Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Synonym shorten, condense, abbreviate

Antonyms expand, enlarge, augment

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Abridge

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(V) to make shorter

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Abridge

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(N) a follower, supporter

(Adj) attached, sticking to

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Adherent

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Synonyms (n) disciple

Antonym (n) opponent, adversary, critic, detractor

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Adherent

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(N) an angry argument

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Altercation

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Synonym quarrel, dispute, squabble

Antonyms agreement, accord

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Altercation

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(Adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful round or chubby face; sweet & innocent

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Cherubic

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Synonym angelic, seraphic, beatific

Antonym impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish

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Cherubic

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(V) to pardon or overlook

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Condone

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Synonyms ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to

Antonym censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecate

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Condone

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(V) to disagree

(N) disagreement

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Dissent

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Synonyms (v) differ, dispute

Antonym (v) agree, concur (n) unanimity, harmony

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Dissent

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(Adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting

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Eminent

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Synonyms illustrious, renowned

Antonym humble, obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly

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Eminent

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(V) to drive out by magic, to dispose of something troublesome, menacing or oppressive

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Exorcise

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Synonym expel, dispel

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Exorcise

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(V) to make, manufacture, to make up, invent

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Fabricate

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Synonyms put together, devise, contrive, concoct

Antonyms take apart, undo, destroy, demolish

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Fabricate

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(Adj) angry

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Synonyms incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid

Antonyms calm, compose, cool, unruffled

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(N) a raider, plunderer

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Marauder

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Synonyms looter, pirate, freebooter

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Marauder

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(N) excessive fatness

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Obesity

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Synonym serious overweight, extreme corpulence

Antonym emanciation, tautness, scrawniness

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Obesity

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(N) an extremely poor person

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Pauper

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(V) to steal in small quantities

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Pilfer

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Synonym filch, rob, swipe, purloin

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Pilfer

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(N) split, break, breach

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Rift

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Synonyms crack, fissure, gap, cleft

Antonym reconciliation

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Rift

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(N) likeness, an outward appearance, an apparition

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Semblance

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Synonyms appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade

Antonyms dissimilarity, contrast, total lack

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Semblance

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(V) to overcome, rise above

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Surmount

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Synonyms conquer, triumph over

Antonyms be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to

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Surmount

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(V) to bring to an end

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Terminate

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Synonyms conclude, finish, discontinue

Antonyms begin, commence, initiate

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Terminate

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(Adj) commonplace, overused, stale

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Trite

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Synonyms banal, hackneyed, corny

Antonyms original, novel, fresh, innovative

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Trite

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(V) to seize & hold a position by force or without right

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Usurp

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Synonyms seize illegally, commandeer, supplant

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Usurp