Vocab Test 14 Syn & Ant Flashcards

1
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synonyms (v) join, acquire, appropriate, procure

A

annex

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synonyms sever, halve, sunder, adhere, clasp

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cleave

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3
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synonyms (adj) hospitable, affable, warm, convivial

antonyms (adj) gruff, unfriendly, unsocialbale

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cordial

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4
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synonyms foundation, base, underpinning, support

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cornerstone

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5
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synonyms disaster, fiasco, calamity

antonyms success, triumph, victory, coup

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debacle

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synonyms enfeeble, sap, enervate

antonyms enliven, stimulate, energize, excite

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devitalize

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7
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synonyms entangle, ensnarl

antonyms disentangle,separate, disconnect

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embroil

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synonyms superficial, pat, oily, unctuous, facile

antonyms halting, tongue-tied, speechless, awkward

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glib

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9
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synonyms absolve, acquit, vindicate, exculpate

antonyms implicate, incriminate, inculpate

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exonerte

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10
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synonyms random, accidental, slapdash

antonyms deliberate, purposeful, orderly, meticulous

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haphazard

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11
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synonyms ad-lib, play it by ear, wing it, extemporize

antonyms plan, rehearse, practice, prepare

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improvise

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12
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synonyms spur, kindle, provoke, instigate, prompt

antonyms check, curb, impede, restrain, smother

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incite

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13
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synonyms inpouring, inrush, invasion

antonyms outpouring, exodus, departure

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influx

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14
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synonyms wanness, lividness, bloodlessness

antonyms flush, blush, rosiness, bloom

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pallor

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15
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synonyms lineage, ancestry, genealogy

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pedigree

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16
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synonyms sheer, abrupt, sharp

antonyms gradual, shallow, graded, incremental

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precipitous

17
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synonyms extravagant, lavish, bounteous, plenteous

antonyms sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient

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profuse

18
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synonyms unite, conciliate, mend fences

antonyms antagonize, alienate, drive a wedge between

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reconcile

19
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synonyms (v) manacle, enslave (n) handcuffs, bonds

antonyms(v) free, unfetter, emancipate, liberate

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shackle

20
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synonyms frayed, seedy, ragged, shopworn, trite

antonyms luxurious, plush, costly, sumptous

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threadbare