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62 Cards in this Set
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ACQUISITIVE
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able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
syn: greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive antonyms: altruistic, unretentive |
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ARROGATE
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to claim or take without right
syn: expropriate, usurp, commandeer antonyms: relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon |
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BANAL
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hackneyed, trite, commonplace
syn: stale, insipid antonyms: fresh, novel, original, new |
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BELABOR
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to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
syn: overwork |
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CARPING
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tending to find falut, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; petty nagging criticism
syn: nit-picking, caviling antonyms: approving, uncritical |
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COHERENT
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holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
syn: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive antonyms: muddled, chaotic, disjointed |
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CONGEAL
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to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
syn: harden, jell, coagulate, solidify antonyms: melt, liquefy |
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EMULATE
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to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
syn: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to |
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ENCOMIUM
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a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
syn: panegyric, eulogy, commendation antonyms: condemnation, castigation, criticism |
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ESCHEW
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to avoid, shun, keep away from
syn: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo antonyms: embrace, adopt |
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GERMANE
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relevant, appropiate, apropos, fitting
syn: pertinent antonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate |
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INSATIABLE
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so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
syn: unquenchable, ravneous, voracious |
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INTRANSIGENT
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refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
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INVIDIOUS
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offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
syn: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative antonyms: complimentary, flattering, ameliorative |
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LARGESSE
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generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
syn: liberality, munificence, bounty antonyms: stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness |
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RECONNAISSANCE
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a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
syn: scouting expedition |
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SUBSTANTIATE
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to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
syn: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate antonyms: refute, disprove, invalidate |
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TACITURN
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habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
syn: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconice antonyms: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose |
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TEMPORIZE
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to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
syn: hedge, dillydally, procrastinate |
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TENABLE
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capable of being held or defended
syn: defensible, justifiable, maintainable antonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable |
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ACCOST
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to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or agressive
syn: buttonhole, approach, confront antonyms: evade, avoid, shun |
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ANIMADVERSION
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a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
syn: rebuke, reproof antonyms: praise, compliment |
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AVID
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desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
syn: keen, enthusiastic, grasping antonyms: reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic |
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BRACKISH
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having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
syn: briny, saline antonyms: fresh, clear, sweet |
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CELERITY
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swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
syn: promptness, alacrity, speed antonyms: slowness, sluggerishness, dilatoriness |
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DEVIOUS
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straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
syn: roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful antonyms: direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard |
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GAMBIT
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in chess, an opening move that invlives risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
syn: ploy, strategem, ruse, maneuver |
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HALCYON
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a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
syn: tranquil, serene, placid, palmy antonyms: turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous |
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HISTRIONIC
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pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic
syn: affected, stagy antonyms: low-keyed, muted, untheatrical, subdued |
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INCENDIARY
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deliberately setting or fire causing; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife
syn: inflammatory, provocative; firebrand antonyms: soothing, quieting; peacemaker |
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MAELSTROM
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a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
syn: vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult |
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MYOPIC
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nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
syn: shortsighted antonyms: farsighted |
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OVERT
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open, not hidden, expresses or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
syn: clear, obvious, manifest, patent antonyms: secret, clandestine, covert, concealed |
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PEJORATIVE
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tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatpry, belittling
antonyms: complimentary, ameliorative |
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PROPRIETY
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the state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
syn: fitness, correctness, decorum antonyms: unseemliness, inappropriateness |
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SACRILEGE
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improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
syn: desecration, profanation, defilement |
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SUMMARILY
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without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
syn: promptly, peremptorily, abruptly |
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SUPPLIANT
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asking humbly and earnestly; one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor
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TALISMAN
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an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish
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UNDULATING
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to move in waves or with wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
syn: ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall |
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ARTICULATE
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to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; expressed clearly and forcefully; able to to employ language clearly and forecefully; jointed
syn: pronounce, elucidate; eloquent antonyms: mumble, slur; tongue-tied, halting |
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CAVORT
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to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
syn: gambol |
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CREDENCE
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belief, mental acceptance
syn: credit, trust, confidence antonyms: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity |
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DECRY
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to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
syn: denounce, censure, devalue antonyms: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise |
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DISSEMBLE
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to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
syn: dissimulate, mask, feign |
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DISTRAUGHT
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very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
syn: frantic, distracted antonyms: calm, composed, collected |
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EULOGY
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a formal statement of commendation; high praise
synonyms: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial |
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EVINCE
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to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
synonyms: exhibit, manifest, occasion |
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EXHUME
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to remove from a grave; to bring to light
synonyms: disinter, unearth, uncover |
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FECKLESS
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lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
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MURKY
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dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
synonyms: dim, cloudy, unclear |
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NEFARIOUS
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wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
synonyms: iniquitous, reprehensible |
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PIQUANT
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stimulating to the tast or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
synonyms: tangy, zestful |
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PRIMORDIAL
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developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
synonyms: original, primeval, primal |
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PROPINQUITY
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nearness in place or time; kinship
synonyms: proximity, similarity |
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UNWONTED
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not usual or expected; not in character
synonyms: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical |
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UTOPIAN
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founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
synonyms: idealistic |
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VERBIAGE
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language that is too worldly or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
synonyms: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon |
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VERDANT
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green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
synonyms: artless, naíve |
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VISCOUS
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having a gelatinous or gluely quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
synonyms: gummy, sticky, thick |
