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30 Cards in this Set
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evenhanded
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impartial; fair;
Do men and women receive evenhanded treatment from their teachers, or, as recent studies suggest, do teachers pay more attention to male students than to females?. |
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indissoluble
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permanent
The indissoluble bonds of marriage are all too often being dissolved. |
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titanic
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gigantic
titanic waves beat aginst the shore during the hurricane. |
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devolve
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deputize; pass to others;
It devolved upon us, the survivors, to arrange peace terms with the enemy. |
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malign
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speak evil of; defame;
Because of her hatred of the family, she maligns all who are friendly to them. |
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servitude
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slavery; compulsory labor ;
Born a slave, Douglass resented his wife of servitude and plotted to escape to the North. |
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weather
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endure the effects of weather or other forces
He weathered the changes in his personal life with difficulty, as he had no one in whom to confide. |
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boisterous
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violent; rough; noisy
The unruly crowd became even more boisterous when he tried to quiet them. |
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gustatory
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affecting the sense of taste
The Thai restaurant offered an unusual gustatory experience for those used in a bland cuisine. |
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qualified
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limited; restricted;
Unable to give the candidate full support, the mayor gave him only a qualified endorsement. |
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avid
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greedy; eager for;
He was avid for learning and read everything he could get. |
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icon
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religious image; idol;
The icons on the walls of the church were painted in the 13th century. |
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monumental
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massive
Writing a dictionary is a monumental task. |
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recapitulate
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summarize
Let us recapitulate what has been said thus far before going ahead. |
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timid
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easily frightened; apprehensive ;
He was timid and cowardish; always backing up at daunting situations. |
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detraction
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slandering; aspersion;
He is offended by your frequent detractions of his ability as a leader. |
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malediction
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curse
The witch uttered maledictions against her captors. |
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asylum
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place of refuge or shelter; protection;
The refugees sought asylum from religious persecution in a new land. |
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debauch
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corrupt; make intemperate ;
A vicious newspaper can debauch public ideals. |
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fodder
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coarse food for cattle; horses etc;
One of Nancy's chores ar the ranch was to put fresh supplies of fodder in the horses' stalls. |
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guffaw
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boisterous laughter
The loud guffaws that came from the closed room indicated that the members of the committe had not yet settled down to a serious business. |
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quadruped
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four-footed animal
Most mammals are quadrupeds. |
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aver
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state confidently
I wish to aver that I am certain of success. |
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prohibitive
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extremely high (of prices etc
The super computer's price was prohibitive. |
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subjective
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occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal;
Your analysis is highly subjective; you have permitted your emotions and your opinions to color your thinking. |
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
He abjured his allegiance to the king. |
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throttle
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strangle
The criminal tried to throttle the old man with his bare hands. |
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desultory
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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
In prison Malcolm X set himself the task of reading straight through the dictionary; to him reading was purposeful, not desultory. |
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magnitude
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greatness; extent;
It is difficult to comprehend the magnitude of his crime. |
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain; laughter; rage
When he heared of his son's misdeeds, he was seized by a paroxysm of rage. |
