#12 ANTS and SYNS Flashcards by Meg and Craig Cramer

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forswear, retract, abstain from

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SYNS for abjure

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affirm, avow, aver, profess

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ANTS for abjure

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irritating, stinging, bitter caustic

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SYNS for acrid

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gentle, soothing, mild

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ANTS for acrid

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stately, dignified, exalted, venerable

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SYNS for august

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humble, base, mean, lowly, abject

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ANTS for august

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insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

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SYNS for callous

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sensitive, compassionate, tenderhearted

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ANTS for callous

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covert, surreptitious, stealthy

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SYNS for clandestine

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open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard

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ANTS for clandestine

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scruple, qualm, misgiving, contritioin

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SYNS for compunction

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shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance

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ANTS for compunction

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holocaust, wildfire

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SYNS for conflagration

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deluge

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ANTS for conflagration

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overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled ppink

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SYNS for elated

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depressed, crestfallen, despondent, blue

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ANTS for elated

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lasting, permanent

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SYNS for indelible

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erasable, impermanent, ephemeral

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ANTS for indelible

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permissive, tolerant, liberal

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SYNS for indulgent

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strict, severe, hard-nosed

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ANTS for indulgent

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persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool

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SYNS for inveterate

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sporadic, intermittent, occasional

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ANTS for inveterate

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inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point

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SYNS for irrelevent

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pertinent, material, apropos, germane

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ANTS for irrelevent

nightime

SYNS for nocturnal

daytime, diurnal

ANTS for nocturnal

cliche, truism, bromide

SYNS for platitude

epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot

ANTS for platitude

pacify, squelch, quash, crush

SYNS for quell

incite, provoke, arouse, foment, stir up

ANTS for quell

still, inert, motionless, tranquil

SYNS for quiescent

active, thriving, bustling, volatile

ANTS for quiescent

ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

SYNS for ruminate

unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

SYNS for tacit

explicit, express, specific

ANTS for tacit

perceptible, actual, evident

SYNS for tangible

immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial

ANTS for tangible

penetrating, cutting, telling, acute

SYNS for trenchant

dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive

ANTS for trenchant