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15 Cards in this Set
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Pedestrian
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ordinary or dull
syn: commonplace; mediocre ant: imaginative; compelling |
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Bona fide
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in good faith
syn: legitimate; genuine ant: fraudulent; phony |
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Adventitious
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accidental; nonessential
syn: incidental |
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Fecund
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fertile; productive
syn: prolific ant: sterile |
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Deviate
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to turn aside from a course; to stray
syn: digress |
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Obfuscate
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to confuse; to bewilder
syn: muddle; obscure ant: clarify; elucidate |
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Impale
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to pierce with a sharp stake through the body
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Extenuate
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to lesson seriousness by providing partial excuses
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Parochial
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local; narrow; limited
syn: provincial; narrowminded ant: universal; catholic |
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Glower
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to stare angrily
syn: frown; scowl ant: grin |
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Edify
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improve someone morally
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Ambiguous
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open to more than interpretation
syn: uncleary; uncertain; vague ant: explicit; definite |
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Cataclysm
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a violent change
syn: disaster; catastrophe ant: triumph; boon |
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Optimum
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best; most favorable; ideal
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Importune
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to ask persistently; to beg
syn: appeal; badger |
