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20 Cards in this Set
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acuity |
sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
keenness, acuteness |
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delinate |
to portray, sketch, or describe, in accurate and vivid detail, to represent pictorially
depict, picture, render |
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depraved |
marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt |
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enervate |
to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
impair, cripple, paralyze |
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esoteric |
intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite |
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fecund |
fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
fertile, teeming, prolofic |
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fiat |
an arbitrary order of decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
edict, dictum, ukase |
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figment |
a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
creation, invention, fancy |
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garner |
to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
collect, accumulate, accrue |
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hallow |
to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere |
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idiosyncrasy |
a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
eccentricity, quirk, mannerism |
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ignominy |
shame and disgrace
dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium |
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mundane |
earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary |
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nuance |
a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate graduation or shade of difference
shade, nicety, refinment |
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overweening |
conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
arrogant, unbridled, inflated |
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penchant |
a strong attraction or inclination
proclivity, propensity, predilection |
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reputed |
according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged
putative, reputable, supposed |
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sophistry |
reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
specious reasoning |
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sumptuous |
costly, rich, magnificent
lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid |
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ubiquitous |
present or existing everywhere
omnipresent, pervasive, universal |
