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25 Cards in this Set
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asset |
something of value; a resource; an advantage property, possession, endowment |
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duress |
compulsion by threat; forcibe confinement intimidation, coercion |
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infinitesimal |
so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute tiny, minuscule, microscopic, unnoticeable |
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prowess |
distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency |
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stipulate |
to arrange specifically, to require as a condition of agreement specify, contract |
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antithesis |
the direct opposite, sharp contrast contrary, antipode |
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disparage |
to belittle, speak slightly of; to undervalue degrade, decry, run down, underrate |
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dissonant |
not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds grating, strident, unmelodious, irreconcilable |
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elucidate |
to clarify, explain interpret, expound, explicate |
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laud |
to praise hail, extol, glorify, exalt |
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loll |
to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop loaf, loiter, sag, dangle |
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mandatory |
required, obligatory compulsory, requisite, imperative |
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phlegmatic |
slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional lethargic, indolent, torpid, stolid, impassive |
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rescind |
to repeal, cancel withdraw, revoke, retract, annul, abrogate |
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whet |
to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager hone, excite, stimulate |
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acclimate |
to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation accustom, learn the ropes |
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concur |
to express agreement, approve agree, assent, ratify, sanction |
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defamation |
slander or libel vilification, calumny, mudslinging |
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explicate |
to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret clarify, elucidate, untangle, spell out |
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pandemonium |
a wild uproar, din, or commotion chaos, tumult, bedlam, three-ring circus |
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receptive |
open and responsive to ideas or suggestions open-minded, tolerant, amenable |
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reticent |
not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant taciturn, closemouthed, tight-lipped |
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savory |
tasty, appetizing, pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable delectable, flavorful, aromatic, piquant |
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somnolent |
sleepy, drowsy, inducing sleep groggy, soporific |
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vehement |
intense, forceful, powerful emphatic, fierce, vigorous, impassioned |
