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20 Cards in this Set
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Specious
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Looking good on first sight but actually not so
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Anomaly
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something that deviates from the normal
ex. even though triplets occur, such births are an anomaly |
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amorphous
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shapeless: having no deffinate form
ex: lenny wore an amorphous wide brimmed hat |
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circumscribe
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to surround by a boundary: to limit: to constrict the range or activity of
ex. school rules CIRCUMSCRIBE |
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Veracity
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truthfullness
ex. kurt doesn't show much veracity |
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buffet
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to slap or hit repeatedly
ex. the waves on the maine coast buffet the shoarline |
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dearth
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a lack of. scarcity, inadequate supply
ex.Fairport opponents on the athletic fields note a DEARTH of victories |
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contemptuous
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showing scorn or lack of respect
ex. sometimes seniors display contemtous attitudes towards sophmores |
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vituperation
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a servere or abusive scolding: a berating
ex. after passing a stopped school bus on ayrault road the salesman was not only fined but also received a vituperation from the officer |
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nebulous
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vague, confused, indistinct
ex. much of the background music from the television programs is too nebulous to remember |
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arduous
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hard to accomplish or acheive: marked by labor or effort.
ex. learning all of the vocabulary words in this book is an arduous task |
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sophmoric
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immature and overconfident
ex. somphmores do not have the have sophomoric behaviors, yet some do make somphmoric remarks |
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avert
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to turn away or to prevent
ex. kathy averted her eyes from the teachers gaze |
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ingenous
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innocent, simple, frain, sincere, showing child like simplicity
ex. her ingenuous response showed her innocence |
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sullen
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resentfully silent
ex. after the reprimand from his parent, tom was sulled for three days |
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complacent
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self-satisfied (pleased with ones self)
ex. instead of being complacent when he made the track team , pete set even higher goals for himself |
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lamentable
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pitable, regretable
ex. my mom remembers the lamentable day when she got in a car accident |
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bellicose
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eager to fight, hostile in manner
ex. the boxer has a natural bellicose temperament |
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apprehensive
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fearful, anxious, especially abuot the future
ex. the senior was apprehensive about acceptance to college when she recieved lower scores on her sat exam then she excpected |
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indignation
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anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
ex. sally was filled with indignation when she was falsley accused of cheating |
