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33 Cards in this Set
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adhere |
stick completely to a surface or substance* [or] believe in and follow the practices |
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aloof |
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant |
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ambiguous |
open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning |
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analyze |
examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation (analysis, analytical) |
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anecdote |
a short and amusing or interesting story about real incident or person |
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antagonize |
cause someone to become hostile |
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anticipate |
regard as probable; expect or predict |
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apprehensive |
anxious or fearful that something bad will happen |
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arcane |
mysterious or secret |
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assert |
state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully |
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assess |
evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of |
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attribute |
regard something as being cause by someone or something |
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bear |
endure an ordeal or difficulty |
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befall |
(of something bad) happen to someone |
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burgeon |
begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish |
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coherent |
logical and consistent |
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compassion |
concern for the sufferings or misfortune of others |
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compensate (for) |
make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect |
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complement |
a thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole |
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compose |
1. write or create* 2. constitute, make up (composition, composed of) |
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condescending |
having or showing a feeling of superiority |
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consecutive |
following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence |
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contour |
an outline. especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something |
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contract |
decrease in size, number, or range |
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contradict |
be in conflict with |
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correlate |
have a mutual relationship or connection(corollary, correlated) |
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corollary |
a direct or natural consequence or result |
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critical |
1. expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments 2. expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work literature, music, nor art* 3. involving the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment* 4. (of a situation or problem) having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis |
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cumbersome |
1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use 2. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient* |
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deficit |
the amount by which something is too small |
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demean |
cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for someone or something |
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depict |
show or represent |
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determine |
1. cause (something) to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in 2. ascertain or establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation* |
