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15 Cards in this Set
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prosaic
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(adj.) dull, ordinary, uninteresting, unimaginative OR relating to prose (not poetry)
synonyms: vapid, jejune, insipid, banal |
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provincial
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(adj.) limited in perspective, narrow, unsophisticated
synonyms: parochial, insular, sectarian, hidebound |
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deride
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(v.) to ridicule, put down, make fun of
synonyms: ridicule, jeer, lout, mock |
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laconic
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(adj.) very brief, using few words, especially to the point of seeming rude
synonyms: terse, succinct, concise, pithy |
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recluse
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(n.) a person who leads a secluded or solitary life
synonyms: hermit, eremite, anchorite, cenobite |
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censorious
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(adj.) highly critical, fault-finding, tending to blame or condemn
synonyms: captious, hypercritical, reproaching, carping |
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allieviate
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(v.) to relieve, reduce or decrease, usually temporarily or incompletely
synonyms: mitigate, assuage, mollify, allay |
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equanimity
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(n.) composure, calmness, evenness of mind and temper, poise
synonyms: aplomb, unflappable, sangfroid, imperturbability |
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diligent
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(adj.) showing care in doing one's work, attentive and persistent
synonyms: assiduous, sedulous, consecientious, operose |
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belie
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(v.) to give a false impression, to misrepresent, to show to be false
synonyms: distort, confute, contradict, refute |
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benevolent
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(adj.) generous, kind, marked by goodness or doing good
synonyms: magnanimous, altruistic, philanthropic, beneficent |
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zenith
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(n.) highest point, the point of culmination, the peak
synonyms: apex, pinnacle, acme, summit |
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futile
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(adj.) completely useless, hopeless
synonyms: fruitless, nugatory, otiose, vain |
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amiable
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(adj.) warm, friendly, agreeable, marked by a pleasing personality
synonyms: affable, amicable, gregarious, genial |
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superfluous
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(adj.) extra, unneccessary
synonyms: extraneous, redundant, pleonastic, gratuitous |
