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20 Cards in this Set
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(v)
to make less in amount, degree, ect.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit |
abate
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(n)
praise or flattery that is excessive |
adulation
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(n)
an objectof intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation |
anathema
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(adj)
shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
astute
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(n)
a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
avarice
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(adj)
deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
culpable
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(adj)
tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone |
dilatory
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(adj)
conspicuous, standing out from the mass (usesd particulary in an unpleasnt sense) |
egregious
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to speak or act in a way that allows more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vage or ambiguous |
equivocate
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(adj)
vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
evanescent
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(adj)
unable to make up one's mind, hesatating |
irresolute
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(adj)
cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color,not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
nebulous
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(n)(adj)
one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience |
novice
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(n)
extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency |
penury
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(adj)
done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abillities, ambitious |
pretentious
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(v)
to review a series of facts; to sum up |
recapitulate
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(v)
to revive, bring back to consciousness or exsistence |
resuscitate
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(adj)
untidy, dirty, careless |
solvenly
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(n)
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence. |
supposition
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(adj)
inactive, sluggish, dull |
torpid
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