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34 Cards in this Set
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assuage
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To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe;
relieve, satisfy, appease, pacify, calm |
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equivocal
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Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous;
of uncertain significance; of a doubtful or uncertain nature |
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erudite
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learned
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fervid
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Marked by great passion or zeal;
extremely hot; burning |
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placate
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To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease; pacify
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precipitate
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To throw from or as if from a great height; hurl downward;
To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely; speed impetuous; reckless |
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prodigal
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Rashly or wastefully extravagant;
Giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse |
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adulterate
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Spurious; adulterated; adulterous
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capricious
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Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable; arbitrary
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corroborate
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To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain; confirm
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desiccate
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To dry out thoroughly; To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture; To make dry, dull, or lifeless
Lacking spirit or animation; arid |
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engender
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To bring into existence; give rise to; to procreate; propagate
To come into existence; originate |
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ephemeral
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Lasting for a markedly brief time; Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do
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laconic
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Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; silent
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loquacious
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Very talkative; garrulous
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mitigate
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To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate; relieve; to become milder
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pedant
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One who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules; One who exhibits one's learning or scholarship ostentatiously
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pragmatic
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Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical;
Relating to or being the study of cause and effect in historical or political events with emphasis on the practical lessons to be learned from them |
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propriety
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The quality of being proper; appropriateness; Conformity to prevailing customs and usages
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vacillate
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To sway from one side to the other; oscillate; To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another; hesitate
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volatile
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Tending to vary often or widely, as in price; Inconstant; fickle; Lighthearted; flighty; ephemeral; fleeting
Tending to violence; explosive Flying or capable of flying; volant |
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antipathy
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A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance; enmity; an object of aversion
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bolster
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To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion; to buoy up or hearten
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deride
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To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth; ridicule
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enervate
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To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of; deplete
Deprived of strength; debilitated |
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eulogy
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A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died
High praise or commendation |
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garrulous
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Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative; wordy and rambling
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ingenuous
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Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless; Openly straightforward or frank; candid; naive
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misanthrope
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One who hates or mistrusts humankind
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obdurate
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Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent; Hardened against feeling; hardhearted; Not giving in to persuasion; intractable; inflexible
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ostentation
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Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness
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prevaricate
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To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate; lie
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venerate
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To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference; revere
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waver
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To move unsteadily back and forth; swing
To exhibit irresolution or indecision; vacillate; hesitate; To become unsteady or unsure; falter To tremble or quaver in sound, as of the voice or a musical note. To flicker or glimmer, as light. |
