Unit #3 ANTS and SYNS Flashcards by Meg and Craig Cramer

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expert, master, prodigy, maestro

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SYNS for virtuoso

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amateur, beginner, novice, mediocre

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ANTS for virtuoso

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curative, salutary, salubrious

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SYNS for therapeutic

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harmful, injurious, deleterious

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ANTS for therapeutic

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rift, breach

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SYNS for schism

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united front, reconcilitation

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ANTS for schism

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avarice, cupidity, voraciousness

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SYNS for rapacity

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liberality, generosity, altruism

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ANTS for rapacity

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peculiar, perplexed, mystified, derisive

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SYNS for quizzical

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unequivocal, crystal-clear, unambigiuos

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ANTS for quizzical

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down-to-earth, businesslike

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SYNS for pragmatic

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idealistic, impractical, visionary

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ANTS for pragmatic

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surplus, surfeit, glut, excess

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SYNS for plethora

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shortage, paucity, dearth, scarcity

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ANTS for plethora

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banter, jesting, repartee, badinage

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SYNS for persiflage

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hymn, ode, anthem

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SYNS for paean

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dirge, elegy, lament, threnody

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ANTS for paean

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impostor, quack

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SYNS for mountebank

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sucker, dupe, “mark”, “pigeon”

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ANTS for mountebank

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cosmos, entirety

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SYNS for macrocosm

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model, miniature, microcosm

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ANTS for macrocosm

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gap, slot, crevice, interval, lacuna

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SYNS for interstice

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emblem, idol

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SYNS for icon

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on the house, freely

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SYNS for gratis

for a price

ANTS for gratis

gift, aptitude, specialty

SYNS for forte

weakness, shortcoming, foible

ANTS for forte

island, subgroup

SYNS for enclave

dupe, deceive, beguile, inveigle

SYNS for cozen

deign

SYNS for condescend

censor, purge, expurgate

SYNS for bowdlerize

auxiliary, subsidiary, accesory

SYNS for ancillary

central, key, primary, principal, main

ANTS for ancillary