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20 Cards in this Set
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acu'ity
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(n) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
syn: keenness, acuteness ant: dullness, obtuseness |
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delin'eate
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(v) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially.
syn: depict, picture, render |
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depraved'
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(adj) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principals.
syn: perverted, degenerate, viscous, corrupt. ant: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted |
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en'ervate
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(v) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring.
syn: impair, cripple, paralyze ant: invigorate, strengthen, buttress. |
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esoter'ic
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(adj) intended for or understood by only a few, private, secret.
syn: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite. ant: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible. |
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fec'und
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(adj) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive.
syn: fertile,teeming, prolific ant: infertile, barren, unproductive. |
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fiat
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(n) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness.
syn: edict, dictum, ukase. |
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fig'ment
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(n) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion.
syn: creation, invention, fancy. |
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gar'ner
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(v) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use.
syn: collect, accumulate, accrue ant: scatter, squander, waste, dissipate. |
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hall'ow
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(v) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere.
syn: venerate, bless ant: desecrate, defile, profane. |
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idiosyn'crasy
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(n) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
syn: eccentricity, quirk, mannerism. |
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ig'nominy
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(n) shame and disgrace
syn: dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium ant: honor, glory, acclaim. |
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mundane'
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(adj) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary.
syn: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary ant: heavenly, unworldly, spiritual, transcendental. |
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nu'ance
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(n) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference.
syn: shade, nicety, refinement. |
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overwee'ning
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(adj) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate.
syn: arrogant, unbridled, inflated. ant: restrained, understated, modest, meek. |
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pen'chant
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(n) a strong attraction or inclination.
syn: proclivity, propensity, predilection. ant: disinclination, aversion |
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reput'ed
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(adj) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part) alleged
syn: putative, reputable, supposed ant: proven, corroborated, authenticated. |
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sop'histry
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(n) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy.
syn: specious reasoning. |
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sump'tuous
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(adj) costly, rich, magnificent.
syn: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid. ant: skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan. |
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ubiq'uitous
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(adj) present or existing everywhere.
syn: omnipresent, pervasive, universal. ant: restricted, limited, rare, scarce. |
