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153 Cards in this Set
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abate |
subside, decrease |
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abridge |
condense, shorten |
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abstemious |
temperate, sparing |
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abstract |
theoretical, nonrepresentational |
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abstruse |
obscure profound |
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accesible |
easy to approach, obtainable |
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acclaim |
applaud |
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accolade |
award of merit |
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acknowledge |
recognize, admit |
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acquiesce |
agree w/out protesting |
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acrid |
sharp, bitterly pungent |
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acrimonious |
bitter in words or manner |
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adulation |
flattery, admiration |
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adversary |
opponent |
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adversity |
hardship |
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advocate |
support |
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aesthetic |
artistic, appreciation of beauty |
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affable |
warmly friendly |
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affirmation |
confirmation |
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aggregate |
accumulate |
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alleviate |
relieve |
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aloof |
reserved |
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altruistic |
unselfishly generous |
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ambiguous |
confusing |
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ambivalence |
contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes |
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amorphous |
having no form |
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anachronistic |
error involving time |
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analogous |
comparable |
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anarchist |
advocate of abolishing authority |
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anecdote |
short account of an amusing or interesting event |
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animosity |
hatred, hostility |
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anomaly |
irregularity |
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antagonism |
hostility, active resistance |
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antediluvian |
ancient |
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anecdote |
medecine |
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antipathy |
dislike |
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brevity |
conciseness |
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buttress |
support |
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carcophonous |
inharmonious |
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cajole |
coax |
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calculated |
deliberately planned, likely |
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candor |
frankness |
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capricious |
unpredictable, fickle, fanciful |
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carping |
finding fault |
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censorious |
critical |
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censure |
blame |
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benevolent |
generous |
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bequeath |
hand down |
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bleak |
cold or cheerless, unlikely |
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blighted |
suffering from disease, destroyed |
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bolster |
support, reinforce |
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braggart |
boaster |
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contentious |
quarrelsome |
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contract |
compress, make a pledge, catch a disease |
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converge |
approach, come together |
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conviction |
judgement that smn is guilty of a crime, strongly held belief |
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cordial |
gracious |
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corroborate |
confirm, support |
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corrode |
destroy by chemical action |
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corrugated |
wrinkled, ridged |
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credulity |
gullibility, naivete |
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criterion |
standard used in judging |
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cryptic |
mysterious, secret, hidden |
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antiquated |
old-fashioned |
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anpathy |
indiferrence |
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apocryphal |
untrue |
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appease |
pacify or soothe |
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arrable |
fit for growing crops |
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arbitrary |
random |
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archaic |
antiquated |
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ardent |
intense |
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arrogance |
pride |
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articulate |
effective |
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artifact |
object made by human-beings, either handmade or mass-produced |
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artisan |
craftsman |
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ascendancy |
domination |
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ascetic |
practising self-denial |
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aspire |
long for |
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assiduous |
diligent |
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assuage |
ease, lessen, soothe |
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astute |
wise |
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atrophy |
waste away |
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attribute |
ascribe, explain |
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audacious |
bold |
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augment |
increase |
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austere |
stern, simple |
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authoritarian |
completely dominating |
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autonomous |
self-governing |
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avarice |
greediness |
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aversion |
dislike |
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avert |
prevent, turn away |
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beguile |
mislead, pass time |
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belie |
contradict, give a false impression |
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benevolent |
generous |
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certitude |
certainty |
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charlatan |
quack, pretender of knowledge |
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circumlocution |
indirect/roundabout expression |
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cliche |
phrase dulled in meaning by repetition |
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coalesce |
combine |
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coercion |
use of force to get smn to obey |
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colloquial |
pertaining to convo. or common speech |
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combustible |
easily burned |
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commemorate |
honour memory of |
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compile |
assemble, gather |
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complacency |
self-satisfaction |
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complementary |
serving to complete sth |
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compliance |
readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling requirements |
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composure |
mental calmness |
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comprehensive |
thorough |
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concede |
admit, yield |
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conciliatory |
reconciling, soothing |
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concise |
brief and compact |
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concur |
agree |
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condone |
overlook, forgive, excuse |
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conflagration |
great fire |
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confluence |
flowing together, crowd |
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confound |
confuse |
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conjecture |
guess |
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consensus |
general agreement |
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constraint |
compulsion, repression of feelings |
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contend |
struggle, compete, assert |
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culpable |
deserving, blame |
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cursory |
casual, hastily done |
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curtail |
shorten |
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debilitate |
weaken, enfeeble |
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debunk |
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless |
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decorum |
orderliness |
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deference |
courteous regard for another's wish |
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degradation |
humiliation, debasement |
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dehydrate |
dry out |
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deleterious |
harmful |
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delineate |
portray, depict |
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denounce |
condemn |
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deplore |
regret, disapprove of |
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depose |
dethrone |
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depravity |
corruption, wickedness |
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deprecate |
express disapproval of |
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deride |
ridicule |
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derivative |
derived from another source |
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desiccate |
dry up |
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despondent |
depressed |
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detached |
distant, calm and objective, physically unconnected |
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deterrent |
hindrance |
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detrimental |
harmful |
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devious |
roundabout, erratic |
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devise |
invent, plan |
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diffidence |
shyness |
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diffuse |
wordy, rambling, spread out |
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digression |
wandering away from subject |
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dilatory |
delaying |
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diligence |
hard work and effort |
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diminution |
lessening |
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discerning |
mentally quick and observant |
