Unit #3 ANTS and SYNS Flashcards by Meg and Craig Cramer | Brainscape

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expert, master, prodigy, maestro

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SYNS for virtuoso

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amateur, beginner, novice, mediocre

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ANTS for virtuoso

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curative, salutary, salubrious

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SYNS for therapeutic

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harmful, injurious, deleterious

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ANTS for therapeutic

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Q

rift, breach

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SYNS for schism

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united front, reconcilitation

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ANTS for schism

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avarice, cupidity, voraciousness

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SYNS for rapacity

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liberality, generosity, altruism

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ANTS for rapacity

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peculiar, perplexed, mystified, derisive

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SYNS for quizzical

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unequivocal, crystal-clear, unambigiuos

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ANTS for quizzical

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down-to-earth, businesslike

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SYNS for pragmatic

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idealistic, impractical, visionary

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ANTS for pragmatic

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surplus, surfeit, glut, excess

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SYNS for plethora

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shortage, paucity, dearth, scarcity

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ANTS for plethora

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banter, jesting, repartee, badinage

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SYNS for persiflage

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hymn, ode, anthem

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SYNS for paean

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dirge, elegy, lament, threnody

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ANTS for paean

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impostor, quack

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SYNS for mountebank

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sucker, dupe, “mark”, “pigeon”

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ANTS for mountebank

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cosmos, entirety

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SYNS for macrocosm

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model, miniature, microcosm

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ANTS for macrocosm

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gap, slot, crevice, interval, lacuna

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SYNS for interstice

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emblem, idol

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SYNS for icon

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on the house, freely

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SYNS for gratis

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for a price

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ANTS for gratis

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gift, aptitude, specialty

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SYNS for forte

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weakness, shortcoming, foible

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ANTS for forte

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island, subgroup

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SYNS for enclave

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dupe, deceive, beguile, inveigle

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SYNS for cozen

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deign

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SYNS for condescend

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censor, purge, expurgate

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SYNS for bowdlerize

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auxiliary, subsidiary, accesory

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SYNS for ancillary

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central, key, primary, principal, main

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ANTS for ancillary