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20 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate
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(V.) To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming.
SYN: Amend, Better ANT: Worsen, Aggravate, Exacerbate |
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Aplomb
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(N.) Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
SYN: Composure, Self-Possession, Levelheadedness ANT: Confusion, Embarrassment, Abashment |
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Bombastic
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Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas.
SYN: Inflated, Highfalutin, High-Flown, Pretentious ANT: Unadorned, Simple, Plain, Austere |
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Callow
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(ADJ.) Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
SYN: Green, Raw, Unfledged, Inexperienced ANT: Nature, Grown-Up, Polished, Sophisticated |
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Drivel
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(N.) Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk of thinking, nonsense; (V.) To let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly.
SYN: Balderdash, Hogwash, Tommyrot; (V.) Slaver |
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Epitome
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(N.) A summary, condensed account, an instance that represents a larger reality
SYN: Abstract, Digest, Model, Archetype |
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Exhort
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(V.) To urge strongly, advise earnestly
SYN: Entreat, Implore, Adjure ANT: Discourage, Advise Against, Deprecate |
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Ex Officio
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(V.) To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
SYN: Encroach, Impinge, Intrude, Poach ANT: Stay in Bounds |
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Ingratiate
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(V.) To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
SYN: Cozy up to, Curry favor with ANT: Alienate, Humiliate Oneself, Mortify Oneself |
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Interloper
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(N.) One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
SYN: Trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
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Intrinsic
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(ADJ.) Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
SYN: Immanent, Organic ANT: Extrinsic, External, Outward |
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Inveigh
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(V.) To make a violent attacks in words, express strong disapproval
SYN: Rail, Harangue, Fulminate, Remonstrate ANT: Acclaim, Glorify, Extol |
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Lassitude
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(N.) Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
SYN: Fatigue, Lethargy, Torpor, Languor ANT: Energy, Vitality, Animation, Liveliness |
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Millennium
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(N.) A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
SYN: Chiliad, Golden Age, Prosperity, Peace ANT: Doomsday, Day of Judgment |
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Occult
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(ADJ.) Myserious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (V.) To hide, conceal, eclipse; (N.) Matters involving the supernatural
SYN: Supernatural, Esoteric, Abstruse, Arcane ANT: Mundane, Common, Public, Exoteric |
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Permeate
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(V.) To spread through, penetrate, soak through
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Precipitate
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(V.) To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct from to; (ADJ.) Characterized by excessive haste; (N.) Moisture; the product of an action or process
SYN: Provoke, Produce; Reckless, Impetuous ANT: Wary, Cautious, Circumspect |
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Stringent
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(ADJ.) Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
SYN: Stern, Rigorous, Tough, Urgent, Imperative ANT: Lenient, Mild, Lax, Permissive |
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Surmise
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(V.) To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (N.) Likely idea that lacks definite proof
SYN: Infer, Gather, Inference, Presumption |
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Infringe
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(V.) To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
SYN: Encroach, Impinge, Intrude, Poach ANT: Stay in Bounds |
