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20 Cards in this Set
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affable
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(adj) courteous & pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
s: genial, AMICABLE, agreeable, cordial a: SURLY, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
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aggrandize
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(v) TO INCREASE in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
s: augment, amplify, ENHANCE, exalt a: reduce, decrease, DIMINISH |
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amorphous
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(adj) SHAPELESS, without definite form; of no particular type or character; w/out organization, unity or cohesion
s: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate a: DEFINITE, WELL DEFINED, clear-cut |
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aura
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(n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
s: AMBIENCE, atmosphere |
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contraband
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(n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods (adj) ILLEGAL, prohibited
s: ilitic, bootleg, unlawful a: LEGAL, lawfu, licit |
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erudite
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(adj) SCHOLARLY, learned, bookish, pedantic
s: profoundly educated, well-read a: ignorant, UNEDUCATED, illiterate |
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gossamer
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(adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial (n) a very thin, light cloth
s: filmy, DIAPHANOUS, sheer, airy, feathery, GAUZY a: thick, DENSE, solid, massive |
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infer
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(v) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint suggest, imply SURMISE
s: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate |
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inscutable
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(adj) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
s: impentrable, INCOMPREHENSIBLE, enigmatic a: COMPREHENSIBLE, intelligible, penetrable |
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insular
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(adj) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
s: narrow-minded, PAROCHIAL, PROVINCIAL a: CATHOLIC, cosmopolitan, liberal |
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irrevocable
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(adj) incapable of being changed or called back
s: IRREVERSIBLE, UNRECALLABLE, unalterable a: REVERSIBLE, changeable |
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propensity
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(n) a natural inclination or predilection toward
s: natural bent, PROCLIVITY, penchant a: natural incapacity, NATURAL INABILITY |
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querulous
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(adj) peevish, complaining, fretful
s: PETULANT, touchy, cranky, irritable a: UNCOMPLAINING, stoical, serene, placid |
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remonstrate
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(v) to argue or plead w/ someone against something, protest against, object to
s: reason against, EXPOSTULATE |
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repudiate
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(v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
s: DISAVOW, abjure, renounce a: AVOW, affirm, aver, avouch |
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resilient
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(adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
s: spingy, ELASTIC, BUOYANT, bouncy a: rigid, stiff, INFLEXIBLE, unyielding |
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reverberate
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(v) TO RE-ECHO, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
s: rumble thunder, boom, echo |
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scurrilous
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(adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language) foul mouthed
s: OBSCENE, FILTHY, abusive, VITUPERATIVE a: decorous, seemly, TASTEFUL, dignified |
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sedulous
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(adj) persistent, showing industry and determination
s: ASSIDUOUS, TIRELESS, indefatigable a: lackadasical, LISTLESS, indolent, OTIOSE |
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sleazy
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(adj) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, shoddy or inferior in quality or charater; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
s: INFERIOR, cheesy tawdry tatty a: superior, first-rate, QUALITY, sturdy |
