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20 Cards in this Set
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Avenge
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Verb
To get revenge for, get even for, settle a score, to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury Synonyms- Retaliate |
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Cede
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Verb
To give up, surrender, to hand over to another Synonyms- yield, deliver up, transfer |
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Deluge
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Noun
A great flood, a heavy fall of rain, anything that comes in vast quantity Synonyms- Swamp, inundate Antonyms- Trickle, Dribble |
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Discretion
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Noun
Good judgement, care in speech and action, freedom to judge or choose Synonyms- Prudence, Tact, Discrimination. |
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Giddy
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Adjective
Dizzy, light headed, lacking seriousness Synonyms- Faint, frivolous, flighty Antonyms- Levelheaded, serious, earnest, sober |
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Impact
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Noun
The striking of one object against another, the shock caused by a collision. Synonyms- Collision, blow, effect |
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Intimidate
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Verb
To make timid or frighten by threats, to use fear to get someone to do (or not do) something Synonyms- bully, browbeat, hector |
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Liberate
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Verb
To free from bondage or domination, to release Synonyms- untie, unshackle Antonyms- imprison, fetter, shackle, bind |
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Logical
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Adjective
Reasonable, Making use of reason and good sense Synonyms- rational, sensible Antonyms- absurd, ridiculous, unsound, preposterous |
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Misrepresent
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Verb
To give false or untrue idea Synonyms- distort, falsify, twist, exaggerate |
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Optional
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Adjective
Left to one's own choice, not required Synonyms- voluntary, elective, discretionary Antonyms- required, mandatory, compulsory |
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Outright
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Adjective
Complete, instantaneous, without reservation, thoroughgoing Synonyms- Total, out-and-out, utterly, instantly Antonyms- Partial, incomplete, by degrees |
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Rendezvous
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Verb
To meet in accordance with a plan Synonyms- Date, appointment, assignation |
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Rotund
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Adjective
Rounded and plump, full or rich in sound Synonyms- Round, plump, chubby, portly, sonorous Antonyms- Thin, angular, lean, lanky, skinny, gaunt |
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Saunter
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Verb
To stroll, walk in an easy, leisurely way, a stroll Synonyms- Ramble, amble, promenade Antonyms- Speed, race, hurry, dash, scurry, rush |
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Sluggish
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Adjective
lazy, slow-moving, not active, dull Synonyms- Unhurried, lethargic, leisurely Antonyms- Active, energetic, lively, rapid, brisk |
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Subordinate
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Adjective
Lower in rank or position, secondary Synonyms- Assistant, helper Antonyms- Superior, higher, chief, supervisor |
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Tint
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Noun
A delicate color or hue, a slight trace of something Synonyms- Shade, tone, color, stain Antonyms- Bleach, whiten |
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Variable
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Adjective
Likely to undergo change, changeable Synonyms- Fluctuating, shifting, inconstant Antonyms- Constant, unchanging, steady |
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Verge
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Noun
The point at which something begins or happens, a border Synonyms- Brink, threshhold, edge |