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30 Cards in this Set
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Venerable
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Adjective; Worthy of respect because of advanced age, dignity, etc.
At Family reunions or VENERABLE grandmother, now past eighty, is accorded great respect. |
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Puerile
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Adjective; Foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish
Some silly adults think it is fun to throw water balloons on their guests, but i consider it PUERILE. |
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Levity
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Noun; Lack of seriousness; improper gaiety
During the assembly George kept giggleng; LEVITY for which his teacher later scolded him |
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Frugal
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Adjecive; Thrifty; not wasteful
Her FRUGAL attitude allowed her to save a good deal of money at the supermarket. |
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Antipathy
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Noun; feeling of dislike; hate
Because of his bigoted remarks, the speaker provoked the ANTIPATHY of the audience. |
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Avocation
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Noun; a hobby; supplementary occupation
Bird watching was an AVOCATION that gave him many hours if pleasure. |
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Charlatan
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Noun; one who poses as an expert in a skill or profession for which he is not qualified
The Great Imposter is a movie about a CHARLATAN who poses successfully as a surgeon. |
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Doughty
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Adjective; Brave; strong and able
The DOUGHTY naval commander fought against very heavy odds. |
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Elucidate
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Verb; To make clear; explain
You may ELUCIDATE what happened after you relax after a while. |
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Indolent
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Adjective; to be lazy
The boy was very INDOLENT when asked to take out the trash. |
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Ludicrous
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adjective; causing laughter because absurd or ridiculous; laughably absurd
His answer to the question was so LUDICROUS that everyone burst out laughing. |
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Callow
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Adjective; young and inexperienced; immature
He was surprised when his company hired a CALLOW youth just out of college for the important new position. |
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Blithe
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Adjective; merry; cheerful; happy
Our neighbor is a BLITHE fellow who tells amusing stories. |
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Nepotism
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Noun; favoritism shown to relatives, especially in securing jobs
Whenever a President appoints a relative to a governmentnposition, the cry of NEPOTISM is raised by the opposing party. |
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Malign
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Verb; to speak evil of; to slander
I cannot bear to hear you MALIGN such a good man. |
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Posthumous
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Adjective; occuring after death; published after the author's death
Only two of Emily Dickinson's poems were published before she died; the rest were POSTHUMOUS. |
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Heinous
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Adjective; outrageously evil or wicked
The convicted was severely punished for his HEINOUS crime. |
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Clandestine
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Adjective; kept secret or hidden especially for some illegal purpose; secretive
The CLANDESTINE activities of the terrorist group were never discovered by the police. |
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Refute
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Verb; to disprove or demonstrate the falsity of something
The district attorney summoned many witnesses to REFUTE the testimony of the defendant. |
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Cursory
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Adjective; hasty, hurried or not thorough
His CURSORY studying of the material could not give him a full understanding of the subject. |
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Lacerated
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Adjective; to rip, cut or tear
The boys back was LACERATED so much that the doctor didn't know where to start. |
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Palatial
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Adjective; Resembling a place, royal; magnificent
He saw the lights of the PALATIAL building in Las Vegas. |
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Baronial
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Statley, Grand
The boy lived in his baronial mansion |
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Refectory
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A dining hall in a monestary or convent, a room where meals are served
After a hard day of work, the men were able to go to the refectory and sit down. |
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Amenities
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Quality if being pleasant or attractive; an attractive or desrible feature; anything that adds to ones comfort
The hotel has different amenities for the people in their room |
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Ardent
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Desplaying or characterizingby strong enthusiasm or devotion
The golfer played very ardent. |
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Solicitously
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Marked by or given to anxious care and often hovering attentiveness
The judge was looking at the man solicitously. |
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Zealous
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Marked by active interest and enthusiasm
The man feels very zealous about baseball. |
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Doggedly
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Not giving in rapidly, persistently, stubbornly
The man was very dogged when he was asked to do something. |
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Sensuous
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Appealing to the senses, lascivious, enjoying or readily affected by sense impressions, addresing pleasure
When the by scored a touchdown his father was very sensuous. |
