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31 Cards in this Set
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pernicious:
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Type: adjective
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison" [syn: {insidious}, {subtle}] |
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hypocrite:
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Type: noun
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: {dissembler}, {phony}, {phoney}, {pretender}] |
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detain:
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Type: verb
deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: {confine}] [ant: {free}] |
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reconcile:
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Type: verb
come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: {patch up}, {make up}, {conciliate}, {settle}] |
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profess:
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Type: verb
state insincerely; "He &&&&ed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" [syn: {pretend}] |
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commendation:
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Type: noun
a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" [syn: {approval}] [ant: {disapproval}] |
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offstage:
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Type: noun
a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: {wing}, {backstage}] |
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downstage:
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Type: adjective
of the front half of a stage [ant: {upstage}] |
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upstage:
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Type: adjective
of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the &&&& chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience" [ant: {downstage}] |
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stage left:
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Type: noun
the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience [syn: {left stage}] |
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stage right:
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Type: noun
the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience [syn: {right stage}] |
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director:
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Type: noun
someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show [syn: {theater &&&}, {theatre d&&&}] |
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playwright:
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Type: noun
someone who writes plays [syn: {dramatist}] |
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understudy:
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Type: noun
an actor able to replace a regular performer when required [syn: {standby}] |
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Usher:
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Type: verb
show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The Usher showed us to our seats" [syn: {show}] |
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Stage hand:
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Type: noun a person who stands offstage and helps actors move things |
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hegemony:
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Type: noun
Influence caused by the domination of one state over others |
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homogenous:
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Type: adjective
all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group" [syn: {homogeneous}] [ant: {heterogeneous}] |
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heterogenous:
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Type: adjective
consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous" [syn: {heterogeneous}] [ant: {homogeneous}] |
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ideology:
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Type: noun
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation [syn: {political orientation}, {political theory}] |
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Zeitgeist:
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Type: noun
the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation |
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epoch: (extra)
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Type: noun
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event [syn: {era}] |
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vociferate:
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Type: verb
utter in a very loud voice; "They &&&& their demands" [syn: {shout out}] |
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vivacity:
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Type: noun
characterized by high spirits and animation |
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vicarious:
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Type: adjective
experienced at secondhand; "read about mountain climbing and felt &&&& excitement" |
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sophistry:
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Type: noun
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone [syn: {sophism}, {sophistication}] |
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rigamarole:
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Type: noun
a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time" [syn: {rigmarole}] |
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League
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A collection of ppl, countries or groups for a purpose/sports team.
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Skirmish
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An episode of fighting between small groups/short argument
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Pestilence
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a fatal epidemic disease.
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Distain
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Feeling that someone is unworthy of respect.
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