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47 Cards in this Set
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Eschew |
Deliberately avoid and stay away from |
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Dogmatic |
Highly opinionated, not accepting that your belief may not be correct |
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Gainsay |
Deny; contradict; oppose |
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Apathetic |
Lack of interest |
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Vociferous |
(Of a person or speech) vehement (passionate; intense) or clamorous (loud noise) |
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Inexorable |
Impossible to stop or prevent |
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Recondite |
(Of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse |
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Lambast |
Criticize severely or angrily |
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Obscure |
(v) make unclear (adj) known by only a few |
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Prescience |
The power to foresee the future |
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Querulous |
Habitually complaining, whining |
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Entrenched |
Fixed firmly or securely |
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Cryptic |
Mysterious or vague (usually unintentional) |
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Preclude |
Prevent from happening; make impossible |
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Platitude |
A trite or obvious remark/statememt |
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Fortuitous |
Happening by accident or chance rather than design; fortunate |
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Deferential |
Showing respect |
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Perfidy |
Deceitfulness; untrustworthiness |
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Mawkish |
Overly sentimental in a feeble or sickly way |
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Aesthetic |
Concerned with the appreciation of beauty |
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Chortle |
Laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; to chuckle |
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Banal |
Repeated so often; over familiar through overuse |
Songs with banal, repeated words Syn: trite, cliché, platitudinous |
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Diffident |
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence |
Syn: Shy, modest, self-effacing |
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Decorous |
(Of manner or conduct) good taste and propriety; polite and restrained |
Syn: proper, decent |
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Concede |
1. Acknowledge defeat 2. Admit (of wrong doing) 3. Give over; surrender or relinquish |
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Rustic |
Related to rural, countryside Plain and simple |
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Culpability |
A state of guilt; blame |
Syn: guilt, blame, fault |
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Mitigate |
Make less severe or harsh |
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Bucolic |
Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside |
Syn: rustic, rural |
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Audacious |
1. Bold, daring, fearless 2. Lack of respect |
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Conspicuous |
Completely obvious, clearly visible |
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Gall |
The trait of being rude and impertinent |
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Gossamer |
Characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy |
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Germane |
Relevant and appropriate |
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Superfluous |
Unnecessary, redundant, more than enough |
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Reticent |
Disinclined to talk or revealing one's thoughts |
Syn: reserved, diffident |
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Didactic |
Instructive, especially excessive |
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Dictatorial |
Of or typical of a ruler with total power |
Syn: tyrannical, totalitarian |
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Culminate |
Reach a climax or point of highest development |
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Torpor |
A state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy |
Syn: lethargy, inertia, inactivity |
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Predilection |
A preference or special liking |
Syn: liking, fondness, preference |
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Volubility |
The quality of talking fluently or incessantly; talkative |
Syn: eloquence |
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Engender |
Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition) |
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Incisive |
Intelligently analytical and clear thinking |
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Frivolous |
Not having any serious purpose or value (Of a person) carefree and not serious |
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Impudent |
Improperly forward or bold |
Syn: impertinent |
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Glut |
An excessive supply Supply with an excess of |
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