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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Solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; ex. “for christ’s sake”
Synonyms:
Adjuration, Pledge, Bond, Vow
Antonyms:
Break, Kindness
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Not influenced by emotions; fair; n: goal; aim
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Detached, Cool, Equitable, Unbiased
Antonyms:
Partial, Unfair
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Indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); ex. Oblique reference
Synonyms:
Askance, Distorted, Diversion, Tangent
Antonyms:
Direct, Straightforward
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Chances; probability; disagreement; ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. At odds with
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Disparity, Distinction, Overlay, Dissimilarity
Antonyms:
Likeness, Equality
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Burden; responsibility
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Blame, Brand, Charge, Duty
Antonyms:
Aid, Benefit
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(of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; n: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river
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Slime, Muck, Silt, Sludge
Antonyms:
Air tight
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Dark; not transparent; n. Opacity
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Hazy, Blur, Impenetrable, Gloomy
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Bright, Transparent
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Person who looks on the bright side; n. Optimism
Synonyms:
Dreamer, Idealist, Hoper, Enthusiast
Antonyms:
Negative, Pessimist
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Most favorable; optimal; n: most favorable condition
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Flawless, Ideal, Maximum, Perfect
Antonyms:
Least, Poorest
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Not compulsory; left to one’s choice; n. Option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; ex. Have no option; ex. Two options
Synonyms:
Elective, Arbitrary, Alternative, Nonobligatory
Antonyms:
Required, Compulsory