#12 ANTS and SYNS Flashcards by Meg and Craig Cramer

Q

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

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nightime

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SYNS for nocturnal

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daytime, diurnal

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ANTS for nocturnal

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cliche, truism, bromide

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SYNS for platitude

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epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot

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ANTS for platitude

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pacify, squelch, quash, crush

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SYNS for quell

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incite, provoke, arouse, foment, stir up

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ANTS for quell

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still, inert, motionless, tranquil

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SYNS for quiescent

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active, thriving, bustling, volatile

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ANTS for quiescent

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ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

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SYNS for ruminate

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unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

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SYNS for tacit

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explicit, express, specific

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ANTS for tacit

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perceptible, actual, evident

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SYNS for tangible

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immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial

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ANTS for tangible

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penetrating, cutting, telling, acute

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SYNS for trenchant

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dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive

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ANTS for trenchant