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18 Cards in this Set
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Allay Alleviate Assuage |
appease, mitigate, mollify |
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a) Addendum b) Postscript |
a) an addition or supplement to a book b) a note or series of notes appended to a completed letter; abbreviated P.S. |
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a)Laconic b)Reticent |
a) blunt, very terse b)to the point, saying little, keeping brief |
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Appease Mitigate Mollify |
relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling) appease the anger or anxiety of (someone): |
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a) Adjourn b) Hiatus |
a) to suspend until a later time b) a temporary gap, break in continuity, moratorium |
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Succinct Taciturn |
saying little and keeping brief |
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Banal Hackneyed Trite |
so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring |
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a) Moratorium b) Respite |
a) a delay or suspension of an activity or a law b) a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant: |
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Fleeting Transient |
lasting for a very short time |
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a) Overture b) Prelude c) Prologue |
an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important |
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a) Impetuous b) Impulsive |
a) acting or done quickly and without thought or care b) acting or done without forethought |
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Ephemeral Evanescent |
a) lasting for a very short time b) soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing: |
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a) Preamble b) Preface |
is an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work's author |
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a) Impromptu b) Rash |
a) done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed b) displaying or proceeding from a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action: |
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Absolve Vindicate |
a) set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility b) clear (someone) of blame or suspicion: |
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a) Coda b) Epilogue |
a) the concluding passage of a piece or movement, typically forming an addition to the basic structure. b) An epilogue or epilog is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the work |
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Garrulous Loquacious Verbose |
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters tending to talk a great deal; talkative. |
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Exculpate Exonerate |
show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing
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