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33 Cards in this Set
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gainsay
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contradict; from O.E. gegn- "against" + say
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halcyon
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serene
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histrionic
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overly dramatic
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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impecunious
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indigent; "lacking in money," 1596, from in- "not" + L. pecuniosus "rich," from pecunia "money, property."
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imperturbable
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calm
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impetuous
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impulsive
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impolitic
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unwise
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incipient
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beginning
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ineffable
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inexpressable; 1.incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
2.not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable: the ineffable name of the deity. |
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inimical
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adverse, hostile; 1.adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
2.unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical gaze. |
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insidious
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treacherous; 1. intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan. 2.stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy.
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internecine
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mutually destructive
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intractable
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unmanageable
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inure
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accustom, habituate, harden
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invective
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verbal insult
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inveigle
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lure; To obtain by cajolery: inveigled a free pass to museum; rhymes w/ finagle
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irresolute
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hesitant, uncertain
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laconic
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brief, terse; a Laconian, a person from Lacedaemon," the name for the region of Greece of which Sparta was the capital. The Spartans, noted for being warlike and disciplined, were also known for the brevity of their speech
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lassitude
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lethargy; LACK of interest
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laudatory
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commendable
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lucid
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clearly understood
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Machiavellian
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politically crafty, cunning
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malinger
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shirk; feign illness to avoid work; He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering.
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misanthrope
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hater of mankind
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nadir
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lowest point
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nascent
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incipient; beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic.
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neologism
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newly coined expression
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obtuse
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stupid
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obviate
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make unnecessary; We must obviate the risk of serious injury.
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odious
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despicable; disgusting "Snakes are odious animals"
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officious
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forward, obtrusive; Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others: an officious host; officious attention.
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opprobrium
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disgrace; uh-proh'-bree-uh; noun
1. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse 2. a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city" [syn: infamy] |
