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20 Cards in this Set
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affiliated
syn. attached, related, joined ant. dissociated unconnected |
associated, connected
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ascertain
syn. discover determine establish |
to find out
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attainment
syn. achievement, fulfillment ant. failure, defeat, frustration |
an accomplishment, the act of achieving
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bequeath
syn. transmit, bestow, hand down |
to give or pass on as an inheritance
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congent
syn. persuasive, compelling ant. weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
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converge
syn. meet, unite, intersect, merge ant. diverge, separate |
to move toward one point, approach nearer together
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disperse
syn. break up, dispel ant. collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
to scatter, spread far and wide
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esteem
syn respect, admire, honor, revere ant. disdain, scorn; contempt |
to regard highly (v)
a highly favorable opinion or judgement (n) |
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expunge
syn. delete, efface, annihilate ant. inset, mark, imprint,impress |
to erase, obliterate, destroy
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finite
syn. bounded, measurable ant. unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal |
having limits; lasting for a limited time
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invulnerable
syn. impregnable, impervious, immune ant. exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
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malevolent
syn. malicious, wicked, sinister, maliganat ant. kind, benevolent, compassionate |
spiteful, showing ill will
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nonchalant
syn. composed, unruffled, indifferent, blase ant. perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
cool and confident, unconcerned
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omniscient
syn. wise, all-knowing ant. ignorant, unknowing |
knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
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panacea
syn. universal cure, easy solution |
a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
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scrupulous
syn. painstaking, meticulous, conscientious ant. careless, nigligent, remiss, dishonest |
exact, careful, attending throughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
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skulk
syn. lurk, slink, prowl |
to move about stealhily; to lie in hiding
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supercilious
syn. snobbish, patronizing, overbearing ant. humble, meek, deferntial,servile |
proud and contemtuous; showing scorn becasue of a feeling of superiority
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uncanny
syn. eerie, inexplicable, spooky |
strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
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venial
syn. excusable, forgivable ant. inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable |
easily excused; pardonable
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