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32 Cards in this Set
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Poignant adj. other form: unpoignant; poignantly; unpoignantly |
Keen or strong in mental appeal; evoking a sense of regret |
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Hyperbole n. other form: hyperboles; hyperbolism |
Very exaggerated speech that is not meant to be taken literally |
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Brevity n. |
being brief/ short in length in writing and speech |
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Counterfeit adj. other form: counterfeiter, noun； counterfeitly, adverb；counterfeitness, noun；noncounterfeit, adjective； uncounterfeited, adjective |
made in exact imitation or something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud |
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Respite n. other forms: respited, respiting, respiteless |
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant |
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Erratic adj. other form: erratically, adverb erraticism, noun nonerratic, adjective, nounnonerratically, adver bunerratic, adjective |
not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable |
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Ambivalent adj. other form: ambivalently, adverb ambivalence, noun |
lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided about something or someone |
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Anomaly other forms anomalies pleural noun anomalous |
Something that deviates from the standard or norm, or what is expected |
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Poignant
(synonyms) |
moving; sorrowful; touching |
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Hyperbole (synonyms) |
magnification; embellishment |
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Brevity (synonyms) |
concise; pithiness; shortness; powerful; without over talking |
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Counterfeit adj. (syn) |
fake; false, bogus, copied |
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Respite n. (syn) |
Rest, break, breathing space, intermission, lull |
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Erratic adj. (syn) |
unpredictable; variable; inconsistent; random |
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Ambivalent adj (syn) |
uncertain; unsure; doubtful |
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Anomaly (syn) |
abnormality; irregularity |
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Poignant ant |
unmoving, dull, indifferent |
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Hyperbole ant |
degrease, lessening |
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Brevity ant |
wordiness, lengthy |
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Counterfeit ant |
true, real, authentic |
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Respite ant |
Commencement, continuation |
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Erratic ant |
consistent, predictable |
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Ambivalent ant |
sure, certain, confident |
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Anomaly ant |
normal, standard, par |
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Sentence Poignant |
Her poignant speech as her grandfather's funeral moved everyone to tears. |
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Sentence Hyperbole |
Nobody believed her because her speech was filled with hyperboles. |
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Sentence Brevity |
I omitted certain passages for the sake of brevity. |
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Sentence Counterfeit |
Two men received reprimand for creating counterfeit money. |
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Sentence Respite |
A refugee camp is a respite for people who suffered in wars. |
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Sentence Erratic |
Due to her fear of heights, her heartbeat becomes erratic. |
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Sentence Ambivalent |
A couple got into a big fight last week and they both remained ambivalent about their marriage. |
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Sentence Anomaly |
The genetic anomaly caused the mouse to have three legs instead of four. |
