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40 Cards in this Set
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Bastion
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Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism
Mainstay, Fortress, Citadel |
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Maverick
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Syn: Rebel, Nonconformist (in a group), Unconventional person, eccentric, individualist
Ant: Conformist |
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Lethargic
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Drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity
Weary, Lackluster, indolent |
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Paraphernalia
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Equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; married woman’s property exclusive of her dowry
Equipment, things, belongings, kit, gear, bits and pieces |
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Mores
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Conventions; moral standards; moral customs
Society, traditional, ethnicity, cultural |
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Timidity
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Lack of self-confidence or courage
Nervousness, shyness, coyness, diffidence, apprehension |
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Protocol
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Diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratifi-cation; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him atthe airport.
Procedure, etiquette |
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Acquiesce
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Assent; agree passively; comply without protest favoritism display of partiality toward a favored person
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Wake
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Trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war
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Draught
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Current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time
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Betoken
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Signify; indicate; be a sign of
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Aviary
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Enclosure for birds; large cage
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Waggish
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Humorous; mischievous; tricky
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Adapt
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Make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adoption of a short novel
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Bugaboo
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Bugbear; object of baseless terror
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Bungle
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Mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior
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Reinstate
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Restore to a previous condition or position
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Mnemonic
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Pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid
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Conscript
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Draftee; person forced into military service; V.
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Contend
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Struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
View; Challenge |
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Functional
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Made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism
Practicle ; Handy ; Efficient |
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Punctilious
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Assiduous ; Scrupulous ; Meticulous ; Thorough
Minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
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Imbecility
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Weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool
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Rebuke
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Reprimand (warning) ; Reproach(Criticism) ; Haul Over the Coals
Scold harshly; criticize severely |
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Facile
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Simplistic ; Superficial ;
Easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. Facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility |
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Hardy
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Resilient; Enduring ; Tough ; Strong ;Robust
(of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather |
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Penury
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Extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy
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Venal
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Capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal
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Flit
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Fly ; Flutter ; Dart
fly or move lightly or quickly; Dart lightly; pass |
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Swiftly
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Quickly, Speedily, Summarily, promptly, Suddenly
by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower |
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Magnate
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Tycoon ; Mogul ; entrepreneur
Person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate |
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Botch
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Mismanage; blow, spoil, damage ; Mess up
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Citadel
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Fortress, strong hold, bastion, castle
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Libidinous
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Lustful
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Mendicant
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Beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar
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Oaf
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Lout ; Fool ; Boor ; Klutz
Stupid awkward person; CF. elf |
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Voyeur
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Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others
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Docile
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Obedient; easily managed; submissive ; Passive ; Quiet ; Compliant
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Vitiate
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Corrupt morally
Spoil the effect of Make inoperative |
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Narrative
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Related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration
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