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25 Cards in this Set
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Complement
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noun: something that completes, makes up a whole, or beings to perfection
verb:to make complete, form the complement to |
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Conscientious
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diligent and through in carrying out one's work or duty, scrupulous, painstaking
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Corroborate
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confirm or give support to (a statement or theory)
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Curtail
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to cut short, reduce in extent or quantity
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Deride
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to laugh at in scorn, ridicule
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derisive
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expressing, contempt or ridicule, mocking, jeering
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discredit
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verb: harm the good reputation of, cause evidence to seem false or unreliable
noun: loss or lake of reputation |
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Dogmatic
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asserted without proof, stating opinion positively or arrogantly
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duplicity
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hypocritical cunning or deception, decietfullness
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eclectic
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deriving ideas or style from a broad and varied range of sources, selective
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Efface
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to rub out, erase, to make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous
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equivocal
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having two or more meanings, purposely ambiguous, uncertain, suspicious
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explicable
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able to be explained or accounted for
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explicate
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analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail, explain the meaning of
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extol
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to praise highly, laud
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extraneous
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irrelevant or unrelated to the subject, of external origin
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negligible
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so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering
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ominous
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giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen
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presumptions
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too bold or forward, failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
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tenacious
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holding firmly to something, persisting in existence or in a course of action
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abhor
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to detest, hate, regard with horror or loathing
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abhorrent
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inspiring disgust and loathing
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amicable
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friendly and with disagreement
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thesis
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put/place
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vert
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turn
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