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25 Cards in this Set
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ambiguous-adj
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having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain finding an ambiguous test question is frustrating, since more than one answer could be correct |
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amiable-adj
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friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane she was blessed with having such an amiable friend who was almost always good-natured and obliging |
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crass-adj
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coarse, crude, and unrefined using foul language in front of your mother is crass |
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discursive-adj
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rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly his discursive speech was hard to follow |
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docile-adj
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easily managed, obedient, passive the dog was docile until the doorbell rang |
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estrange-verb
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to alienate, to separate the necessity to travel in his business may estrange him from his family for a short period of time |
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exonerate-verb
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to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to exculpate I need your testimony to exonerate me from the charge |
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gratuitous-adj
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given freely, unwarranted I resent your gratuitous comments because no one asked for them |
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hypothesize-verb
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to reach a conclusion based on a assumption or something not proven before you begin your experiment, you should hypothesize about the possible outcome |
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indignation-noun
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anger as a result of something unjust I have much indignation about the light sentence given to the drunk driver who ran over my child |
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induce-verb
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to bring on or to bring about his personality changes were induced by drugs |
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intractable-adj
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stubborn, difficult to manage the intractable child was a discipline problem in every class |
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introspective-adj
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the quality of examining ones own mind or thoughts I must be very introspective before I make my decision |
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lucid-adj
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easily understood, mentally sound his lucid remarks helped everyone understand the new tax code |
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meticulous-adj
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taking great care I am usually very meticulous in completing my assignments |
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misanthrope-noun
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a hater of mankind hopefully, nuclear weapons will never fall into the hands of a misanthrope |
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munificent-adj
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very generous the munificent gift to the school was appreciated by all of the students |
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plagiarize-verb
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to steal and to use anothers writing as ones own English teachers are always on the lookout for materials in themes that are plagarized |
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profuse-adj
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extravagantly abundant, flowing freely cutting hat artery will cause profuse bleeding |
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recluse-noun
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a person who lives in solitude, a hermit howard hughes is the most famous recluse of the century |
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sated-verb
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satisfied fully, indulged to excess he was quite sated after finishing the seven course meal |
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stupefy-verb
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to dull the senses as to put into a stupor that boring lecture would stupefy anyone with any intelligence |
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terse-adj
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concise the president gave a terse statement dismissing the charges of the opposing party |
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transient-adj
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quickly passing, fleeting the moment of happiness she enjoyed was merely transient; soon she was depressed again |
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virtuoso-noun
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one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant having played with some of the greatest symphonies in the world, he was known as a virtuoso |
