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63 Cards in this Set
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abash, disconcert, discomfit, faze |
to embarrass |
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accede, assent, acquiesce, concur |
to express approval; agree to |
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accrue, augment, burgeon, wax, proliferate |
to accumulate, grow by additions |
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adulterate, dilute, contaminate |
to corrupt or make impure |
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amalgamate, integrate, league, assimilate |
to mix, combine |
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ameliorate, amend |
to make better, improve |
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appropriate, usurp, arrogate, commandeer, assume |
to take possession of; to demand, claim arrogantly |
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ascribe, accredit, impute, refer, credit |
to attribute to, assign |
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assuage, mitigate, alleviate, mollify, appease, extenuate, palliate |
to make less severe, ease, relieve |
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atrophy, deteriorate, degenerate |
to waste away, wither from disuse |
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attenuate, rarefy, diminish |
to make thin or slender; weaken |
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aver, assert, attest |
to declare to be true, affirm |
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belabor, harp upon, dwell upon |
to insist repeatedly or harp on |
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bilk, dupe, swindle, fleece |
to cheat, defraud |
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blandish, cajole, wheedle |
to coax with flattery |
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canonize, exult, ennoble, elevate, glorify |
to declare a person a saint, raise to highest honors |
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castigate, lambaste |
to punish, chastise, criticize severely |
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censure, denounce, pillory, vilify, indict |
to criticize, find fault |
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countenance, condone, tolerate |
to favor, support |
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daunt, consternate, demoralize, dishearten |
to discourage, intimidate |
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demur, remonstrate, kick, dissent, expostulate |
to express doubts or objections |
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denigrate, malign, belittle, disparage, vilify, deprecate, deride, ridicule, derogate |
to slur or blacken someone's reputation; speak disrespectfully of |
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dissemble, feign, cloak |
to pretend, disguise one's motives |
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enervate, deplete, debilitate, exhaust |
to weaken, sap strength from |
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enjoin, direct, instruct; enjoin, prohibit, proscribe |
to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order |
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espouse, champion, embrace, adopt |
to support or advocate; to marry |
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etiolate, blanch, decolorize |
to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight |
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exculpate, exonerate, acquit |
to clear of blame or fault, vindicate |
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expiate, compensate |
to atone for, make amends or |
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expurgate, bowdlerize, sanitize |
to censor |
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fathom, comprehend |
to measure the depth of, gauge |
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flag, wane, subside, ebb, dwindle, slacken |
to decline in vigor, strength, or interest |
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foment, abet, instigate, promote |
to arouse or incite |
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founder, miscarry, immerse, plunge |
to fall helplessly, sink |
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gall, irritate, vex, nettle, annoy |
to exasperate and irritate |
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garner, acquire, amass, glean, harvest, reap |
to gather and store |
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husband, conserve, economize |
to farm; manage carefully and thriftily |
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importune, beseech, crave, entreat, implore, supplicate |
to ask repeatedly, beg |
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impugn, challenge, dispute, gainsay |
to call into question, attack verbally |
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inculcate, instill |
to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
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inculpate, impeach, indict |
to incriminate |
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inter, entomb, inhume |
to bury |
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inundate, deluge, engulf |
to cover with water; overwhelm |
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inure, condition, familiarize, habituate |
to harden; accustom, become used to |
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lampoon, burlesque, travesty, caricature |
to attack with satire, mock harshly |
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lionize, regale, ply |
to treat as a celebrity |
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macerate, deliquesce |
to waste away or to become soft, esp. by being steeped |
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malinger, shirk, fake |
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill |
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militate, affect, influence |
to operate against, work against |
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obfuscate, cloud, complicate, darken |
to confuse, obscure |
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obviate, avert, deter, forestall, preclude |
to make unnecessary, anticipate and prevent |
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occlude, obstruct |
to shut, block |
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presage, portend, forewarn, augur, divine, bode |
to foretell, indicate in advance |
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prevaricate, equivocate, palter, hedge, fabricate |
to lie, evade the truth |
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proscribe, denounce, banish, interdict |
to condemn; to forbid, outlaw |
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quell, suppress, pacify, quiet, quash, stifle |
to crush or subdue |
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rarefy, attenuate, prune |
to make thinner, purer, or more refined |
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renege, break, violate |
to go back on one's word |
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score, furrow, scrape, groove, chase, rule |
to make a notch or scratch |
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stint, conserve, scrimp, skimp |
to be sparing or frugal |
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temper, qualify, allay, muffle |
to restrain, moderate |
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upbraid, berate, tax, reproach, rebuke, chide |
to scold sharply |
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whet, hone, strop, grind, edge |
to sharpen, stimulate |