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75 Cards in this Set
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LAUD
verb |
To praise highly
adj. laudatory |
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STYMIE
verb |
To block, thwart
"They had lost the key, and the lock stymied the first three locksmiths they called" |
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ERUDITE
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Very learned; scholarly
noun. erudition "At all events, if it involved any secret information in regard to old Roger Chillingworth, it was in a tongue unknown to the erudite clergyman, and did but increase the bewilderment of his mind." |
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EQUIVOCATE
verb |
To use ambiguous language with a decepetive intent
adj. equivocal "When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated." |
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ENNUI
noun |
Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
"The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui." |
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ENERVATE
verb |
To weaken, to reduce in vitality
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PAEAN
noun |
A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
"The art . . . was a paean to paganism" |
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APPROBATION
noun |
An expression of approval or praise
"His bravery received the approbation of the whole town." |
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INGENUOUS
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Artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
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PERFIDY
noun |
Intentional breach of faith; treachery
adj. perdidious |
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ARDUOUS
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Strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
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NEBULOUS
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Vague, cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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RETICENT
adj |
Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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RELEGATE
verb |
To forcibly assign especially to a lower place or position
"He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant" |
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DISCORDANT
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Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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EXCULPATE
verb |
Exonerate; to clear of blame
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NOXIOUS
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Harmful, injurious
"noxious chemical wastes" |
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NEOLOGISM
noun |
A new word, expressoin or usage. The creation or use of a new words/senses
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ABERRANT
adj |
Deviating from the norm
noun. aberration "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman" |
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ABSCOND
verb |
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
"The cashier absconded with the money." |
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DISABUSE
verb |
To undeceive, to set right
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STATIC
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Not moving, inactive, at rest
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IRASCIBLE
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Easily angered; prone to tempermental outbursts
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REFUTE
verb |
To disprove, to successfully argue against
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CAPRICIOUS
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Inclinced to change ones' mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable
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CENSURE
verb |
To criticize severely. to officially rebuke
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CHICANERY
noun |
Trickery or subterfuge
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ASSUAGE
verb |
To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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ONEROUS
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Troubling; burdensome
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OBVIATE
verb |
To anticipate and make unncessary
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AUSTERE
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Without adornment; bare; severly simply, ascetic
noun: austerity |
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AXIOMATIC
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Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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RECANT
verb |
To retreat especially a previously held belief
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QUALMS
noun |
Misgivings; reservations, causes for hesitancy
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PREVARICATE
verb |
To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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SORDID
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Characterized by filth, grime or sualor; foul
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PRATTLE
veb |
To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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PERFUNCORY
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Cursory; done without care or interest
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TORQUE
noun |
A force that causes rotation
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EXIGENT
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Urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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TORTUOUS
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Winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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DISPARATE
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Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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FULMNIATE
verb |
To loudly attack or denounce
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INURED
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Accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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CONNOISSEUR
noun |
An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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CONVOLUTED
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Complex or complicated
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AUDACIOUS
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Daring and fearless; recklessly bold
noun: audacity |
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PRESCIENCE
noun |
Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring
adj. prescient |
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MUNDANE
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Of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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PERSPICACIOUS
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Acutely perceptive, having keen discernement
noun: perspicacity |
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PERENNIAL
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Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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MARTIAL
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Associated with war and the armed forces
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WAVER
verb |
To move to and fro; to sway to be unsettled in opinion
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VORACIOUS
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Having and insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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SOLICITOUS
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Concerned and attentive, eager
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SPORADIC
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Occuring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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PARODY
noun |
A humerous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect especially in art and literature
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SQUANDER
verb |
To waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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VIRULENT
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Extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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VERACITY
noun |
Truthfulness; honesty
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LUCID
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Clear, easily understood
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PREDILECTION
noun |
A disposition in favor of something; preference
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STUPEFY
verb |
To stun, baffle or amaze
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SYNTHESIS
noun |
Combination of parts to make a whole
verb: synthesize |
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PRECIPITATE
verb |
To cause or happen before anticipated or required
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NASCENT
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Coming into being; in early developmental stages
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ALACRITY
noun |
Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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ANOMALY
noun |
Deviation from the normal order, form or rule
abnormality adj. anomalous |
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ELOQUENT
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Well-spoken; expressive; articulate
noun: eloquence |
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CANONICAL
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Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
noun: canon |
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EXTEMPORANEOUS
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Improvised, donw without preparation
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FILIBUSTER
noun |
Intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legistlative action
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MAGNANIMITY
noun |
The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving
adj. magnanimous |
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OBTUSE
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Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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EFFRONTERY
noun |
Extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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