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10 Cards in this Set
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Cursory
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Quick, Hasty, not methodical, done rapidly with little attention to detail,, passing quickly over or through something that deserves closer examination.
She gave him a cursory glance as she walked by. |
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Vacillate
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To waver, fluctuate, be indecisive, show uncertainty, hesitate in making up one's mind.
The weak leader vacillates. |
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Clement
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Mild, calm, tranquil, moderate, temperate, not severe or extreme; also, merciful, lenient, inclined to pard or forgive.
The weather is clement today. |
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Lucrative
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Profitable, producing wealth, money-making, financially productive, remunerative.
His lucrative job paid well. |
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Allocate
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To assign, designate, earmark, set aside for a specific purpose.
They are going to allocate the room for an office. |
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Reconcile
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To make friendly again, restore friendly relations between, settle, resolve, bring into harmony or agreement.
The two parties reconciled their differences. |
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Paragon
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A model of excellence, perfect example.
The inventor was a paragon of American ingenuity. |
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Analogous
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Similar, akin, comparable, corresponding partially, sharing some aspects of form, function or content.
Those two things are analogous. |
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Diurnal
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Daily, recurring each day, performed or happening in the course of a day.
The ocean's tides and the rotation of the earth are diurnal. |
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Pretext
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An excuse ostensible reason or motive, professed purpose.
The supervisor made up a pretext to try and have an employee fired. |
