How to use this set?
- Slide through the words in the first go and try to guess the meaning of the word.
- After the first cycle, flip to view the meanings of those words you do not know.
- Flip through the set again and try to remember the meanings/synonyms/antonyms you have just learnt.
- Repeat the cycle till you perfect it.
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Sharpen (a tool); n: whetstone for sharpening a tool
Synonyms:
Whet, Acuminate, Grind, File
Antonyms:
Dull, Ruin
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Hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby
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Drift, Flicker, Flutter, Linger
Antonyms:
Settle, Rest
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Marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian
Synonyms:
Approachable, Benevolent, Cordial, Democratic
Antonyms:
Aloof, Cold
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One devoted to the promotion of human welfare; cf. Humanism
Synonyms:
Altruistic, Charitable, Humane, Philanthropic
Antonyms:
Unkind, Egoistic
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Throw forcefully; shout out violently
Synonyms:
Fire, Fling, Heave, Lob
Antonyms:
Receive, Keep
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Mongrel; mixed breed
Synonyms:
Combination, Bastard, Compound, Amalgam
Antonyms:
Division, Pedigreed
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Excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
Synonyms:
Carping, Caviling, Censorious, Finicky
Antonyms:
Easy, Open
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Induced sleeping state
Synonyms:
Coma, Slumber, Trance, Amazement
Antonyms:
Wakefulness, Interest
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A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
Synonyms:
Conjecture, Possibility, Theory, Supposition
Antonyms:
Reality, Truth
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Based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
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Speculative, Debatable, Vague, Suspect
Antonyms:
Certain, Definite
