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15 Cards in this Set
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PARADOX
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seemingly self-contradictory statement (possibly true), condition, or person
SYNONYMS: contradiction, inconsistency |
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ADMONISH
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warn, advise, or criticize to correct a fault
SYNONYMS: scold, caution, counsel, urge, rebuke, reprove |
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PENITENT
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feeling sorry or willing to atone or make up for a sin or wrongdoing
SYNONYMS: sorry, repentant, conscience-stricken, contrite |
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ACCOLADE
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high praise, award, honor
SYNONYMS: acclaim, tribute,recognition, praise, laurels |
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NONCHALANT
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casually unconcerned
SYNONYMS: unconcerned, cool, casual, easygoing, carefree, indifferent, insouciant |
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BANAL
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ordinary, uninteresting, pointless,
SYNONYMS: commonplace, unoriginal, unimaginative, insipid |
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IRIDESCENT
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showing rainbow-like colors
SYNONYMS: glistening, glittering, colorful, brilliant, lustrous |
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CAJOLE
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persuade by flattery, promises, pleasant or misleading words
SYNONYMS: persuade, flatter, coax |
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URBANE
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sophisticated, smooth, polite, polished in manner
SYNONYMS: refined, cultivated, smooth, courteous, elegant, suave |
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STYMIE
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block, hinder, frustrate
SYNONYMS: block, hinder, frustrate, stump, confuse, baffle, perplex, bewilder, thwart |
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RECEDE
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move backward; slope or slant backward
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SECEDE
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withdraw formally from membership, especially from a political or religious association
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INTERCEDE
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ask or plead for another; help settle a dispute or bring about an agreement between differing parties
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CONCEDE
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grant or admit as true or right; yield; give up
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PRECEDENT
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something said or done earlier that serves as an example or justification
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