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65 Cards in this Set
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to be present throughout; to permeate (5 verbs)
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pervade
imbue infuse penetrate suffuse |
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a compact or close knit body of people, animals, or things (3 nouns)
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phalanx
legion mass |
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too trusting; gullible (3 adjectives)
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naive
susceptible credulous |
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a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint (2 nouns)
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libertine
hedonist |
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to combine; to mix together (9 verbs)
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amalgamate
admix coalesce commingle commix compound intermix merge unite |
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to tarnish; taint (3 verbs)
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sully
besmirch defile |
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to instruct morally and spiritually (2 verbs)
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edify
enlighten |
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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury (3 nouns)
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sybarite
hedonist sensualist |
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cooperation; mutual helpfulness (3 adjectives)
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symbiosis
association interdependence |
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one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors (3 nouns)
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toady
parasite sycophant |
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long harsh speech, or verbal attack (6 nouns)
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tirade
diatribe fulmination harangue obloquy revilement vilification |
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acute, shape, or incisive; forceful; effective (5 adjectives)
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trenchant
biting caustic cutting keen |
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to express an opinion (1 verb)
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opine
voice point out |
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to humble; disgrace (2 verbs)
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abase
demean |
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the lowest point (1 noun)
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nadir
bottom depth pit |
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tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish (6 adjectives)
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liberal
bounteous latitudinarian munificent permissive progressive |
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled (11 adjectives)
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intransigent
implacable inexorable irreconcilable obdurate obstinate remorseless rigid unbending unrelenting unyielding |
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity (5 adjectives)
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abate
ebb lapse moderate wane |
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to dance or skip around playfully (7 verbs)
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gambol
caper cavort frisk frolic rollick romp |
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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources (4 adjectives)
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eclectic
broad catholic selective |
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lacking courage (3 adj)
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craven
timid spineless |
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speed or quickness (5 adj)
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alacrity
celerity dispatch haste swiftness |
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done in a routine way; indifferent (4 adj)
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perfunctory
apathetic automatic mechanical |
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digressing; diverting (6 adj)
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tangential
digressive extraneous inconsequential irrelevant peripheral |
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to make thinner or sparser (2 adj)
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rarefy
attenuate |
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downward slope
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declivity
decline descent grade slant tilt |
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cautious; aware of potential consequences
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circumspect
alert heedful mindful prudent solicitous vigilant wary |
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to mar the appearance of; vandalize
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deface
disfigure impair spoil |
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to physically sway or to be indecisive
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vacillate
dither falter fluctuate oscillate waver |
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prominent; of notable significance
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salient
marked noticeable outstanding |
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short summary of facts
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precis
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agitated; overdone
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overwrought
elaborate excited nervous ornate |
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whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
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maelstrom
eddy Charybdis turbulence |
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to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
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kindle
arouse awaken light spark |
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peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity
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idiosyncrasies
humor oddity quirk |
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stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
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fatuous
absurd ludicrous preposterous ridiculous silly |
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proper; tasteful; socially correct
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decorous
appropriate comme il faut courteous polite |
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joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
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blithe
carefree lighthearted merry |
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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decorum
correctness decency etiquette manners mores seemliness |
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varied; marked with different colors
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variegated
diversified |
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heathful
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salubrious
bracing curative medicinal therapeutic tonic |
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shrewd, astute, or keen-witted
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perspicacious
insightful intelligent sagacious |
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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obdurate
inflexible intransigent recalcitrant tenacious unyielding |
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powerful or influential person
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magnate
dignitary luminary nabob potentate tycoon |
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point of time, especially where two things are joined
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juncture
confluence convergence crisis crossroads moment |
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having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean
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ignoble
lowly vulgar |
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to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
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eschew
avoid bilk elude escape evade shun shy |
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subtly or unexpectedly harmful
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deleterious
adverse inimical injurious hurtful |
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bell tower; room in which a bell is hung
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belfry
spire steeple |
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temporary suppression or suspension
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abeyance
deferral delay dormancy postponement remission |
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to scold sharply
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upbraided
berate chide rebuke reproach tax |
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witty, skillful storyteller
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raconteur
anecdotalist monologist |
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to penetrate
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permeate
imbue infuse pervade suffuse |
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indirect or evasive; misleading or devious
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oblique
glancing slanted tangential |
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a curse, a wish of evil upon another
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malediction
anathema imprecation |
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nonsensical talk; specialized language
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jargon
argot cant dialect idiom slang |
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unfortunate; having bad luck
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hapless
ill-fated ill-starred jinxed luckless unlucky |
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known or understood only by a few
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esoteric
abstruse arcane obscure |
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a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
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demagogue
agitator inciter instigator |
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phony, artificial
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affected
insincere pretentious put-on |
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deviating from what is normal or expected
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aberrant
abnormal anomalous deviant divergent errant irregular |
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claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey
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talon
claws nail |
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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
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sanguine
confidant hopeful rosy positive rubicund |
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wandering from place to place, especially on foot
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peripatetic
itinerant nomadic wayfaring |
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overly submissive and eager to please
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obsequious
compliant deferential servile subservient |
