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43 Cards in this Set

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affable
friendly, courteous, amiable
sym cordial, genial, gracious, sociable
anty surly, aloof, unfriendly
ADJ
allusion
implied or indirect reference, hinting at
NOUN
animosity
harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred
sym animus antagonism antipathy enmity hostility rancor
anty love
NOUN
arid
very dry
anty moist
ADJ
articulate
to speak distinctly, expressing oneself clearly
anym speak indirectly mumble
VERB
austere
strict stern unadorned ascetic
sym severe
ant indulgent
ADJ
beleaguer
to harass
ant to shield from
VERB
blunder
to make a mistake as a result of stupidity or carelessness
anty act wisely
NOUN
capitulate
to surrender
sym defer, relent, submit, succumb, yield
anty to resist
VERB
cite
to quote an authority
anty to allude to
colloquial
informal (speech)
antym: formal
ADJ
conjecture
an inference or conclusion drawn or deduced by surmise or guesswork
sym: supposition surmise guess
any: verified statement
NOUN
consecrate
to dedicate or to declare sacred
sym: devote hallow
any: to profane
VERB
contempt
scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
sym: despicableness pitiableness scurviness
any: respect
NOUN
convivial
fond of good company and festivity
sym: friendly, sociable
any: unsociable
ADJ
credulous
believing on slight evidence, gullible
antym: suspicious
ADJ
declivity
downward slope
any: ascending slope
NOUN
degeneration
a state of decline
sym: decadence decline
any: progress
NOUN
demure
serious reserved coy
any: flagrant
ADJ
derision
scoffing at mockery ridicule
any: applause
NOUN
desolate
deserted without inhabitants barren
any populous
ADJ
destitution
state of being extremely poor in extreme want
sym impecunity indigence penury want
any prosperity
NOUN
diffuse
to spread in all directions
any to bring together
discern
to differentiate between two or more things
any to ignore to be oblivious
VERB
discursive
rambling moving from one topic to another randomly
any concise
ADJ
disdain
intense dislike to treat with scorn or contempt to reject as unworthy
sym to be arrogant haughty high-handed insolent lordly
any favor admiration to love
VERB
dormant
inactive sleeping
sym abeyant latent quiescent
any active
VERB
drone
speaking in a monotonous tone a continuous low humming sound
NOUN
ebullient
overflowing with excitement showing enthusiasm
any staid stoic
ADJ
eddy
a current of air or water moving contrary to the main current
sym whirlpool
NOUN
efface
to erase wear away
anty to make conspicuous
VERB
effrontery
extreme boldness audacity
sym cheek chutzpah gall hardihood nerve temerity
anty diffidence
NOUN
evocative
calling forth calling to mind
any forgetful
ADJ
feint
a false appearance a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing for a real blow
sym artifice ruse stratagem trick wile
NOUN
felicitous
happy or delightful
any sad gloomy morose
ADJ
foreboding
premonition of evil an ominous omen
sym prediction portent presentiment
any serene
NOUN
fugitive
a person who is elusive or hard to find wandering
sym ephemeral evanescent fleeting transient transitory
any firmly established
NOUN
gaunt
very thin emaciated angular
sym lean lank rawboned spare
any rotund corpulent
ADJ
gravity
seriousness importance
sym earnestness sedateness sobriety solemnity staidness
any unimportance
NOUN
heed
to give attention to
any pay no attention to
VERB
impudent
disrespectful characterized by improper bold behavior
any respectful
ADJ
incisive
very perceptive clear and to the point
any obtuse
ADJ
induce
to bring on or to bring about
sym cause effect influence persuade prevail
any to impede
VERB