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10 Cards in this Set
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Maelstrom (n.) |
Def: A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction. Synonyms: Vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult |
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Myopic (adj.) |
Def: Nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment. Synonyms: Shortsighted Antonyms: Farsighted |
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Overt (adj.) |
Def: Open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized. Synonyms: Clear, obvious, manifest, patent Antonyms: Secret, clandestine, covert, concealed |
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Pejorative (adj.) |
Def: Tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparament, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling. Antonyms: Complimentary |
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Propriety (n.) (pl.) |
Def: The state of being proper, appropriateness. (pl.): Standards of what is proper or socially acceptable. Synonyms: Fitness, correctness, decorum Antonyms: Unseemliness, appropriateness. |
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Sacrilege (n.) |
Def: Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred. Synonyms: Desecration, profanation, defilement |
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Summarily (adv.) |
Def: Without delay or formality; briefly, concisely. Synonyms: Promptly, peremptorily, abruptly |
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Suppliant (adj.) (n.) |
Def: Asking humbly and earnestly. (n.): One who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor |
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Tailsman (n.) |
Def: An object that serves as charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish. |
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Undulate (v.) |
Def: To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form. Synonyms: Ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall |
