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20 Cards in this Set
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affiliated |
(adj., part.) associated, connected Syn: attached, related, joined Ant: dissociated, unconnected |
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ascertain |
(v.) to find out Syn: discover, establish |
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attainment |
(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving Syn: achievement, fulfillment Ant: failure, defeat, frustration |
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bequeath |
(v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance Syn: transmit, bestow |
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cogent |
(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point Syn: persuasive, compelling Ant: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
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converge |
(v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together Syn: meet, unite, intersect, merge Ant: diverge, seperate |
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disperse |
(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide Syn: break up, dispel Ant: collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
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esteem |
(v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement Syn: (v.) respect, honor, revere Ant: (v.) disdain, scorn; (n.) contempt |
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expunge |
(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy Syn: efface, annihilate Ant: insert, mark, imprint, impress |
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finite |
(adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time Syn: bounded, measurable Ant: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal |
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invulnerable |
(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt, shielded against attack Syn: impregnable, impervious, immune Ant: exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
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malevolent |
(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will Syn: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant Ant: kind, benevolent, compassionate |
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nonchalant |
(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned Syn: composed, unruffled, blase Ant: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
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omniscient |
(adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding Syn: wise, all-knowing Ant: ignorant, unknowing |
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panacea |
(n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems Syn: universal cure |
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scrupulous |
(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled Syn: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious Ant: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest |
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skulk |
(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding Syn: lurk, slink, prowl |
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supercilious |
(adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority Syn: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing Ant: humble, meek, deferential, servile |
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uncanny |
(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation Syn: inexplicable, spooky |
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venial |
(adj.) easily excused, pardonable Syn: excusable, forgivable Ant: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable |
