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33 Cards in this Set
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prosaic (adj)
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unimaginative, ordinary
i dont understand why his oration was selected as the best; it was so prosaic that I nearly fell asleep syn: mundane, pedestrian ant: innovative, quixotic, whimsical |
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hackneyed (adj)
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overused; trite
this film was a hackneyed remake with a storyline that has been done a hundred times syn: trite, prosaic, banal ant: original, novel |
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uni (root)
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one
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pedestrian (adj)
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commonplace ; ordinary
syn: prosaic, banal, vapid |
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unanimous
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in full agreement
syn: concordant, concerted |
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vac (root)
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empty
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banal (adj)
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ordinary; trivial
that show used to be my favorite, but its story lines became so banal that i could no longer stand it syn: hackneyed, trite ant: extraordinarg, singular, sublime |
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vacuous (adj)
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lacking substance
his latest book is widely criticized as vacuous and unintelligent syn: inane, asinine, fatuous ant: profound, thoughtful, deep |
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mercurial
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erratic ; subject to wild changes in character
molly is the most mercurial person in the office; we can never tell if she'll be the evil molly or the sympathetic molly syn: fickle, capricious, vacillating ant: immutable, stable |
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mund (root)
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world
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metamorphosis
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a transformation
the old house underwent a metamorphosis from arundown shack into a beautiful cottage syn: transformation, mutation, transmogrification |
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magnanimous (adj)
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nobel of heart; generous; forgiving
syn: philanthropic, altruistic, merciful |
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amorphous
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lacking shape; changeable in form
When kirito transformed into the giant monster, the fire elfs broke down into an amorphous mass of scared soldiers syn:shapeless, nebulous, vague, nondescript ant: crystalline |
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mutate
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to change form
syn: transform, transmogrify |
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mut (root)
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change
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rupture
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to break open
when the vat of smelling liquid ruptured, we picked up our feet to avoid getting the stuff on our shoes. syn: burst, fissure, cleave |
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equanimity (n)
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the quality of being even-tempered
syn: composure, imperturbability, aplomb |
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insipid (adj)
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uninteresting, dull, without flavour
christine is the life of the party, but tom is a insipid as they come. no one wanted to talk with him syn: bland, nondescript, vapid ant: engaging, enchanting, piquant |
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meta (root)
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change, beyond
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amend (v)
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to improve, to remove the faults of
syn: rectify, redress, ameliorate, mitigate |
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uniform (adj)
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unvarying; always the same
syn: homegeneous |
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transmute
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to transform
Ed transmuted his automail arm into a sharp sword syn: metamorphose, alter, transmogrify |
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morph(root)
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form, shape
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fluctuate
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to vary irregularly
syn: vacillate, waver |
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vacillate (v)
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to change one's mind repeatedly
syn: fluctuate, waver |
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anima (root)
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spirit, mind
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fickle
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likely to change opinion unpredictably
syn: capricious, vacillating, mercurial |
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protean
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capable of assuming different forms
he has changed his position on issues so many times that he is considered the most protean member of congress syn: polymorphous, labile ant: immutable, stable |
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mundane (adj)
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ordinary; typical
having worked for years behinded a desk, she wanted to leave the mundane world behind for exotic adventures abroad syn: routine, workaday, banal ant: singular, extraordinary, sublime |
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immutable
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unchangable
emily is an immutable vegetarian. no matter how hard we try, we cannot get her to eat mean syn: permanent, inveterable ant: mutable, protean, vacillating, mercurial |
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dormant (adj)
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inactive; sleeping
syn: inert, fallow |
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rupt (root)
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break
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revamp (v)
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to revise, to renovate
syn: refurbish, renovate |
