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52 Cards in this Set
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anomaly |
deviation from what is normal Similar Words: (anomalous) Similar Meanings: (aberrance, aberration, abnormality, deviance, deviation, irregularity, preternaturalness) |
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assuage |
to make something unpleasant less severe Similar meanings: (allay, alleviate, appease, comfort, conciliate, ease, lighten, mitigate, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, propitiate, relieve, soothe, sweeten) |
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enigma |
a puzzle; a mystery similar meanings: conundrum, perplexity |
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equivocate |
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead When faced with criticism of his policies, the politician EQUIVOCATED and left all parties thinking he agreed with them. Related words: equivocal (undecided, trying to deceive), equivocation Similar meanings: ambiguous, evasive, waffling |
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erudite |
learned, scholarly, bookish related words: erudition similar meanings: scholastic, learned, wise |
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fervid |
intensely emotional; feverish related words: fervent, fervor similar meanings: burning, impassioned, passionate, vehement, zealous |
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lucid |
clear and easily understood related words: lucidity, lucent similar meanings: clear, coherent, explicit, intelligible, limpid |
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opaque |
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light related words: opacity (the quality of being obscure and indecipherable) similar meanings: obscure |
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placate |
to soothe or pacify related words: placid (calm), implacable (unable to be made peaceful) similar meanings: appease, conciliate, mollify |
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precipitate |
to throw violently or bring about; lacking deliberation Upon learning that the couple married after knowing each other only two months, friends and family members expected such a PRECIPITATE marriage to end in divorce. related words: precipice (a steep cliff), precipitation (weather phenomena, like rain or snow, that falls from the sky), precipitous (very steep) similar meanings: abrupt, hasty, headlong, hurried, ill-considered, impetuous, impulsive, prompt, rash, reckless, sudden |
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prodigal |
lavish; wasteful related words: prodigality similar meanings: extravagant, lavish, profligate, spendthrift, wasteful |
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zeal |
passion, excitement related words: zealot (a fanatic) similar meanings: ardency, fervor, fire, passion |
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abstain |
to choose to not do something similar meanings: forbear, refrain, withhold |
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adulterate |
to make impure related words: unadulterated (pure), adultery similar meanings: doctor |
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apathy |
lack of interest or emotion similar meanings: coolness, disinterest, disregard, impassivity, indifference, insensibility, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, phlegm, stolidity, unconcern, unresponsiveness |
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audacious |
fearless and daring related words: audacity similar meanings: adventuresome, aggressive, assertive, bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, game, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome, venturous |
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capricious |
changing one's mind quickly and often related words: caprice (whim, sudden fancy) similar meanings: arbitrary, chance, changeable, erratic, fickle, inconstant, mercurial, random, whimsical, willful |
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corroborate |
to provide support evidence similar meanings: authenticate, back, bear out, buttress, confirm, substantiate, validate, verify |
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desiccate |
to dry out thoroughly After a few weeks of lying on the desert's baking sands, the cow's carcass became completely DESICCATED. related words: desiccant (something that removes water from another substance) similar meanings: dehydrate, dry, parch |
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engender |
to produce, cause, or bring about similar meanings: beget, generate, procreate, proliferate, reproduce, spawn |
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ephemeral |
lasting a short time similar meanings: evanescent, fleeting, momentary, transient |
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gullible |
easily deceived related words: gull (a person who is easily deceived) similar meanings: credulous, exploitable, naive |
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homogenous |
of a similar kind related words: homogenized (thoroughly mixed together) similar meanings: consistent, standardized, uniform, unvarying |
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laconic |
using few words similar meanings: concise, curt, pithy, taciturn, terse |
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laud |
to give praise; to glorify related words: laudable (worthy or praise), laudatory (expressing praise) similar meanings: acclaim, applaud, commend, compliment, exalt, extol, hail, praise |
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loquacious |
talkative related words: eloquence (powerful, convincing speaking), loquacity similar meanings: effusive, garrulous, verbose |
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mitigate |
to soften; to lessen similar meanings: allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, lighten, moderate, mollify, palliate, temper |
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pedant |
someone who shows off learning related words: pedantic (making an excessive display of learning) |
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pragmatic |
practical as opposed to idealistic related words: pragmatism (a practical approach to problem solving) similar meanings: rational, realistic |
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propriety |
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs The aristocracy maintained a high level or PROPRIETY, adhering to even the most minor social rules similar meanings: decency, decorum, modesty seemliness |
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vacillate |
to sway physically; to be indecisive The customer held up the line as he VACILLATED between ordering chocolate or vanilla ice cream. similar meanings: dither, falter, fluctuate, oscillate, waver |
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volatile |
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive similar meanings: capricious, erratic, fickle, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental |
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advocate |
to speak in favor of related words: advocacy (active support for) similar meanings: back, champion, support |
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antipathy |
extreme dislike similar meanings: animosity, animus, antagonism, aversion, enmity, hostility, repellence |
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bolster |
to support; to prop up similar meanings: brace, buttress, prop, support, sustain, underpin, uphold |
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cacophony |
harsh, jarring noise similar meanings: chaos, clamor, din, discord, disharmony, noise |
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deride |
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock related words: derision (mockery and taunts), derisive (in a mocking manner) similar meanings: gibe, jeer, mock, ridicule, scoff, sneer, taunt |
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dissonance |
a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds similar meanings: clash, contention, discord, dissension, dissent, dissidence, friction, strife, variance |
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enervate |
to reduce in strength related words: unnerve (to deprive of strength or courage) similar meanings: debilitate, enfeeble, sap, weaken |
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eulogy |
speech in praise of someone similar meanings: commend, extol, laud |
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garrulous |
tending to talk a lot similar meanings: effusive, loquacious |
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ingenuous |
showing innocence or childlike simplicity related words: ingenue ( a naive girl or young woman), disingenuous (giving a false impression of innocence) similar meanings: artless, guileless, innocent, naive, simple, unaffected |
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lethargic |
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner similar meanings: apathetic, lackadaisical, languid, listless, torpid |
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malleable |
capable of being shaped similar meanings: adaptable, ductile, plastic, pliable, pliant |
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misanthrope |
a person who dislikes others similar meanings: curmudgeon, reculse |
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obdurate |
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion The president was completely OBDURATE on the issue, and no amount of persuasion would change his mind similar meanings: inflexible, intransigent, recalcitrant, tenacious, unyielding |
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ostentation |
excessive showiness related words: ostensible (apparent) similar meanings: conspicuousness, flashiness, pretentiousness, showiness |
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paradox |
a contradiction or dilemma similar meanings: anomaly, irony |
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philanthropy |
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness related words: philanthropist (someone who is generous and desires to promote goodness) similar meanings: altruism, humanitarianism |
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prevariacate |
to lie or deviate from the truth similar meanings: equivocate, lie, perjure |
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venerate |
to respect deeply related words: venerable (old, worthy or respect) similar meanings: adore, honor, idolize, revere |
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waver |
to fluctuate between choices similar meanings: dither, falter, fluctuate, oscillate, vacillate |
