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20 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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V.
To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming. SYNONYMS: amend, better ANTONYMS: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate |
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aplomb
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N.
Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity SYNONYMS: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness ANTONYMS: confusion, embarrassment, abashment |
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bombastic
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ADJ.
pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas. SYNONYMS: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious ANTONYMS: unadorned, simple, plain, austere |
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callow
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ADJ.
Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers. SYNONYMS: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced ANTONYMS: mature grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
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drivel
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N.
Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense SYNONYMS: balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot. ANTONYMS: None. V. To let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fitter away foolishly. SYNONYMS: slaver ANTONYMS: None. |
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epitome
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N.
A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality. SYNONYMS: abstract, digest, model, archetype ANTONYMS: None. |
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exhort
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V.
To urge strongly, advise earnestly. SYNONYMS: entreat, implore, adjure ANTONYMS: discourage, advise against, deprecate |
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ex officio
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ADJ., ADV.
By virtue of holding a certain office. SYNONYMS: None. ANTONYMS: None. |
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infringe
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V.
To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds. SYNONYMS: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach ANTONYMS: stay in bounds |
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ingratiate
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V.
To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) SYNONYMS: cozy up to, curry favor with ANTONYMS: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself |
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interloper
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N.
One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has n right to be, an intruder. SYNONYMS: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky ANTONYMS: None. |
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intrinsic
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ADJ.
Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part. SYNONYMS: immanent, organic ANTONYMS: extrinsic, external, outward |
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inveigh
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V.
To make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval. SYNONYMS: rail harangue, fulminate, remonstrate ANTONYMS: acclaim, glorify, extol |
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lassitude
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N.
Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy. SYNONYMS: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor ANTONYMS: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness |
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millennium
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N.
A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy. SYNONYMS: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace ANTONYMS: doomsday, day of judgment |
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occult
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ADJ.
Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means. SYNONYMS: supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane ANTONYMS: mundane, common, public exoteric V. To hide, conceal; eclipse. SYNONYMS: None. ANTONYMS: None. N. Matters involving the supernatural SYNONYMS: None. ANTONYMS: None. |
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permeate
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V.
To spread through, penetrate, soak through. SYNONYMS: None. ANTONYMS: None. |
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precipitate
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V.
To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to. SYNONYMS: provoke, produce ANTONYMS: None. ADJ. Characterized by excessive haste. SYNONYMS: reckless, impetuous ANTONYMS: wary, cautious, circumspect N. Moisture; the product of an action or process. SYNONYMS: None. ANTONYMS: None. |
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stringent
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ADJ.
Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste. SYNONYMS: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative ANTONYMS: lenient, mild, lax, permissive |
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surmise
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V.
To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess. SYNONYMS: infer, gather ANTONYMS: None. N. Likely idea that lacks definite proof. SYNONYMS: inference, presumption. ANTONYMS: None. |
