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10 Cards in this Set
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PARAMOUNT LIST 3 |
D: of chief concern or importance EX: The guidelines were paramount in order to ensure that the academic standards of awards are maintained. |
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Novel LIST 3 |
D: striking new or unusual EX: Sounds like a dime novel, does-n't it? |
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GRATUITOUS LIST 3 |
D: given freely; unearned; unwarranted EX: The sentence was executed with gratuitous harshness. |
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SUPERFLUOUS LIST 3 |
D: extra; unnecessary EX: " The madness of superfluous health I have never known." |
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CONVICTION LIST 3 |
D: fixed or strong belief EX: Dean's scenario lacked conviction and both knew it. |
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DILIGENT LIST 3 |
D: marked by painstaking effort; hard working EX: The full account of his diligent investigations was never published. |
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INHERENT LIST 3 |
D: inborn; built in EX: It is inherent in every human being. |
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ECLECTIC LIST 3 |
D: made up of a variety of source or styles EX: And yet Neoplatonism cannot be described as an eclectic system, in the ordinary sense of the word. |
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MOLLIFY LIST 3 |
D: to calm or soothe EX: In order to mollify the Vatican he conceded the exequatur to forty-five bishops inimical to the Italian regime. |
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TENUOUS LIST 3 |
D: having little substance or strength; unsure; weak EX: I had little doubt Quinn would tell Howie, disrupting his tenuous relationship with Julie. |
