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15 Cards in this Set
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Penury
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Definition: extreme poverty
Antonyms: affluence, wealth |
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Void
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Definition: empty
Antonyms: filled, full Definition: emptiness, want Antonyms: fullness Definition: get rid of; empty Antonyms: keep Definition: nullify, cancel Antonyms: allow, permit |
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Vindication
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1:the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
Synonym: exoneration 2:the justification for some act or belief Synonyms: defense |
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impervious
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Incapable of being penetrated: a material impervious to water.
Incapable of being affected: impervious to fear. |
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surreptitious
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Definition: sneaky, secret
Antonyms: aboveboard, authorized, honest, open |
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inured
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cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
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abrogate
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Abolish, withdraw, cancel, retract, revoke, or repeal.
Example: An existing zoning requirement was abrogated by new legislation that altered the existing zoning provisions. |
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alacrity
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Definition: liveliness; promptness
Antonyms: apathy, aversion, disinclination, dullness, indifference, reluctance, slowness, unwillingness |
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skulldruggery
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verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
Synonyms: trickery, |
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reluctance
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Definition: unwillingness
Antonyms: eagerness, willingness |
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interment
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The act or ceremony of burying a dead person.
The family gathered at the cemetery for their uncle's interment |
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bawdy
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Definition: vulgar, dirty
Antonyms: chaste, clean, decent, proper, virginal |
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squalor
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suciedad, mugre, miseria
Definition: dirt Antonyms: cleanliness, purity |
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vitriolic
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Definition: acrimonious
Antonyms: kind, pleasant |
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sophomoric
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Of or characteristic of a sophomore.
Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment: sophomoric behavior. |
