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20 Cards in this Set
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Abstemious |
Adj. Syn: moderate Ant: indulgent Moderate, sparing; characterized by abstinence and self-discipline |
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Censurable |
Adj. Syn: blameworthy Ant: commendable Deserving of blame or correction |
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Contingent |
Adj.,noun Syn: (adj) conditional (n) detachment Ant: (adj) certain (adj) Likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependant on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance (n) a representative group forming part of a larger body |
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Corroborate |
Verb Ant: (adj) discredit To confirm, make more certian, bolster, substantiate, verify |
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Denizen |
Noun Syn: dweller Ant: alien An inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place |
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Discursive |
(adj) Syn: diffuse Ant: succinct Passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic |
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Disseminate |
Verb Syn: diserse Ant: muster To scatter or spread widely |
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Dowdy |
(adj) Syn: frumpy Ant: chic Poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste |
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Florid |
Adj Syn: flushed Ant: pale Highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy |
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Foist |
Verb Syn: pass off To impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion |
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Gauche |
Adj. Syn: inept Ant: adroit Awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
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Heresy |
Noun Syn: unorthodox belief Ant: orthodoxy An opinion different from accepted belif; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred |
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Inculcate |
Verb Syn: instill Ant: efface To impress on the mind by reputation, teach persistently and earnestly |
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Palpable |
Adj. Syn: obvious Ant: intangible Capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized |
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Perceptive |
Adj. Syn: discerning Ant: dense Having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
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Pernicious |
Adj. Syn: injurious Ant: harmless Extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
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Salient |
Adj., noun Syn: (adj) notable Ant: (adj) recessive (Adj) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward |
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Satiate |
Verb, adj. Syn: (v) surfeit Ant: (v) deprive entirely of (v) to satisfy compleatly; to fill to excess; (adj) full, satisfied |
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Sear |
Verb To make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, single |
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Specious |
Adj. Syn: deceptively Ant: valid Deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
