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36 Cards in this Set
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adulterate
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to make impure: The restaureteur made his ketchup last longer by ADULTERATING it with water
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aggrandize
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to increase in power: The supervisor sought to AGGRANDIZE himself by claiming that the achievements of his staff were actually his own.
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anachronism
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something out of place in time: The aged hippie used ANACHRONISTIC phrases like groovy that had not been popular for years.
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analogous
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similar in some way, equivalent: In a famous argument for the existence of God, the universe is ANALOGOUS to a mechanical timepiece . . .
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antipathy
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extreme dislike:The ANTIPATHY between French and the English regularly erupted into open warfare.
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling: Bishop's ARDOR for landscape was evident when he passionately described the eauty of the scenic Hudson Valley.
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austere
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severe or stern in appearance, undecorated: The lack of decoration makes Zen temples seem AUSTERE to the untrained eye.
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly: Americans are amazed at how harshly the authorities in Singapore CASTIGATE perpetrators . . .
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Chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile:Dishonest used car salesmen often use CHICARNEY . . .
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credulous
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too trusting, gullible:Although some 4 yr olds believe in the Easter Bunny, only the most CREDULOUS 9 yr . . .
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deference
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respect, courtesy:The respectful law clerk treated the Supreme Court justice with the utmost DEFERENCE.
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deride
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to speak of or treat with contempt,to mock:The awkward child was often DERIDED by his 'cooler' peers
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desultory
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disconnected: Diane had a DESULTORY academic record;she changed majors 12 times in 3 years.
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dilatory
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intended to delay:The congressman used DILATORY measures to delay passage of the bill.
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dilettante
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someone with an ameteurish and superficial interest in a topic:Jerry's friends were DILETTANTES that they seemed to have new jobs and hobbies every week.
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech: Melville wrote the poem "A DIRGE for James McPherson" . . .
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disabusse
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te set right, to free from error:Galileo's observations DISABUSED scholars of the notion that the Sun revolved around the Earth.
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disssemble
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to present a false appearance: The villain could DISSEMBLE to the police no longer-he admitted the deed . . .
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in one's opinions: The dictator was DOGMATIC-he and only he, was right.
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech: Although "ELEGY written in a Country Churchyard" is about death and loss . . .
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emulate
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to copy, to try to equal or excel: The graduate student sought to EMULATE his professor . . .
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time: The lives of mayflies seem EPHERMAL to us, since . . .
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ESOTERIC
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known or understood by only a few: Only a handful of experts are knowledgeable about ESOTERIC world of particle physics.
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estimable
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admirable: Most people consider it ESTIMABLE that Mother Teresa spent her life helping the poor of India.
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euphemism
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one:The funeral director preferred to use the EUPHEMISM 'sleeping' instead of the word 'dead'
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exigent
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urgent, requiring immediate action: The pt was losing blood so rapidly that it was EXIGENT to stop the source of the bleeding
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fervid
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intensely emotional;feverish: The fans of Maria Callas were unusually FERVID, doing anything to catch a glimpse of the great opera singer
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished:The palace has been decorated in an excessively FLORID style . . .
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foment
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to arouse or incite:The protestors tried to FOMENT feeling against the war through their speeches.
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Garrulous
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tending to talk a lot: The GARRULOUS parakeet distracted its owner with its continuous talking.
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festinate
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hasty
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yegg
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safecracker;robber
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ensky
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exalt
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teleological
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exhibiting or relating to design or purpose especially in nature
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adscititious
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derived or acquired from something extrinsic
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volplane
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to glide in or as if in an airplane
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