[highlight style=”green”]How to use this set?[/highlight]
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- 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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Pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim
Synonyms:
Carve, Shape, Faishion, Cut
Antonyms:
Develop, Extend
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Small amount; smallest speck;
Synonyms:
Dot, Particle, Fragment, Scrap
Antonyms:
Lot, Whole
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Neigh like a horse; cf. Neigh: make the sound which horses make
Synonyms:
Bray, Cry, Snort, Bray
Antonyms:
Quiet, Calm
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Arbitrariness; the quality or state of being fanciful; ex. Story full of whimsy
Synonyms:
Caprice, Eccentricity, Playfulness, Frivolity
Antonyms:
Constancy, Steadfastness
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Sudden behaviour change; fancy
Synonyms:
Urge, Impulse, Notion, Caprice
Antonyms:
Fact, Reality
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A brief passing odour;short-lasting smell; ex. Whiff of perfume/scandal
Synonyms:
Aroma, Puff, Gust, Inhalation
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Young animal (esp. Of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.
Synonyms:
Offspring, Baby, Newborn, Young mammal
Antonyms:
Grown-up, Adult
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A lump raised on the body due to a blow or allergic reaction
Synonyms:
Scar, Bruise, Contusion, Blister
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Ambush; to attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a hidden place
Synonyms:
Bushwhack, Attack, Scupper, Lie in wait
Antonyms:
Exposure, Susceptivity
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One who uses resources foolishly and self-indulgently
Synonyms:
Spendthrift, Squanderer, Waster, Profligate
Antonyms:
Economizer, Saver
