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36 Cards in this Set
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nebulous
The cloud of nebulous prevented me from seeing the birth of a star. |
cloudy, in a haze or cloud
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vague
I could not make out the vague shapes, for I was some where far behind them. |
obscure, not clearly understood or expressed
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chastise
The mother chastised her child for going out of the house. |
to punish or scold
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applaud
The audience was wild with applause and approval. |
to express approval of
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remiss
That was not an accident that will happen again, the remisses must stop. |
carelessness, negligence
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negligent
You are not being careful of your pet. He will soon die because of your negligence. |
careless, remiss
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clarify
Please clarify that statement, I do not understand what you are saying. |
to make clear and more comprehensible
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obscure
You are trying to help, but really all you are doing is obscuring my thoughts. |
to make difficult to understand
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manifold
O Lord, how manifold are your works |
many in number
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numerous
O Lord, how numerous are your works. |
very many
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brazen
What a brazen boy! He knows he is wrong, just he can't bear to admit it. |
impudent, defiant
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decent
Wear a decent dress to the important dinner. |
suitable, passable
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mostrous
The monstrous bear towered over us, and we were very afraid. |
huge, immense
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enormous
That is a huge, tall, enormous building. |
greatly exceeding the common size
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verbose
What a verbose personality she has! |
talkative, prolix, tedious
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prolix
The man is too prolix for me, he would talk my head off if i let him. |
talkative, tedious, verbose
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oppressive
What an oppressive teacher! |
burdensome
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overbearing
I had an overbearing day. |
overwhelming
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disparate
That is a disparate dress. |
essentially different
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uniform
That is a uniformly made uniform. |
identical or consistent
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paltry
That is a paltry sum to pay for so much work that I have done. |
small or insignificat
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insiginificat
That is an unneeded and insignificat part of the recipe. |
unimportant
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manageable
That child is only manageable with her parents, otherwise, she is a total scandal. |
can be managed or controlled
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incorrigible
What an incorrigible thing to do! |
bad beyond correction
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perjury
That is a dishonest perjury! |
the willful giving of false testimony
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untruth
That is a perjury and an untruth. |
a falsehood or a lie
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authentic
Is that the authentic copy of his painting? |
not false or copied, real
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counterfeit
Counterfeit money is illegal. |
not geniune
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pilfer
Why are you pilfering my room? |
to steal in small quantities
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steal
You should not steal from others. |
to take without permission
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deify
They deifyed the food. |
to make a god of
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vilify
Don't vilify your sister. |
to speak ill of, to slander
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pious
What a pious woman. |
showing a dutiful reverance to God
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sacred
She is sacred. |
devoted or dedicated to a deity
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barbaric
Her manners are barbaric. |
uncivilized, primitive
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civilized
Her manners are civilized. |
polite, refined
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