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25 Cards in this Set
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Abstruse
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Adjective
Difficult to understand Antonym: Clear, readily understood Synonym: recondite, esoteric |
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Affable
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Adjective
Friendly, amiable, courteous Antonym: aloof, unfriendly, surly Synonym: genial, pleasant, sociable |
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Audacity
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Noun
Boldness, daring spirit Antonym: Effrontery, meekness Synonym: courage, bravery |
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Contrite
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Adjective
Deeply apologetic, repentant Antonym: Unrepentant Synonym: sorry, regretful |
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Depravity
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Noun
Corrupt nature, wickedness Antonym: Noble behavior Synonym: immorality, debauchery, evil |
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Deprecate
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Verb
To belittle, to express disapproval Antonym: To endorse, to acclaim, to laud Synonym: condemn, denounce, criticize |
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Didactic
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Adjective
Instructive, intended to teach Antonym: Obstructive to learning Synonym: educational, edifying |
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Dormant
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Adjective
Inactive, sleeping Antonym: active, changing Synonym: asleep, quiescent |
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Enigmatic
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Adjective
Obscure, mysterious Antonym: Clear, understandable Synonym:unknowable, puzzling |
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Erudite
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Adjective
Scholarly, learned Antonym: ignorant, unscholarly Synonym: knowledgeable, cultured |
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Exotic
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Adjective
Foreign, unfamiliar Antonym: Native, familiar, ordinary Synonym: unusual, striking, interesting |
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Fuse
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Verb
To mix or to join by melting Antonym: to divide Synonym: meld, intermix, almalgamate |
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Immutable
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Adjective
Unchanging, permanent Antonym: Changeable, vacillating Synonym:fixed, irreversible |
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Incorrigible
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Adjective
Incapable of being reformed Antonym: amenable to Synonym: incurable, hopeless |
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Loathe
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Verb
to detest, to abhor, to hate Antonym: to adore Synonym: despise, dislike |
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Mitigate
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Verb
To make less severe Antonym: To make more intense Synonym:alleviate, lessen, ease |
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Nullify
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Verb
To void, negate or invalidate Antonym: To make effective, to initiate Synonym: invalidate, abrogate |
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Pacifistic
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Adjective
Opposed to war or use of force Antonym: Martial, inclined to war Synonym: conciliatory, peaceable |
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Pretentious
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Adjective
Pompous, ostentatious, showy Antonym: meek, humble, shy Synonym: affected, grandiose |
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Prologue
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Noun
Introductory action Antonym: epilogue, addition to a literary work Synonym: beginning, forward, introduction |
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Credulous
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Adjective
Believing in slight proof Antonym: Hard to fool, suspicious Synonym: gullible, naive, accepting |
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Recant
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Verb
to revoke, to disavow Antonym: To avow, to reaffirm or restate Synonym: retract, take back, repudiate |
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Servile
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Adjective
Overly submissive, slavish Antonym: Authoritative, dictatorial Synonym: fawning, sychophant |
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Trepidation
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Noun
Anxiety, nervous anticipation Antonym: Fearlessness, boldness Synonym: apprehension, unease, fear |
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Vilify
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Verb
To defame, to slander Antonym: To praise, to acclaim Synonym: malign, abuse, denigrate. libel |
