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15 Cards in this Set
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abberation
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(noun) a deviation
Syn: abnormity, anomaly, change, deviation, error, failure, hallucination, irregularity, lapse, madness, mania, oddity, phobia, psychopathy, wandering, warpage |
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abstemious
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(adj) to eat or drink moderately
Syn:abstinent, ascetic, austere, frugal, moderate, self-denying, sober, sparing, straitlaced, temperate |
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anomaly
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(noun) something unusual or differing from the norm
Syn: abnormality, departure, deviation, eccentricity, exception, irregularity, rarity |
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apathy
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(noun) indifference or lack of interest
Syn: adiaphoristic, adiaphorous, apathetic, casual, detached, dispirited, hebetudinous, impassive, imperturbable, impervious, indifferent, insipid, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, laodicean, lethargic, phlegmatic, spiritless, stoical, supine, torpid, unenthusiastic, unfeeling |
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assuage
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(verb) to relieve
Syn: abate, alleviate, appease, comfort, diminish, ease, fill, lessen, lull, mitigate, modify, mollify, quiet, reduce, relieve, salve, slake, soften, solace, soothe, sweeten, tranquilize |
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audacious
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(adj) bold and daring
Syn: adventurous, arrogant, brash, brazen, courageous, daredevil, daring, defiant, fearless, gutsy, hardy, imprudent, impudent, insolent, presumptuous, reckless, risky, rude, shameless, spirited, unabashed.bold, uncurbed, venturesome, wild |
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aver
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(verb) to affirm or prove
Syn: affirm, assert, avouch, claim, contend, declare, emphasize, insist, justify, maintain, predicate, proclaim, prove, state, swear, verify |
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capricious
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(adj) unpredictable or uncertain
Syn: changeable, erratic, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical |
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covet
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(verb) to want or desire
Syn: ache, aspire, crave, desire, envy, hanker, lust, thirst, want, wish, yearn |
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deride
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(verb) to mock or ridicule
Syn: chaff, fleer, gibe, hoot, insult, jape, jeer, jibe, mock, rally, razz, ridicule, scoff, scorn, scout, sneer, taunt, twit |
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desiccate
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(verb) to dry out
Syn: dehydrate, deplete, devitalize, dry, evaporate, parch, sear, shrivel, wither |
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disingenuous
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(adj) insincere
Syn: ambidextrous, left-handed, mala fide |
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disparage
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(verb) to belittle or dishonor
Syn: abuse, belittle, blacken, criticize, decry, defame, degrade, demean, demoralize, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, discredit, disdain, dishonor, minimize, rap, ridicule, slight, slur, underrate, vilipend |
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dissonant
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(adj) lacking harmony
syn: atonal, cacophonous, discordant, grating, harsh, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, irregular, jangling, raucous, strident, unmelodious |
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enervate
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(verb) to remove courage or nerve
Syn: attenuate, debilitate, devitalize, enfeeble, sap, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken |
