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20 Cards in this Set
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to tell; to reveal (as a secret)
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divulge-verb
Syn: unveil; disclose Ant: conceal |
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The reporter was fired when she _____ information from a classified document.
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divulged
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to assist or encourage, especially in wrong doing
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abet-verb
Syn: promote; incite Ant: impede; dissuade |
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Jim refused to _____ the criminal by hiding him in the basement.
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abet
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arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) beliefs
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dogmatic-adj.
Syn: dictatorial Ant: open-minded |
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Because of the professor's _____ approach, the students were afraid to ask questions.
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dogmatic
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lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating
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insipid-adj.
Syn: flat, lifeless Ant: challenging |
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inessential; not constituting a vital part
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extraneous-adj.
Syn: irrelevant Ant: essential |
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The professor felt that the _____ paragraph in the essay detracted from the more important information.
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extraneous
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My mom wanted me to be an accountant, but I found the classes boring and _____.
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insipid
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to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
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coerce-verb
Syn:compel |
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Jerry preferred basketball, but his father _____ him into playing football.
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coerced
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prejudiced; hostile
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jaundiced-adj.
Syn: skeptical; cynical Ant: believing; trusting |
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Gabe had a _____ view of Iraq after losing his wife in the Gulf War.
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jaundiced
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extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise
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meticulous-adj.
Syn: fast; dious Ant: sloppy |
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With _____ care, he crafted a minuature dollhouse for his daughter.
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meticulous
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recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger
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temerity-noun
Syn: audacity Ant: prudence |
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I couldn't believe that Bret had the _____ to bungee jump over a lake full of alligators.
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temerity
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sociable; fond of the company of others
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gregarious-adj.
Syn: genial; friendly Ant: reclusive |
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Just before he was diagnosed with clinical depression, Raji went from being _____ to antisocial.
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gregarious
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