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28 Cards in this Set
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alleged
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adj- doubtful; suspect; supposed; declared without proof
The alleged murder refused to open the door, when the police came to his house |
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taciturn
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adj- inclined in silence; shy;
The girl was taciturn at the sleepover when the other girls were gossiping about her best friend |
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vapid
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-adj- dull; lacking or having lost life; sharpness flavor
When food is vapid, people add salt to enhance the flavor |
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foray
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a sudden/short attack (n)
The foray into Iraq was unexpected and caused a lot of damage |
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malevolent
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(adj)wishing evil or harm to another or others
The man was malevolent towards the family after they convicted him of murder and sent him to prison for 20 years |
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condescend
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(verb) to act graciously towards another or others regared as a lower level
Being the older sibling, I condescended to my younger sibling by telling him, they were too young to understand |
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illicitly
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adj- disapproved of or not permitted for moral reasons
Mark Vuckerburg illicitly broke into Harvard's server by creating a dating cite |
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indigenous
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(adj) innate; natural; native
Palm trees are indigenous to warm places such as Hawaii |
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vexation
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(n) a cause of annoyance
the bee flying around the room was a vexation and kept distracting the boy from his studies |
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contentious
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(adj) tending to argue
After the Super bowl, the talk at the dinner table was very contentious |
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contemptuous
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(adj) showing or expressing contempt: scornful
The parents were contemptuous when their daughter came home at 2 in the morning |
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fractious
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(adj) readily angered; peevish
The fractious child refused to do his homework after a week of midterms |
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arbitrate
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(v) to decide as arbitrator; determine; to reach a settlement
The murder was arbitrated when the fingerprints were discovered on the gun |
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tacit
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(adj) understood with being openly; imply; silently understood
The coach's look was tacit and showed disappointment after the team's lose by 30 points |
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desolate
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(adj) barren or laid; waste
The town appeared desolated after the war and fire |
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ascertain
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(v) to make certain; clear
The detective ascertained that the man was the murder by checking the fingerprints on the gun |
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unfathomable
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(adj) immeasurable
In math a line is unfathomable and goes on forever |
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aberration
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(n) deviation from normal
Being born with 6 toes is an aberration |
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perpetrate
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(v) to commit a harmful action
The man perpetrated the gilr's murder because he wanted revenge for her talking all of his money in court |
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ingenuous
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(adj) free from reserve, restraint; sincere; innocent
Children are ingenuous by saying anything that is on their mind |
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analogous
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(adj) corresponding in some particular manner
Facebook and Twitter are analogous in how they are both popular social networks |
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wary
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(adj) watchful; cautious
My parents always told me to be wary of strangers |
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guilelessness
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(n) honesty that comes from innocence
Scout showed guilelessness at church by complaining that the church didn't have books |
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obstreperous
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unruly with volume; noisy
The children became obstreperous when they won the state finals game |
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analogous
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(adj) corresponding in some particular manner
Facebook and Twitter are analogous in how they are both popular social networks |
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wary
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(adj) watchful; cautious
My parents always told me to be wary of strangers |
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guilelessness
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(n) honesty that comes from innocence
Scout showed guilelessness at church by complaining that the church didn't have books |
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obstreperous
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unruly with volume; noisy
The children became obstreperous when they won the state finals game |
