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20 Cards in this Set
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abstruse'
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(adj) extremely difficult to understand.
syn: esoteric, arcane, recondite, occult. ant: simple, straightforward, |
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affront'
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(n) an open or intentional insult; a slight; (v) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront.
syn: (n) offense; (v) offend ant: (n,v) compliment, praise |
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canard'
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(n) a false rumor, fabricated story.
syn: hoax. |
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cap'tious
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(adj) excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up.
ant: uncritical |
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cog'nizant
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(adj) aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction.
syn: conscious, acquainted ant: unaware, unconscious, oblivious |
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contrite'
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(adj) regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; throughly penitent.
syn: remorseful, rueful ant: unrepentant, unapologetic, impenitent |
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cynosure
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(n) the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct.
syn: focus |
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dec'orous
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(adj) well behaved, dignified, socially proper.
syn: seemly, becoming, tasteful ant: unseemly, unbecoming, improper, tasteless |
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deign
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(v) to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend.
syn: deem, stoop. |
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des'iccated
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(adj, part) throughly dried out; divested of spirit of vitality; arid and uninteresting.
syn: dehydrated, shriveled, parched. ant: sodden, soggy, waterlogged, drenched. |
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eff'icacy
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(n) the power to produce a desired result.
syn: effectiveness, potency, reliability. ant: ineffectiveness, impotence. |
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engen'der
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(v) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form.
syn: beget, generate, cause, form. ant: stop, deter |
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ether'eal
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(adj) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)
syn: heavenly, selestial, gossamer ant: infernal, hellish, thick, heavy |
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facade'
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(n) the front or face of a building; a surface apperance (as opposed to what may lie behind.)
syn: exterior, surface, mask, pretense ant: interior |
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ghoul'ish
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(adj) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead.
syn: fiendish, barbarous, monstrous |
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incon'grous
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(adj) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible.
syn: discordant, jarring ant: compatible, harmonious, consistent |
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machina'tion
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(n) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end.
syn: plot, scheme, maneuver. |
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mes'merize
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(v) to hypnotize, enterance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch.
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oppro'brium
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(n) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach.
syn: infamy, dishonor, odium, shame ant: acclaim, honor, glory, renown |
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pu'tative
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(adj) generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred.
syn: supposed, presumed ant: known, corroborated, confirmed |
