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18 Cards in this Set
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Commensurate |
Corresponding in size or degree ; in proportion. |
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Stolid |
Not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive. |
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Abominable |
Repugnantly hateful ; detestable ; loathsome. |
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Prodigious |
Extraordinary in size, amount , extent , degree , force. |
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Indeterminate |
Not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite ; uncertain. |
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Sidereal |
Determined by or from the stars. |
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Etiolate (verb) |
To cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light. To cause to become weakened or sickly. |
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Intransigence |
The state or quality of being intransigent or refusing to compromise or agree; inflexibility. |
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Comportment |
Personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior. |
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Delineate |
To trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline ; represent pictorially. |
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Pedantic |
Too concerned with literal accuracy or formality. |
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Erudite |
Having or showing great knowledge or learning. |
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Antedivulian |
The period before the biblical flood. |
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Pusillanimous |
Showing a lack of courage or determination; timid. |
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Jejune |
Naive , simplistic and superficial. |
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Superannuation |
An organized pension program created by a company for benefit of its employees. |
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Germane |
Relevant to a subject under consideration. |
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Lugubrious |
Looking or sounding sad and dismal. |