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20 Cards in this Set
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abrogate
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to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
syn: annul, revoke ant: reaffirm, renew, ratify |
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ambient
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completely surrounding, encompassing
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asperity
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roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
syn: rigor, harshness ant: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience |
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burnish
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to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; gloss, brightness, luster
syn: shine, buff ant: tarnish, dull, abrade |
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cabal
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a small group working in secret
syn: clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy |
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delectable
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delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savoy; an appealing or appetizing food or dish
syn: delicious, scrumptious ant: repugnant, repulsive, distasteful |
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deprecate
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to express mild disapproval; to belittle
syn: deplore, frown upon ant: smile on, countenance, approve |
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detritus
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loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
syn: debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble |
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
syn: exhilarated, elated, exuberant ant: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blase |
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eclectic
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drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
syn: selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose ant: uniform, monolithic |
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flaccid
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limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
syn: soft, flabby ant: hard, firm, solid |
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impecunious
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having little or no money
syn: penniless, impoverished, indigent ant: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich |
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inexorable
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inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
syn: inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate ant: avoidable, yielding, pliant |
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moribund
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dying, on the way out
syn: obsolescent ant: flourishing, thriving |
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necromancer
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one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard
syn: sorcerer, conjurer |
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onerous
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burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty
syn: oppressive, weighty ant: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing |
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rife
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common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
ant: devoid of, lacking |
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rudiments
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th eparts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything
syn: fundamentalists, basics |
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sequester
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to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
syn: seclude, segregate, isolate, closet |
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winnow
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to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan
syn: sift, strain, filter, sort |
