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20 Cards in this Set
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condone
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(v)to pardon or overlook
S:ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to A: censure, condemn, disaprove, deprecate |
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altercation
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(n) an angry argument
S:quarrel, dispute, squabble A:agreement,accord |
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dissent
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(v) to disagree; (n) disagreement
S:(v) differ, dispute A:(v) agree, concur; (n) unanimity, harmony |
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trite
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(adj) commonplace; overused, stale
S:banal, hackneyed, corny A:original, novel, fresh, innovative |
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exorcise
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(v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
S:expel, dispel |
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eminent
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(adj) famous, outstanding, distiguished; projecting
S:illustrious, renowned A:obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble |
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usurp
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(v) to seize and hold a position by force without right
S: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant |
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semblance
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(n)a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
S:appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade A:dissimilarity, contrast, total lack |
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marauder
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(n)a raider, plunderer
S:looter, pirate, freebooter |
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fabricate
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(v)to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
S:put together, devise, contrive, concoct A:take apart, undo, destroy, demolish |
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adherent
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(n)a follower, supporter; (adj) attached, sticking to
S:(n) disciple A:(n) opponent, adversery, critic, dtractor |
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irate
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(adj) angry
S:incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid A:calm, composed, cool, unruffled |
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abridge
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(v)to make shorter
S:shorten, condense, abbreviate A:expand, enlarge, augment |
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cherubic
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(adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
S:angelic, seraphic, beatific A:impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish |
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obesity
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(n) excessive fatness
S:serious overweight, extreme corpulence A:emaciation, gauntness, scrawniness |
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pilfer
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(v) to steal in small quantities
S:filch, rob, swipe, purloin |
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pauper
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(n)an extremely poor person
S:destitute person A:millionaire, tycoon |
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rift
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(n) a split, break, breach
S:crack, fissure, gap, cleft A:reconciliation |
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surmount
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(v) to overcome, rise above
S:conquer, triumph over A:be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to |
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terminate
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(v) to bring to an end
S:conclue, finish, discontinue A:begin, commence, initiate |
