clarify, elucidate, explicate
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obfuscate
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ant.) unite, unify, reconcile
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polarize
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ant.) bloodless, ashen, pessimistic, gloomy
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sanguine
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ant.) correct usage
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solecism
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ant.) overlord
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vassal
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syn.) auspices
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aegis
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syn.) acquaint, notify
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apprise
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syn.) inebrious, alcoholic
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bibulous
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syn.) fan club, flatterers, hangers-on
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claque
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syn.) extirpate, eradicate, expunge
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deracinate
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syn.) philanthropic, beneficent
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eleemosynary
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syn.) endemic, domestic, homegrown
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indigenous
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syn.) tearful, doleful, dolorous
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lachrymose
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syn.) wordbook, glossary
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lexicon
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syn.) fracas, brawl, scuffle, donnybrook
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melee
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syn.) epitome, world in little
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microcosm
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syn.) infinitesimal, insignificant
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minuscule
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syn.) muddy the waters
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obfuscate
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syn.) benevolence, solicitude, fatherliness
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paternalism
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syn.) split, divide, alienate, estrange
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polarize
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syn.) jurisdiction, orbit
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purview
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syn.) flushed, rosy
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sanguine
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syn.) misusage, blunder, faux pas
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solecism
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syn.) menial, minion
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vassal
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syn.) servile
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vassal
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syn.) realism, lifelikeness, authenticity
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verisimilitude
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ant.) central, key, primary, principal, main
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ancillary
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ant.) weakness, shortcoming, foible
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forte
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ant.) for a price
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gratis
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ant.) model, miniature, microcosm
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macrocosm
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ant.) dirge, elegy, lament, threnody
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paean
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ant.) shortage, paucity, dearth, scarcity
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plethora
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ant.) idealistic, impractical, visionary
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pragmatic
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ant.) unequivocal, crystal-clear, unambiguous
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quizzical
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ant.) liberality, generosity, altruism
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rapacity
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ant.) united front, reconciliation
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schism
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ant.) harmful, injurious, deleterious
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therapeutic
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ant.) amateur, beginner, novice, mediocre
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virtuoso
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syn.) auxiliary, subsidiary, accessory
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ancillary
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syn.) censor, purge, expurgate
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bowdlerize
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syn.) deign
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condescend
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syn.) dupe, deceive, beguile, inveigle
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cozen
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syn.) island, subgroup
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enclave
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syn.) gift, aptitude, specialty
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forte
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syn.) on the house; freely
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gratis
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syn.) emblem, idol
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icon
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syn.) gap, slot, crevice, interval, lacuna
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interstice
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syn.) cosmos, entirety
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macrocosm
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syn.) impostor, quack
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mountebank
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syn.) hymn, ode, anthem
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paean
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syn.) banter, jesting, repartee, badinage
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persiflage
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syn.) surplus, surfeit, glut, excess
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plethora
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syn.) down-to-earth, businesslike
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pragmatic
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syn.) peculiar, perplexed, mystified, derisive
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quizzical
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syn.) avarice, cupidity, voraciousness
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rapacity
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syn.) rift, breach
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schism
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syn.) curative, salutary, salubrious
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therapeutic
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syn.) expert, master, prodigy, maestro
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virtuoso
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