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20 Cards in this Set
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Abase (verb): “Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.” -Bible quotes |
Definition: behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade Synonyms: humble, humiliate Antonyms: Build up, elevate |
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Actuate (verb): The pursuit of knowledge is, I think, mainly actuated by love of power” -Bertrand Russell |
Definition: start a function or action, motivate Synonyms: activate, animate Antonyms: delay, depress |
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Avert (verb): “May the gods avert the omen.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero |
Definition: thwart; avoid by turning away Synonyms: deter, fend-off Antonyms: aid, allow |
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Boorish (adj): “The citizen's job is to be rude - to pierce the comfort of professional intercourse by boorish expressions of doubt” -John Ralston Saul |
Definition: crude, awkward Synonyms: barbaric, vulgar Antonyms: delicate, gentle |
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Brunt (noun): “There is one thing alone - that stands the brunt of life throughout its course: a quiet conscience” -Euripides |
Definition: bad end of a situation Synonyms: burden, force Antonyms: ease, peace |
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Combatant (noun): “And the combat ceased, for want of combatants.” -Pierre Corneille |
Definition: fighter Synonyms: adversary, antagonist Antonyms: ally, assistant |
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Dormant (adj): “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” -Horace |
Definition: inactive; sleeping Synonyms: asleep, comatose Antonyms: active, awake |
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Dubious (adj): “A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either of two contradictories” -George Eliot |
Definition: doubtful Synonyms: arguable, debatable Antonyms: believable, certain |
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Harangue (noun): “He's a wonderful talker, who has the art of telling you nothing in a great harangue.” -Moliere |
Definition: long lecture Synonyms: diatribe, discourse Antonyms: tribute, acclaim |
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Harry (verb): “Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought” -William Shakespeare |
Definition: pester; annoy Synonyms: attack, badger Antonyms: aid, appease |
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Impenitent (adj): “PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.” -Ambrose Bierce |
Definition: unrepentant Synonyms: hardened, obdurate Antonyms: apologetic, ashamed |
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Knave (noun): “There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.” -Samuel Butler |
Definition: rascal Synonyms: blackguard, fraud Antonyms: hero, angel |
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Legion (adj): “An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there” -Edward Young |
Definition: numerous Synonyms: abundant, myriad Antonyms: few, numbered |
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Liberality (noun): “Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.” -Horace Mann |
Definition: generosity Synonyms: alms-giving, benevolence Antonyms: meanness, melevolence |
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Plaintiff (noun): “When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff” -Marcus Tullius Cicero |
Definition: accuser Synonyms: complainant, litigant Antonyms: defendant, suspect |
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Probe (noun): “I measure every grief I meet with narrow, probing eyes - I wonder if it weighs like mine - or has an easier size.” -Emily Dickinson |
Definition: investigation Synonyms: examination, exploration Antonyms: glimpse, basis |
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Protract (verb): “Delay always breeds danger and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.” -Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra |
Definition: extend; draw out Synonyms: prolong, put off Antonyms: advance, complete |
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Quarry (noun): “All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance; it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united with canals.” -Samuel Johnson |
Definition: goal Synonyms: aim, chase Antonyms: hunter, predator |
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Spurn (verb): “Falsehoods which we spurn today, were the truths of long ago” -John Greenleaf Whittier |
Definition: turn away; ignore Synonyms: despise, disdain Antonyms: accept, admire |
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Subterfuge (noun): “The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.” -Calvin Coolidge |
Definition: cheating Synonyms: deception, poly Antonyms: fairness, frankness |
