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103 Cards in this Set
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Prosaic |
boring or ordinary |
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Enthralling |
extremely interesting |
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Accomplish |
to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard SYN achieve |
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Auspicious |
showing that something is likely to be successful OPP inauspicious |
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Iconoclastic |
iconoclastic ideas, opinions, writings etc attack established beliefs and customs |
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Heretofore |
before this time |
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Resilient |
strong and not easily damaged by being pulled, pressed etc |
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Volatile |
) a volatile situation is likely to change suddenly and without warning OPP stable |
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Insipid |
not interesting, exciting, or attractive |
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Acerbic |
criticizing someone or something in a clever but cruel way SYN biting |
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Biodegradable |
criticizing someone or something in a clever but cruel way SYN biting |
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Stagnate |
to stop developing or making progress |
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Inflate |
to fill something with air or gas so it becomes larger, or to become filled with air or gas |
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Curbing |
to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect |
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Pertinacious |
continuing to believe something or to do something in a very determined way SYN tenacious |
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Credulous |
always believing what you are told, and therefore easily deceived SYN gullible |
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Rapacious |
always wanting more money, goods etc than you need or have a right to SYN greedy |
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Canopy |
a cover made of cloth that is fixed above a bed, seat etc as a decoration or as a shelter |
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Leach |
if a substance leaches or is leached from a larger mass such as the soil, it is removed from it by water passing through the larger mass |
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Suppress |
to prevent something from growing or developing, or from working effectively |
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Pout |
to push out your lower lip because you are annoyed or unhappy, or in order to look sexually |
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Discreet |
careful about what you say or do, so that you do not offend, upset, or embarrass people or tell secrets OPP indiscreet |
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Elate |
extremely happy and excited, especially because of something that has happened or is going to happen OPP depressed |
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Sullen |
angry and silent, especially because you feel life has been unfair to you → morose |
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Tranquil |
pleasantly calm, quiet, and peaceful |
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Grumpy |
bad-tempered and easily annoyed SYN irritable |
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Dispassionate |
not influenced by personal emotions and therefore able to make fair decisions SYN impartial |
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Scrupulous |
1) very careful to be completely honest and fair OPP unscrupulous 2) doing something very carefully so that nothing is left out SYN fastidious |
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Specious |
seeming to be true or correct, but actually false SYN misleading |
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Imprudent |
not sensible or wise SYN unwise |
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Ambiguous |
something that is ambiguous is unclear, confusing, or not certain, especially because it can be understood in more than one way OPP unambiguous |
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Scath |
a scathing remark criticizes someone or something very severely |
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Impartial |
not involved in a particular situation, and therefore able to give a fair opinion or piece of advice SYN fair OPP biased |
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Unfathomable |
too strange or mysterious to be understood |
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Contemptuous |
showing that you think someone or something deserves no respect SYN scornful |
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Belie |
to give someone a false idea about something |
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Tally |
a record of how much you have spent, won etc by a particular point in time |
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Trim |
Cut Reduce Decorate Sail |
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Flamboyant |
1)behaving in a confident or exciting way that makes people notice you 2) brightly coloured and easily noticed |
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Austere |
plain and simple and without any decoration |
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Inconspicuous |
not easily seen or noticed OPP conspicuous |
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Indigent |
not easily seen or noticed OPP conspicuous |
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Assiduous |
very careful to make sure that something is done properly or completely SYN meticulousassiduous in |
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Autocrat |
someone who makes decisions and gives orders to people without asking them for their |
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Industrious |
someone who is industrious works hard SYN hard-working |
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Intractable |
1) having a strong will and difficult to control |
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Assiduous |
very careful to make sure that something is done properly or completely |
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Prototype |
1) the first form that a new design of a car, machine etc has, or a model of it used to test the design before it is producedprototype of/for 2)someone or something that is one of the first and most typical examples of a group or situation |
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Hostage |
Kidnap |
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Harbinger |
a sign that something is going to happen soonharbinger of |
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Progeny |
the babies of animals or plants SYN offspring |
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Newcomer |
1) someone who has only recently arrived somewhere or only recently started a particular activity → novice
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Truculent |
bad-tempered and always willing to argue with people SYN awkward |
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Sovereignty |
complete freedom and power to govern |
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Digress |
to talk or write about something that is not your main subject |
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Confer |
to discuss something with other people, so that everyone can express their opinions and decide on something |
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Bicker |
to argue, especially about something very unimportant |
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Dismember |
to cut a body into pieces or tear it apart |
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Rebuff |
an unkind or unfriendly answer to a friendly suggestion or offer of help SYN snub |
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Squabble |
to argue about something unimportant SYN quarrel |
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Subtle |
1) not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention OPP obvious |
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Tedious |
something that is tedious continues for a long time and is not interesting SYN borin |
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Opaque |
OPP transparent |
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Fervent |
believing or feeling something very strongly and sincerely SYN strong |
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Gregarious |
friendly and preferring to be with other people SYN sociable OPP solitary |
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Prose |
written language in its usual form, as opposed to poetry |
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Ambivalent |
not sure whether you want or like something or not |
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Felicitous |
well-chosen and suitable OPP infelicitous |
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Stubborn |
determined not to change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable |
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Depricate |
to strongly disapprove of or criticize something |
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Discern |
to be able to see something by looking carefully SYN perceive |
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Revere |
ng very muchbe revered as something |
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Remark |
something that you say when you express an |
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Verbose |
using or containing too many words |
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Terse |
a terse reply, message etc uses very few words and often shows that you are annoyed SYN abrupt |
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Florid |
florid language, music, or art has a lot of extra unnecessary details or decorations |
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Equivocal |
information that is equivocal is difficult to understand or explain because it contains different parts which suggest that different things are true |
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Discursive |
discussing many different ideas, facts etc, without always having a clear purpose |
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Pragmatism |
a way of dealing with problems in a sensible practical way instead of following a set of ideas |
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Foolhardy |
taking stupid and unnecessary risks SYN reckless |
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Vaunted |
a plan, system, achievement etc that is vaunted is praised or talked about too much and in a way that is too proud |
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Legitimized |
to make something official or legal |
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Obtuse |
slow to understand things, in a way that is annoyin |
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Concave |
a concave surface is curved inwards in the middle OPP convex |
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Rugged |
land that is rugged is rough and uneven |
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Eloquent |
1) able to express your ideas and opinions well, 2) showing a feeling or meaning without using words |
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Disgust |
1) a strong feeling of dislike, annoyance, or disapproval |
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Disquiet |
anxiety or unhappiness about something SYN uneasinessdisquiet over/about/at public disquiet |
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Unsettle |
to make someone feel slightly nervous, worried, or upset |
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Antithetical |
exactly opposite to something |
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Degenerate |
to become worsedegenerate into |
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Aspiring |
hoping to be successful in a particular job, activity, or way of life |
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Regress to |
to go back to an earlier and worse condition, or to a less developed way of behaving OPP progress |
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Revitalize |
to put new strength or power into something → revive |
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Satiric |
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Elegiac |
showing that you feel sad about someone who has died or something that no longer exists |
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Laggard |
someone or something that is very slow or late |
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Didactic |
someone who is didactic is too eager to teach people things or give instructions |
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Renegade |
someone who leaves one side in a war, politics etc in order to join the opposing side – used to show disapproval |
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Avarice |
a desire to have a lot of money that is considered to be too strong SYN greed |
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Cowardice |
lack of courage OPP bravery |
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Vanity |
] too much PRIDE in yourself, so that you are always thinking about yourself and your appearance |
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Craven |
completely lacking courage SYN cowardly |
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