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22 Cards in this Set
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Balk
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(n) 1. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
2. an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base (v) refuse to comply synonyms: hindrance, resist |
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Delineate
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(v) to mark the outline of; to describe, set forth, or portray with great accuracy or detail.
synonyms: define, outline |
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Thrive
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(v.) 1. to grow vigorously
2. to gain in wealth or possessions 3- to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances —often used with on <thrives on conflict> synonyms: flourish, prosper |
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Extol
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(v) to praise highly
synonyms: glorify |
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Banal
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(adj) lacking originality, freshness, or novelty
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Trite
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(adj) hackneyed or boring from much use; not fresh or original
synonyms: unoriginal, banal, cliche |
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Promulgate
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(v) 1 - to make (as a doctrine) known by open declaration : proclaim
2 - to make known or public the terms of (a proposed law); to put (a law) into action or force synonyms: declare, proclaim, publicise |
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Ineluctable
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(adj) not to be avoided, changed, or resisted
synonyms: inevitable |
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Invidious
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(adj) tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy, of an unpleasant or objectionable nature; envious
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Plangent
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(adj) having a loud, reverberating sound; having an expressive and especially plaintive quality
synonyms: dolorous, melancholy, woeful |
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Plaintive
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(adj) expressive of suffering or woe
synonyms: melancholy |
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Dolorous
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(adj) - causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
synonyms: Plaintive, rueful, anguished |
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Antediluvian
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(adj) of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible; made, evolved, or developed a long time ago; extremely primitive or outmoded
synonyms: ancient, outmoded, aged |
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Ludology
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(n) the study of games and other forms of play
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Cybernetics
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(n) the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems (as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)
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Peroration
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(n) a highly rhetorical speech; the concluding part of a discourse or oration
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Prestidigitation
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(n) manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
synonyms: sleight of hand, legerdemain |
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Legerdemain
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(n) sleight of hand; display of skill or adroitness
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Ichthyology
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(n) a branch of zoology that deals with fishes
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Prim
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(adj) stiffly formal; neat, trim
synonyms: proper, decorous |
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Catholic
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(adj) broad in sympathies, tastes, or interests
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Sordid
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(adj) marked by baseness or grossness; of a dull or muddy color
synonyms: foul, unclean |
