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10 Cards in this Set
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Ineptness (in EPT nes)
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Def: lack of competence or judgment
Syn: gauche, maladroit Ant: expertise The evidence of his ineptness as a lawyer is his win-loss record. Der: inept, ineptly, ineptitude |
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Ingrate (IN grate)
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Def: an ungrateful person
Syn: Ant: grateful person I was stunned when I didnt even receive a thank you from the ingrate. Der: ingrateful |
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Inundate (IN un date)
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Def: to flood, to overflow
Syn: Ant: to drain The TV station was inundated with phone calls when the baseball game was interrupted. Der: inundable, inundated, inundation, inundator, inundatory |
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Miser (MY zur)
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Def: one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money
Syn: niggard, skinflint, tightwad, pinchpenny Ant: one who spends money easily The old miser lived in a shack but was actually a millionaire. |
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Nefarious (neh FARE ee us)
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Def: extremely wicked, evil, vicious
Syn: degenerate, iniquitous, villainous Ant: righteous Hitlers treatment of Jewish people was a sign that he was a very nefarious person. Der: nefariously, nefariousness |
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Prattle (PRAT ul)
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Def: meaningless sounds, babble
Syn: Ant: articulate language I have difficulty understanding the prattle of young children. Der: prattled, prattling, prattlement, pattler, prattingly |
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Predilection (pred uh LEK shun)
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Def: preference
Syn: Ant: dislike; disinclination He has a predilection for fish when he goes out to eat. Der: predilect, predilected |
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Procrastinate (pro KRAS tuh nate)
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Def: to defer action; to delay
Syn: prolong; postpone Ant: We try not to procrastinate when asked to do a job. Der: procrastinated; procrastinating; procrastinatingly; procrastination; procrastinative |
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Stoic (STOW ik)
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Def: a stoical person; not showing passion or feeling; indifference; impassive
Syn: apathetic, phlegmatic, stolid Ant: impassioned, ardent The umpire remained quite stoic despite the managers screaming and the intense booing of the crowd. Der: stoical, stoically, stoicism |
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Suffrage (SUF rij)
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Def: right to vote
Syn: Ant: lack of franchise Womans suffrage was a movement and a cause at the beginning of the 20th century. Der: suffragette, suffragettism, suffragism, suffragist |
