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24 Cards in this Set
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Alabaster
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a. noun
b. a fine-grained, translucent form of gypsum, typically white, often carved into ornaments. c. no antonyms d. fair, light e. The table was made out of ______. |
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Altruistic
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a. adjective
b. showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish c. selfish d. considerate e. The _______ man volunteered at the homeless shelter everyday. |
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Artifice
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a. noun
b. clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others. c. honesty d. con e. The ad was obviously an _______ aiming to give naive people viruses on their computers. |
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Augment
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a. verb
b. to make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. c. decrease d. supplement e. The mural is _______ed every year by the graduating class as a right of passage. |
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Bequeath
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a.verb
b. leave (a personal estate or one's body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will. c. take d. bestow e. My grandmother _____ed all of her jewelry to my sister and I. |
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Cogent
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a. adjective
b. (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing. c. invalid d. forceful e. Their presentation on global warming was ______ and deserved a good grade. |
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Converge |
a. verb b. to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel. c. disperse d. assemble e. The lines on the graph ______ed, which meant there weren't parallel. |
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Discrepancy |
a. noun b. a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. c. agreement d. Difference e. |
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Disperse
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a. verb
b. distribute or spread over a wide area. c. assemble d. break up |
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Dour
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a. adjective
b. relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance. c. bright d. bleak |
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Explicit
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a. adjective
b. stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt c. ambiguous d. accurate |
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Fallow
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a.adjective
b. (of farmland) plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility as part of a crop rotation or to avoid surplus production. c.active d.idle |
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Infallible
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a. adjective
b. incapable of making mistakes or being wrong. c. Imperfect d. acceptable |
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Insidious
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a. adjective
b. proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. c. Honest d. Crafty |
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Intimation
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a.Noun
b. an indication or hint. c. No antonym d. implication |
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Invulnerable
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a. adjective
b. impossible to harm or damage. c. destructible d. impervious, |
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Ominous
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a.adjective
b.giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. c. Promising d.apocalyptic |
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Omniscient
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a. adjective
b. knowing everything. |
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Opulent
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a. adjective
b. ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish. |
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Perpetuate
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a. verb
b. make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely. |
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Solace
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noun
1. comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness. |
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Supercilious
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adjective
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others |
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Supple
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Adjective
bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible. |
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Unkempt
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Having an untidy or disheveled appearance.
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