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42 Cards in this Set
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Dogmatic
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rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated
The dictator was dogmatic - he, and only he, was right. |
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Dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion, gloomy and irritable
The dyspeptic young man cast a gloom over the party the minute he walked in. |
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Efface
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to erase or make illegible
Benjamin tried to efface all traces of his troubled past... |
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Efficacious
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effective, efficient
Penicillin was one of the most efficacious drugs... |
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Effrontery
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impudent boldness; audacity
The receptionist had the effrontery to laugh at loud... |
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Effulgent
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brilliantly shining
The effulgent stars the filled the dark evening sky... |
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Elucidate
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to explain, clarify
The teacher elucidated the reasons why she had failed... |
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Endemic
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belonging to a particular area, inherent
...the outbreak was endemic to to the small village. |
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Enervate
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to waken, sap strength from
The guerrillas hoped a series of surprise attacks would enervate the enemy. |
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Ennui
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boredom, lack of interest and energy
Joe tried to alleviate the ennui he felt while doing his tedious job by shopping online. |
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Epicure
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a person with refined taste in cuisine
Restaurant critics should be epicures. |
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Epigram
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short, witty saying or poem
The poet was renowned for his skill in making up amusing anagrams. |
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Equanimity
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calmness, composure
Kelly took the news that she had been fired with outward equanimity... |
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Erudite
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learned, scholarly
The annual meeting of professors brought together the most erudite individuals in the field. |
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Ethos
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beliefs or character of a group
In accordance with the ethos of his people... |
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Evanescent
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momentary, transitory, short-lived
It is luck that solar eclipses are evanescent... |
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Evince
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to show clearly, display, signify
The new sectary evinced impressive typing and filing skills. |
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Execrable
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utterly detestable, abhorrent
The stew tasted execrable after the cook accidentally dumped a pound of salt into it. |
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Expiate
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to atone from, make amends for
The nun expiated her sins by scrubbing the floor of the covenant. |
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Expurgate
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to censor
Government propagandist expurgated all negative references to the dictator from the film. |
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Florid
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gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed
The palace had been decorated in a excessively florid style. |
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Foment
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to arouse or incite
The protesters tried to foment feeling... |
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Fulsome
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sickeningly excessive; repulsive
Diana felt nauseous at the sight of the rich, fulsome dishes weighing down the table at the banquet. |
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Gambol
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to dance or skip around playfully
The parents gathered to watch the children gambol about the yard. |
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Gibe
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to make heckling, taunting remarks
Tina gibed at her brothers mercilessly as they clumsily attempted to pitch their tent. |
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Gustatory
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relating to sense of taste
Murdock claimed that he loved cooking because he enjoyed the gustatory pleasures in life. |
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Hackneyed
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worn out overuse
We always mock my father for his hackneyed expressions... |
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Hidebound
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excessively rigid; dry and stiff
The hidebound old patriarch would not tolerate any opposition... |
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Hoary
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very old; whitish or gray from age
The old man's hoary beard contrasted starkly... |
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Ignominious
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disgraceful and dishonorable
He was humiliated by his ignominious dismissal. |
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Impecunious
(IM-pa-CUN-ious) |
poor, having no money
...many Internet millionaires found themselves impecunious. |
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Importune
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to ask repeatedly, beg
The assistance importuned her boss with constant requests... |
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Improvident
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without planning or foresight, negligent
The improvident woman spent all the money she received... |
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Inchoate
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imperfectly formed or formulated
As her thoughts on the subject were still in inchoate form... |
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Incipient
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beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
Her financial problems were only incipient and she could could still pay her bills. |
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Inculcate
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to teach, impress in the mind
Most parents blithely inculcate their children with their political views... |
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Inculpate
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to blame, charge with a crime
His suspicious behaviour after the break-in led the authorities to inculpate him. |
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Indubitable
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unquestionable
His indubitable cooking skills made it all the more... |
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Inexorable
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inflexible, unyielding
The inexorable force of the tornado swept away their house. |
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Ingenuous
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Straightforward, open; naïve and unsophisticated
She was so ingenious that her friends feared... |
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Ingress
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entrance
Ed hoped that the mailroom job would provide him with an ingress into the company. |
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Inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
...the two sides were still inimical to each other. |
