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20 Cards in this Set
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ABATE |
v. to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
Syn: diminish, decrease, subside, let up Ant: intensify, increase, magnify, wax |
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ADULATION |
n. praise or flattery that is excessive
Syn: adoration, idolization, hero-worship Ant: ridicule, derision, odium |
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ANATHEMA |
n. an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
Syn: malediction, imprecation, abomination Ant: benediction, blessing |
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ASTUTE |
adj. shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
Syn: acute, sagacious, judicious, wily Ant: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb |
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AVARICE |
n. greedy desire, particularly for wealth
Syn: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness |
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CULPABLE |
adj. deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
Syn: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy Ant: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious |
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DILATORY |
adj. tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
Syn: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard Ant: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious |
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EGREGIOUS |
adj. conspicuous; standing out from the mass
Syn: glaring, flagrant, blatant Ant: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling |
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EQUIVOCATE |
v. to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
Syn: to talk out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge Ant: to speak one's mind plainly |
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EVANESCENT |
adj. vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy
Syn: ephemeral, transient, transitory Ant: everlasting, immortal, imperishable |
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IRRESOLUTE |
adj. unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
Syn: indecisive, vacillating, wavering Ant: determined, decisive, unwavering |
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NEBULOUS |
adj. cloudlike; resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
Syn: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, opaque, indeterminate Ant: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused |
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NOVICE |
n. one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
Syn: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice Ant: veteran, past master, pro, expert |
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PENURY |
n. extreme poverty; barrenness or insufficiency
Syn: destitution, indigence Ant: affluence, luxury |
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PRETENTIOUS |
adj. done for show; striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; ambitious
Syn: ostentatious, inflated Ant: unaffected, modest |
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RECAPITULATE |
v. to review a series of facts; to sum up
Syn: review, summarize, go over |
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RESUSCITATE |
v. to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
Syn: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate |
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SLOVENLY |
adj. untidy, dirty, careless
Syn: unkempt, slatternly, lax Ant: neat, meticulous |
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SUPPOSITION |
n. something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
Syn: assumption, presumption, hypothesis |
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TORPID |
adj. inactive, sluggish, dull
Syn: lethargic, languid Ant: energetic, vigorous |
