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20 Cards in this Set
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anomalous
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- abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
-exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant -normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary |
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aspersion
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-a demanding or dergogatory statement;the act of slandering or defaming
-innuendo, calumn, denigration -endorsement, testimonial, praise |
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bizarre
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-extremely strange, unusual, atypical
-grotesque, fantastic, outlandish -normal, typical, ordinary, expected |
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brusque
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-adrupt, blunt, with no formalities
-curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough -gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic |
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cajole
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-to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to decieve with soothing thoughts or false promises
-wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk -coerce, force, strong-arm |
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castigate
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-to punish severely; to criticize severely
- chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid -reward, honor, praise, laud |
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contrive
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-to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the resulr of a scheme or plan
-think up, devise, concoct, fabricate |
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demagogue
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-a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
-rabble-rouser, firebrand |
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disabuse
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-to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
-undecieve, enlighten, set straight -decieve, delude, pull wool over one's eyes |
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ennui
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-weariness and dissatisfication from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
-languor, world-weariness, listlessness -enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity |
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fetter
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-a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent
-bond, restraint; bind, hamper -free, liberate, emancipate |
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heinous
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-very wicked, offensive, hateful
-evil, odious, abominable, outrageous -excellent, wonderful, splendid |
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immutable
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-not subject to change, constant
-unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable -changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle |
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insurgent
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-one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
-revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous -loyalist, loyal, faithful |
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megalomania
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- a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
-delusions of grandeur -humility, modesty, self-abasement |
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sinecure
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-a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
-"no-show" job, cushy job, "plum" |
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surreptitious
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-stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation, made or accomplished by fraud
-furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed -open, frank, aboveboard, overt |
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transgress
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-to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
-overstep, exceed, trespass, err -obey, toe the line |
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transmute
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-to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
-transform, convert, translate, metamorphose -maintain unchanged, preserve |
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vicarious
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-performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
-surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand -real, actual, firsthand |
