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15 Cards in this Set
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hedonist
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POS: noun
def: someone who lives mainly to pursue pleasure. syn: debauchee, glutton, profligate example: after the business man had his life rescued, he devoted the rest of his life to HEDONISM. |
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lassitude
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POS: noun
def: a state of diminished energy syn: fatigue, weariness, enervation example: |
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decorous
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POS: adjective
def: having good taste syn: becoming, demure, elegant example: the DECOROUS women designed the castle. |
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pundit
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POS: noun
def: someone who offers opinions in in an authoritative style syn: expert, guru, maven |
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cumulative
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POS: adjective
def: made up of successive additions syn: accruing, aggregative, increasing example: |
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unparalleled
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POS: adjective
def: with no equal syn: consummate, superlative, unrivaled example: the blind boy climbing the mountain was an UNPARALLELED accomplishment. |
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diligent
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POS: adjective
def: working hard and steadily syn: eager, persevering, steadily example: the girl worked DILIGENTLY to prepare her essay |
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predatory
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POS: adjective
def: exploiting others for personal gain syn: bloodthirsty, greedy example: PREDATORS look for young children on the internet |
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caustic
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POS: adjective
def: burning syn: aerobic, corrosive example: the caustic remark scarred the boy for life |
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trangress
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POS: verb
def: to violate syn: breach, infract example: the blue team TRANSGRESSED the red team's base. |
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gen
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birth/race/family
generation, genealogy, genocide |
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hydra
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water
hydraulics, hydrate, hydrant |
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jud/jus
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law
judge, justice, justify, judicial |
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lab
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work
labor, collaborate, laboratory |
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man
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hand
manual, manuscript, manufacture |
