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33 Cards in this Set
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Dogmatic |
Dictatorial in ones opinions (Syn: authoritarian, bossy, imperious) |
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Credulous |
Too trusting, gullible (Syn: naive, trusting) |
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Contrite |
Deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong (Syn: apologetic, regretful) |
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Efficacy |
Effectiveness (Syn: dynamism, productiveness, strength, vigor) |
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Aberrant |
Deviating from what is normal or expected (Syn: abnormal, deviant, errant, anamolous) |
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Abeyance |
Temporary suppression or suspension (Syn: deferral, dormancy, postponement, remission) |
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Edify |
To instruct morally and spiritually (Syn: enlighten, guide, teach) |
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Mores |
Fixed customs or manners, moral attitudes (Syn: conventions) |
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Maudlin |
Overly sentimental (Syn: bathetic, mawkish, saccharine, weepy) |
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Martinet |
Strict disciplinarian, rigidly follows rules (Syn: dictator, stickler) |
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Inculcate |
To teach, impress in the mind (Syn: implant, instill, preach) |
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Umbrage |
Offense, resentment (Syn: asperity, it's, rancor) |
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Dyspeptic |
Suffering from indigestion, gloomy and irritable (Syn: acerbic, morose, solemn) |
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Pusillanimous |
Cowardly (Syn: timid) |
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Florid |
Excessively decorated or embellished (Syn: baroque, flamboyant, ornate, rococo) |
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Crescendo |
Steadily increasing in volume (Syn: acme, capstone, crest, climax, culmen) |
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Crescendo |
Steadily increasing in volume (Syn: acme, capstone, crest, climax, culmen) |
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Esoteric |
Known it understood only by a few (Syn: abstruse, arcane, obscure) |
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Abate |
To reduce in amount (Syn: ebb, lose, moderate, slacken) |
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Castigate |
To punish or criticize harshly (Syn: chastise, rebuke, reprimand, scold, unbraid) |
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Capricious |
Changing ones mind quickly and often (Syn: arbitrary, chance, fickle, mercurial, whimsical) |
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Quiescent |
Motionless (Syn: latent) |
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Abscond |
To leave secretly (Syn: decamp, escape, flee) |
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Guile |
Deceit, trickery (Syn: artifice, chicanery, connivery) |
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Aggrandize |
To increase in power or reputation (Syn: amplify, apotheosize, augment, exolt) |
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Belfry |
Bell tower (Syn: spire, steeple) |
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Dessicate |
To dry out thoroughly (Syn: dehydrate, parch) |
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Declivity |
Downward slope (Syn: decline, grade, tilt) |
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Burnish |
To polish (Syn: buff, luster, scour) |
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Dirge |
A funeral hymn or speech (Syn: eulogy, lament) |
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Surfeit |
Excessive amount (Syn: glut, repletion, superfluity, surplus) |
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Debutante |
Young woman making debut in high society (Syn: maiden, lady) |
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Divine(d) |
To foretell or know by inspiration (Syn: auger, foresee, intuit, predict) |
