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30 Cards in this Set
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ABET
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TO ENCOURAGE
Don't aid and abet criminals. |
Don't aid and abet criminals.
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ABSTRUSE
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PROFOUND
The essay was too abstruse to understand. |
The paper was to abstruse to understand.
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ACCEDE
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TO CONSENT
My mother won't accede to my engagement. |
My mother won't accede my engagement.
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ABUT
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ADJOIN
We abut two phrases with "and". |
We abut two phrases with "and".
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ANIMUS
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HOSTILE FEELING
The bull was fulled with animus for the matador. |
I don't understand the animus the bull has for the matador.
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APPPOSITE
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APPROPRIATE
According to their wonts, burping is quite apposite. |
According to their wont, burping is quite apposite.
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CAPTIOUS
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FAULT-FINDING
Grandmother is so captious of everything I do! |
My grandmother is very critical and captious.
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ASPERITY
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SHARPNESS
Lemon juice has an unpleasant asperity. |
Lemon juice has an unpleasant asperity.
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PIECEMEAL
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GRADUAL
Assemble the little table piecemeal. |
Assemble the table piecemeal.
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CALLOW
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YOUTHFUL
The girl was callow and immature. |
The girl was callow and immature.
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CATEGORICAL
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ABSOLUTE
Scientists look for categorical truths. |
Scientists look for categorical truths.
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CENSURE
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TO CRITICIZE
Grandmother censures everything I say with acerbic comments. |
My grandmother censures everything I say with acerbic comments.
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CESSATION
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STOPAGE
She will bleed to death without cessation on her neck! |
She will bleed to death without cessation on her neck!
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COLLATION
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LIGHT MEAL
Grandmother takes a collation at 4 pm. |
My grandmother takes a collation at 4 pm.
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CONJECTURE
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TO GUESS, TO SURMISE
There is no need for conjecture, you should know the answer. |
There no need for conjecture, you should know the answer.
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CONTRITE
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REPENTANT, PENITANT
Mary was contrite, she knew she was wrong. |
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CONTROVERT
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CONTRADICT
Don't controvert me! |
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COZEN
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TO CHEAT
The fortuneteller cozened young girls. |
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PRATE
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TO SPEAK FOOLISHLY
Politicians don't converse, they prate. |
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DELETERIOUS
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HARMFUL
Love can be deleterious. |
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DENIGRATE
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TO BLACKEN
The steak denigrated to a crisp. |
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DENOUMENT
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SOLUTION
What is the denoument to our problem? |
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DISPASSIONATE
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CALM
Passive-agressive people can be too dispassionate. |
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DISTRAIT
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ABSENTMINDED
The distrait student forgot his homework. |
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PETULANT
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PEEVISH
The bunny was petulant after being dropped. |
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EDIFY
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TO CORRECT MORALLY
The priest tried to edify the congregants. |
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EMENDATION
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CORRECTION
I made some emendations to your paper. |
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YEN
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LONGING
Her yen made her lacrymose. |
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WONT
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CUSTOM
The geishas' wonts were complicated. |
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WINSOME
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GRACIOUS
The winsome hostess poured the wine. |
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