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10 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 |
