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Vocabulary Workshop ch. 3&4
syn. ant. def. sentences with context clues
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9th Grade
10/12/2006

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abridge
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(verb) to make shorter
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adherent
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(noun) a follower, supporter
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adherent
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(adjective) attached; sticking to
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altercation
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(noun) an angry argument
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cherubic
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(adjective) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
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condone
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(verb) to pardon or overlook
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dissent
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(verb) to disagree
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dissent
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(noun) disagreement
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eminent
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(adjective) famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting
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exorcise
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(verb) to dirve out by magic, to dispose of something troublesome, meanencing, or oppressive
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fabricate
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(verb) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
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irate
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(adjective) angry
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maradaur
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- (noun) a radier, plunderer
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obesity
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- (noun) excessive fatness
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pauper
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- (noun) an extremely poor person
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pilfer
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(verb) to steal in small quantities
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rift
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(noun) a split, break; brech
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semblance
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(noun) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
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surmount
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(verb) to overcome, rise above
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terminate
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(verb) to bring to an end
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trite
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adjective) commonplace; overused, stale
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usurp
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(verb) to seixe and hold a position by force or without right
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abscond
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(verb) to run off and hide
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access
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(noun) to approach or admittance to places, persons, things, and increase
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access
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(verb) t get at; obtain
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anarchy
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(noun) a lack of government and law; confusion
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arduous
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(adjetive) hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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(adjetive) favorable; fortunate
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biased
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(adjetive) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
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daunt
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(verb) to oevrcome with fear, intimidate, to dishearten, discourage,
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disentangle
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(verb) to free from tangles or complications
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fated
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(adjetive) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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(verb) to mislead by a trick, decieve
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inanimate
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(adjetive) not having life; wihtotu energy or spirit
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incinerate
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(verb) to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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(adjetive) very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
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(noun) theft
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pliant
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(adjetive) bending easily, easily influenced
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pompous
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(adjetive) overly self-important in speech and manner, excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
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(noun) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
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(verb) to make right, correct
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reprieve
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(noun) a temporary relief or delay
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reprieve
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(verb) to grant a postponement
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revile
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(verb) to attack with words, call bad names
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abridge
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syn. shorten,condense, abbreviate
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adherent
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syn. disciple
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altercation
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syn. quarrel, dispute, squabble
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cherubic
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syn. angelic, seraphic, beatific
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condone
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syn. ignore, wink at, trun a blind eye to
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dissent
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syn. differ, dispute
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eminent
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syn. illustrious, renowned
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exorcise
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syn. expel, dispel
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fabricate
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syn. put together, devise, contrieve, concoct
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irate
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syn. incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid
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marauder
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syn. looter, pirate, freebooter
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obesity
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syn. serious overweight, extreme corpulence
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pauper
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syn. destitute person
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pilfer
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syn. flich, rob, swipe, purloin
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rift
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syn. crack, fissure, gap, cleft
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semblance
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syn. appearence, air, aura, veneer, facade
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surmount
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syn. conquer, triumph over
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terminate
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syn. conclude, finish, discontinue
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trite
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syn. banal, hackneyed, corny
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usurp
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syn. seize illegally, comandeer, supplant
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abscond
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syn. bolt, make off, skip town
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access
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syn. entry, admittance, entree
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anarchy
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syn. chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium
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arduous
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syn. hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing
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auspicious
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syn. promising, encouraging, propitious
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biased
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syn. unfair, partial, bigoted
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daunt
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syn. dismay, cow
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disentangle
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syn. unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl
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fated
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syn. destined, preordained, doomed
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hoodwink
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syn. dupe, put one over on
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inanimate
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syn. lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless
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incinerate
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syn. burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes
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intrepid
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syn. valiant, courageous, audacious, daring
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larceny
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syn. stealing, robery, burglary
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pliant
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syn. supple, flexible, elastic, plastic
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pompous
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pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic
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precipice
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syn. cliff, crag, bluff, promontory, ledge
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rectify
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syn. remedy, set right
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reprieve
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syn. (n) stay, respite (v) postpone, delay
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revile
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syn. inveigh against, malign, vilify, denounce
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revile
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ant. praise, acclaim, revere, idolize
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reprieve
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ant. (v) proceed
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rectify
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ant. mess up, botch, bungle
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precipice
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ant. abyss, chasm, gorge
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pompous
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ant. unpretentious, unaffected, plain
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pliant
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ant. rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone
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daunt
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ant. encourage, emdolden, reassure
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disentangle
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ant. tangle up, ensnarl, snag
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fated
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ant. accidental, fortuitous, chance, random
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hoodwink
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ant. undecieve,disabuse, clue in
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inanimate
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ant. living, alive, energetic, lively, sprightly
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intrepid
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ant. timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous
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access
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ant. total exclusion
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anarchy
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ant. law and order, peace and quiet
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arduous
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ant. easy, simple, effortless
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auspicious
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ant. ill-omened, ominous, sinister
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biased
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ant. fair, impartial, unprejudiced, just
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trite
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ant. original, novel, fresh, innovative
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terminate
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ant. begin, commerce, initiate
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surmount
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ant. be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to
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semblance
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ant. dissimilarity, contrast, total lack
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rift
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ant. reconciliation
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pauper
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ant. millionaire, tycoon
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obesity
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ant. emanciation, gauntness, scrawniness
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irate
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ant. calm, composed, cool, unruffeled
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fabricate
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ant. take apart, undo, destroy, demolish
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eminent
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ant. obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble
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abridge
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ant. expand, enlarge, augment
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adherent
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ant. (n) opponent, adversary, critic, detractor
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altercation
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ant. agreement, accord
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cherubic
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ant. impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish
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condone
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ant. censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecate
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dissent
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ant. (v) agree, concur (n) unanimity, harmony
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