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30 Cards in this Set
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Multiplicity |
state of being various/ manifold; in great number (N) |
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alleviate |
to ease a pain or burden (V) |
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ameliorate |
to make something better/ improve (V) |
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beneficial |
producing or promoting favorable results, helpful (adj) |
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cathartic |
relaxing after an emotional outburst (adj.) |
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curative |
able to heal or cure (N/adj.) |
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palliative |
relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease/ disorder without effecting a cure (N/adj.) |
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therapeutic |
having or exhibiting healing powers (adj.) |
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complement |
something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection (N/V) |
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epitome |
a representation or example of a type (N) |
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felicitous |
admirably suited, apt (adj.) |
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belie |
to misrepresent or disguise (adj.) |
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debunk |
to expose as untruths, shames, or exaggerated claims (V)
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dubious |
doubtful, of unlikely authenticity (adj.) |
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duplicitous |
deliberately deceptive (adj.) |
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fabricate |
to make up in order to deceive (V) |
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fallacy |
a false notion (N) |
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mendacious |
lying, untruthful (adj.) |
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specious |
having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false, plausible but false (adj.) |
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ambiguous |
open to more than one interpretation (adj.) |
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ambivalent |
simultaneously feeling opposing emotions, uncertain (adj.) |
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apathetic |
feeling or showing little emotion (adj.) |
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capricious |
impulsive and unpredictable (adj.) |
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equivocal |
ambiguous, open to more than one interpretation and often intended to mislead (adj.) |
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erratic |
markedly inconsistant (adj.) |
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impetuous |
suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional, impulsive and passionate (adj.) |
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impetus |
an impelling force or stimulus (N) |
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sporadic |
occurring at irregular intervals, having no pattern or order in time (adj.) |
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vacillate |
to sway from one side to the other, oscillate (V) |
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whimsical |
characterized by a whim, unpredictable (adj.) |
