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31 Cards in this Set
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Wayward (adj)
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Resistant to guidance or discipline.
Synonym: contrary, obstinate, 'turned away' A wayward child with a violent temper. |
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Mortify (verb)
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Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.
Synonym: abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate. |
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Candor (noun)
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The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech.
Synonym: forthrightness, frankness. |
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Garrulous (adj)
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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.
A garrulous and boring speech. |
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Amicable (adj)
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characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable:
An amicable settlement. |
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Gratuitous (adj)
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being without apparent reason, cause, or justification.
A gratuitous insult. |
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Menacing (adj)
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Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.
His tone became menacing. |
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Quaint (adj)
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Strange in an interesting or pleasing way.
'Definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected' |
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Slovenly (adj)
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Negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt.
Slovenly appearance. |
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Antagonize (verb)
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Provoke the hostility of.
Don't antagonize your boss. |
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Antipathy (noun)
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The object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided.
Cats were his greatest antipathy. |
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Abate (verb)
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Become less in amount or intensity.
Synonym: die away, let up, slack The storm abated. |
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Diligent (adj)
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Characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks.
Syn: industrious, untiring A diligent detective investigates all clues. |
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Ply (verb)
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Wield vigorously, apply diligently
Ply an axe. |
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Assiduous (adj)
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Marked by care and persistent effort.
Her assiduous attempts to learn French. |
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Affable (adj)
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Diffusing warmth and friendliness.
Synonym: amiable, cordial, genial. An affable smile. |
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Vigorous (adj)
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Strong and active physically or mentally.
A vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback. |
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Dexterous (adj)
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Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands.
Dexterous of hand and inventive of mind. |
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Venture (verb)
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Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers.
We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer. |
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Gratuity (noun)
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A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered.
Synonym: tip |
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Solace (noun, verb)
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Comfort in disappointment or misery.
Give moral or emotional strength to. 'After I solaced my mind...' |
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Upon (preposition)
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Impending, about to happen.
Moving to or placed in a higher position. The deadline is upon us; step upon the stage. |
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Reverie (noun)
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Absent-minded dreaming while awake.
An abstracted state of absorption. 'I sunk into a reverie...' |
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Ardent (adj)
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Characterized by strong enthusiasm. Intensely emotional.
Glowing or shining like fire. Ardent revolutionaries. |
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Destitute (adj)
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Poor enough to need help from others.
Synonym: impoverished, needy, indigent. |
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Vain (adj)
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Having no real value. idle or worthless.
Vain pretensions. Marked by futility or ineffectualness. Vain efforts to escape. |
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Shiftless (adj)
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Lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy
A shiftless student. |
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Gaudy (adj)
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(used especially of clothes) Marked by conspicuous display.
Tastelessly showy. A gaudy costume. |
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Glib (adj)
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Artfully persuasive in speech.
A glib tongue. Marked by lack of intellectual depth. A glib response to a complex question. |
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Errant (adj)
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Straying from the right course or from accepted standards.
Errant youngsters. |
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Extant (adj)
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Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost.
Antonym: extinct. Extant manuscripts. |
