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19 Cards in this Set
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voluble
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(adj) talking a great deal with ease and fluency
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tenet
(TEN-it) S7 |
(n) belief; doctrine
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obsolete
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(adj) outmoded; old-fashioned
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plumb
(plum) S7 |
(v) to examine deeply; to determine the depth
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cryptic
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(adj) having hidden or ambiguous meaning
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profound
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(adj) deep; not superficial
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anomaly
(a-NOM-a-lee) S7 |
(n) deviation from the norm
A snowy day in Cairo, Egypt is a true anomaly. |
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unprecedented
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(adj) having never occurred before; novel
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affective
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(adj) relating to one's emotions
Her affective behaviors were always out of control. |
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affect
[(v) = a-FECT)] [(N) = AFF-fect) S7 |
(v) to influence something
(n) one's evident emotional state, usually seen in facial expression Climate rarely affects earthquakes. Her affect was one of absolute guilt. |
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effect
(ih-FECT) S7 |
(v) to bring about a result
(n) the result of some activity/action I expect these changes to be effected immediately. What was the effect of the changes on the older voters? |
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empathize
(EM-pa-THIZE) S7 |
(v) to put oneself in another's place emotionally or associate oneself with anothers ideas
I had been through it myself and I could really empathize with her problems. |
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sympathize
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(v) to feel, share, or be in accord with another's suffering
If you can't sympathize with him, your not likely to try to help him. |
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dissemble
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(v) to disquise or conceal one's feelings behind a false appearance
Stop dissembling and get to the heart of the matter before us, now! |
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atrophy
(atra-FEE) S7 |
(v) to waste away; deteriorate in size or function
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miniscule
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(adj) very, very small
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facile
(FAS-il) NOTE: has multiple and somewhat dissimilar meanings S7 |
(Adj) superficial [in a negative sense]; also, something done with little or no effort (no particular superficiality implyed here), or great ease
Her facile answers showed her insincerity. She moved smoothly through the interviews with such facile skill that she was hired on the spot. |
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conjure
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(v) to bring to mind (also: to call forth a spirit)
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chimerical
(KI-mer-i-kul) S7 |
(adj) imaginary; unreal
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