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55 Cards in this Set
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abridge
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to shorten or condense
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstract
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nonrepresentational; theoretical; not concrete
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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accessible
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easy to approach; obtainable
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acclaim
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applaud; announce with great approval
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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adulation
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flattery admiration
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adversary
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opponent
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adversity
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poverty; misfortune
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advocate
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urge; pleade for
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aesthetic
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artistic; appreciation of beauty
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affable
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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affirmation
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confirmation; positive assertion
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alleviate
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relieve
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aloof
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apart; reserved
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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having mixed feelings about something
"The family was ambivalent about moving to NY" -- they were both happy and sad about it. MNEUMONIC: valence: positive and negative electrons |
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchist
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a person who seeks to overturn the government; advocate of abolishing of authority.
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anecdote
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short account of an amusing or interesting event
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animosity
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active enmity; strong dislike
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antagonism
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hostility; active resistance
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antidote
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medicine to counteract a poison or disease
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antiquated
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old fashioned; obsolete
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apathy
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lack of caring
-Try not to allow their apathy to affect your enthusiasm. |
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appease
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pacify or soothe; releive
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apprehension
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fear
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arbitrary
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capricious; randomly chosen
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archaic
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antiquated(old-fashioned)
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arrogance
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pride; haughtiness
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articulate
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effective; distinct
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artifact
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object made by human beings, either hand made or mass-produced
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artisan
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manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere
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aspire
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seek to attain; long for.
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astute
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wise; shrewd; keen
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attribute
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ascribe; explain
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augment
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increase; add to
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; severely simple
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authoritarian
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subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating others will
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autonomous
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self governing; autonomy, independent.
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aversion
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firm dislike
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belie
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contradict; give a false impression
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benevolent
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generous
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bolster
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support; reinforce
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braggart
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boaster
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brevity
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Conciseness
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cajole
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persuade someone to do what you want by brownnosing/flattering them
"Upon her arrival at such places her first chore was to charm and cajole the villagers into working without pay." |
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calculated
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deliberately planned; likely
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candor
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frankness; open honesty
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capricious
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unpredictable (in mood or behavior) ; fickle
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censorious
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critical
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