Vocab Cards UNITS 1-3
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- admonish
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VERB
to scold mildly
Synonyms:scold
Antonyms:praise - breach
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NOUN
an opening,gap,ripture,rift
Antonyms:close - brigand
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NOUN
a bandit,robber,outlaw,highwayman
*Not to describe one after 1900 - circumspect
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ADJECTIVE
careful,cautious
Synonyms:cautious
Antonyms:incautious - commander
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VERB
to seise for military or official use
Antonyms:expropriate - cumbersome
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ADJECTIVE
clumsy,hard to handle,slow-moving
Synonyms:unweildy
Antonyms:manageable
*Not used for people - deadlock
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NOUN
a standstill between two opposing forces
Synonyms:standoff
Antonyms:agreement - debris
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NOUN
scattered fragments;wreckage
Synonyms:rubble - diffuse`
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VERB
to spread or scatter freely r wildly
Synonyms:disperse
Antonyms:concentrate - dilemma
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NOUN
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Synonyms:predicament
Antonyms:cinch - efface
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VERB
to wipe out;keep oneself for being noticed
Synonyms:erase
Antonyms:etch - muddle
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NOUN
a hopeless mess
Synonyms:disorder
Antonyms:neatness - opinionated
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ADJECTIVE
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
Synonyms:inflexible
Antonyms:reasonable - perennial
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ADJECTIVE
lasting for a long time
Synonyms:recurring
Antonyms:brief - predispose
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VERB
to incline to beforehand
Synonyms:prejudice - relinquish
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VERB
to let go,give up
Synonyms:abandon
Antonyms:keep - salvage
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VERB
to save from fire or shipwreck
Synonyms:rescue
Antonyms:abandon
*Not used for people - spasmodic
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ADJECTIVE
sudden and violent but brief,fitful, intermittent
Synonyms:irregular
Antonyms:steady - spurious
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ADJECTIVE
not genuine;not valid;not true
Synonyms:false
Antonyms:genuine - unbridled
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ADJECTIVE
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Synonyms:unrestrained
Antonyms:restrained - illegible
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ADJECTIVE
difficult or impossible to read
Synonyms:scribbled
Antonyms:weaken - adjourn
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VERB
to stop proceedings temporarily
Synonyms:postpone
Antonyms:open - alien
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ADJECTIVE
foreign,strange
Synonyms:unfamiliar
Antonyms:familiar - jeer
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VERB
to make fun of rudely or unkindly
Synonyms:mock
Antonyms:applause - comely
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ADJECTIVE
having a pleasing appearance
Synonyms:pretty
Antonyms:ugly
*Only used for pretty females or cute cottage - compensate
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VERB
to make up for; repay for services
Synonyms:reimburse
Antonyms:stiff - lucrative
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ADJECTIVE
bringing money;profitable
Synonyms:profitable
Antonyms:unprofitable - dissolute
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ADJECTIVE
loose in one's morals and beliefs
Synonyms:immoral
Antonyms:moral
*Not used for criminal activity - erratic
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ADJECTIVE
not regular or consistant
Synonyms:inconsistent
Antonyms:consistent - explusion
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NOUN
the process of forcing out
Synonyms:ejection
Antonyms:admission - mediocre
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ADJECTIVE
average,ordinary
Synonyms:average
Antonyms:exceptional - feint
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NOUN
a deliberatly deceptive movement
Synonyms:trick
*Usually used in sports not for acting - proliferate
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VERB
to reproduce;spread freely or rapidly
Synonyms:multiply
Antonyms:decrease - fodder
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NOUN
food for horses or cattle
Synonyms:feed - fortify
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VERB
to stregnthen;build up
Synonyms:reinforce
Antonyms:weaken - subjugate
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VERB
to conquer by force;bring under complete control
Synonyms:master
Antonyms:surrender - sully
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VERB
to soil;stain;tarnish
Synonyms:taint
Antonyms:purify - tantalize
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VERB
to tease;torment by teasing
Synonyms:tempt
Antonyms:satisfy - terse
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ADJECTIVE
brief and to the point
Synonyms:concise
Antonyms:wordy - unflinching
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ADJECTIVE
firm;showing to signs of fear
Synonyms:resolute
Antonyms:unresolute - abridge
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VERB
to make shorter
Synonyms:shorten
Antonyms:expand - adherent
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NOUN
a follower;supporter
Synonyms:disciple
Antonyms:opponent - altercation
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NOUN
an angry argument
Synonyms:quarrel
Antonyms:agreement - cherubic
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ADJECTIVE
resembling an angel portayed as a little child with a beautiful,round, or chubby face, sweet and innocent
Synonyms:angelic
Antonyms:devilish - condone
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VERB
to pardon or overlook
Synonyms:ignore
Antonyms:disapprove - dissent
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VERB
to disagree
Synonyms:disagree
Antonyms:agree - eminent
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ADJECTIVE
famous;outstanding;distinguished
Synonyms:renowned
Antonyms:obscure - exorcise
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VERB
to drive out with magic
Synonyms:expel - fabricate
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VERB
to make;manufacture;make up;invent
Synonyms:concoct
Antonyms:destroy - irate
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ADJECTIVE
angry
Synonyms:enraged
Antonyms:calm - marauder
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NOUN
a raider,plunderer
Synonyms:looter - obesity
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NOUN
excessive fatness
Synonyms:overweight
Antonyms:scrawniness - pauper
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NOUN
an extremely poor person
Synonyms:poor
Antonyms:millionaire - pilfer
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VERB
to steal in small quantities
Synonyms:rob - rift
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NOUN
a split,break,breach
Synonyms:gap
Antonyms:reconciliation - semblance
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NOUN
a likeness;an outward appearance
Synonyms:appearance
Antonyms:contrast
*not used for costume or mask - surmount
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VERB
to overcome;rise above
Synonyms:conquer
Antonyms:fail - terminate
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VERB
to bring to an end
Synonyms:finish
Antonyms:begin - trite
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ADJECTIVE
common,overused,stale
Synonyms:overused
Antonyms:original - usurp
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VERB
to seise and hold a position by force or without right
Synonyms:supplant